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initially to target the mafia it has for several decades now largely been used against street gangs now that the mafia is sort of less of an all-encompassing presence than it was say in the 1960s and 70s one thing about street gangs or at least the particular street gang at issue in the takashi case is, you know, you can argue about how real this is, but they certainly believed it was real.

initially to target the mafia it has for several decades now largely been used against street gangs now that the mafia is sort of less of an all-encompassing presence than it was say in the 1960s and 70s one thing about street gangs or at least the particular street gang at issue in the takashi case is, you know, you can argue about how real this is, but they certainly believed it was real.

It had a very distinct organization, right? This person was a five-star general. This person was a three-star general. Very literally organized in that sense. Whereas with Diddy's organization so far, as we've heard, there were like people in certain roles, but it was like there were a couple of security people. There were a lot of assistants.

It had a very distinct organization, right? This person was a five-star general. This person was a three-star general. Very literally organized in that sense. Whereas with Diddy's organization so far, as we've heard, there were like people in certain roles, but it was like there were a couple of security people. There were a lot of assistants.

It had a very distinct organization, right? This person was a five-star general. This person was a three-star general. Very literally organized in that sense. Whereas with Diddy's organization so far, as we've heard, there were like people in certain roles, but it was like there were a couple of security people. There were a lot of assistants.

There was like a chief of staff and a lot of these people kept cycling in and out. There isn't quite the defined hierarchy that there is in mafia and some street gang cases.

There was like a chief of staff and a lot of these people kept cycling in and out. There isn't quite the defined hierarchy that there is in mafia and some street gang cases.

There was like a chief of staff and a lot of these people kept cycling in and out. There isn't quite the defined hierarchy that there is in mafia and some street gang cases.

The scale, obviously, sort of the press attention. But I think also, you know, the scope of the things. I mean, you're dealing with, you know, a centimillionaire, right? Someone who I believe at one point on paper was a billionaire.

The scale, obviously, sort of the press attention. But I think also, you know, the scope of the things. I mean, you're dealing with, you know, a centimillionaire, right? Someone who I believe at one point on paper was a billionaire.

The scale, obviously, sort of the press attention. But I think also, you know, the scope of the things. I mean, you're dealing with, you know, a centimillionaire, right? Someone who I believe at one point on paper was a billionaire.

So, you know, you're dealing with someone who has what seemed like effectively limitless resources with which to allegedly exert their control over whoever they wanted. Girlfriends, assistants, whomever. So that's definitely seeing that side of things. And again, a high-powered CEO and entertainer's life from the inside has been just very different for me.

So, you know, you're dealing with someone who has what seemed like effectively limitless resources with which to allegedly exert their control over whoever they wanted. Girlfriends, assistants, whomever. So that's definitely seeing that side of things. And again, a high-powered CEO and entertainer's life from the inside has been just very different for me.

So, you know, you're dealing with someone who has what seemed like effectively limitless resources with which to allegedly exert their control over whoever they wanted. Girlfriends, assistants, whomever. So that's definitely seeing that side of things. And again, a high-powered CEO and entertainer's life from the inside has been just very different for me.

The judge is trying very hard to have this case over before July 4th. He has mentioned that date multiple times. That seems to be mostly for the jury's sake, right? This is a lot to ask anyone to do, right? To take eight to 10 weeks off from your life, essentially.

The judge is trying very hard to have this case over before July 4th. He has mentioned that date multiple times. That seems to be mostly for the jury's sake, right? This is a lot to ask anyone to do, right? To take eight to 10 weeks off from your life, essentially.

The judge is trying very hard to have this case over before July 4th. He has mentioned that date multiple times. That seems to be mostly for the jury's sake, right? This is a lot to ask anyone to do, right? To take eight to 10 weeks off from your life, essentially.

but also to keep it secret, including from your family, and also to not hear anything about this case for eight to 10 weeks while it's going on, which seems impossible. I went to a friend's birthday party last night, and the next thing I know, I'm hearing like, man, let me tell you, this one time I went to a party at Diddy's house on Star Island, and here's what it was like. You can't

but also to keep it secret, including from your family, and also to not hear anything about this case for eight to 10 weeks while it's going on, which seems impossible. I went to a friend's birthday party last night, and the next thing I know, I'm hearing like, man, let me tell you, this one time I went to a party at Diddy's house on Star Island, and here's what it was like. You can't

but also to keep it secret, including from your family, and also to not hear anything about this case for eight to 10 weeks while it's going on, which seems impossible. I went to a friend's birthday party last night, and the next thing I know, I'm hearing like, man, let me tell you, this one time I went to a party at Diddy's house on Star Island, and here's what it was like. You can't