The jury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering trial winced after they were shown videos of his infamous Freak Offs on Monday.
Several female jurors appeared uncomfortable in their seats as they viewed footage from one of the mogul’s sex marathons at the Trump International hotel in New York City.
The footage was shown to jurors after Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed a member of the jury over inconsistencies in his statements about where he lives.
Diddy’s lawyers had said they would demand a mistrial if the state’s request to have the juror dismissed over inconsistent statements was granted. They argued in a letter to Judge Subramanian that there was no valid basis for the dismissal and it would discriminatory to dismiss the juror.
But the judge decided juror #6 would be booted and replaced with an alternate – and he gave stern comments to the defense for making the juror dismissal issue about race, saying it would be ‘improper’ to make the decision based on the juror’s races.’
The prosecution is expected to wrap up their case over the next days.
Diddy, 55, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he faces 15 years to life in prison.