Diddy’s legal professionals painting ‘lodge nights’ as consensual encounters
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U.S. authorities prosecutors have introduced the drug-dazed, marathon sexual encounters often called “freak offs” as a part of Diddy’s sweeping legal conspiracy. However in a forceful cross-examination of Diddy’s ex-girlfriend “Jane” as we speak, his authorized group tried to recast the “freak offs” as consensual trysts.
Right here’s what that you must learn about Jane’s fifth day on the stand:
- Jane, answering questions from protection lawyer Teny Geragos, stated she initiated some “freak offs” with Diddy. Diddy’s legal professionals entered as proof photographs of a room, embellished by Jane, crammed with rose petals and balloons. When requested if she advised a “lodge evening” with two different males on that event, Jane stated sure. “Sure, that was my suggestion,” she replied. Diddy was “enthusiastic about that.”
- In late August 2022, after Jane had a tryst with Diddy and a intercourse employee named Paul, she advised the rapper how a lot she loved such sexual encounters. Jane texted Diddy that she was “having a lot enjoyable,” including that she would “by no means take this as a right and can all the time be sure to are taken care of.”
- Jane wept on the stand after recounting telling Diddy in a textual content message that he was a “blessing” in her life. “I’ve by no means had a person maintain me such as you do,” Jane wrote to Diddy a day after one in all their “lodge nights.” She added: “You’re the explanation for my youngster’s pleasure, it means the world to us, I really like you child.”
- Jane testified she urged Diddy to remain off medicine and eat wholesome meals for 30 days. Diddy advised a “sobriety get together” — a “lodge evening” with out medicine, she stated. The October 2023 get together lasted between 12 and 18 hours; Jane had intercourse with three males, she testified. “I resent him for the way a lot I cherished him and couldn’t say no to him,” she stated. “I resent him for all of it.”
🔎 The view from inside
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The prosecutors are in search of to take away one of many jurors — Juror #6 — who Diddy’s protection legal professionals declare is among the many panel’s Black members. It’s not precisely clear what’s behind the prosecution’s request, although it has cited a “lack of candor.”
“We had been very reluctant to place on this letter. It gave the impression to be an absence of candor with the court docket that raises critical points with us,” Maurene Comey, one of many prosecutors, advised the court docket as we speak. “We didn’t need to do that. We had been compelled to do this.”
In different information: Diddy, carrying what gave the impression to be a lightweight orange sweater and khaki pants, stood up and confronted the viewers within the courtroom earlier than proceedings received began as we speak. He appeared to be mouthing phrases to somebody.
🗓 What’s subsequent
Tomorrow: “Jane” is predicted to return to the stand for extra cross-examination. We’ll be live-blogging the important thing moments.
BTW: Each evening throughout Diddy’s trial, NBC’s “Dateline” will drop particular episodes of the “True Crime Weekly” podcast to get you up to the mark. “Dateline” correspondent Andrea Canning chats with NBC Information’ Chloe Melas and particular friends — proper in entrance of the courthouse. Hear right here. 🎧