DIDDY DEFENSE: BLAME IRAN
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 24 June 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Iran might be the key to Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense in his sex trafficking trial. Sources say his legal team may use the growing conflict in the Middle East to cast doubt on the federal case against the disgraced rap mogul. The defense may invoke the recent unrest during their closing arguments.
Additionally, sources allege that Diddy's attorneys believe prosecutors have not met the burden of proof required for conviction. They may even choose to rest their case without calling any witnesses after the prosecution concludes, as both sides prepare for closing arguments scheduled for Thursday.
Iran recently launched missiles at U.S. bases in the Middle East in retaliation for an earlier U.S. strike under former President Trump. It remains to be seen how the prosecution will respond if the defense uses this geopolitical context as part of its strategy
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Eric Faddis - Partner at Varner Faddis Elite Legal, Former Felony Prosecutor and Current Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation Attorney; Instagram: @e_fad @varnerfaddis; TikTok: @varnerfaddis
- Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," and featured in hit show "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive
- Brian Fitzgibbons - VP of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security; Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, Kingsman Philanthropic's 2022 rescue missions of women and children in Ukraine, Iraq War Veteranide_security
- Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors [an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation], Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube; X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors,
- Tisa Tells - Pop Culture Investigator & Commentator and Host of 'Tisa Tells' on YouTube; YouTube: @TisaTells, Instagram & TikTok: @TisaTellss
- Lauren Conlin - Investigative Journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast, and also Host of "Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon; X- @Conlin_Lauren/ Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin/YouTube- @LaurenConlin4
- Sydney Sumner - 'Crime Stories' Investigative Reporter
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:10.4 | The Diddy Defense to keep Hitler-loving Kanye away from the Diddy jury. |
| 0:18.3 | This as Diddy doubles down on the gamble of a lifetime betting against |
| 0:24.6 | the state and calling not a single defense witness to defend him in front of that jury. The new |
| 0:31.8 | Diddy defense, wait for it. Blame Iran. Yes, that's the Diddy defense. Blame Iran. They're the real threat and stay out of |
| 0:44.5 | Diddy's bedroom. Um, okay. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being |
| 0:52.1 | with us. Objection. Ew. More freak off tips. Diddy? Perth. Diddy is loving every second of it. |
| 1:00.3 | Joining us live at the courthouse, Tisa Tells, investigator and start off Tisa Tells on |
| 1:06.2 | YouTube. She's been in the courtroom from the get-go, along with our Sydney Sumner, Crime |
| 1:10.4 | Stories investigative reporter. Tisa, what a day in the courtroom from the get-go, along with our Sydney Sumner, Crime Stories Investigative Reporter. |
| 1:12.1 | Tisa, what a day in the courtroom. |
| 1:16.0 | Is it true? |
| 1:18.4 | Sean Combs has decided, in his wisdom, not to call a single defense witness. |
| 1:26.6 | Not only has he decided not to call a single defense witness, |
| 1:30.0 | he is now saying that his day of defense will be him literally reading, well, his attorneys, |
| 1:36.0 | reading text messages half-heartedly. This has been the ultimate bait and switch. They promised |
| 1:41.5 | us four weeks, shows and ponies, probably goats running around the |
| 1:45.4 | courtroom, anything to distract. And in less than a couple of weeks, interestingly enough, |
| 1:51.0 | after jurors six got kicked off, now they don't even want to call anybody to the stand. |
| 1:55.8 | Not one accountant, not one employee, not one anything. Very interesting timing. Straight out to Eric Fattis |
| 2:03.2 | joining us, veteran trial lawyer, TV illegal analyst, founding partner Varner, Fattest, elite, |
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