Sean Combs trial latest: Diddy looks away as jury shown explicit videos | Crime Alert 6AM 06.24.25

It's week seven of the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial, with the prosecution's case drawing to a close, and the defense indicating it may only need two days to present its case - meaning closing statements could come this week. 

One woman is dead and nine others are recovering after gunfire broke out at a Juneteenth celebration in South Carolina.

The fallout continues following the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Karen Read.

The U.S. Supreme Court has revived lawsuits brought by American victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert, Imancy Grace, Breaking crime News. Now over a
dozen celebrities names are dropped in the Shaw Combs multi
count federal indictment trial, but the only ones to take
the stand so far Cassie Ventira, Dawn Richard, and Kid
Cuddy none support the star Rapper. As the defense now
takes center stage, will the biggest star of all, Shawn

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Combs aka Diddy himself take the stand? John Limley joining
us with Moore from that New York court room.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
Shawn Didty. Comb's attorneys are preparing to take over his
federal sex crimes trial as prosecutors near the end of
their case. Back in court Monday, jurors heard more testimony
from Homeland Security agent Joseph Circiello, who detailed a trove
of hotel invoices, travel records, and purchase receipts allegedly linked

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to Combs. Much of the spending, prosecutors say involved male
escorts and a former girlfriend identified in court only as Jane.
Prosecutors also presented messages allegedly sent by Combs referencing baby oil,
large sums of cash, and erectile dysfunction medication items they
say are tied to so called freak offs, a term

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used in the case to describe private sex parties. Jurors
were shown extended sexually explicit videos involving Jane and an
escort footage in which Combs reportedly appears on the stand.
Circelo testified that Combs denied seeing any criminal behavior at
the events, which were sometimes referred to as King Knights.

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The fifty five year old Combs was arrested in September
and has pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges, including
sex trafficking, racketeering, and transporting individuals for prostitution.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
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Speaker 2 (02:09):
One woman is dead and nine others are recovering after
gunfire broke out at a Juneteenth celebration in South Carolina.
Authorities say the shooting happened late Saturday night during an
outdoor community event in Anderson, South Carolina. According to the
Anderson County Sheriff's Office, hundreds had gathered peacefully earlier in
the day, but as night fell, a fight reportedly broke

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out in a nearby parking lot, quickly escalating into gunfire.
The victim has been identified as thirty five year old
la Portia Janet Gray Cobb. The county coroner says she
died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Two of
the nine wounded remain in critical condition. Officials say that
more than one hundred first responders rushed to the scene,

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but as of the last report, no arrests have been made.
Investigators say they do not believe the shooting was politically motivated.
The fallout continues following the not guilty plea in the
murder trial of Karen Reid. The forty five year old
Massachusetts woman was acquitted Wednesday of charges including second degree
murder and manslaughter. This after prosecutors alleged she hit her boyfriend,

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Boston police officer John O'Keefe with her SUV and left
him to die outside a party. Reid was convicted only
of driving under the influence. Since the verdict, three jurors
have come forward, all pointing to major gaps in the
state's case. Once said there was quote nothing that put
her on the scene, while another admitted she started the

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trial thinking Reed was guilty, but changed her mind during deliberations.
At the center of controversy as lead investigator Michael Procter
fired by the Massachusetts State Police for sending vulgar messages
about Reid. Proctor denies any misconduct and says claims he
tampered with evidence are quote ridiculous. Jurors names are now

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sealed for safe but as public debate grows, key prosecution witnesses,
including Brian Albert, who hosted the party, and Jennifer McCabe,
called the verdict a devastating miscarriage of justice. Reed meanwhile
told reporters no one has fought harder for justice for
John O'Keefe than I have. The district attorney, Michael Morrissey said,

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only the jury has spoken. The US Supreme Court has
revived lawsuits brought by American victims of terrorist attacks in
the Middle East, reinstigating legal action against the Palestine Liberation
Organization PLO and the Palestinian Authority. The decision uphols a
twenty nineteen law passed by Congress to ensure these cases

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could move forward after lower courts had repeatedly blocked them.
The attacks at the center of the lawsuits occurred in
the early two thousands, killing thirty three and injuring hundreds,
and in twenty eighteen, when an American born settler was
fatally stabbed in the West Bankvictims and their families alleged
the PLO and Palestinian authority were directly involved or helped

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incite the violence. Palestinian leaders argue US courts have no jurisdiction.
The lawsuits were originally filed under the Anti Terrorism Act
of nineteen ninety two, a law intended to give US
victims of overseas terrorism a voice and American courts. With
the High Court's ruling, those long delayed cases may now proceed.

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