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Diddy Trial Reaches Explosive Conclusion as Defense Asks Jury to ‘Summon That Courage’ to ‘Acquit Sean Combs’


The Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial reached an explosive climax as attorneys from both sides delivered closing arguments.

Addressing the kidnapping allegations against Combs, which pertain to his racketeering charge, Agnifilo referenced former assistant Capricorn Clark’s claim that she was held for five days in a Manhattan office building, forced to take a lie detector test about stolen jewelry. She laid into the defense, saying the notion that the male escorts were not paid for sex “doesn’t even pass the laugh test.” When Combs handed them wads of cash at the end of “freak-offs,” it wasn’t for their “scintillating conversation,” Comey said. The tone of her rebuttal intensified as Comey addressed the defense’s underlying argument: that Ventura, another rape accuser “Mia” and Jane are “lying.” She explored each alleged victim’s incentives to commit perjury.

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