TMZ shared amazing images before the Manhattan court where P. Diddy’s trial takes place on Monday, May 5. Some spent the night on site to keep a place in the tail, or in tents. Others paid strangers to do so in their place. Monday morning, before the Manhattan Federal Court, it was the crowd. A man claimed to touch 32 dollars an hour to hold the line. Others spoke of a price around 25 dollars. All in a tense context: P. Diddy’s trial begins with a crucial first step, the selection of the jury. A sensitive operation in a case where the accused is a fallen star and extremely serious charges.
A high pressure casting
Find twelve impartial jurors? Mission almost impossible in this ultra-mediatized affair. Inside the court, some candidates were spotted as soon as the opening. But how can we guarantee their neutrality when the P. Diddy affair already saturates networks and the media? The producer, accused of sex trafficking, rape and assault, is prosecuted by a hundred alleged victims. All against a background of orgies, compromising videos, and massive drug consumption. The court walks on eggs.
Sex, money, celebrity: an explosive cocktail
In this extraordinary case, tensions keep climbing. Everything is scrutinized: the appearance of the jurors, their social origin, (…)
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