POTENTIAL jurors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial are being grilled on whether they recognize any celebrities on a list of names given out during jury selection.
They’ve also been asked if they’ve seen the horrific video of Combs, 55, beating ex-girlfriend Cassie as the meticulous process of seating a jury gets underway in Manhattan.
Why jurors were asked about a list of celebrities remains unclear at this stage of the trial.
Around 150 potential jurors are being questioned by Judge Arun Subramanian, as well as by the prosecution and defense, to see if they qualify to sit on the jury.
Jurors were given a list to take home of celebrities who may be mentioned during the trial, USA Today reported.
One juror, identified as number two, reportedly said he knew two actors on the list, Michael B. Jordan and Mike Myers, from their films.
Rapper Kanye West was also mentioned as the judge asked jurors whether “views on Kanye West” would make them an unfair juror.
In addition to their familiarity with various celebrities, jurors were asked more intimate questions about their sex lives and any previous history with domestic violence.
Due to allegations in the case, potential jurors were also asked whether they were or knew anyone who had been sexually assaulted.
“Everybody that says, ‘compartmentalize,’ I don’t care what else they say – Unless they say, ‘I already think Diddy’s guilty,’ I’m putting them on the jury every day,” Robert Hirschhorn, a lawyer and jury consultant not associated with the case, told USA Today.
Judge Arun Subramanian began interviewing possible jurors one by one in the Manhattan courthouse on May 5, kicking off the long-awaited trial.
About 90 minutes into the intense juror selection, Combs asked the judge for a two-minute bathroom break.
“I’m sorry your honor, I’m a little nervous today,” Combs said.
The hip-hop mogul first arrived in court at 9 am, sporting dark glasses and a dark sweater.
A half-hour later, the juror selection began.
Subramanian has already excused several juror candidates before lunch was called.
The judge excused one person who called the video of Combs dragging and kicking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a hotel hallway, “damning.”
Combs’ lawyers reportedly fought to remove one woman who worked for HBO, as the media company recently released a documentary called The Fall of Diddy.
Subramanian overruled the attempt as the woman did not have any involvement in the making of the film.
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