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Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs and violence.
Prosecutors have said that a key piece of the evidence at trial will be a video showing Combs punching his former protege and girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and throwing her on the floor in a hotel hallway. "The defense believes it is important that we allow potential jurors to write candidly about the unprecedented and negative media attention that they may have been exposed to, related to Mr. Combs," the lawyers wrote. The Bad Boy Records founder has remained incarcerated without bail since his September arrest.An indictment accuses Combs of using the "power and prestige" he wielded as a music mogul to intimidate, threaten and lure women into his orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship.The indictment said he then used force, threats and coercion to cause victims, including three women specified in the court papers, to engage in commercial sex acts.It said he subjected his victims to violence, threats of violence, threats of financial and reputational harm and verbal abuse.Prosecutors have said that a key piece of the evidence at trial will be a video showing Combs punching his former protege and girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and throwing her on the floor in a hotel hallway.Defense lawyers have argued that prosecutors built their case on charges that try to demonize sex acts between consenting adults.They told the judge they were unable to reach a consensus with prosecutors for what prospective jurors should be asked on questionnaires.
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