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Diddy Juror Denies That Celebrity Status Influenced Verdict: ‘We Would Have Treated Any Defendant in the Same Manner’
A juror in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is opening up about the decision-making process behind Wednesday's verdict.
A juror in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is opening up about the decision-making process behind Wednesday’s verdict, when the disgraced rap mogul was convicted of illegal prostitution but acquitted of sex-trafficking and racketeering charges. Speaking to ABC News on Thursday (July 3), the juror, who requested anonymity citing concerns of potential online abuse and cyber harassment, said they heard a legal pundit today suggest that Combs’ celebrity status may have influenced the jury’s decision, an idea that the juror slammed as “highly insulting and belittling to the jury and the deliberation process.” U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ request for bail and ruled that he will have to remain in jail, where he’s been since his arrest 10 months ago, until a sentencing hearing later this year.
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