Diddy Trial: Why Were Potential Jurors Asked About Mike Myers, Kanye West?

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Ju y selectio is cu e tly u de way fo the t ial of Sea “Diddy” Combs.

The p ocess p omises to be a lo g a d complicated o e, as both sides will t y to fi d 12 people who somehow have ot yet fo med opi io s about Combs o his alleged c imes.

That’s o easy feat, a d atto eys a e usi g some u usual st ategies to t y a d weed out biased ju o s.

Diddy pe fo ms o stage du i g the 2023 MTV Video Music Awa ds at P ude tial Ce te o Septembe 12, 2023 i Newa k, New Je sey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images fo MTV)

Acco di g to a ew epo t f om People magazi e, the vetti g p ocess i volves aski g pote tial ju o s if they ecog ize the ames of ce tai i dividuals who a e associated with Diddy.

Past a d p ese t Diddy associates a e amed du i g ju y selectio

I some cases, the associatio is obvious. O e of the celeb ities amed, fo example, is Cassie Ve tu a, the fo me gi lf ie d of Diddy’s who filed a lawsuit fo ape, sex t afficki g, a d physical abuse agai st the mogul i 2023.

Also o the list is Kid Cudi, who dated Cassie afte he b eakup with Diddy. I he lawsuit, Cassie accuses Diddy of blowi g up Cudi’s ca .

“She is p epa ed to testify u de he ow ame,” says a cou t fili g obtai ed by People i efe e ce to Cassie.

Host Sea  'Diddy' Combs speaks o stage du i g the 2022 Billboa d Music Awa ds at MGM G a d Ga de  A e a o  May 15, 2022 i  Las Vegas, Nevada.Host Sea ‘Diddy’ Combs speaks o stage du i g the 2022 Billboa d Music Awa ds at MGM G a d Ga de A e a o May 15, 2022 i Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Amy Sussma /Getty Images fo MRC)

Obviously, it’s ot ha d to see why Cassie a d Cudi we e me tio ed o the fi st day of ju o selectio .

But the list also i cludes people like Mike Mye s, Ka ye West, Michael B. Jo da , Michelle Williams of Desti y’s Child, a d appe Yu g Miami.

The li k betwee Diddy a d the ma who o ce po t ayed Austi Powe s is ot e ti ely appa e t.

Howeve , the co ectio betwee Ka ye a d Diddy is a bit mo e clea . Both became famous i the music i dust y, of cou se, but mo e ece tly, Ka ye defe ded Diddy a d called fo his elease f om p iso .

Ho o ee Sea  "Diddy" Combs atte ds the P e-GRAMMY Gala a d GRAMMY Salute to I dust y Ico s Ho o i g Sea  "Diddy" Combs o  Ja ua y 25, 2020 i  Beve ly Hills, Califo  ia.Ho o ee Sea “Diddy” Combs atte ds the P e-GRAMMY Gala a d GRAMMY Salute to I dust y Ico s Ho o i g Sea “Diddy” Combs o Ja ua y 25, 2020 i Beve ly Hills, Califo ia. (Photo by G egg DeGui e/Getty Images fo The Reco di g Academy)

We should ote that o e of the celeb ities listed has bee accused of a y w o gdoi g.

Diddy was i cou t fo the fi st day of ju y selectio . Came as we e ot allowed i the cou t oom, but wit esses say it was a mostly u eve tful affai .

About i ety mi utes i to the p oceedi gs, Diddy asked to take a u scheduled bath oom b eak. At fi st, the judge de ied his equest, but mome ts late , the disg aced mogul was allowed to use the est oom.

“I’m so y, you ho o , I’m a little e vous today,” Diddy explai ed to the judge.

Diddy tu ed dow a plea deal a d is ow faci g the possibility of life i p iso . So yeah, he has good easo to feel e vous.

We’ll have fu the updates o this developi g sto y as ew i fo matio becomes available.

Diddy T ial: Why We e Pote tial Ju o s Asked About Mike Mye s, Ka ye West? was o igi ally published o The Hollywood Gossip.