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29:33Your honor, I object. And can we have a sidebar on this? You may. During the sidebar, Mark Agnifolo is stating, it's not just about the question, okay? It's quote, there's a larger issue here. There's an inference of wrongdoing here, which we are hearing for the first time and which is utterly unfounded. They're clearly saying that something happened to cause these fingerprint cards to be destroyed suspiciously under circumstances that this witness has never seen before. And I am asking that this entire line be struck as being prejudicial. They're clearly suggesting that Mr. Combs, with his authority, did something to cause the destruction of these print cards.

30:07There's no further reason for these questions other than that. Prosecutor Slavic argues this is with respect to his investigation and this material was in the 3500, which are the documents that the government turns over to the defense. Like she's like, you knew about this. It goes to the completion of the investigation. I think the defense is going to get up on the cross-examination and suggest that there was, it was a dead-end investigation. There were no charges and there are reasons why. And this destruction of the print cards is one such reason. Mark is saying they could have left it at that.

30:41That's clearly not what they're doing. What they're clearly doing is saying, in addition, they could have just said, where are the print cards they're destroyed they didn't have to go further and say have you ever heard of this before did you authorize it that is clearly improper and that's what they're doing they are putting this in front of the jury that there was wrongdoing in the LAPD and the only reason that would be relevant since this is not an LAPD internal investigation is that someone in this courtroom had something to do with it and that someone is Mr. Combs and Mark say that yes okay Mark okay you said the Phrasing is crazy.

31:13Yes, but he's saying like that's what they're saying. I know, but still, you said it. Yeah, but like, yeah. Now, the judge disagrees. Hold on. Again, that's not how I would have taken it. I understand. I understood the questions as they were coming in as drawing the sting from the potential cross-examination that would show the destruction of the fingerprint cards as reason to question the entirety of the investigation of the arson incident. And I assume that's what Ms. Slavik was doing, was trying to anticipate that you're going to go up and say, what are you talking about? You lost evidence that would show possibly point to someone else having done this and just mysteriously the print cards vanished before the trial.

31:50But the defense counsel doubles down saying, why would they ask the last question though? There's no legitimate reason consistent with their explanation. They did this not for that reason. They did this to suggest something improper happened. And it's not just an LAPD matter because they wouldn't have asked all the other questions in 15 years. Have you ever heard? It's suspicious. They're making it suspicious. In other words, the defense states the government is making inferences that Sean Combs somehow got rid of the fingerprint evidence because he knows those are his prints. Mark Agnifilo says this has caused prejudice.

32:22He says, and I think and I have to just say it the way I think I see it. I think what the government has done is outrageous. And I haven't used that word all trial, which I'm like, OK, I feel like he's got an outrageous limit that he uses per trial or something because that's such an odd. I haven't used that word all trial but I'm using it now and they know what they're doing they know exactly what they were doing they were suggesting to this jury that someone in this courtroom had something to do with the improper and suspicious destruction of these fingerprint cards and that's outrageous and quite frankly we are having discussions and I need a few more minutes before we hit ground on what if any other remedies we are going to ask for in light of that line of questioning so before I do that let me speak with my colleagues for a second and I will if it's okay with the court.

33:07I know we're trying to get the jury back in the box. If I could have a few minutes, two minutes, three minutes, just to discuss with my colleagues. After a group discussion amongst defense counsel, they move for a mistrial. Alexandra Shapiro takes the lead. Your Honor, respectfully, we are going to move for a mistrial at this time based on the prosecutorial misconduct that went into this. I think it's clear that first of all, just to take a step back, as the court will recall during jury selection, there were issues raised by some prospective jurors about, you know, the idea that Mr. Combs could buy his way out of this.

33:41This type of conspiracy theory is out there and the type of implication that we believe these questions were designed to create plays right into that. When she said that, we're going to move for mistrial. What's the energy? Oh my goodness. Like everyone is stressed out. I think the only people not stressed out are Diddy's sons. I don't know why i've never seen them look stressed out like really ever maybe once or twice but they seem chilled they seem like it's another tuesday and i'm like are we hearing the same thing the jury are not in the room the press everyone's silent i think it's half of holy shit what's about to happen but also half of oh my god every single witness would have to come back and testify that's insane and then another part of it is like oh we're also going to come back and do this all over again like all of this is crazy yeah yeah everyone was just silent meanwhile i will say combs i mean i took so many notes on this and we cross-referenced with my researchers because it was a little it was a little intense he looks like um like you know when you work at a restaurant and there is a customer who is very upset that you got their order wrong.

34:57Is it a big deal? No. Did you get their order wrong? You are adamant that you did not. You're like, no, he told me seafood, okay? So I got him seafood. I remember it. But the boss is like, no, you got to go apologize because they're making a big deal about it. And then you go and you stand there and you apologize and they just kind of sit there like, that's right. Apologize to me. You did me so wrong. He's like sitting there with that kind of energy, like very smug. Like I was wronged. There was a time where he glances back to the press pews like, are you hearing this? You're hearing it, right?

35:30And it's just like, okay. Yeah, it was a very interesting moment. But Shapiro continues. My point is that it was becoming clearer and clearer that this inference is what the government was doing this for. And the jury is going to be left with the impression, even if your honor strikes the testimony, including not only those two questions where the objections have been sustained, but strikes the previous questions and answers and gives an instruction, there's no way to unring this bell, particularly those last two questions. You know, first of all, it's clear from the last two questions that respectfully, what the government was doing here, there's just no reasonable way to interpret their motivation other than they were trying to plant an idea in these jurors that Mr.

36:10Combs was responsible for the destruction of these fingerprints, and there is no other reason. But the fact that only those two fingerprints were destroyed by someone inside is kind of crazy. Like, have we have to investigate more into that? Like who it is? Who did this? No, the only potential non-sinister outcome could be a logging error in the LAPD. You know, I will say the LAPD, as a former resident of Los Angeles for almost a decade, I will say their bookkeeping is probably not the best. so there is that that people could be like well maybe it's that another thing is well the evidence the fingerprints were not taken by the lapd so they could have thrown it out as like it's not even taken by us like even if it matches anything what does this have to do with us you know i see but i guess the point being was right right right maybe it's it's just someone made a mistake but now you are painting a picture as yes did he's paying someone in yes but it could also work the other way of like perhaps he did do you have proof of it if you don't then you can't ask these questions right so it could be either one right yeah i don't think anyone in the pews would be surprised either way i guess so we respectfully submit that the only proper remedy to cure the outrageous prejudice caused by this is a mistrial prosecutor slavic argues your honor respectfully a mistrial is absolutely unwarranted here there was a good faith basis for the questions asked by the government.

37:39I've been over those good faith reasons and I simply think that there is no prejudice here, much less incurable prejudice that would require mistrial. There's a moment of pause. And honestly, it was like two seconds, but it felt like forever. And I'm like, oh my gosh. So the judge is about to make the call right now. Yes. Like two seconds, he's deciding. Yes. And I mean, he was reviewing all the transcripts during the break while the attorneys were conferring, but it was definitely, yeah, it was definitely an interesting moment. Everyone's just holding their breath of like what is about to happen and like the idea of, again, the witnesses coming and doing it all over again, testifying, getting cross-examined all over again.

38:24The judge ponders for a brief moment because his brain runs on 10 times speed and then he states, the application for a mistrial is denied for the reasons stated by the government. In addition, I'll just offer the following, which is, As I said, there were no objections to the questions that were asked up until the last two. As to those questions, the objections were sustained, so there was no testimony from the witness pertaining to those questions. Basically saying, if you had a problem with all the questions, why did you only object to the last one and then now you want to cry about it? Well, that's not how he said it at all.

38:55But that was the energy that we were receiving. He further states, the jury has been instructed and will be instructed that they are not to consider questions from attorneys or statements from attorneys as evidence, and they are presumed to follow those instructions, which we will give again. So there is no, absolutely no testimony from the witness that was prejudicial in any way, shape, or form as the court sustained the objections that were raised. So I don't think that there's a problem of the jury being left with an improper inference or a bell that's been rung and can't be unwrung. And as the government points out, to the extent there was any prejudice, I don't believe that there was any, that could be cured by striking the testimony and giving an appropriate instruction to the jury.

39:34So for those reasons, the motion for a mistrial is denied which then alexandra shapiro argues that the jurors should be told not to consider any of the questions and answers in this line of questioning because the government's questions were improper which leads prosecutor the lead prosecutor comey to stand up your honor if i may it would be deeply prejudicial and unfair to tell the jury that the government did something improper perhaps your honor could instruct instead the jury that they are to disregard both the questions and the answers and that they are irrelevant to this case instead of basically saying that the government council is asking improper questions which the judge agrees with and ultimately the jurors are told that basically that whole line of questioning is irrelevant and in that moment sean combs does not look happy that the move for the mistrial was denied he's almost side-eyeing his attorneys and when the judge is giving the jurors the instructions he's looking straight ahead again as if he has been so wronged and he's like yes jurors like are you listening to this so interesting very interesting which side note netizens online have been commenting on this with most people thinking that the move for mistrial was goofy others finding it sinister some finding it reasonable with one netizen comments reading grounds for appeal the jurors already heard the tainted question so they're saying this is already an appeal in the process.

40:58Like Alexandra Shapiro is working on the appeal right now. Others joke and argue the defense really said you can't ask that question that makes our client look so guilty. Be so for real. Another comment reads this case is incapable of becoming more bizarre. Others are writing perhaps more in fear. The judge better stand strong because we don't want this man walking free. Accountability please. Others write no he's gonna walk and you guys don't be surprised when he does. And here's the thing. I just know that Sean Combs goes back to his cell at the end of every night and he has a whole list on his wall of every single attorney and he has little strike marks for them.

41:36And this is like this has been a running conversation between me and my researchers because you cannot tell me that this man is not at times spiteful. Sometimes the way he looks at his attorneys is very I can't think of any other way to interpret it other than hello are you dumb are you dumb right now like that's what am I paying you for if you don't stand up and object right now like those are the looks like you just can't convince us otherwise and the next person to testify is Deontay Nash and the defense is going to have a really really hard time trying to discredit Cassie Ventura's best friend so let me set the scene first prior to the mistrial ordeal happening right before Deontay Nash gets on the stand is the mistrial or the move for the mistrial that gets denied.

42:35The morning did start off rather normal. That morning felt particularly very calm. Even Sean Combs seems like he's in a very calm mood. He sits down at the defense table, but only after giving his supporters in the public section hand hearts giving them prayer hands you know giving them a nod and then the press just get like a look over and a nod and then when he gets down there is like a bird's nest of post-its just sitting in front of him he's going through them perhaps it's his notes from a previous day perhaps it's from his attorneys Mark Agnifilo sits with his arm draped around Combs's chair the two look like they're on their first date at the movies or something Mark is fixing the top of Sean Combs's sweater.

43:18They're very cozy. Donaldson walks over to the sketch artist and I cannot hear the full comment, but he says, and I hear this part, you see that fantastically handsome man over there? He's motioning towards where Mark, Diddy, and Brian Steele are. I don't know. Which one is fantastically handsome? It appears probably to be the defendant because, you know, he's the one in most of the sketches. Huh, okay. He's just like, you see that fantastically handsome man over there and the sketch artists? They like really don't love to interact. They're just like, mm-hmm. I feel like the only one that woos the sketch artists is like Mark Agnifolo and the prosecutors.

43:58Yeah, they love the prosecutors. But like, I mean, they're all like, I think they see each other frequently, the prosecutors. They work in the same office. Exactly. So it's not like they love them. It's just like more like colleagues. Like, oh, hey, you know. And again, you cannot convince me that Sean Combs does not get irked by these sketch artists. Like he just sits in his cell and I feel like it keeps him up at night because what was that comment? And then all of his family members, they're always checking on the sketches. His best friend is like making sure the sketch is good. So I'm like, is this keeping him up at night in his cell?

44:27That's what I think. The government may call its next witness. The government calls Deontay Nash. The door behind us opens and in walks two attorneys and Deontay Nash. and as he's walking up to the very front of the courtroom Combs is like rubbing his chin hairs he's acting like he's so deep in thought his beard? yeah chin hair? his beard? yeah I don't know why I described it chin hairs I'm so sorry but the way he plays with it I guess like beard makes more sense but like he will like individually roll some of them and I just think chin hairs and he's so deep in thought and that absolutely no one of any importance or relevance to him is walking into the room like it feels like when you try so hard to not feel like you're giving a crap about what's happening it's kind of that and it's very interesting that there's certain people he tries a little harder to act more nonchalant around like he can't even be less interested even if he tried meanwhile Sean Combs's mother, Janice Combs, is death glaring Deontay Nash all the way down the aisle until he sits down.

45:39Deontay sits. He begins swiveling back and forth because it's an office chair up there. And he instinctively straightens out the tissue box. He doesn't use a tissue. He just straightens it. His attention to detail is fascinating. And once he sits down, Combs is leaned all the way back with his back against the chair. And he has gone level 9 out of 10 businessman. He places his left hand kind of like this. This is what it looks like. I can't see if it's on his hip. I can't see if it's on his chair like this. It's kind of placed so that his left elbow is bent. And then his right hand is placed on the armrest, the elbow is, and he's playing with his facial hairs.

46:15And he just looks like the CEO in a conference room waiting for an intern that's about to get fired to bring him an iced coffee stat otherwise. Meanwhile, Prosecutor Comey is at the lectern and she begins her direct examination. and just in case we did not already know which we already knew because just judging Deontay's energy that is radiating off of him he does not want to be here but he is asked are you testifying here today because you received a subpoena yes do you want to testify at this trial absolutely not what do you do for work I'm a celebrity stylist Deontay says that he's worked with styling both Sean Combs and Cassie.

46:56And it's kind of cute because when he's asked to, and this is Cassie's best friend, when he's asked to identify Cassie on the screen, he's like smiling to himself and he says, oh, that's Cass. Then another picture is brought up. Can we pull up, please, what's an evidence as government exhibit 2A504? And who is that? It's a picture of Deontay Nash, okay? And honestly, he looks good. His skin is glowing in the picture. He looks great. That's me. Is this a fair and accurate depiction of what you looked like during part of the time that you worked for mr combs as a stylist these are like very standard questions and usually people just say yeah and he responds no and everyone's like wait what is happening are we what's happening we don't know what's happening nobody's ever said no is it a glamour shot of you yes i look amazing and so we're like okay the whole courtroom starts giggling and meanwhile combs looks like someone just farted like he is not content right now meanwhile his bestie in the back already has his eyes closed in the friends and family pews Deontay says that he and Cassie were really close during that time period and still to this day but focusing on that time period they were very very close and because he works with them he has a friendship with Cassie he would see Cassie and Sean Combs interact a lot considering they were dating what if any names did you hear Mr.

48:14Combs call Miss Ventura in front of you? Um, baby girl, CC, Cass, bitch, slut, ho. Combs just starts rapidly blinking. Like he has, like he's never heard these words before in his life. Like they do not exist in his lexicon. He cannot even spell them for you if you asked. About how many times do you remember hearing Mr. Combs call her a bitch? Um, quite a bit. That was his fave. So at this point, Xavier Donaldson defense counsel leans into the microphone I'm sorry judge I couldn't hear the last answer Deontay Nash leans into the microphone I said quite a bit that was his fave like in that tone yes and now you just you just know the energy going into this like you usually like with the witnesses there is a certain energy that you're trying to pick up when you're taking notes because you're also anticipating the cross you're anticipating all these things which means also Donaldson will be doing the cross so he doesn't look like you know a lot of them seem nervous and uncomfortable he's like fully like himself like he's fully himself and I think he is um no he does not like the defense counsel I think he's here to also fight for a friend and he's like not trying to back down wow yeah and he does win the jurors over so which means donaldson is going to be doing the cross and it's interesting that he always goes up against comey which comey's very sharp i mean donaldson as well but he does have him repeat kind of the worst thing to repeat once more like out of all things that you didn't hear correctly like you gotta have him repeat oh yeah his favorite word to call his girlfriend was bitch like it's it's almost like working for the other side yes there are so many times where i write down is he an up because what's happening in my notes and i'm like passing it to my researcher and she's like what's happening in what context did you hear mr combs call cassie a bitch bitch stop playing with me but you better bring your ass to this house i mean i was there for quite some time it's clear again sean combs is not having a good time.

50:28Okay, Deontay Nash is kind of a juror favorite. They're super absorbed in every single word that he is saying, and he's just kind of captivating. He seems very transparent as well. And about how often did you hear Mr. Combs refer to Cassie as a hoe or a slut? Quite a few. In what context? Um, he just told her that she was an outright hoe. He told her she was nothing but a slut anyway. So when you heard Mr. Combs say the things you just testified to, Mr. Nash, how did you observe Ms. Ventura react? She'd be sad. What would she do? Sometimes cry, sometimes go into a depression. Objection, your honor.

51:06Move to strike the last part of the answer. Depression part? Yeah. Overruled. Like I swear to you, there is any time one of Combs's defense attorneys get an objection that is overruled. I just feel like it's another strike on his cell walls or in his little truth notebook. At this point of the overruled ejection, Combs leans back further in his chair, but he's already leaned all the way back. But he like does this weird lean back. So instead, his shoulders just do this awkward half roll back instead. And he seems a little bit annoyed. Deontay goes on to testify that he's heard Combs not only call Cassie all those horrendous names but also he would threaten her quote that he would beat her ass um he wouldn't put her music out um that he would get her parents fired from their jobs and he would send her sex tapes to their jobs he would start there and every time he said these things would drive Cassie crazy meanwhile Combs is just sitting over there taking notes at this point Deontay says Cassie would just cry sometimes she would stay in the house for days go into a cocoon be super emotional and a few notable instances that stick out to Deontay or well he's asked about these is once Deontay was with Cassie and she gets a call from Combs she starts freaking out and picks up puts it on speakerphone so over the speakerphone what did you hear Mr.

52:26Combs say that she better bring her ass to his house what happened next she started to panic and then Puff called back and he talked to me at that moment and he told me that we're wildin and that he thought he told us not to be going out and says every time I go out that bitch want to go out then I need to stay my ass home too. The jurors are head down taking their notes like they're in algebra class like they are not missing a single word they're taking down everything. A few of the Combs family and friends are starting to fall asleep so like there is a weird juxtaposition they're sleeping the jurors have never been more engaged.

53:04And then there's the Vanity Fair party. Could you explain what a Vanity Fair party is, please? A Vanity Fair party is the Oscars after party. So this is in 2014. Deontay, Combs, Cassie, and Derek, another stylist that's supposed to go to the after party, they get there. And who did you arrive at the party with? Cassie. When you and Cassie arrived at the party, who was already there? Puff. What interactions did you have with Mr. Combs at the vanity fair party he said i thought i fucking told y 'all that she needed to wear her hair up let me back up how is miss ventura's hair styled when you arrived at the party oh she looked bomb and the jurors start giggling even donaldson is half laughing while he blurts objection into the mic which promptly gets overruled and at this point i would like to think that there is steam rating off of sean combs's head but he seems relatively like he seems like he's keeping it in well but it does fall apart later and then Deontay starts and when Mr.

54:00Combs came and had this conversation with you what did he say? I thought I told you she needs to wear her hair up. What did Mr. Combs do physically when he said that to you? Grabbed me by my jacket and lifted me up. What? What was Mr. Combs's tone as he was grabbing you by your jacket and lifting you up? Angry. A few of the jurors and it is very interesting a lot of the jurors are getting a lot more expressive as the days go on. In the beginning of the trial, they would act like the gallery does not exist. Now, a lot of them will look out into the gallery. A lot of them will now giggle amongst themselves during sidebars, have conversations, share looks.

54:37And more notably, a lot of them are more open to looking towards Combs now. So when people bring up violence, I will see at least a few of the jurors, as they're taking notes, their eyes will shoot up and they'll look at Combs. Maybe to see his reaction, maybe to gauge how he's like responding body language wise to everything that's being said. So it's very interesting. So at this part, a lot of them are like taking notes and then they look up to see how he's responding. He is also intensely taking notes. Deontay explains that after that, Combs just starts asking people in the party for hair pins.

55:09They go into the bathroom, put her hair up. And when they come out, he said that Deontay was right because it looks better down. Now there is a certain energy between defense attorney Xavier Donaldson and Deontay Nash. I don't know what this energy is, but it is something. And I say that because Donaldson is the one that's going to do the cross. And on the way out at the very end, after all of this, like this in hindsight should tell you there's some energy there. Okay. After a very overly lengthy cross examination, as Deontay is leaving the stand to leave this courthouse to fly back to Los Angeles, he leans over at Donaldson.

55:43Everybody's just watching him walk out and he whispers something. and Donaldson looks a little phased, which we'll get into that. So there is some sort of energy, but even during the direct, when Donaldson would object something like, I don't know, maybe something myself or someone like Deontay, we are not attorneys. We don't know why he's objecting sometimes. Deontay Nash will just look at Donaldson with like a slightly annoyed, slightly amused expression. Like you're objecting again, like that kind of face. For example, one question Comey asks Deontay what if any role did you play in helping her record music during her relationship with Mr.

56:20Combs I helped her pick songs I probably should have been called an exec objection objection he was saying I probably should have been called an executive Okay, so it's like, what are you objecting? Yeah. And then Prosecutor Comey just offers, I can ask another question. All right. That's the judge. Deontay Nash is just staring like, what are you doing, sir? Combs is also staring at him like, what are you doing, sir? I mean, Combs is very clearly involved in every part of his trial, which is completely normal, but it's very interesting. So even later in the day when there's a break where the attorneys are arguing on whether or not something that they can admit into evidence.

56:56And this is just giving you an idea that I don't think that I'm over reading into him staring at Donaldson. Brian Steele gets up and he says something to the effect of on that your honor just you know I think you said something earlier in the trial if I'm misquoting you I'm not trying to do that intentionally but something like this this is a trial by rumor I think you said which the judge did say something like that but the word that he used was gossip not rumor well Combs whispers Brian Steele leans down Sean Combs whispers and he shoots back up gossip sorry and that's how I feel about this so you know i don't think the argument itself is necessarily pertinent but i don't want you guys to think i'm like reading into sean combs looking at the attorneys when they do the like in any of these situations i just feel like he's very very closely paying attention to almost everything but his own mannerisms because during another break his sons walk in late after lunch so they walk in late in the beginning of the day they walk in late after lunch and Oh, their lunch break is over and they came back late.

58:03Yeah, and one of the family friends is holding like a Chick-fil-A nugget box. So there's that. And Combs starts tinkering with this rolled up post-it note. I mean, clearly the post-it, there was like something written on there. Perhaps he wanted to get rid of it, what have you. He rolls it up and he starts rubbing it, kind of pushing it into his lips. It feels like he's unintentionally doing this motion. Almost like how you would put chapstick on, but not gliding it, just like tapping it. But the post-it is rolled up like how one would roll up a bill to snort a line. That's the only way I can describe it.

58:31It was so weird. Both my researcher and I wrote it down independently. And then we got back home and we're like, it was like a bill to snort cocaine. No? Yeah, it was like so distinct. But continuing on, Comey asks, I want to talk about another time you witnessed violence. Was there a time when you and Cassie were cooking in her apartment before Mr. Combs became violent? Defense attorney Xavier Donaldson passionately stands up. Objection, judge. form of question. I'm sorry. Objection. Sorry. Side note. The judge has told everyone repeatedly, attorneys, object, say objection. And then if the judge asks for grounds, then you say the grounds.

59:12Otherwise, he can usually tell by the context because he has a live feed and he will either overrule or sustain. Usually he will do that without even asking for the grounds. Donaldson is trying so hard to stay on the judge's good side I think the whole defense has probably been irking the judge recently So they're on their best behavior And he's just profusely apologizing And he's like whispering into the mic Sorry judge, sorry To the point where even the judge kind of giggles And then they move on Now do you remember in Cassie's testimony Where we were shown a picture of her eyebrow Where she has an injury And she states it's because Combs came over unannounced And wanted her to pack for a trip for a music festival in Canada that Drake was hosting, but she had fallen asleep.

59:54Deontay was there. And he says, Combs just comes into the apartment that day and saying that he wants to talk to Cassie. So the two of them head over to Cassie's room. And what happened after they went into the bedroom? He grabbed her as they were walking out. He grabbed her like by the hair and back of her shirt and started pushing her out and was like, I don't give a fuck. You're going to get the fuck up out of my house. Y 'all going to get the fuck up out of my house. Deontay says that he tried to intervene, but Combs just started, quote, well he's more so like popping me in the back of the head because I don't have hair and grabbing me by my shirt and pushing.

1:00:26When you say he was popping you in the back of your head what was he doing to your head? Like you know slap you like pop someone in the head. Deontay is just like motioning for the jurors and they're all like looking at him doing a popping motion and then they're all looking down and taking notes. Meanwhile Combs is incredibly stoic in like a I don't know who you're talking about. That just could not be me. And the Combs sons, they look bored. Deontay Nash continues that afterwards, Combs just starts berating the two of them. Who was he berating? Cassie and I. What was Mr. Combs saying as far as you can remember?

1:01:01We're not going to be playing with him. We can just take our broke asses and ride into the sunset. Deontay states that he heard Combs tell Cassie that she fucked up and that he was going to put her sex tapes on the internet. He was going to release them on schedule and that he was going to first start by sending them to her parents' jobs and then was going to get them fired and that her brother was a bitch and that Puff was the only one that protected her. Combs has been frozen the entire time, but it seems like subconsciously he quickly looks over at Comey and the jurors, I think perhaps to gauge their reaction because it's a pretty intense statement.

1:01:35Meanwhile, Janice Combs, Sean Combs' mom, takes off her sunglasses and starts kind of brushing stray hairs from her wig. but Deontay is not phased by this threat. He told Cassie, I told her, I said, well girl, if he wants to release the sex tapes, then let him because he's on them too. How did Cassie respond when you said that Puff was on the videos too? She said that she, that he wasn't on the videos, that it was him taping her with other guys. And did she say what she was doing with those other guys? Yeah, having sex with the other guys. What did she say about whether in that moment in 2013 or 2014 she wanted to have sex with other guys?

1:02:14Objection that's overruled. That she didn't want to. And what did she say about why she was in that moment? Because Puff wanted her to. He later states that in a fit of anger Combs comes over to Deontay's house to search for Cassie after an explosive fight and she ends up not being there but quote Puff came in and he was like where the fuck is she? He started looking all around my house in the closets. He went in the oven i don't know why he looked in the oven and he asked me where she was a few of combs family and friends are shaking their heads with their lips purse like this is all ridiculous so take that as you will maybe it's all ridiculous because it's not true maybe it's ridiculous because you know that is kind of ridiculous to be searching in an oven i don't know meanwhile combs is literally a statue he's not moving he is doing this we have unlocked a new like witness stare so previously a lot of his stares were either straight on where he would do this thing where he lifts his chin up and he kind of like looks at them from above like he's lowering their eyes looking at them like this but he's doing this new thing where he's tucking his chin a little and it's almost a little through his eyelashes he's looking at them and all that's happening while Donaldson is looking like he's chomping at the bit like his butt is nowhere on that seat it's like non-stop up and down trying to object to everything that Deontay is saying eventually Deontay explains that they all go to find Cassie who is at a hotel and she is now threatening to climb over the balcony to escape.

1:03:39How high up was the balcony? It wasn't the first floor. Do you remember what floor it was on? No. Both Combs and the jurors are again intensely taking notes and Deontay moves on to talk about Cassie's 29th birthday which was a rather big part of Cassie's testimony. She stated that on her birthday she wanted to be with her friends but instead she states that Combs forced her into having a freak-off. Deontay states that he was there for a lot of it and he remembers that Sean Combs was asking him if he should fly in from Miami to surprise Cassie for her birthday because remember Cassie said she wasn't even expecting him to come.

1:04:12Deontay says Combs asked him should I surprise her and he responded I told him if you want to. Now why did you tell Mr. Combs to come if you'd seen him do all this violence to Cassie? Girl I was not about to tell him that he couldn't come. Give that girl a party. It's very interesting the whole courtroom had no idea what to do because Deontay Nash just called prosecutor Comey girl. And so everyone's like slightly frozen, which clearly was not done with any malice or anything. It was not rude or anything. It was just very unexpected. And so people were like, are we allowed to laugh or are we not allowed to laugh?

1:04:47It was just very confusing. The jurors lips were downturned and like kind of like, oh, what just happened? And they're giving each other faces. Meanwhile, Tenny Garagos looks at Mark Agnifilo with, she just looks very shocked. Even some of the press I could see. They're like hesitating before taking notes because it's like, I don't really know what to write down in this moment. He called Prosecutor Comey girl. And it like was a long girl. It wasn't like girl. It was like girl. Yeah, even Christian King Combs. he consistently looks like he would rather be wrestling a baguette from a flock of angry pigeons in Central Park like he looks like anything else in New York seems better than this he's leaning forward resting his elbows on his knees staring at Deontay the only one seemingly unfazed is Prosecutor Comey who just moves on what do you remember happening at the birthday party as they were leaving Puff was telling Cassie f**k you I do all this I'll do everything for you and you just can't do this one thing for me.

1:05:49I asked her about Puff. I was like, girl, what is she over there doing? What is she talking about? And Cassie said, girl, she's just mad because I don't want to go to the hotel and freak off with him. Which I do think there are reasons why Deontay switched to she pronouns in this context that I think the more I try to research, the more confusing it got. And maybe it's like the nodding. Maybe I don't have better life experience to tell me exactly what it means. I just know it happened. So please let me know in the comments. What do you mean? So a lot of people say in certain conversations, people might use she pronouns to downplay, like, I guess abusive people.

1:06:27I don't know. It just got more and more. But they just kept referring to Sean Combs as she. Oh, I see. Yes. Okay, okay. Like, what is she over there upset about? And this is not like a mistake. It was, that's what was said. Yes, yes. And then in other aspects, she pronouns were not used. I see. So it's, yeah. If you have an idea, let me know. Because I feel like the more I Google, the more I'm like, what? I think I get it. I get it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So regardless of the intent, in the courtroom, Combs has his chin all the way up now. So he went from tuck to up. And he's looking down at Deontay Nash, even though Deontay Nash is sitting higher than him.

1:07:06Deontay Nash states that ultimately after the karaoke, Combs makes Cassie go back to her place and start packing a bag. What do you remember Mr. Combs saying? Y 'all girl gonna get some dick tonight. What is your relationship with Cassie like now? Very close. How often do you talk? Pretty often. Have you discussed the substance of your testimony here today with Cassie at all? No. Has she discussed the substance of her testimony, if any, with you at all? No. About how many times have you met with prosecutors in connection with this case? Too many. Now, side note, so many people are catching strays during this entire testimony, including the prosecutors.

1:07:40But Deontay is asked about a guy later named Rob Holiday, whom he refers to as a low-budget producer. and even when prosecutor Comey asks him about their meetings, I mean, yeah, she's trying to prove a point, but it's so clear he doesn't like the prosecutors either. About how many of those meetings did you cut off in early and end early because you did not want to continue participating in them? Probably all of them. And with that response, a lot of the jurors are smirking at each other because I guess same. Deontay says he feels no hatred for Sean Combs, it's just not in him to feel hatred for someone and that even after everything, he still has reached out to Combs on certain occasions.

1:08:16And with that, the most unhinged cross-examination begins. Do you guys remember Xavier Donaldson's previous cross-examination, the very first one that he did that had me so incredibly puzzled? Correct. Yeah, the corrects. I am here to report back that he has indeed gotten better. However, this entire cross-examination was such a mess. I feel like the defense attorneys, they all have very distinct cross-examination styles. I think Nicole Westmoreland is quite confrontational and authoritative. I think she works best with witnesses who do not stand their ground that strong. I think she could convince me that I grew a third leg on last Tuesday.

1:08:58Like she, I would say, yeah, because the way she asks questions is so confrontational and I'm so not confrontational, I would just go with it. Brian Steele has a Southern gentleman flair, but is relatively most of the time pretty straightforward. word. Anna Esteveo is quite collected most times. She's a bit more neutral in her questions. Mark Agnifolo is a charmer. He likes to disarm people. And Xavier Donaldson, he's a showman. You know, he is here for a good cross. And the only problem here is Deontay Nash, if somebody is giving a show out of these two, I would rather watch Deontay Nash's show.

1:09:37I think that Deontay Nash on the stand has a very snappy nature to him yes it's a very intense setting but he is not intimidated he will say what's on his mind he will respond like we are just at dinner together with friends i think in this type of situation perhaps mark ignifilo or even anna estevello would have been a better fit i feel like dionte and westmoreland would have gotten into a full-blown argument i feel like brian steel would not be able to charm his way to dionte and i also feel like dionte would be like girl to brian steel and then brian steel would genuinely be confused and be like, who are you talking to?

1:10:09And then we'd have to sit through an hour of him trying to figure out who he's talking to and calling girl. And it would be a whole thing. Maybe Mark could disarm him. He's quite smooth. Esteveo likely would have kept it quite neutral, not dissimilar to Comey. Although Comey's a little snappier with her questions, like very quick. However, Xavier Donaldson goes up to do the cross. And later, one of the people in the hallways were passionately talking and I was passionately eavesdropping. and they said these are their words not mine i think i know a lot of people don't love this word but the way that they were describing it is donaldson tried to out sass dionte and you can't do that like that was the dumbest thing he could have done it's just not happening he should have taken a different approach i mean let me just tell you how the cross starts off donaldson walks up to the lectern good afternoon sir good afternoon dionte asks him how are you oh okay i'm pretty good thank you how are you blessed donaldson is at a loss for words and he hasn't even gotten to the first question he just repeats the answer like he's got to let it soak in blessed then he hits him with a i'm gonna ask you to speak up as loud as you can so that the last person in this jury box can hear you, which just a side note, we could hear Deontay just fine.

1:11:29So I think it was a power play. And with that, the very first question, Donaldson already has his palms rubbing his temples. He has both of his palms covering his eyes. And then they go to rub his temples like how someone would rub their temples in the midst of a debilitating migraine. I'm like, sir, this is the first question in. My researcher's notes read Donaldson is literally one question in and he's rubbing his eyes like he just did 20 hours of brain surgery. Now, you just mentioned on direct with Miss Comey here that you met with the government several times. Is that right? Yes. Interestingly enough, when Comey was doing the direct, Deontay would kind of swivel in his chair a little bit, like kind of nonchalantly respond, a very casual demeanor.

1:12:07But with Donaldson, it's giving an enemy of my friend is an enemy of mine. He is staring Donaldson right in the eye. He's sitting up straight. His eye contact is intense. I don't think Donaldson was ready for this. I don't think Sean Combs informed him who Deontay Nash really is. Like truly, he's going to war for his best friend. And Donaldson, just like all eight, nine feet of him, he's so tall. He's just standing at the lectern getting like smacked left and right by strays. And I think Sean Combs should have warned him. Like at this point, Sean Combs has a dartboard with all of his attorneys faces on them.

1:12:42And this one is just a big hit to Donaldson. Okay. Just listen to the way Deontay rapid fire answers questions and his response rate is quick. Like the pace is very fast. The jurors are so busy taking notes and he's doing this all with a slightly sarcastic smile towards Donaldson. And that subpoena told you you had to come to court, correct? Yes. Now, as far as you go into the government's office to talk to them, you didn't have to go there, correct? Nope. So when you went there, you went because, well, you went voluntarily, right? Yeah. And so you went there to answer their questions like they said, correct?

1:13:17Yes. And you give them truthful answers. Nothing but the truth. And that is what you did every time you were there? Every single time. Donaldson tries to make it a whole point that Deontay hired civil lawyers, who, by the way, were sitting directly in front of us, the entire testimony. They were professionally smiling at each other when their client would give snarky responses to Donaldson and we would see it and they would literally just look at each other and smile and nod. And it was overall a slightly lighter moment in the courtroom considering, but you did hire Mr. Dunn to pursue possible civil litigation against Mr.

1:13:54Combs, right? Objection. Sustained. Are you considering a lawsuit against Mr. Combs? No, I'm focused on getting out of here. At this point, even Mark Ignifolo is looking at Donaldson the same way that Combs is. Like both of them are turned to their right, forehead wrinkled, rapid blinking to which Donaldson asks for a photo to be put on the screen just for the witness in the parties. We don't get to see it. Now after reading the document does that refresh your recollection or does that change your testimony whether or not you are considering civil litigation against Mr. Combs? No it doesn't. It seems like an assumption.

1:14:30We don't want to do assumptions in the courtroom. So does that document refresh your recollection that you are considering civil? No it doesn't combs is looking at donaldson just what is happening right now hold on it doesn't donaldson says hold on deontay nash responds it doesn't it does not no so it's fair to say that you do not have or not as much march okay one second as of march 10th 2025 which by the way it's you are not considering or retaining counsel to consider suing Mr. Combs in civil actions I have counsel to protect me I don't do federal court protect you related to your interests regarding civil claims against Mr.

1:15:18Combs correct no this case Donaldson quickly moves on and the defense just starts dumping exhibits it's like a photo dump at this point and none of them are really that relevant and after all of those are received into evidence Donaldson just starts asking Deontay all right Mr. Nash you testified this afternoon about your relationship with Miss Ventura right Cassie right Mrs. Fine and Deontay's reaction feels so instant like he was waiting for this moment and Donaldson is like I'm sorry Mrs. Fine Mrs. Fine yes because she's married to Alex Fine. Yes. And that was, we'll get to that. So when you testified about your relationship to Mrs.

1:16:04Fine. Yes. And honestly, Sean Combs looks peeved at this point, though we could be thinking too deeply into it. I will say definitively, he did not look happy. And perhaps in order to stall, perhaps in order to try and make the jurors forget about this entire conversation, Donaldson starts asking about the definition of a celebrity stylist. I think when you came into here, you said that you are a celebrity stylist. Yes, correct. And a celebrity stylist means someone that styles for celebrities, right? Yes. And that's contrary to someone who doesn't style for celebrities, right? Yes. Right in front of us, Deontay's two attorneys swivel their heads to look at each other with a confused look, and one of them just shrugs, kind of like, I don't know where this is going either.

1:16:50like i don't know what's happening and they just turn back to the front so someone that's not a celebrity stylist can call themselves just a stylist yes so you have earned the distinction of being a celebrity stylist because you style primarily for celebrities at this point the prosecutor is just as confused as we are objection your honor overruled now when you you know that's not how you started your career though correct you don't just become a celebrity stylist you have to move up to become that. No, that's how it started. So in 2007, when you were an intern at Bad Boy, you were a celebrity stylist?

1:17:26I started as an intern, but you were a celebrity stylist is my question. Oh, no. So in 2008, you became a celebrity stylist. Yeah. What do you mean, yeah? Yes. Combs is just staring at Donaldson mouth agape. So by working at Bad Boy between 2007 and in 2008, you just became a celebrity stylist. Yes. And that was because Mr. Combs introduced you to Cassie. I introduced myself to Cassie. You introduced yourself to Cassie while working for Mr. Combs. Yes. This is the feeling of Mr. Donaldson, okay? Don't play games that you cannot win. Deontay is not here to be hee-hee-ha-ha bullied into saying yes or no to questions that he doesn't want to he's here to fight for his best friend like i just see a best friend rage inside of him like probably more than cassie like cassie was like there were so many emotions with cassie for dionte it gives me the energy of like i saw what my best friend went through and i'm so angry and my anger is pretty pure because i don't have all the other complicated traumatic experiences that she might have so my anger is just pure like he's here to fight he's not just gonna roll over and let the multi-million dollar defense team walk all over him.

1:18:44But instead, Donaldson, I feel like he cannot help himself. He falls into the power play trap. This is why I thought Agnifilo or perhaps even Esteveo would have been a little better. Because Donaldson asks Deontay, so it would be fair to say that Mr. Combs or Bad Boy helped start your career as you have now as a stylist, as a celebrity stylist. Would that be fair to say? Yeah, go ahead. I'm going, don't worry about it. And soon after this, Donaldson just starts like wandering around the lectern again. I mean, the showman in him is like bursting out. He starts wandering while asking. Like he's starting to face the jurors.

1:19:22Then he's turning all the way to the left to the defendant's table head on. At one point, he takes three steps to the left to step out of the lectern. So his whole body is in view for Deontay. All like, I don't know, 37 feet tall that he is. And I feel like he just like, he gets put on the worst crosses. because every time we run into them in the hallway, Mr. Donaldson is truly a gentleman, perhaps more Southern gentleman than Brian Steele. Very sweet. And I hear nothing but good things about the press members that have actually worked with Donaldson. And I'm like, why do they keep giving him these crosses?

1:19:54Okay, but like, more on that, he starts wandering, taking a full on sightseeing tour while questioning Deontay. So when you talked this morning, this afternoon, about your knowledge of studios and your knowledge of time period, your knowledge of when records get released and your knowledge of who releases records and your knowledge of all of this. You are giving us that information based on your extensive experience as a celebrity stylist, right? Comey stands up. Objection, misstates the testimony, your honor. The judge is like, you've got to rephrase the question, Mr. Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson, if you could do me a favor and just stay at the lectern just because the court reporters are having difficulty if you're not at the microphone.

1:20:30At this point, Donaldson exaggerate, like exaggeratingly plants his feet into the ground like he's like going into quicksand and it's like and then the line of questioning starts taking more detours so many times I would start a note of like oh I think I know where this is going and then I'm like taking notes and then it's like oh no we're onto a new topic it never got to the point where I thought it was going to a few things to note Donaldson is very likable he's a very strong presence I do think that he has to work against that maybe he comes off a bit stronger with his very commanding height and his like presence maybe it would be too intimidating but he just like he tries to bring personality into it and everything he does the only feeling that we walked away like my researcher and i were trying to put it into words it's always like weird argument but go off i guess it's always like it's not like particularly offensive what he's doing he's not like harassing witnesses he's not aggressive and mean it's just like kind of a weird argument to make but like i guess if that's what you want to do that's the whole cross as a celebrity stylist you indicated that you purchased clothes correct uh-huh is that a yes yes you also help them pick out clothing for their weddings correct everyone's like weddings yes and in fact as you indicated for mrs fine you help pick out her wedding dress correct yes i glance over at the defense table combs looks incredibly stressed forehead wrinkles you could stick a quarter into his forehead wrinkle folds he's very stressed he's mouth agape staring at donaldson because what are we getting from this line of questioning i think what he's trying to get at is that him and cassie are very close maybe he has incentive to lie on the stand maybe they got their story straight maybe they talked while she was testifying maybe he would lie on the stand for her i don't know what inferences he's trying to make to the jurors but all i'm getting out of this is cassie found the love of her life someone she wants to settle down and have children with after we saw that hotel footage like that's what's the feeling i'm supposed to get from this like she found her prince charming after all and she's having like a happily ever after now that the defendant is out of her life like brian steel is straight up smiling because it feels like where are we going with this he's smiling at the defense table even mark ignifilo is staring at Donaldson like, I'm just watching this unfold.

1:22:53Same as you guys. This is how I know he's doing those strikes at home. Donaldson goes into a string of questions asking, you know someone named Scott Langston? No. Okay, what about, you know the public school brand, the public school clothing brand? No. Do you know Mario Solomon? No. Every time Deontay says no, Combs is getting more upset. It just is like a string of no's. Donaldson says, Now, it would be fair to say that when you worked at Bad Boy as an intern and as a stylist for Mr. Combs and as a stylist for Mrs. What's her name? Mrs. He's talking about Cassie. Mrs. Fine. Like, it's so clear.

1:23:31You did not just forget her last name. Alex Fine was a pretty big part of the case in terms of you guys didn't even want him in the room for a certain portion of the testimony. Oh, you feel like it was intentional? It did feel intentional. I mean, unless maybe he's not that well-versed in the case, but you could pull anyone from the public and be like, what's Cassie's husband's last name? And they'd be like, fine. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know? Interesting. You didn't just, like, what's her name? And he's like, fine. Fine, Mrs. Fine. There were other artists that were also signed to the bad boy roster.

1:24:11Would that be fair to say? Yes. Who were they? French Montana Wait, French Montana, the hip-hop person, rap star? He literally says it like that Wait, what? I know He sounds like almost surprised? No, I think he's trying to draw emphasis on French Montana I actually don't know He said, oh, the hip-hop person, rap star I think he's trying to draw emphasis on French Montana That Bad Boy had signed a lot of people maybe some people in the jury would know French Montana. Maybe they're fans of French Montana. Maybe he's trying to pull a Mark Agnifolo, which is like, oh, dad, you don't know anything.

1:24:54I don't know. It was just kind of odd. Yes, I mean, and Puff. That's all I can really remember right now. At this point, I would say that Sean Combs is the most intrigued by the cross-examination. He is the one paying the most attention. even the press are getting lost I saw a lot of members of the press put down their notebooks and just watch because like every point that starts somewhere the notes like end without getting to the point so then it would just be like a new thing that starts and everyone's just like we'll just read the transcripts later because what's happening right now I mean the line of questioning has no clear obvious point to us and then it just starts over it just feels like a sightseeing tour.

1:25:36Do you recall a haircut that Cassie had, the side haircut? Yes. That haircut became homeless iconic status, correct? Yes. It became the Cassie cut, correct? Yes. People all around the world were getting their haircut, correct? Objection, your honor. Sustained, let's move on. We do not indeed move on. Who decided that haircut? Who suggested the haircut? Puff. then we take a detour to just celebrity name drop at least that's what it feels like the end of the haircut yeah for no reason that's why i'm telling you a lot of us stop taking our notes because it's like okay we're getting somewhere with the haircut is it about coercion is it about control is it about what is what is it about to say that he wasn't the one controlling her because cassie wanted to cut her hair like what what could it be and then we just got nowhere and then we just move on okay then we take a detour at a celebrity name drop fest i mean perhaps the point donaldson is trying to make i think is that cassie had ample opportunity to work with massive names in the industry connections that were all provided by sean combs is the point that he's trying to make i believe but at this point 2016 you are basically executive producing this mixtape of cassie's correct dionte did mention that he was heavily involved and that he should have been called an executive remember that in the direct with the team we have a team you got no credit for that right no you got paid no money for that no one got paid for the mixtape so no one besides you and cassie knew what you did on this mixtape is that fair to say rob holiday rob holiday is the low budget producer you said earlier yes at this point all the combs family and friends are just kind of smirking in the pews because like what is this right now and like they probably know rob Holliday.

1:27:20Like what did Rob Holliday do? I don't know. When you said low budget producer, you were just saying that because he's a low paying producer or he's not a good producer or he's like a whack producer. Why is he a low budget producer? A little bit of all the above. And he was this low budget producer also on the mixtape, correct? Yes. Meek Mills was on the mixtape, correct? Yes. And Meek Mills at the time was a really popular internationally known rap artist, correct? Correct. You also said French Montana, correct? Yes. He was also a pretty well-known popular rap artist, correct? Correct. Jeremiah, right?

1:27:58Yes. Platinum selling artist? I don't know his stats. Very popular at the time though, correct? Yeah. Yes. Fabulous? Yes. Combs has almost no reaction to any of the names being listed except when Donaldson brings up Rick Ross. Combs sits up. He puts his left arm on the table. And he's kind of now facing a little bit towards Donaldson and now the jury. And perhaps he realizes how awkward this is because in this random awkward motion, he like puts his right arm up now. And now he's like facing more towards the front, but kind of like a kid at the back of the classroom. Like just like awkward. There's a lot to be said about Sean Combs and Rick Ross.

1:28:39Side note. Jonathan Odie said during his interrogation that the two were sleeping together. That is Jonathan Nody's words. I never uttered such a thing. There's also a video of Diddy and Rick Ross that has been making its rounds on TikTok where they're holding up a gallon of soap. I don't know. It's like liquid soap in a gallon. Rick Ross is shirtless. Janice Combs, Diddy's mom, is in the back in a golf cart. He's calling it an open top like convertible and they're making all these weird comments and like the energy is off and Rick Ross is just asking Janice Combs, Diddy's mother, if she likes the slippery soap.

1:29:13Which, like, I don't know. It's just interesting. I mean, the leaning forward, and then he starts taking notes around the time that Rick Ross is mentioned. I don't think it's anything other than AI-generated conspiracies, but I am intrigued by everything Jonathan Odey has said. Now, back at the cross, Donaldson asks, but Too Short was on there, too? Yes. And he's a really well-known, you know, correct? Moderately. Moderately. So these rap artists, these platinum-selling popular rap artists at the time, all were on Cassie's mixtape, correct? Which I see the point, but it took a second to get to that point.

1:29:50And I do think that the jurors got lost at that point. Deontay's testimony was really only supposed to last for one day because he has a flight scheduled on taxpayer money, by the way, which is not a dig. Just to give you an idea, this trial, we don't know the exact figure, but it is likely that for massive federal criminal cases, it's costing you and I, taxpayers, perhaps close to three to ten million dollars, if not more. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a lot more. The judge asks him, Mr. Donaldson, about how much time do you have left? And this is during a break when the jurors are out of the room.

1:30:20I have absolutely no reason to believe I'll be finished by four, which is fine. Combs is entitled to a fair trial. However, Donaldson did not mention any of this earlier when the prosecutors were informing everybody about Deontay's flight back out to LA. Even the judge is staring at him like, wait, but did you know that you were not going to be finished by four when we had the discussion and I told the jury that I was going to get them out by four? You should have told me that we would have let the jury go and Ms. Comey or other folks from the government side could have made the appropriate arrangements given that there's a flight later today.

1:30:53Respectfully, judge, is this a late breaking development that you now think you won't be done by four? Judge, respectfully, I tried to do what the court and Ms. Comey was considering, which is to try and get finished by four. After going through what I'm going through, I'm telling the court that I do not think I'll be done by four. I understand. Look, you should ask the questions you need to ask. My only request is moving forward. Just let me know because I don't want to tell the jury something and then have them leave. I don't know. When they think that they're going to be here, we can finish something up.

1:31:20I let them go. I want to be able to give the right instructions to the jury in the future. Anyone from the government side, any response or anything regarding scheduling that we need to know? Ms. Comey stands up. I'll work on rebooking the witnesses flight, Your Honor. I'll note that this witness does not seem to be fighting Mr. Donaldson. He seems to be answering the questions. I think many of the questions are repetitive and covering the same territory over and over again. I'm hoping we can be more efficient. The judge says, you mean how would you define stylist? And everyone starts giggling.

1:31:50So the judge was like, what are we doing here? Like, we're staying till four for this? Yeah. Exactly, Your Honor. All right, so let's go to four and then we'll take a break and then on the break You know the only thing is we do need to move this along Maybe we can use the break to make sure that we're being as streamlined as possible

1:32:18So during the break there's a brief huddle with Combs and his attorneys Combs looks like the football coach trying to motivate his team And then he glances back at Justin Combs, his son, who gives him a thumbs up. And I wrote in my notes, sir, don't lie to your dad. Like, that's crazy. What is like? That's not what's happening right now in the pews. It's not what we observe in the jury right now. But I guess, sure, thumbs up. Maybe it's like hee hee. I don't know. Or maybe this is all a stalling tactic. Maybe this is all part of a greater chess move that I am too dumb to even recognize. I don't know.

1:32:50But it wasn't giving thumbs up. Another thought that we had was that this was a scare tactic for Mia, which is the second victim testifying in this case. And she was actually in the courthouse. She was supposed to start her testimony right after Deontay Nash. But we didn't even get to her that day. So maybe it was a scare tactic. I don't know. It was so confusing. The cross was so confusing. We thought of all these crazy things. Maybe that's another. We're like, there's got to be a strategy. Because what was that? But if there's no strategy, what was that? After the break, Deontay Nash walks back in.

1:33:25This time he's wearing a big bomber jacket. Diddy's entire family watches him walk down the aisle. Combs is popping what appears to be a cough drop in his mouth. Deontay sits down and the judge looks at his new jacket. It's not just you. It is freezing in here. It is freezing in here. I'm like, how are y 'all doing this every day? If you thought that things would get better after the break, Donaldson leans forward into the mic. Mr. Nash, welcome back. Thank you. You're welcome. Nice coat. Thank you. You're very welcome. What size is it? Not your size. And everyone, I mean, I don't even know why you asked that question.

1:33:58Yeah. Everyone starts giggling. That's the right answer. You got the right answer. I just want to ask you a few more questions about the stylist part. I'm just going to go really quickly. Donaldson asks questions about whether or not Sean Combs would naturally have the last say in the artists of their label about stylistic choices considering it's entertainment business. aka Sean Combs did not have any special control or force over Cassie. It's just part of Hollywood that as the label owner he would have to approve of what she wears, how she dresses and not as her boyfriend. But Deontay says no Sean Combs had control over Cassie.

1:34:33The other artists not really. Who would be the final decision maker? Most of the time the artist kind of did their own thing but they would send it to Mr. Combs or someone to get some type of consultation in the decision making. Would that be fair to say? Not that I know of. Some of them look terrible. The jurors giggle again and some of them are glancing at each other like this is crazy right now. The ones that you did, they didn't look terrible. Yeah. Donaldson abandons this line of questioning and moves on to perhaps hint at the idea that maybe Cassie and Deontay have been talking about their testimonies getting on the same page.

1:35:05That's the hint that he's dropping. I'm not saying it's true. That's what he's trying to drop, but it kind of backfires. Now, as far as Cassie is concerned, she's your good friend, best friend. When is the last time you spoke to her? After she had the baby yesterday, tell her congratulations. And he's more so telling everyone in the gallery. Oh, you're saying congratulations or you're telling me to tell her congratulations. He's like, no, no, no, thanks. Like you don't go tell her congratulations. You're crazy. There's a few gasps, combs from his side profile he he does like a subtle nod but it appears that his jaw is clenched and like we can tell because usually his default is that his mouth is slightly ajar but it's like clear that his jaw is clenched and it just in our personal opinions it looks like he's trying to watch his face because of course everyone's going to be looking for his reaction even the judge butts in all right let's keep it going the last time you spoke to her was yesterday yes and before that was when probably the day before that so it's fair to say that you spoke to her you know she testified in this trial correct?

1:36:05Yes. You spoke to her before she testified, correct? Yes. You spoke to her after she testified, correct? Yes. Did you speak to her in the middle of her testimony? Um, not really, no. You say not really. What does that mean? Did she call you? Did you ask her how she's doing? How she was doing, but more like her clothes stuff. And Marnie handled most of that because she was here in New York. And so you spoke to her about what clothes she should wear while she was testifying. Is that fair to say? Yeah. Donaldson takes off his glasses. Because Cassie is one of your best friends. You were helping her pick out the clothing that she was going to wear to come to court, correct?

1:36:42Correct. Because again, she's still an artist, entertainer. So it's important how she looks, correct? The feeling is he's making it seem like, the point that I got was trying to make it seem like Cassie is vain. She's a performer at the end of the day that wanted to do anything to excel her career perhaps even possibly draw a conclusion and connection that if she's a performer was she performing while she was testifying was this all a performance like it's just it's not a good look i don't know how deep this like rabbit hole could go down maybe it's just hey jurors usually don't like vain women who care about their clothes a lot maybe it's that but dionte shuts it down as quickly as donaldson brings it up oh no that wasn't why you wanted to make sure she looked good coming to court no she couldn't fit anything she needed clothes because of the pregnancy yes you wanted to get the right clothing for her pregnancy exactly you wanted to pick out the stuff that fit her for the pregnancy correct so again that didn't go anywhere no and i feel like the jurors were i think that even if you watch the internet reactions i think that cassie is a more polarizing witness in this case.

1:37:54I think depending on a lot of the biases that people have going into this, some people think that she's a gold digger. She knew what she was getting into. And like, maybe those people exist in the jury. Who's to say I'm not in the jury, right? But just there, when I was watching their reactions to Cassie's testimony, there were some times where it felt like the jurors were not as receptive of her or where they didn't like certain things. It seemed like they really didn't like her intercontinental lawsuit it didn't seem like they even liked her lawsuit against sean combs where she got 20 million dollars as a settlement it's like these things you could just kind of sense something however with deontay nash the way he talks about cassie he makes her less polarizing because it's just like a feeling of like if i have a best friend who is doing all this for me like i should be doing something right like he just makes her a lot but less polar.

1:38:48I don't know if that's making any sense. Makes sense. Yeah. And just the way that he's talking about her, smiles when he sees her picture, like it feels very genuine. Now, Donaldson in what feels like a last resort just takes the role of a fed. My researcher writes, sir, are you a narc? What is happening? Now, we also mentioned yesterday that you had met with the government several times, correct? Yes. Too many times to even remember, correct? Yes. On the few of your meetings with the government, were you, did you arrive at the meeting before smoking marijuana? One of them, Marine cut it short.

1:39:22Marina's Marine Comey. Because of what? She said she wanted me to have a clear mind. So you went to the meeting and you told her that you were high at the time? Yeah, I didn't say high. I said I'm smoking right now. I didn't say I was high. I'm sorry. So you told her that you were smoking. Well, not in the meeting before you got to the meeting. Yes. And then Miss Comey told you, you need to stop the meeting because she wanted you to have a clear mind. I don't know where this went. That was it. And then he later asks Deontay Nash about another party. You said that Cassie was super high, correct?

1:39:52Correct. And you said that Mr. Combs was intoxicated, correct? Correct. Did you get Cassie super high? Excuse me? And both of Deontay's attorneys are staring at each other like, what the hell is happening right now? One of them even shakes their head in disbelief. Did you give? No, no, I did not. Then he starts talking about the revolt conference which is when cassie saw a picture of combs with gina the girl that he told her she didn't have to worry about well donaldson is asking dionte about it and he's trying to describe revolt donaldson says and when we say revolt conference revolt is i guess um professional web it's uh and he's like using his hands in the air it's um it's owned the diddy is looking at him like you don't know what the revolt is like he genuinely looks offended just it feels like forever before Deontay pulls him out of his misery.

1:40:42It's an entertainment conference. Entertainment company? Conference, the Revolt Conference. Yeah, it was owned by Sean Combs, correct? Correct. Eventually, Donaldson leads up to the idea that perhaps Deontay was the one that sent Cassie a picture of Combs to show that he was with Gina while she was in South Africa. And Deontay responds, oh no, no, no, no. You're not putting this on me. That was another stylist named Icon Tips that texted her and said, oh girl, you look good coming out the car. And she called me and told me, girl is that girl gina there so icon tips thought it was cassie coming out the car but it was gina at that point the jurors the press nobody can even try to keep a professional face everybody's grinning the press don't even really know what to write at all there's just lots of rustling even diddy looks confused of like i don't know what my reaction is supposed to be he's just blinking and so you told her at this point in time listen i could hook you up with michael b jordan correct Mm-mm-mm.

1:41:37No, that wasn't you? No, that's not how it happened. So you said that you set her up with Michael B. Jordan, correct? Yeah, but that's not how that happened. At this point, Combs' close childhood friend, who is like one pew diagonal from us, in front of us, he starts mouthing kind of comically to no one in particular, like, what? And he's like looking around. I'm like, I don't know either, sir. You tell me. at one point Donaldson calls Michael B. Jordan Michael Jordan and Deontay snaps Michael B. Jordan not Michael Jordan yeah you want to get that right Donaldson goes on to ask about others that Cassie might have had a relationship with and this is supposed to be a moment where it's like seizures see Cassie is having all of these relationships she's not coerced into anything look at her cheating on combs it's just a toxic relationship Cassie was in a relationship with Andre Branch.

1:42:31Deontay looks confused. And then he responds, ah, the cute football player. Everyone starts giggling. And one of the jurors is chewing on their pen tip like this is the best thing I've heard in the whole world, like the best tea I've heard in the whole world. Yes, the cute football player. Yes. Oh, yeah. But I never met him. But you were aware that Cassie was in a relationship with Andre Branch, correct? Yeah. Are you also are you aware of a person named Brandon from the NFL? No. Combs wrinkles his eyebrows and starts writing on a post-it that is now going to be teleported through the attorneys to Donaldson at the lectern, but before it gets there, Donaldson corrects himself.

1:43:08I'm sorry, NBA, NBA, not NFL, NBA. Still no. Still no? No. A few other notable moments, Donaldson tries to build this picture where whenever Cassie would get mad at Sean Combs for him cheating on her, she would also go out and party, like a wild party girl but Deontay is not having it not necessarily she and I are both super chill we spent a lot of time at home to be quite honest he brings up a text message Donaldson does but Deontay texts her but when you said girl let's go out and do our thing Deontay says Nobu nothing crazy like that's like going to Nobu yeah Donaldson brings up text messages where Deontay asks Cassie what are you doing Cassie responds about to go out of town for a couple of days getting my stuff together where you going secret trip lol donaldson has dionte read out each message that he sent cassie and then cassie responds secret trip lol dionte leans into the mic to read his full message that we also see on this screen and it just reads girl and he says it like that and then everyone is just like suppressing their giggles in the courtroom because everyone is stressed and like it is kind of funny the jurors are reading these text messages like they're like moving around in their chair biting their pen tip like this is YouTube drama.

1:44:24That's the energy during this testimony because of how insane the back and forth between Donaldson and Deontay is. The jurors are not even trying to suppress smiles. Even the judge is smiling at that. And then he adjusts his glasses and he is no longer smiling because justice is not light and there is a lot of weight on his shoulders. But Donaldson is a very serious man here. He says, so when she says... So Donaldson has never giggled. No, and that's like... So this is why I think the defense attorneys, like I go back and forth because in some respects, yes, I do think that everyone deserves a fair trial.

1:45:02I think that is the right. And I think anyone that represents a client should fight with their full heart and chest. However, I think, OK, well, if I was a defense attorney and I was already making money because I'm a good one, because these are top dogs in their field. would I take on certain clients would I be a little more choosy with who I take on as clients maybe because there were other attorneys that turned down Diddy so then I go back and forth but then sometimes like the way I see them they're so passionate and they never giggle I'm like I get confused do these people just believe everything they say like that's how I feel about Mark Agnifolo Brian Steele and Donaldson like they have this way about them where I'm like no but like we're all giggling because you can't be serious but then I look at you and you look so serious so now i'm confused like i thought you were playing into something but then i look at you and you're so serious like you're saying this with your full chest like mark igniflo is like he went to costco because americans buy in bulk and so he bought baby oil in bulk and then when i first heard that i thought he was crazy when i see him in person i'm like i think he genuinely believes this i think diddy told him that and he's like yeah i could be wrong i could be so naive And she's going on a secret trip somewhere, correct?

1:46:16Correct. And she didn't tell you where she was going, correct? No. Because she didn't want you to know where she was going, correct? Probably didn't want to text it. Well, you didn't call her back and say, what's the secret trip? Where are you going, etc., correct? I may have, or she may have told me. Good friends don't really pry like that, you know what I mean? To which a lot of the jurors look like they're agreeing with Deontay. What do you mean, agree with Deontay? Like a lot of them are a few of them are kind of looking up and it's almost like they're stopping themselves from a nod. It's like that makes sense.

1:46:47Yeah. Throughout a lot of the testimony comes from goes from glancing at Donaldson to blinking nonstop. And eventually the cross just becomes so long that he just starts looking at the clock, which is right on the wall behind the press pews. There were other parts of the cross that were just again. I get what the defense is doing, but it just keeps backfiring. For example, Donaldson brings up another text message thread where Deontay gets a picture from Cassie, a selfie, where he responds, that mug beat, though. Donaldson has to quickly clarify. When you say beat, you mean beat between you and Cassie means good.

1:47:19Like your makeup is beat. Nice, right? So you were telling her at that point in March of 2019, her face looked beat. Nice, though, right? Correct. Which like the fact that you have to clarify that because your client's actions on hotel footage is probably like whatever impact the rest of the text messages had, nothing compared to that point. Another text message exhibit shows Cassie texting Deontay that she wants to be different this year. And she says, Puff is mad at me, of course. Deontay responds, y 'all need to enjoy y 'all trip. Get back to the bullshit later. Enjoy all time together. Y 'all don't get this much.

1:47:55Cassie responds, it's not bull. This is the bitch I'm going to be this year. he can stay or go and as this is being read out by donaldson dionte smiles and comments into the mic that's right cas and like a few of the jurors are smiling because again i think cassie's testimony might have been a bit more polarizing just looking and perceiving at the jurors but you can't hate a bestie that just got your back no matter what yeah and it's like you just want a friend like that and then it's like when you know that cassie has this everyone seems to rally around her it's like okay you know it just adds a little bit more weight yeah i would think then later in the same text thread dionte text cassie again you look beat what's your tea donaldson has to clarify once more when you say you look beat that means you're referring to the pictures that she just sent you where she looks really good in the pictures correct oh yeah again not the best look for the defense which I get it weird argument but okay the point of the whole text though is this part where Deontay texts Cassie girl you always on vacation to which Cassie responds I know God lets me because I put up with a lot of BS basically trying to show the jurors that Cassie was in a relationship with a clear exchange she was also getting something out of it however again that kind of clarification of the face looks beat the impact is kind of lost in another part of the cross Donaldson clarifies, I believe you said in 2013 outside Cassie's apartment, he told Cassie in front of you that he would leak her videos.

1:49:23Is that right? And I think this is the same conversation where he said to you, you and Cassie take a broke ass home and ride to the sunset. Yes. You and Cassie went back home after that, correct? What do you mean? You went back after he said, take your broke ass home. You and Cassie left, correct? Yeah. We rode out into the sunset. what is going on i don't know what the whole point of that one was either in another moment donaldson brings up the 29th birthday party for cassie with his main question being if you had seen sean combs being violent towards cassie your best friend why would you still want him to come surprise her for her birthday he then called you when you were at the restaurant and said he was coming over correct no he was there when we got there he was in miami he called me from miami and asked if he should fly and come.

1:50:08Sorry, he called you from Miami and asked if he should fly back from Miami to come and attend this birthday party. Correct. He flew up from Miami to attend the birthday party. Correct. Correct. Did you tell Cassie who's coming? No, because you want Cassie to be surprised by her boyfriend who is coming up to see her for the birthday party. Correct. Who wants to be the person that tells somebody the surprise? Which again, almost everyone is kind of nodding because it's like I get what Donaldson is trying to say. Like if you saw him be so violent and so terrifying why would you want him to come to her birthday but also at the same time like Deontay has a very fair point but the defense does what the defense has been doing which is showing messages between Deontay and Combs from the past few years where Deontay is nice to Combs which I feel like in the direct he was pretty straight up about it yeah one message is from 2019 so this is after the breakup after Cassie starts dating Alex Fine it's from Deontay to combs sending you my love combs respond yeah right we was fam disappointed still got love all good wait comb said that we were family and yeah i'm disappointed but i still got love for you we're all good okay and so dionte responds uh puff don't do that my love for you don't have nothing to do with anything else combs responds to dionte not this the trainer the trainer in my soldier boy voice damn could have given a heads up the trainer question mark shaking my head and then there's laughing emojis and then there's no response so combs text deontay back again oh now you quiet we'll always be cool no love lost love you girl black heart emoji but on a real note how is she please make sure she's all right and if she ever needs me make sure you call me then another message in which deontay asks to see the full message is there a way i can see the whole message No.

1:52:01Sorry. I'm not just being... This is just the evidence we have right now. That's Donaldson. He has, Deontay, read the message to Combs. I love you, brother, and anything you need, I got you. But the main point being, Cassie never told Deontay about not wanting to do freak-offs, and all this was happening behind the scenes, and Deontay is still talking to Combs with love. You deeply care for Cassie, correct? Correct. And you have deeply cared for her for about 15 years, correct? Correct. But you understand, though, for a significant part of that time, she kept major secrets from you. I kept some from her.

1:52:34We don't have to tell each other everything. But you do acknowledge she kept major secrets from you, correct? Same. Correct? Yes? Okay. And I don't know if it's just the way the line of questioning took place in Unraveled. It kind of made Cassie's story sadder. It didn't feel like she's hiding this from you because she loves it. it just kind of felt like she couldn't even tell her best friend. And then she had to tell the world. So it's just kind of sad. Like that was the feeling. Like it didn't give what I think they wanted it to give. In the redirect, Prosecutor Comey brings it home. Why did you always have concerns for Cassie's safety if she also told you that she was happy at times with Mr.

1:53:17Combs? Because it can go from happy to chaotic in a split second. And when it went from happy to chaotic in front of you, what had you seen happen? him be violent what did you hear him say at cassie's apartment that cassie was going to do that night on her birthday your girl you're gonna get some dick tonight what did cassie tell you the same night about whether she wanted to go with mr combs to a hotel she didn't want to go she wanted to hang out with us and with that there is no recross so comey is really good at just like boom boom boom boom boom and then just clears it up comey is incredibly sharp i think she's like the way she communicates is insane i think she could teach 25 master classes on communication she's effective she's to the point she knows exactly what the jurors need to hear afterwards i don't know how she does it i think i don't even know if this is something you can teach people and with that there is no recross and deontay nash is dismissed on his way out he passes xavier Donaldson at the defense table and he leans down and he whispers something with a smile we couldn't hear it but I imagine because my researcher and I were like okay the vibe the vibe is this well that was fun let's do it again sometime like that if I had to bet money I would bet ten dollars it was that like that's the vibe the whole cross was giving it's like this very sarcastic like I'm not gonna be rude to you but I don't like you yeah and Cassie's my best friend wow and with that he ate it up he ate the jurors loved him wow yeah i don't know if they loved everything he was saying but they were having a blast and i think it's like only natural if someone's making you laugh that frequently you generally have a positive feeling towards them was there a lot of like auditory yes like wow this was probably the most giggly day like everyone was just giggling and it was just non-stop yeah but it is probably the last light day that we are going to have because the next episode you'll see will be likely a mixture of mia the second victim as well as jane the third victim that is going to take the stand probably the day that you see this so i will be in the courtroom while you're watching this and i'll let you know how it goes so with that being said please stay safe and i will see you in the next one

1:55:41Thank you.