Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s legal team say he’s been "singled out because of his race" and ask for a charge to be dropped. Meanwhile one of his attorneys, Anthony Ricco, asks to leave the case.
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Plus, how unsubstantiated necromancy conspiracy theories about Diddy have gone wild on social media.
Diddy remains in jail, awaiting trial on three federal charges of transportation for prostitution, sex trafficking and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all charges.
Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty is joined by Cheyenne Roundtree, senior investigative reporter at Rolling Stone Magazine, and criminal defence attorney Shaun Kent.
00:00 Intro
00:53 One of Diddy's defence lawyers quits
04:08 Is this significant?
06:52 Fact or fiction
10:08 Jay-Z allegations dropped
13:49 Can lawyers be sued?
16:12 A new defence tactic
21:01 A new podcast
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Presenter: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Series Producer: Laura Jones
Sound Design: Richard Hannaford
Video Producer: Daniel Raza
Production Coordinator: Hattie Valentine
Editor: Clare Fordham
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale
Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Rechmial Miller
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