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Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

Now, you already know we're going to be in New York bringing you the latest updates and you already know to turn on those push notifications and subscribe. But on the 25th of April, there was a pretrial court hearing in the Southern District of New York. And this gave us a really clear view of how Diddy's team are gearing up to fight those sex trafficking allegations.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

Now, you already know we're going to be in New York bringing you the latest updates and you already know to turn on those push notifications and subscribe. But on the 25th of April, there was a pretrial court hearing in the Southern District of New York. And this gave us a really clear view of how Diddy's team are gearing up to fight those sex trafficking allegations.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

In short, his lawyers told the court that he's a swinger and, quote, he thought it, it being the swinging, was appropriate because it was common. Also, later on, we'll be taking a look at the questions potential jurors are being asked, including ones you may not expect, like whether they're into crime shows. Don't forget you can send your questions in to WhatsApp at 0330 123 5551.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

In short, his lawyers told the court that he's a swinger and, quote, he thought it, it being the swinging, was appropriate because it was common. Also, later on, we'll be taking a look at the questions potential jurors are being asked, including ones you may not expect, like whether they're into crime shows. Don't forget you can send your questions in to WhatsApp at 0330 123 5551.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

In short, his lawyers told the court that he's a swinger and, quote, he thought it, it being the swinging, was appropriate because it was common. Also, later on, we'll be taking a look at the questions potential jurors are being asked, including ones you may not expect, like whether they're into crime shows. Don't forget you can send your questions in to WhatsApp at 0330 123 5551.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

That's 0330 123 5551. Joining me today is our resident Dream Team. We have criminal defence attorney, Sean Kent. Hi, Sean.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

That's 0330 123 5551. Joining me today is our resident Dream Team. We have criminal defence attorney, Sean Kent. Hi, Sean.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

That's 0330 123 5551. Joining me today is our resident Dream Team. We have criminal defence attorney, Sean Kent. Hi, Sean.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And Rolling Stone's senior investigative reporter, Cheyenne Roundtree. Hi, Cheyenne. Hi, morning. Cheyenne, can you just explain to us a little bit more about what was decided at this hearing?

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And Rolling Stone's senior investigative reporter, Cheyenne Roundtree. Hi, Cheyenne. Hi, morning. Cheyenne, can you just explain to us a little bit more about what was decided at this hearing?

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And Rolling Stone's senior investigative reporter, Cheyenne Roundtree. Hi, Cheyenne. Hi, morning. Cheyenne, can you just explain to us a little bit more about what was decided at this hearing?

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And that was one moment we've all been waiting for to see whether the jury will be played this video. There was another sort of headline grabbing moment where Mark Agnifilo got up and made some comments about Diddy's sexual habits, practices, proclivities.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And that was one moment we've all been waiting for to see whether the jury will be played this video. There was another sort of headline grabbing moment where Mark Agnifilo got up and made some comments about Diddy's sexual habits, practices, proclivities.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And that was one moment we've all been waiting for to see whether the jury will be played this video. There was another sort of headline grabbing moment where Mark Agnifilo got up and made some comments about Diddy's sexual habits, practices, proclivities.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And Mark Agniflo got up and said, there's a lifestyle, call it swingers or whatever you will. He thought it was appropriate because it was common. Sean, swinging is being offered as a defense to the sex trafficking charges. Is that really a robust argument against the charges, which alleged he forced people into sexual activity?

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And Mark Agniflo got up and said, there's a lifestyle, call it swingers or whatever you will. He thought it was appropriate because it was common. Sean, swinging is being offered as a defense to the sex trafficking charges. Is that really a robust argument against the charges, which alleged he forced people into sexual activity?

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

And Mark Agniflo got up and said, there's a lifestyle, call it swingers or whatever you will. He thought it was appropriate because it was common. Sean, swinging is being offered as a defense to the sex trafficking charges. Is that really a robust argument against the charges, which alleged he forced people into sexual activity?

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

But Shane, we've heard testimony and through your reporting as well. You've spoken to alleged victims who say Diddy took some drugs and came out of the bathroom and he was a different person or I didn't recognize the man that was in front of me. Sean, could that play into this line of defense then if we've got people taking the stand saying, actually, yeah, I didn't recognize him.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

But Shane, we've heard testimony and through your reporting as well. You've spoken to alleged victims who say Diddy took some drugs and came out of the bathroom and he was a different person or I didn't recognize the man that was in front of me. Sean, could that play into this line of defense then if we've got people taking the stand saying, actually, yeah, I didn't recognize him.

Fame Under Fire
Diddy’s defence: ‘He’s a swinger’, plus jury selection begins for trial

But Shane, we've heard testimony and through your reporting as well. You've spoken to alleged victims who say Diddy took some drugs and came out of the bathroom and he was a different person or I didn't recognize the man that was in front of me. Sean, could that play into this line of defense then if we've got people taking the stand saying, actually, yeah, I didn't recognize him.