Diddy Closing Arguments are Next | Crime Alert 6AM 06.25.25
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 25 June 2025
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Summary
The Diddy prosecution rests. Then, after just 23 minutes, the defense rests, in the ongoing federal racketeering/sex trafficking trial. Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday. A man convicted of a brutal rape and murder in Florida has been executed, ending a case that haunted Orlando for over 30 years. Lori Paige’s dad dies in jail before facing trial for the rape and murder of his 12-year-old daughter. An Irvine, California dog trainer is arrested after at least 11 dogs in his care die, many secretly cremated without their owners’ consent. Drew Nelson reports.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime Alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News Now. |
| 0:03.6 | I'm Drew Nelson. That was quick. The prosecution rests, then the defense rests in the trial of Sean Diddy Combs. |
| 0:10.5 | On Tuesday in New York, the government ended its case. The defense then resting after just 23 minutes. |
| 0:16.5 | No witnesses, only text messages, and written evidence were submitted. |
| 0:22.2 | Combs told the judge he would not testify, quote, that is my decision, Your Honor, it is solely my decision, it is my decision, it is my |
| 0:27.0 | decision with my lawyers. When asked how he was feeling, Combs replied, quote, I'm doing great, |
| 0:31.9 | Your Honor, I wanted to tell you, you're doing an excellent job. Hmm, after the defense rested, |
| 0:40.3 | prosecutors said they would not present a rebuttal. The jury was dismissed and told to return Thursday for closing arguments. |
| 0:44.3 | Both sides agreed to hold court all day Thursday and Friday. |
| 0:48.3 | Prosecutors said they do not expect deliberations to begin until Monday. |
| 0:52.3 | Defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro argues there was no |
| 0:55.5 | proof of conspiracy in the racketeering charge. She said Combs' employees were not part of a |
| 1:00.5 | criminal enterprise, only helping with travel or errands, and quote, didn't know much, if anything, |
| 1:06.2 | about what went on between Mr. Combs and his girlfriends in the hotel rooms. She said the sex trafficking |
| 1:11.5 | charges related to Cassie Ventura and Jane should be dismissed. Quote, there's no evidence he used |
| 1:17.2 | coercion. Domestic violence is not sex trafficking. Shapiro said Ventura left when Combs became violent, |
| 1:23.3 | and that there were no texts showing she objected to freak-offs. The defense focused on showing that Combs' girlfriends were willing. |
| 1:30.4 | In court, they read texts from Cassie to Combs. |
| 1:33.2 | In one exchange, Combs asked, quote, |
| 1:35.4 | You think you can F-O without getting high? L-O. |
| 1:38.6 | And she replied, quote, yeah, I'll just have to be at my level and what's good for me. |
| 1:43.5 | Other messages showed Combs and ex-girlfriend Jane setting up hotel meetings with escorts. In one text, Jane said, quote, baby is all set. In a stipulation read into the record, the defense highlighted that several key witnesses did not initially report threats or sexual contact by Sean Combs during early interviews with law enforcement. |
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