The Prior Bad Acts Question
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What allegations are being made against Diddy?
The following episode explores a number of allegations regarding the artist Diddy. He denies all charges and has pled not guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. The biggest secret in the entertainment industry that really wasn't a secret at all has finally been revealed to the world.
At the height of his career, Sean Diddy Combs had it all. It seemed like everything Diddy touched turned to gold. Now the once untouchable hip-hop mogul is fighting for his life as he faces multiple federal charges in New York, including sex trafficking and allegedly running a criminal enterprise. Music mogul and rapper Sean Diddy Combs has faced four different lawsuits in recent weeks alleging sexual assault. I'm DailyMail.com journalist Marjorie Hernandez. And over the last six months, I've been investigating this incredible story and speaking to the people in the eye of the storm.
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Hey, I'm Kayla Brantley, reporter at large for Daily Mail in New York.
And I'm Marjorie Hernandez, DailyMail.com's West Coast news editor.
And welcome to episode 31 of The Trial of Diddy. And yet again, Marge, what a week it's been. And before we get into it, we're planning a show where we answer some of your questions as the listeners about the trial itself. So if you've got a query that's been burning a hole in your brain for a while, let us know in the comments or email us, thetrial at dailymail.com.
Who is Cassie Ventura and why is her testimony important?
Now, so to the big news of the last few days, that came in a motion filed right at the end of last week when it was confirmed that Cassie Ventura, Diddy's ex, will testify against Diddy under her own name in court rather than testifying anonymously as prosecutors had previously stated. The Southern District of New York federal judiciary also revealed last Monday that they plan to include testimony about, quote, sexual abuse of other victims at Combs' trial.
And of course, there's more. On the same day, April 4th, Diddy's legal team filed a motion to exclude, quote, prior bad acts evidence.
Yeah, Marjan, you wrote a really good story on that.
What was in your reporting? Yeah, we obtained some court documents from both sides and essentially prior bad acts, that is actually a legal term that refers to evidence of past actions that's not actually directly related to the current charges that defendant has committed. So, again, in this case, the prosecution wants to introduce evidence, which is here more than likely other witnesses who can testify about their own experiences of abuse or sexual assault with Diddy, which prosecutors say will show his character or what they say propensity. to commit the crimes that he has been charged with. So now these witnesses are, in addition to the four named victims who are in Diddy's criminal complaint, including Cassie, as we mentioned. Normally, prior bad acts evidence are not actually admissible, but there are exceptions, especially in cases like this, in sexual assault trials, where the evidence may be allowed to prove motive or intent.
And that's what essentially both sides are arguing right now. Didi's attorneys don't want those witnesses to come forward and take the stand. And prosecutors saying, look, we need these new witnesses to come forward and to talk about a pattern of behavior that Didi has had.
Yeah. And then the prosecution really wasted no time in replying to that, saying, quote, since his arrest, the defendant has insisted that every victim in this case consented to every act the government has identified. Having made his intention to argue at trial that he believed every alleged coercive sex act was consensual, the defendant has put his knowledge and intent squarely at issue.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What allegations are being made against Diddy?
0:01–2:22
2
Who is Cassie Ventura and why is her testimony important?
2:22–5:23
3
What does 'Prior Bad Acts' mean in legal terms?
5:23–8:46
4
Why are prior bad acts evidence controversial in Diddy's trial?
8:46–11:36
5
What new charges has Diddy faced recently?
11:36–14:17
6
How does the defense plan to counter the allegations?
14:17–16:49
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