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Combs walked into the courtroom sporting grey hair and a grey beard."
Alice Gainer, a CBS New York reporter, confirmed his appearance on X (formerly Twitter), stating
It's a misleading piece of evidence, it's a deceptive piece of evidence, it's a piece of evidence that has been changed,
Agnifilo said
As a result, the CNN videos do not fairly and accurately depict the events in question.”
They continue
On multiple occasions, Combs threw both objects and people, as well as hit, dragged, choked and shoved others,
it saidCNN purchased the only known copy of the hotel's surveillance footage, uploaded that footage into a free editing software, altered the video; and then destroyed the original footage'
In court papers, Diddy's attorneys said
With respect to one employee, Combs used physical force, psychological harm, financial harm and reputational harm, and/or threats of the same to cause the employee to engage in sex acts with Combs'
It statesI am confident that the video fairly and accurately represents what happened, will be admitted into evidence, and that Combs will be held accountable for his depravity,
Wigdor added
We propose that the Jury Clerk summon 300 jurors on May 5, 2025 to complete written questionnaires administered and supervised by the Jury Clerk on site at the courthouse,
the lawyers wrote in the filingMy behavior on that video is inexcusable."
Combs subsequently issued an apology, writing in an Instagram postThe parties would then collect and review the completed questionnaires, and lodge for-cause challenges between May 6 and May 8, 2025, with agreed-on challenges reported to the Court on May 9, 2025,
the lawyers addedHe looks forward to his day in court when it will become clear that he has never forced anyone to engage in sexual acts against their will,
said Combs’ lawyer, Marc AgnifiloCNN never altered the video and did not destroy the original copy of the footage, which was retained by the source,
a spokesperson for CNN said in a statement
It is not surprising that Combs would make a disingenuous argument to exclude the disturbing video from being shown to the jury in the upcoming trial,
Douglas Wigdor, Ventura’s attorney, said in a statement to CNNMr. Combs has said it before and will say it again: he vehemently denies the accusations made by the SDNY [Southern District of New York],
his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said in a statement on Thursday in response to the superseding indictment
Due to the publicity surrounding the case, however, a juror questionnaire containing substantive questions would likely prolong jury selection and lead to an undue waste of judicial resources that is neither in the interest of the public nor of the prospective jurors."
Podolsky and Assistant U.S. State Attorneys Maurene Comey, Meredith Foster, Emily A. Johnson, Christy Slavik, Madison Reddick Smyser and Mitzi Steiner, in a letter filed Thursday
Contrary to the government's view, a wisely administered questionnaire will make jury selection quicker and smoother,
Combs' attorneys saidPotential juror bias must be rigorously ferreted out in the jury selection process so the parties can proceed with an impartial jury and receive a fair trial,
Agnifilo and Geragos wroteThe pretrial publicity in this case has been nothing short of extraordinary. It has been incredibly one-sided in favor of the government's view of the evidence (and often worse, in light of the many false and unfounded claims being filed by civil plaintiffs) and against Mr. Combs."
Agnifilo and Geragos, in a letter filed on ThursdayIf the Court does not commence voir dire prior to May 5, 2025, the trial will likely last beyond the July 4th holiday, creating unnecessary additional challenges in seating a jury. This is based on an estimate (agreed upon by the parties) that voir dire may last up to two weeks, the Government's case-in-chief may last up to approximately six weeks, and the defense case may last up to approximately two weeks,
the prosecutors wrote