Diddy Trial Deliberations Day 2: Jury Asks Judge For Cassie Ventura Testimony TranscriptsByConor Murray, Forbes Staff. Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends.
AuthorJul 01, 2025, 11:44am EDTToplineThe jury deliberating whether Sean “Diddy” Combs is guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking sent another note to the judge Tuesday morning to request transcripts from Cassie Ventura and another witness, the jury’s fifth note overall, one day after it told the judge one of its jurors may not be able to instructions.
The jury in the criminal case against Diddy began deliberating Monday. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty.
More Images for MRC)Getty Images for MRCKey FactsThe jury sent a note to Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday morning requesting transcripts of some testimony from Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and sex worker Daniel Phillip, who participated in a “freak-off” with Ventura and Combs, CNN reported.
The jury requested transcripts from multiple specific moments from Ventura’s testimony: her testimony Combs attacking her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016, which was captured on surveillance and shown to the jury; her testimony that Combs threatened to release “freak-off” s of her while they were on a flight from the Cannes Film Festival; and testimony from both Phillip and Ventura freak-offs they had with one another.
The jury asked Subramanian late Monday afternoon, the first day of deliberations, for clarity on whether it is considered drug distribution if a person who is asked for controlled substances vides them to that person, CNN reported.
Drug distribution is one of the alleged acts jurors are being asked to consider when deciding whether Combs is guilty of the racketeering charge, along with bribery, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and sex trafficking, according to the jury’s verdict sheet.
Subramanian said Tuesday morning he would refer the jury to language in its instructions drug distribution: “The word ‘distribution’ means actual, constructive, or attempted transfer.
To distribute simply means to der, to pass over, or to hand over something to another person, or to cause it to be dered, passed on, or handed over to another. Distribution does not require a sale.
”The jury deliberated for more than five hours on Monday. What Is The Scene In The Courtroom. Combs arrived in the courtroom late Tuesday morning, CNN reported.
His mother, Janice Combs, who has been present for much of the trial, is also in attendance. Why Did The Jury Raise Concerns Over Juror No.
Quickly after deliberations began Monday, the jury gave Subramanian a note that said: “We have a juror, No. 25, who we are concerned cannot your honor’s instructions.
” Subramanian returned a note to the jury reminding “every juror of their duty to deliberate and their obligation to my instruction on the law,” urging them to continue deliberating.
Mark Zauderer, a veteran trial and appellate lawyer, told Forbes jury questions are not uncommon and that the blem may blow over if the jury moves on and does not request any more intervention from the judge.
When Could The Jury Return A Verdict—and Will Diddy Be Convicted. It’s un, as the jury will deliberate as long as it needs to reach a verdict.
Subramanian has previously said he wanted to wrap up the trial, which began in May, by the July 4 weekend.
Legal analysts previously told Forbes the secution presented a strong case against Combs, but it is impossible to know what a jury will decide.
Zauderer said he believes Combs is more ly to be convicted than acquitted, but noted such a verdict may depend on whether the jury believes secutors sufficiently ved Combs ran a “criminal enterprise,” which would satisfy the racketeering charge.
Former federal secutor Mark Chutkow also said the secution made a “very compelling case,” noting the secution’s emphasis on surveillance depicting Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend and a key witness in the case, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel.
Chutkow said, however, a jury may feel the depicts domestic violence, which he is not charged with, instead of sex trafficking or racketeering.
Chutkow also said it is possible the trial could end with a hung jury, meaning not all jurors agree on a verdict. What Is Combs Charged With.
Combs faces five federal charges: two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in stitution and one count of racketeering conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Throughout the trial, the government has called high-file victims to testify, including Ventura, considered a key witness for both the racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
She testified Combs coerced her into “freak-off” sex performances throughout their decade-long relationship, which she said his employees assisted in ducing, which some legal experts said could be evidence of Combs operating a criminal enterprise.
Rapper Kid Cudi also testified Combs broke into his and said he believed Combs was involved with setting his car on fire after he discovered Kid Cudi and Ventura were dating.
Other alleged sex trafficking victims central to the secution’s case testified under the pseudonyms “Jane” and “Mia.
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