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Sean Combs Trial: Crass Texts and Destroyed Hotel Rooms as Case Winds Down

Prosecutors in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial began winding down their case in the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking case. Our full recap of the week

Linking back to a range of documents — including photos, text messages, bank statements, hotel records, and travel itineraries — prosecutors were able to identify more than a dozen instances where Combs paid for the flights of a male escort to fly cross-country between 2009 and 2024. After last week’s heated debate over whether one of the jurors could continue serving in light of the 41-year-old Department of Corrections employee’s conflicting answers over his residence, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed the man on Monday. Through summary witness and US Attorney’s Office Special Agent DeLeassa Penland, prosecutors showed jurors a detailed timeline of events, beginning from the evening of March 4, 2016.

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