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Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, so federal prosecutors have added two new charges to the indictment against Combs. One additional charge is for sex trafficking, and there's another for transportation to engage in prostitution. These new charges relate to a woman referred to as Victim 2, who prosecutors allege Combs forced to engage in commercial sex acts from 2021 to 2024.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. And his legal team did respond. They released a statement about this updated indictment saying, quote, This was their private sex life.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
What did we find out? So according to prosecutors, victim one will be using her name in court. And it's a name we've heard before. It's Cassie Ventura.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, so Sean Combs has denied any wrongdoing, but he quickly settled Ventura's lawsuit out of court. But several months later, a surveillance video surfaced on CNN, which appeared to show Combs striking and kicking Ventura in a hotel hallway. Combs apologized for his behavior, although recently in court, his attorneys allege that the footage might have been altered, but CNN denies that.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Back when Combs was first arrested, there was a lot of speculation that victim one in the indictment must be Cassie because the indictment mirrored many of the allegations in her civil suit and described the video. So now we know. The women prosecutors are calling victim one is Cassie, and she will be testifying.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
What about the other alleged victims? So we know that they will testify, but they will likely remain anonymous. Earlier this week in a court filing, prosecutors requested measures to protect their identities throughout the trial. But we'll see if Combs' defense team pushes back on that.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
So we're taping this at the end of day seven of jury selection. So far, 15 jurors have been seated, eight men, seven women. The court is seeking 16 total jurors, so there will be 12 who will deliberate and four who will be alternates. These are some stats from our affiliate NBC10 in Boston about the jury poll after that first week of jury selection.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
92% of potential jurors said they knew about the case. 60% said they'd formed an opinion, and 17% felt bias for or against Karen Reed. Those are tough percentages there for both sides.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
And we took a look at that petition. In it, Reed claimed her retrial violates the double jeopardy clause, which prevents people from being tried twice for the same crime.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Remember, after her first trial, Reed's defense team said several jurors contacted them to say the jury had agreed unanimously to acquit Reed on charges of murder and leaving the scene of the crash, but had deadlocked on the manslaughter charge. In the petition to the Supreme Court, Reid's defense team argued that manslaughter charge should be the only one she should face this time around.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
So what happened? The Supreme Court has refused to take up her case. It looks like Reid's trial is moving full steam ahead. Rachel, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
As you may have gathered, you know, these open marriages can get a little crowded.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
These new charges relate to a woman referred to as Victim 2.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
It was a handgun.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Don't recall.