“Absolutely Unacceptable”: Judge Calls Out Diddy’s Nods To Jury

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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A judge rebuked Sean “Diddy” Combs for his behavior in court, and a woman using the pseudonym “Jane” alleged that Combs pressured her to have sex with other men as part of her testimony at the hip-hop mogul’s federal criminal trial. The key testimony from Jane comes as the prosecution seeks to show Combs and his inner circle used violence, lies, drugs, and other means to coerce Jane and Cassie Ventura into participating in sexual performances with male escorts known as “hotel nights” or “Freak Offs.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.5	Plus, an explosive day, a dramatic day in the case against Sean Diddy Combs, the direct
0:50.6	warning to Diddy and the testimony that may have really hurt the prosecution's case.
0:56.6	Tonight on Laura Coates Live.
1:03.6	Well, good evening and welcome. I'm Laura Coates.
1:06.1	And day 17 of the Sean Combs trial brought dramatic developments. A sharp tongue lashing from the judge over Diddy's behavior in court
1:14.6	and the long-awaited testimony from the accuser known as Jane,
1:18.6	aka Victim 2.
1:20.6	My team of legal experts and court insiders are here to break it all down,
1:25.6	and there is a lot to get to and break down.
1:29.1	The judge actually threatened to throw Diddy from the courtroom for nodding at jurors
1:34.1	or if he kept doing so. The defense picked up their cross-examination of Cassie's friend and
1:39.6	repeatedly tried to undercut her credibility. And the jury heard from a key witness and a new accuser,
1:46.0	an ex-girlfriend who said that Diddy pressured her
1:49.0	into unwanted sex with other men.
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