Brian Buckmeyer

Imagine the opportunity to beat Tom Brady in sports.

Imagine the opportunity to beat Tom Brady in sports.

It's getting close. The start of this trial against Sean Combs, a.k.a. Puff Daddy, a.k.a. P. Diddy, a.k.a. Diddy. Jury selection is right around the corner. May 5th. That will be a crucial time for both sides to select people who will ultimately decide Sean Combs' fate. Diddy has been unwavering in denying all of these allegations, and he's entered a plea of not guilty.

It's getting close. The start of this trial against Sean Combs, a.k.a. Puff Daddy, a.k.a. P. Diddy, a.k.a. Diddy. Jury selection is right around the corner. May 5th. That will be a crucial time for both sides to select people who will ultimately decide Sean Combs' fate. Diddy has been unwavering in denying all of these allegations, and he's entered a plea of not guilty.

And as we get closer and closer to this trial, I thought it'd be smart to take a step back and look at some of the issues that are likely to be argued in this case. This is Bad Rap, the case against Diddy. I'm your host, Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor and practicing attorney. If you missed our first six episodes charting Diddy's rise and fall, please go back and listen to those.

And as we get closer and closer to this trial, I thought it'd be smart to take a step back and look at some of the issues that are likely to be argued in this case. This is Bad Rap, the case against Diddy. I'm your host, Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor and practicing attorney. If you missed our first six episodes charting Diddy's rise and fall, please go back and listen to those.

As we wait for jury selection, I want to catch up on a few things I'll be watching in the lead up to the trial. Things that the government and the defense are arguing should be in bounds or should be out of bounds in terms of what the jury will or will not hear. I'm going to talk to you about three issues that the judge, Judge Arun Subramanian, is deciding on or has decided on.

As we wait for jury selection, I want to catch up on a few things I'll be watching in the lead up to the trial. Things that the government and the defense are arguing should be in bounds or should be out of bounds in terms of what the jury will or will not hear. I'm going to talk to you about three issues that the judge, Judge Arun Subramanian, is deciding on or has decided on.

Anonymous witnesses, video of Diddy attacking Cassie at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles, and the admissibility of Cassie's memoir. First, witness anonymity. When it comes to witness anonymity, what you're talking about is two competing issues. Because Sean Combs...

Anonymous witnesses, video of Diddy attacking Cassie at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles, and the admissibility of Cassie's memoir. First, witness anonymity. When it comes to witness anonymity, what you're talking about is two competing issues. Because Sean Combs...

love him or hate him, believe him to be guilty or not, does have the constitutional right, as we all do, to face his accuser. But the accuser also has some protections as well. And we've seen a lot of this in more recent cases, especially high profile cases involving sexual assault and rape, where an individual or an alleged victim having their name or their likeness out there in the public

love him or hate him, believe him to be guilty or not, does have the constitutional right, as we all do, to face his accuser. But the accuser also has some protections as well. And we've seen a lot of this in more recent cases, especially high profile cases involving sexual assault and rape, where an individual or an alleged victim having their name or their likeness out there in the public

can be very damaging to them, their health, their mental health, or their finances. And so in these competing interests of the right to face your accuser and the privacy rights of an alleged victim, the judge will carve out some sort of compromise to afford both their rights as much as possible. It's probably best to understand that there are a number of alleged victims here.

can be very damaging to them, their health, their mental health, or their finances. And so in these competing interests of the right to face your accuser and the privacy rights of an alleged victim, the judge will carve out some sort of compromise to afford both their rights as much as possible. It's probably best to understand that there are a number of alleged victims here.

And the government has articulated them by saying there is victim one, two, three, all the way up until seven. And there could be more. We know that according to them, there are victims that are alleging issues with forced labor. There are victims alleging sex trafficking and sexual assault and rape. But then the question becomes, who are these victims?

And the government has articulated them by saying there is victim one, two, three, all the way up until seven. And there could be more. We know that according to them, there are victims that are alleging issues with forced labor. There are victims alleging sex trafficking and sexual assault and rape. But then the question becomes, who are these victims?

Are we gonna know who they are, what their names are? And from our understanding of both this federal indictment, as well as Cassie Ventura's lawsuit, there's a very strong assumption that victim one is Cassie Ventura. Cassie Ventura is Diddy's ex-girlfriend of over 10 years. She's expected, as I said, to testify using her own name, and both sides appear to be in agreeance with that.

Are we gonna know who they are, what their names are? And from our understanding of both this federal indictment, as well as Cassie Ventura's lawsuit, there's a very strong assumption that victim one is Cassie Ventura. Cassie Ventura is Diddy's ex-girlfriend of over 10 years. She's expected, as I said, to testify using her own name, and both sides appear to be in agreeance with that.

Victim two is extremely different from victim one in terms of the agreements that they've made. the government and the defense seem to agree that victim two will testify under an anonymous name or a pseudonym.

Victim two is extremely different from victim one in terms of the agreements that they've made. the government and the defense seem to agree that victim two will testify under an anonymous name or a pseudonym.