Diddy’s lawyers portray ‘hotel nights’ as consensual encounters

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U.S. government prosecutors have presented the drug-dazed, marathon sexual encounters known as “freak offs” as part of Diddy’s sweeping criminal conspiracy. But in a forceful cross-examination of Diddy’s ex-girlfriend “Jane” today, his legal team attempted to recast the “freak offs” as consensual trysts.
Here’s what you need to know about Jane’s fifth day on the stand:
The prosecutors are seeking to remove one of the jurors — Juror #6 — who Diddy’s defense lawyers claim is among the panel’s Black members. It’s not exactly clear what’s behind the prosecution’s request, though it has cited a “lack of candor.”
“We were very reluctant to put in this letter. It appeared to be a lack of candor with the court that raises serious issues with us,” Maurene Comey, one of the prosecutors, told the court today. “We did not want to do this. We were compelled to do that.”
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