Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs has continued to put on the charisma for the audience in the courtroom during his federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial in New York.
Before leaving the courthouse on Tuesday, he told the crowd in the gallery, ‘I love you all,’ and then said under his breath, ‘yeah. Love.’
The disgraced music mogul, 55, then addressed a woman, as reported by People, telling her to send a message to his eldest son: ‘Please let Justin know I’m thinking of him.’
Six of seven of Diddy’s children were in court last week bit have not been present this week.
Diddy has sat in a Manhattan federal courtroom for two weeks as witnesses accuse him of using his wealth and power to oversee a two-decade-long racketeering enterprise that controlled Cassie and others through threats and violence.
His ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura testified last week that Combs was enraged when she left him for a period of time in 2011 and began dating rapper Kid Cudi, who is expected to testify this week.
Diddy denies all allegations against him. His lawyers admit he’s a woman beater – although he does not face domestic abuse charges – but that he is not guilty of sex trafficking or racketeering.
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Gun parts also found in Diddy’s Miami mansion
Prosecutors showed the jury photos of the upper and lower parts of AR-15 assault rifles that could be put together to form a working rifle. One had a red dot viewer to make it easier to hit a target.
Homeland Secuirty agent Gannon said that the guns had their serial numbers removed which would make it difficult or ‘impossible’ to trace them.
In a dramatic moment, he was asked to open an evidence bag in a cart next to him with scissors and stand before the jury holding up the upper part of the AR-15 rifle.
Gannon assured the jury the gun had been rendered safe and held it up with both hands: jurors craned their necks to see.
Gannon also held up evidence bags with the platform shoes and another bag containing the lower part of the AR-15 guns.
PICTURED: Platform shoes found in Diddy’s Miami mansion
Homeland security special agent Gerard Gannon told the court they used an armoured vehicle to smash open the gate to gain entry as quickly as possible.
He said that this was ‘quickest and safest option’ and was ‘standard practice’ to ‘not allow bad actors to set up (shooting) positions to harm law enforcement’.
Normally raids happen at 6am but they did this one at 3.40pm because Homeland Security – which oversees investigations into human trafficking – knew Combs and his family would be out.
The jury was shown photos of items seized in Diddy’s closet: seven inch platform shoes, sex toys, condoms, baby oil, astroglide and parts of AR-15 assault rifles.
What’s happening today in Diddy’s trial?
First up on Wednesday, we will continue hearing from Gerard Gannon, a Homeland Security special agent who was part of the team which raided Diddy’s $40 million mansion on Star Island in Miami last year.
On Tuesday, Gannon held rifle parts found in Diddy’s home to the jury – he opened them from an evidence bag in a cart next to him.
The jury was also shown bags of platform shoes that were found in the home.
After Gannon concludes his testimony, Diddy’s former chef is expected to testify about incidents of violence, followed by the prosecution’s sexual assault expert Dawn Hughes – who was the same expert hired by Amber Heard in her case against Johnny Depp.
After that, Kid Cudi, the rapper who briefly dated Diddy’s ex Cassandra Ventura, is expected on the stand.
The charges against Diddy
Racketeering Conspiracy: This charge alleges that Diddy ran a criminal enterprise through his various businesses (including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, and Combs Global) to facilitate and conceal his alleged criminal activities.
Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion: Diddy is accused of using force, threats, and coercion to compel individuals into commercial sex acts.
Transportation to Engage in Prostitution: This charge involves the transportation of individuals, including commercial sex workers, across state lines for the purpose of engaging in prostitution
Kid Cudi to take the stand against Diddy
The rapper Kid Cudi is on the witness list for the prosecution for Wednesday.
Cassie previously testified that Diddy threatened to hurt her and Cudi after he learned they were dating.
Cassie said she began a brief relationship with Kid Cudi ‘during a rough patch’ with Diddy.
She claimed Diddy went through her phone and found emails between her and the American rapper and became enraged.
Diddy allegedly placed a manual corkscrew in between his fingers and lunged at her, according to the lawsuit and she ran away to stay with Kid Cudi, according to the suit.
Cassie later returned and the music executive allegedly hit her several times, and then kicked her in the back as she tried to run out the door, the filing claims.
During Paris Fashion Week, she claims Diddy told her he was going to blow up Kid Cudi’s car and that he wanted to make sure he was home with his friends when it happened.
‘Around that time, Kid Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway,’ the lawsuit stated.
Obama is named in bizarre trial moment
Former President Barack Obama was bizarrely named in Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs’ ongoing federal trial in shocking testimony about drug-taking at the rapper’s infamous ‘freak off’ parties.
He did not say Obama was ever in attendance at the parties – but said celebrities would celebrate with ‘various pills in the shape of the former president’s face’, the court heard.
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