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I think the food's probably the roughest part of it,
attorney Marc Agnifilo told reporters outside a Manhattan courthouse, according to People
Combs walked into the courtroom sporting grey hair and a grey beard."
Alice Gainer, a CBS New York reporter, confirmed his appearance on X (formerly Twitter), stating
It's a misleading piece of evidence, it's a deceptive piece of evidence, it's a piece of evidence that has been changed,
Agnifilo said
As a result, the CNN videos do not fairly and accurately depict the events in question.”
They continue
On multiple occasions, Combs threw both objects and people, as well as hit, dragged, choked and shoved others,
it saidCNN purchased the only known copy of the hotel's surveillance footage, uploaded that footage into a free editing software, altered the video; and then destroyed the original footage'
In court papers, Diddy's attorneys said
With respect to one employee, Combs used physical force, psychological harm, financial harm and reputational harm, and/or threats of the same to cause the employee to engage in sex acts with Combs'
It statesHe looks forward to his day in court when it will become clear that he has never forced anyone to engage in sexual acts against their will,
said Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo
It is not surprising that Combs would make a disingenuous argument to exclude the disturbing video from being shown to the jury in the upcoming trial,
Douglas Wigdor, Ventura’s attorney, said in a statement to CNN
CNN never altered the video and did not destroy the original copy of the footage, which was retained by the source,
a spokesperson for CNN said in a statementMr. Combs has said it before and will say it again: he vehemently denies the accusations made by the SDNY [Southern District of New York],
his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said in a statement on Thursday in response to the superseding indictment
Due to the publicity surrounding the case, however, a juror questionnaire containing substantive questions would likely prolong jury selection and lead to an undue waste of judicial resources that is neither in the interest of the public nor of the prospective jurors."
Podolsky and Assistant U.S. State Attorneys Maurene Comey, Meredith Foster, Emily A. Johnson, Christy Slavik, Madison Reddick Smyser and Mitzi Steiner, in a letter filed ThursdayThe pretrial publicity in this case has been nothing short of extraordinary. It has been incredibly one-sided in favor of the government's view of the evidence (and often worse, in light of the many false and unfounded claims being filed by civil plaintiffs) and against Mr. Combs."
Agnifilo and Geragos, in a letter filed on ThursdayPotential juror bias must be rigorously ferreted out in the jury selection process so the parties can proceed with an impartial jury and receive a fair trial,
Agnifilo and Geragos wroteContrary to the government's view, a wisely administered questionnaire will make jury selection quicker and smoother,
Combs' attorneys saidIf the Court does not commence voir dire prior to May 5, 2025, the trial will likely last beyond the July 4th holiday, creating unnecessary additional challenges in seating a jury. This is based on an estimate (agreed upon by the parties) that voir dire may last up to two weeks, the Government's case-in-chief may last up to approximately six weeks, and the defense case may last up to approximately two weeks,
the prosecutors wrote