Juror in Sean “Diddy” Combs trial dismissed over questions on the place he truly lives

The decide within the Sean “Diddy” Combs intercourse trafficking and racketeering trial in New York Metropolis dismissed one of many jurors Monday and changed him with an alternate. 

On Friday, the decide and attorneys held prolonged discussions about Juror 6. The court docket mentioned he made inconsistent statements about the place he lived.

“The document raises critical issues in regards to the juror’s candor and whether or not he shaded solutions to get on, and keep on” the jury, the decide mentioned Monday. 

The juror who was dismissed was a 41-year-old Black man who mentioned he lived within the Bronx, however then debate grew about whether or not he truly was dwelling the place he claimed, or in New Jersey. 

He was changed with a 57-year-old white man from Westchester. 

There have been initially six alternate jurors. 5 now stay. 

The trial then resumed with a paralegal from the U.S. lawyer’s workplace, who was delivered to the stand to present particulars of messages despatched by Combs’ private assistant Kristina Khorram. Some messages between Khorram and Combs had been about establishing a “resort night time.” 

Combs, 55, has pleaded not responsible within the case. He faces as much as life in jail if he is convicted. He has been held with out bail since his September arrest.