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(NewsNation) — The Sean "Diddy" Combs national enactment crimes proceedings entered Day 3 as imaginable jurors are being sorted retired successful the Lower Manhattan court. The disgraced euphony mogul is accused of enactment trafficking, intersexual maltreatment and racketeering. Combs has pleaded not guilty.
Prior to his arrest, Combs lived a beingness of multimillion-dollar luxury surrounded by immoderate of the astir recognizable names successful the amusement industry.
The imprisoned rapper helmed Bad Boy Records, had his ain manner line, Sean John, and was a dense hitter successful the liquor manufacture with brands Cîroc vodka and DeLeón tequila. He besides hosted the astir elite stars astatine his yearly “White Parties” successful the Hamptons and Beverly Hills — parties that whitethorn person been a mounting for immoderate of the alleged transgression activities.
Considering Combs’ erstwhile stature successful Hollywood, it is nary astonishment that notable names are being brought up successful tribunal and a portion of the assemblage question database to spot if imaginable jurors person connections oregon beardown opinions astir the mentioned celebs.
NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield noted Tuesday that respective celebrities were mentioned successful court.
“Those connections and Diddy’s interaction are not lone fading away, they are nether the spotlight similar ne'er earlier successful the past spot you mightiness expect: assemblage selection,” Banfield said. “Everybody is trying to link the dots betwixt the shiny, celebrated names and the beleaguered rap prima Diddy.”
Celebrities that person been mentioned successful the Combs national enactment crimes case, but without wide context, truthful far:
Ye, the erstwhile Kanye West: He released a song, “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine,” that features Combs and his son, Christian “King” Combs, soon aft his arrest. West included a telephone speech taped with Combs supposedly successful situation successful the song.
Mike Myers: The necktie to Combs is chartless if determination is immoderate astatine all. The erstwhile "Saturday Night Live" formed subordinate made a gag astir the rapper in his movie “Austin Powers.”
Michelle Williams: The Destiny’s Child vocalist was mentioned connected the archetypal time of the proceedings without context.
Lauren London: The erstwhile spouse of Nipsey Hussle said Combs helped her get done the funeral of the rapper.
Christian “King” Combs and Justin Combs: Diddy’s lad Christian is accused of intersexual battle and artillery that allegedly occurred successful 2022 connected a yacht chartered by his begetter successful a 2024 lawsuit. He and his brother, Justin, were handcuffed during the raid connected their father’s mansion that led to his apprehension successful September 2024.
Dallas Austin: He is simply a grounds shaper who dated Combs’ ex-girlfriend and parent of immoderate of his children, Kim Porter. She died astatine property 47 successful 2018.
Cassandra “Cassie" Ventura: An ex-girlfriend of Combs who was besides an creator for his euphony label, Ventura is acceptable to attest successful the trial. In March 2024, CNN obtained video footage from the InterContinental edifice successful Los Angeles from March 2016 that allegedly showed Combs chasing down and violently assaulting Ventura. Ventura received a monetary colony from Combs successful 2023 aft she claimed helium had allegedly abused her. He apologized for his actions, which were caught connected camera, aft the footage went public.
Kid Cudi: The rapper had a romanticist involvement successful Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, and allegedly, Combs threatened to stroke up his car. In February 2012, Cudi’s car blew up successful his driveway, according to Ventura’s lawsuit.
Michael B. Jordan: The histrion erstwhile dated Ventura, which was referenced successful her lawsuit.
Aubrey O’Day: A erstwhile subordinate of Danity Kane has been outspoken about the ex-label executive, calling him a “soulless man” and saying the moving conditions for the miss radical were toxic. O’Day once said Combs' alleged “mistreatment was capable to person changed the people and absorption of my full life.”
Dawn Richard: Another erstwhile subordinate of Combs’ popular group, Danity Kane, is suing him successful a civilian lawsuit for intersexual abuse, inhuman moving conditions and says she witnessed him allegedly maltreatment Cassie.
Lisa Bloom, who represents Richard, told Banfield that these personage names could beryllium mentioned but not needfully instrumentality the stand.
