Sick Juror Halts Diddy’s Trial Right Before the ‘Drug Mule’ | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 26

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

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🗓️ 19 June 2025

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It’s Day 26 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex-trafficking trial, and just as prosecutors prepared to call his alleged drug mule to the stand, the entire day was halted. A sick juror with vertigo forced court to shut down before testimony could begin. But behind the scenes, the legal battle continued over a set of drug-related texts tied to Diddy’s inner circle. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything that happened on Day 26.

He was the king of Bad Boy Records: a billionaire mogul, a Grammy winner, and the face of luxury in hip-hop. Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a slew of federal charges in New York, accused of running a criminal enterprise for over two decades. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges and maintains his innocence.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, I'm Ashley Banfield and this is Drop Dead Serious. It was day 26 of the federal
0:10.4	sex trafficking trial against Sean Diddy Combs, or at least it was supposed to be. I know you're
0:17.0	probably tuning in to hear about the testimony of the alleged drug mule who worked for Diddy, a guy named Brendan Paul.
0:24.4	Yesterday he was sworn in and he pleaded the fifth unless he got immunity, which he did.
0:29.6	He will not be charged by the feds for anything he testifies to in Diddy's trial.
0:33.5	And he was supposed to get up on the stand today and let loose with the facts.
0:39.1	But he didn't.
0:40.7	And that is because court was abruptly canceled this morning at about 9.30, all because of a sick
0:46.9	juror.
0:48.5	Just after 9 o'clock in the morning, Judge Aaron Subramanian informed the courtroom that one of the
0:53.9	seated jurors had been
0:55.4	experiencing symptoms of vertigo. And in the judge's words, quote, I don't see how we can proceed
1:02.5	today, end quote. That announcement came just moments before Diddy had actually entered the
1:08.0	courtroom himself. And when he did, he nodded towards the gallery.
1:12.7	He made the prayer hands gesture and he mouthed the words, thank you. Which honestly,
1:19.8	NGL here, it was weird because his family wasn't even in the courtroom yet. So it almost looked
1:26.0	like he was mouthing those words and giving
1:28.5	the prayer signal to the public. The journalists were on the other side. So whatever, right? He's
1:33.9	been doing the hearts to his family, his mom and his kids and God. It's a strange expression,
1:41.2	like his God nephew or something. But today it was just to the public.
1:45.2	But even with no jury present, there was still a little drama today in the courtroom.
1:50.0	Diddy's lawyer objected to two things, two exhibits.
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