Pratiksha Gildayal
Appearances
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
How did that come about? It was basically the judge saying, you know, what are the issues that we need to look at? What are the issues we need to iron out? And that's when the defense said that, you know, we need more time. But then the judge said that, you know, it was a very broad request and they do need to make it more specific and narrow it down.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
When he denied the adjournment motion on Friday, he did say that it was too close to the trial. When the judge denied the request for the adjournment, what was the response from Diddy's side of the room? Once the judge has said the motion is denied, they just had to accept that. But then the judge was very clear. He was like, this is not a time for a fishing expedition. And he
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
Didi does have four attorneys. So between them, they should be able to work it out and be prepared in time for jury selection that starts on May 5th and opening statements which start on May the 12th. How was Diddy in the room? So Diddy appeared wearing, like, sort of light tan prison attire. And he was wearing slip-on shoes. He looked fairly relaxed, if a bit solemn.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
He's grayed substantially the past few months, like silver hair. His beard appeared pretty trimmed. Like, he, you know, maintained it well. He seems to have lost weight.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
and on friday his mother and one of his sons were there at the hearing you know we were seated behind him and all the lawyers and there were times when he turned back and he was probably either looking at his mother or his supporters and there were times he was nodding to what the judge was saying one thing that struck me was also that when he entered the the courtroom he hugged each and every one of his lawyers before he sat down
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
And he engaged with them. He was talking to them, nodding along.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
From what I could see sitting there. Some rose behind him. He just seemed to listen to the judge denying the motion calmly. And I think it would have been a big support for him to see his mother, to see his son. There was also there were other supporters. There was one supporter wearing a free puff sweatshirt there. He turned around at one point.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
He seemed to say, I love you to his mother, is my understanding.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
There were members of the public. There were a few supporters. There were just a few people who are interested in following the case in general. Of course, a lot of journalists that were there. There were lawyers, a whole host of them, including from Warner Brothers, who have been asked to turn in outtakes from the Diddy documentary. So a fairly mixed but pretty packed audience.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
courtroom for a pre-trial hearing. It's not the start of the trial. And it struck me as pretty packed. You know, it's a federal court. It has high security, only paper and pen allowed inside, no electronics to journalists like us. Pratiksha, thank you so much for joining us.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
Right. So Anushka, we saw Didi in court not once, but twice last week on Monday and on Friday. On Monday, if you remember, he was arraigned on additional superseding charges, which means he was produced in court. He pleaded not guilty to additional charges which have been brought by federal prosecutors, which include charges. trafficking, as well as engaging in prostitution.
Diddy On Trial
No delay for Diddy’s trial
Now, these are more recent charges from recent years and involve a new alleged victim, apparently. On Monday is the first time we had heard that they may ask for a delay for an adjournment. And on a couple of days after that, they did file a letter asking for a two-month delay. So when they asked the judge, was it the first thing that they said in court? We want two month delay.