Woman Sneaks Into Court Screams “Diddy, They’re Coming After You!” & Tells Officers To Pull Out Guns

[Music]. Bada bing, bada boom. I think the. digital footprint associated with the. Shan Combmes case is massive, but also. while it's ongoing, there's new little. tidbits, little nuggets that are being. added to this massive collection of data. on a daily basis. The Combmes sons walk. into the courtroom. And side note, I. just thought this was kind of goofy, but. Christian King Combmes had Instagram. storied and it's him in the van with his. brothers listening to music while. they're headed to court. And in the.

which is already kind of a crazy thing, but that's okay. In the corner of this. Instagram story, however, are the words, one word, early and a bird emoji. Early. bird. Okay. I don't know if he's trying. to say early bird gets the worm. I don't. know what he's early for because he was. very late to court. They're pretty late. to court almost every single day. So, I. don't know what the early bird is. Wait, so they show up like in the middle? Yeah. Sometimes the witness is already. testifying and they'll show up. Oh. So,

I'm not entirely sure what the bird was. for. But nevertheless, nobody in the. courtroom is thinking about that because. there have just been too many crazy. things. This feels like the least of. everybody's worries. Another morning, more recently, another disturbance takes. place inside the courtroom. And I feel. like I was telling you guys, a lot of. strange things have been happening in. the courthouse. And this this is just. another one of them. Okay, so every. single day, Diddy has four US marshals. that sit around him watching his every.

single move. before he even gets into. the courtroom, the marshall that we've. nicknamed Messi, because he is truly. like the spitting image of Messi, the. soccer player. Um, he goes in and he. sweeps his hand all through Diddy's. chair. It's like one of those wooden. leather cushioned chairs with armrests. Nothing special, but he will lift it up, scope it out under, he'll touch all the. legs, he'll push on the cushion, he'll. swipe the cushion with his hands on all. sides. it. He's looking for hidden. contraband, weapons, anything abnormal,

and they never find anything, of course. But they've also never really put their. hands on Diddy until that day. Sure, the. marshals, they might give him like a. fist bump or two, depending on the mood. that Diddy's in. Sometimes Diddy will. even hand Messi a post-it note, and a. few nods will be exchanged. I think he's. probably asking for the bathroom or. something. Diddy is escorted in on this. particular day. The judge then comes out. and sits on the bench. Everybody. instinctively stands. Judge Arun, Father.

Arun, humble, he says, "Please be. seated." I don't think he likes when. people stand for him. Oh, yeah. I think. it's a thing that you have to do and I. think he's accepted. It's part of the. process, but he preferably doesn't like. it like with his energy. Okay. His He's. always like, "Ple, please be seated. unless you'd like to stand." Yeah. I. think it's just very formal and he just. wants to get straight into business. So, he's already into it. Let's start with. GX10C 1:14. It's 8:30. Usually, it's. about 30 minutes before the jurors are.

escorted in. So, the prosecutors and the. defense, this is when they argue. This. is like when the lawyer Olympics come. out and they're arguing their case. They're pleading their case. And the. judge is like, "I'm sick of every single. person in this room." When all of a. sudden, as they're discussing all of. this, you just hear screaming, "It's not. fair, Diddy. They're making fun of you. in every courtroom." A woman is standing. up and yelling from the last pew of the. public section. And everyone in the. courtroom, the prosecutors, the defense, all the clerks in the bullpen, they rub.

her neck. They're like 180 degrees. They. whip their neck around to the back of. the gallery where the yelling is coming. from. Everyone except Diddy's marshalss. They're on their feet, shot up out of. their seats. They're putting their. bodies between Diddy, who's also turned. around in his chair, staring at this. woman, and they're just trying to block. him. I don't think they're necessarily. protecting him because Messi does have. his hand on Diddy's shoulder as in like. don't try to get up, don't try to do. anything like no swift movements. At. this point, there are now three.

courtroom officers in uniform with. badges with bulletproof vest. All of. them are retired NYPD. So the court. officers, they wear like the bulletproof. vest and everything. Officer RZ. Yes. Oh, is officer RZ? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. So, the marshals on the contrary, they're always in suits. Oh, they're in. like fitted suits and they're pretty. pretty in shape. Okay. Not that the. court officers are not, but like they. have different attire and I think I. think the vests are a lot more intense. for sure. Right. They're next to this.

woman. And when she first stood up and. started yelling, I think, you know, I. think officer, his main thing is. everybody's here for a reason and he. tries to keep it as peaceful as. possible. So, I think that they could. have been more forceful with her, but. they're trying to deescalate the. situation with the least amount of. resistance that is already being caused. with this woman. She is now upgraded to. profanity. She has planted her feet in. the middle aisle and her body weight is. leaning back away from the three. officers who are trying to now grab at.

her because now she's escalating it. They were trying to be polite. They were. trying to be like, "Okay, let's get out. of the courtroom." Even a few. journalists who are sitting close to her. got up and moved because it's starting. to feel a little dangerous, like a. little a little stressful, especially. because she starts screaming, "Take out. your gun. Take out your gun." Wait, so. she went straight from what did she say. beginning? She said they're making fun. of you. This is unfair. To Diddy, right? Yeah. And he go straight to take all. your guns. Yeah. The marshall has a hand.

on Diddy's shoulder just to make sure. nothing happens. She's yelling this at. the unformed officers that are now like, "Okay, we should probably escalate.". Judge Arun, who has never once addressed. the gallery, like never. Okay, so. defense attorney, sometimes they'll walk. in, they'll scan over the pews, see. who's all here. Sometimes they'll even. make small talk, like they'll open the. bathroom door for you, and they're kind. The prosecutors, same thing. Judge Arun, like we don't exist to him at all.

anyone that's not the attorney, the. defendants, or the jurors or the. witnesses. We do not exist. I mean, he'll talk to the court staff. He'll. talk to the court officers and the US. marshals, but everybody else, the. public, the press, Diddy's friends and. family, we don't exist. There has never. even been a look over the pews. There. has been nothing. This is the very first. time he looks into the gallery, past. everybody. Please escort her out of this. courtroom now. And his voice is clear. It is firm. There is no panic. There's. nothing. He's like actually staring.

daggers at the gallery. He's like. staring at this woman like you guys need. to get this woman out of my courtroom. So the officers escort her out and then. Judge Arun instantly goes back to. business. That's it. And she she she. walked out. She walked out. She did a. few interviews outside. It appears that. in the interview she's saying that it's. unfair that they are smearing a black. man's legacy and that they're doing this. and she's saying he's perfection. Diddy. is perfection. This is a black man's. legacy that people are laughing at. Did.

he? Everyone laughs in every courtroom. in here. I don't think it's funny for. people to laugh at a black man legacy. being destroyed. Black American legacy. figures, father figures, extra. extraordinary excellency, black. excellence. Sha John Combmes is. inspirational. He is perfection walking. Appears that she was perhaps in the. overflow rooms for the whole trial. I. this is uh the first time we've seen her. in the actual courtroom, but I have seen. her since like the first day. I'm sure.

in the overflow rooms they're making. more comments cuz the overflow rooms, it's a TV, it's a screen, there's no. judge, they have court officers in. there, but it it's not disruptive. If. you talk in there, the jurors don't hear. it. It's not as intense in terms of. court rules. So I I have heard from. other members of the press like. sometimes they prefer the overflow rooms. because if they can't hear something. they can literally hey did you get what. they just said whereas in the main. courtroom you cannot speak. So I've.

heard some of that. So maybe she's heard. people giggling in the overflow rooms. Maybe they have been making comments. about the defendant. I'm not entirely. sure but she's saying that they're. making fun of you. They're smearing a. black man's legacy. Now these have now. gone viral on TikTok. these little. interviews and people are commenting. it's not about race. Some people are. saying, "Oh, okay. So, he's perfection, but like what about essay? What about. domestic violence?" Side note, there is. a sketch about her. The sketch artist. like instantly as this is happening, you. just hear like frantic. You know how I.

tell you when they get really excited. It's like you just hear the noise of the. sketch. Yeah, they sketched her. Now, I. will say when she was in the main. courtroom, she had a scarf around her. head. Not for religious reasons, but. because she's actually not allowed in. the courtroom. Apparently, she was. trying to conceal her identity and made. it to the 26th floor into the courtroom. And now, Diddy was all the way leaned to. the side. His family has not arrived. yet. And he just seemed intrigued by. this woman. And so were we because we.

saw this woman on the very first day. Like, this is during jury selection. And. I recall this. We see her outside of the. courthouse as we're lining up to go into. jury selection days to get into the. courthouse. and she is wearing a. uniform. It's an MTA uniform for the. transit system in New York. Another. reporter starts talking to her and. asking her questions about like what are. you doing here because you're not part. of the press. So like what made you want. to spend your day in the courthouse. listening to this specific case and it's.

jury selection like we we're not even in. opening statements. Like what's the. reason? Like you must have a very strong. reason. Do you know anyone that's. involved in the case? and she was. explaining that she also had very tough. life experiences and she can relate to. some of the people in this case and. she's hinting at the fact that she has. maybe perhaps lived through domestic. violence. And so I actually thought it. was this moment of, oh wow, this is a. very interesting moment where people are. coming out not even because they know. the people or the victims involved or.

the witnesses involved. They support. people who have gone through similar. things because yes, he's innocent until. proven guilty. However, the domestic. violence, it's on video. It's pretty. hard to say anything, right? I thought. she was here to support the victims and. take a stance against domestic violence. And then I didn't see her around. I. mean, I kind of saw her here and there, but like the feeling was the very first. day I heard her share her story, like it. was that feeling consistently. And then. as the weeks go by, recently a few days.

ago, she was causing a bit of a ruckus. outside on the line. So, when we got. separated into public and press, she was. all I heard was something about. YouTubers and Gan Deal cuz there's a lot. of content creators in the public side. And so she's mainly interacting with. them and I think she was like getting. into a fight with a content creator. I'm. not entirely sure. I tried to stay out. of it. I literally went, "Oh." And then. I looked away because I'm like, "Okay, I. need to stay in my own lane." And you. say there's always something going on.

There's always a fight. There's always a. fight. And it's sometimes multiple. fights going on at the same time. Yeah. I will say like to the people in the. public line that are standing in that. line just so that they can get the good. coverage, so that they can get in the. courtroom without any problems. I have. so much respect for them because that. public line, I saw a comment that was. like it's like the Fortnite lobby. It. feels like that. I mean, the main line. feels like that, but then once they. split it up into public and press, it's. like usually a lot of commotion in the. public line. And so, people who are.

going through the public line just to be. able to sit and on this trial, I don't. know how they're doing it. It's so. intense. There's always a fight. I don't. know what happened because the first few. times I've seen her, she seemed so. pleasant and then all of a sudden it's. just very different. I'm just very. confused. And so all the press in the. public, they want to know, does Diddy. know her? Because there have been rumors. swirling around that perhaps Diddy is I. mean, these are some darker rumors that. perhaps Diddy is trying to buy witnesses. by jurors, maybe even by Diddy.

supporters to infiltrate not only the. public, but also maybe the press. So. there's been all these rumors swirling. around. I don't know what he would get. out of this incident, though. Yeah. So. you don't know if he was involved? If I. had to take like my most cynical because. I mean I do enjoy being conspiratorial. at times but like if I had to be the. most reasonable I don't think that he. played any role in this but I do think. this trial is bringing out a lot of. interesting people and I'm just so.

confused. The only thing that confuses. me and a few other members of the press. is her attitude shift throughout the. weeks is so drastic. We're just confused. by it. What are your. [Music]. thoughts? We would like to thank today's.

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shortened and condensed for brevity. To. cover ourselves legally, you guys know. the drill. Shan Combmes is presumed. innocent until proven guilty. and that. has yet to occur at the time of this. episode's release. So, the burden of. proof lies within the government. Any. descriptions or observations regarding. Mr. Combmes's legal team, the court, and/or the public during the trial were. personally noted by myself or my other. two researchers who are present in the. main courtroom. They should not be used. as definitive source to determine guilt. or innocence. So, with that being said, let's get started. I think Michael B.

Jordan just wants one day without. reading about him being mentioned in. Shan's criminal trial. I think that. would literally make Michael B. Jordan's. entire week. Cassy's best friend and. former stylist. He takes the stand and. he is asked about Michael B. Jordan by. Diddy's attorney, Xavier Donaldson. Because remember, while Cassie was in. South Africa shooting a movie, she. starts talking to Michael B. Jordan. And. because of that, his name has gone up so. many times during the entirety of this. trial and it's still ongoing. Donaldson.

asks Cassy's best friend, Cassie was in. South Africa, right? Correct. What was. she doing in South Africa? Shooting a. movie. And she was shooting this movie. as she was still signed to Bad Boy. Correct. Correct. And what was the. movie? Honey. And so as an artist signed. with Bad Boy, she was not only doing. music, but she was also getting movie. deals. Correct. Mhm. She she was able to. do that sometimes. And it just seems. like a very roundabout conversation. So.

I I mean I guess, right? But I'm asking. yes or no. Mhm. Was she able to do. movies while she was an artist signed. with Bad Boy? Sometimes yes. In 2015, this was one of those times that she was. allowed to do a movie. Correct. Correct. And in order for her to be allowed to do. that movie, Mr. Combmes, as the owner of. Bad Boy, had to sign off on that. Correct. Correct. So to button that, Mr. Combmes signed off on a contract to.

allow Cassie to do a movie. Correct. Correct. Mr. Donaldson, the witness is. saying, "Mr. Donaldson, asking a. question." Mhm. Donaldson is now. responding. Yes, sir. Can you just drive. it home because yes, I did hook her up. with Michael B. Jordan. I know where. this is going. Let No, no, no, no, no. And it feels like the two of them just. start bickering in front of No, no, no, no, no. The witness. Oh, he's like, "No, no, no, no, no. while the entire.

courtroom is watching and wondering what. the hell is happening right now. So, Mr. Nash, you hooked her up with Michael B. Jordan, right? Indeed. He's fine. She's. fine. I mean, why. not? Some of the jurors start smirking. Others are turning to each other and. they're mouththing like they're. literally doing that with their mouth. Even Brian Steel is sitting there. giggling with this goofy boy scout grin. as they say. That's what that's how they. describe his smile. The only person not.

amused in the entirety of this is Shawn. Combmes because he is not having a good. day. First of all, Cassie's best friend. is very likable on the stand. He's won. the jurors over. Everybody's giggling. non-stop in the courtroom during his. testimony. He is just laying it down. He's not getting bullied by the defense. This is Deonte, right? Yeah, Deontay. Nash. And on top of that, Sean Combmes's. move for a mistrial was just denied. prior to all of this. Alexandra Shapiro is a very interesting. attorney on Shan Combmes's defense team.

She was a clerk for Justice Ginsburg, similar to Judge Arun, but not at the. same time. Like I've mentioned, I don't. think their paths have ever crossed. She. was a prosecutor for the US attorney's. office in SDNY, the same district that. they're in right now fighting for Shan. Combmes. She's worked in the criminal. division for 5 years. Then she went on. to join an international law firm to. work on white collar crime. She low-key. loves defending an alleged insider. traitor. And I say that with fear. coursing through my bones because these. are very serious people who would. probably eat me for breakfast, lunch,

and dinner. So, the reason that she's on. Shawn Combmes's team, though, is very. interesting. She's actually known for. her work in appeals. That's her main. focus. She's even said in an interview, "I usually get retained after somebody. else lost the trial, but I do sometimes. get involved at the trial level as. well." She basically states, "It is. critical if a client has the resources, aka just money, if they have the money. to have someone with appallet experience. during the trial." She states, quote,

"One of the most frustrating things for. me as an appellet lawyer is to find that. something important wasn't preserved. during the trial. it it's totally. understandable because trial lawyers are. in the heat of the battle and focused on. contesting the government's account of. the facts which means her being added to. this defense team being present during. the entirety of the trial. She's. probably there just to focus on. procedural compliance and the. application of the law as a whole. I. don't even think she's there for the. factf finding of the actual case or jury. persuasion like the other trial.

attorneys. I mean that might change as. the trial ramps up but I highly doubt. it. It seems like she is here to make. sure that the trial is running to the. letter of the law. And if it's not, and. if it's not running to the letter of the. law in a way that benefits their client, then they need to swiftly take care of. it. Of course, all in favor for Shawn. Combmes. She's not the judge. It's not. like she's there just for the pure idea. of making sure each trial is just and. fair. Legally speaking, she's there to. make sure absolutely everything is in. legal compliance so that if there is a.

verdict that is perhaps unfavorable, it. is likely that she will start on the. appeal if not already because who knows? So, usually attorneys that focus on. appeals, they really only enter the. conversation after the verdict. But when. you have that much money, hundreds of. millions of dollars at your disposal, I. mean, why not get her started right now? Basically, Alexander Shapiro is there to. consider all of these things, which is. likely why we don't see her doing. cross-examinations. Her husband did come. in and do a cross-examination. He was.

recently retained. Yes. And he recently. did a cross- examination of Dr. Hughes, which is uh she's a forensic. psychologist, and I will say nothing. that notable came out of the actual. testimony itself. The defense kept. trying to get the whole testimony thrown. out. it. The judge did not go for that. However, the the cross-examination by. Alexander Shapiro's husband was very. intense. He was kind of aggressive. Well, kind of is nice. He was very.

aggressive. Very aggressive. It's like. overaggressive or what? Yeah, it's kind. of like I think it's similar to when. Tenny Garagos does a lot of the crosses. on law enforcement. I think we get why. there's aggression and we get why the. defense, not the defendant, the defense. team might be frustrated because as. attorneys, they have to protect their. clients and they're thinking this is. overkill. You did too much on this. This. is not maybe to the way that we've seen. it before. I can get that there's. passion that can come off as aggressive,

but to someone sitting in the courtroom, it just feels like why are we mad at. people for just doing their jobs? Like. they don't even know your client like. that. Yeah, it's not personal. Why are. you getting so angry? It just feels like. are you are we just angry at the world. right now? Like it's maybe not the best. thing to show the jurors is my opinion. Now, Alexander Shapiro has not done a. cross and she always looks incredibly. stressed. Like she looks more overworked. than anybody else on that team. If I.

have to guess, and I thought about this. all the time because I have had a few. bathroom run-ins with her where we're. just like standing next to each other. washing our hands in the sink and it's. very uncomfortable, but I mean I'm sure. she's obviously a very very talented. person and very scary in a good way. She. knows what she's doing, but she seems. incredibly stressed all the time. She's. not a small talker. And so the feeling. that we get is that she seems like um. she specializes in appeals. She has.

great attention to detail. Most. attorneys that specialize in appeals do. I feel like she's the type that likes. everything perfect. She likes her tees. crossed, her eyes dotted, and now. there's so many hands in the pie. She. just seems very wound up. I'm just. giving I'm setting the scene because you. kind of have a boy club with Brian. Steel, Xavier Donaldson, Diddy, and. sometimes Filibuster, Mark Agnil will. join the boys club and then the other. attorneys just do their own thing and. she just sits at that same table like.

can we just please get it together? Like. that's her vibe. Can you guys not be. giggle gaggling right now when there is. very serious problems that we have to. address? That's her energy. See, I do. find this very interesting. When you. throw like seven, eight top lawyers. together on a case, that dynamic must be. crazy. Yeah. So, Mark and Tenny are the. leads. They seem the most stressed out. because they're overseeing probably all. the other attorneys. Okay. Tenny is. probably a little more stressed perhaps.

from her pregnancy and also perhaps. because she's the one handling most of. the evidence it seems. So, lots of. backend stuff. Mark seems more like. front end. I have no clue. I don't know. if this is true. Alexandra Shapiro, she. seems very stressed. Brian Steel, Xavier. Donaldson, Nicole West Morland, and Anna. Esto, they do this thing where if they. are doing a cross- examination that day, it's like the most stressful I've ever. seen them. And then the next day when. they're not doing any cross-. examinations, they're giggle gaggling.

Brian Steele's falling asleep. Brian. Steele will watch another defense. attorney on his team make a mistake and. he'll just be like, "Why'd you do that? I wouldn't have done that if I were you. because I guess when you're the leads, you're in charge. Whereas they have. their very specific roles and I'm sure. they work really hard at their very. specific roles. But it's very. interesting. But Alexander Shapiro. perhaps she's overseeing the whole. thing. She seems very stressed now. Regardless, she stands up, reaches for. the microphone. The jurors are out of. the room. When was this? This was like a.

midday. Midday. Oh, okay. Jurors are out. of the room. She's in front of the. gallery. Like the the gallery. We're all. sitting there and she states, "Your. honor, respectfully, we are going to. move for a mistrial at this time based. on the prosecutorial misconduct that. went into. this, a mistrial, which means forget. everything that just happened and let's. do it all over again from the beginning. with new jurors, new jury selection, new. everything." And this is like weeks into.

it, right? Yeah, this is weeks in and. probably millions of taxpayer dollars. in, which is great for the defense. because that means that they I mean to a. degree the defense knew what they were. getting into before the trial. Like they. kind of have an idea based off the. charges, based off of things in. discovery, like where the prosecutors. are going to lead it. But now they have. a really good idea of like the valuable. evidence the prosecutors have, the key. points, the key witnesses that they're. bringing in. Mhm. But now they can spend.

a lot of time to exploit all the flaws. in any of their evidence and any of. their arguments for the retrial. I mean, this is this is their dream. Like, what. in the hell would even cause them to try. and move for a mistrial, though? You. can't just say it because it's not going. well for you. Like, you can't just be. like, "You know what, judge? I just kind. of maybe want to start over. Like, can. we do a doover? Can we redo?" Yeah. Yeah. Let me take it from the top again. Like, you can't do that. Something has. to happen. And it is because of one of. the most unexpected witnesses that takes.

the stand. Could you provide the court. your first and last name and spell your. first and last name? Lance Jimenez. LC J. I M E N E Z. Good morning. And who is. your employer? The city of Los Angeles. Fire Department. Lance Jimenez is an. arson investigator for the LAD. And he. describes his job as, and this is. literally what the mistrial is based off. of. We're basically detectives for the. fire department. We work handinhand with. LAPD to work on the crime of arson, which is intentionally setting felony.

crimes. He's been doing this for the. past 14 years. He's investigated well. over 1,000 cases, probably 1,200 cases, maybe more. So, what is an arson. investigator from Los Angeles doing all. the way in New York City sitting next to. Judge Arun and might be the testimony. that leads to a mistrial in this case? Like, it's so random. Kid Cuddy. Investigator Lance was the one that was. called out to the scene when Kid Cuy's. Porsche was set on fire. He was the lead. arson investigator. Which again, what. does this have anything to do with the.

attorneys asking for a mistrial? I'm. going to give you the exact line of. questioning and you see if you can spot. the reason why the defense demands a. retrial. Prosecutor Slavic asks. investigator Jimenez, "Did you collect. any other fingerprints in this case?". There was um the victim had informed me. that he had somebody come and print his. house from a previous trespass and that. person recovered two fingerprints on his. glass front door and that person put. those on print cards and turned them. over to me. So to give you context,

remember how Kid Cuddy's house was. broken into allegedly by Sean Combmes. and Rube the security guard while. Capricorn Clark is crying in the car. outside. Well, it appears that Kid Cuddy. might have hired a third party to come. out and take fingerprints from his front. door just for safety reasons because. honestly I would too. Well, Kid Cuddy. gives those fingerprint cards over to. Officer Jimenez because he was like, "Yeah, that was a month ago that my. house was broken into and now my car has. been set on fire. Here are the prints.". Yeah. Do with that what you will. Did. they find out who? The prosecutor asks,

"What did you do after obtaining these. print cards?" The print cards were. sealed in an envelope with a person's. signature, and then I put them in. another envelope I sealed for evidence. and turned them into LAPD for print. analysis. What do you mean by putting. them into evidence? We take all of our. evidence we collect and we turn it over. We book everything with LAPD's evidence. unit and they store and collect all the. evidence and it's properly maintained. through. LAPD. Did you receive results related to. these fingerprint cards? I did not. Now,

you said that you entered these. fingerprint cards into evidence. Did. there come a time when you learned what. happened to the fingerprint cards? Yes, recently. What happened to the print. cards? The two print cards I turned in. were. destroyed. When were they destroyed? They were destroyed August of 2012. So, this would be 8 months after the fire. Were you aware that they had been. destroyed in August of 2012? I was not. Did you authorize the print cards being. destroyed? I did not. Who ordered their.

destruction? Somebody with an LAPD. Is. that typically the way that logged. evidence is destroyed? Not for evidence. that I turn in. I'm the lead. investigator, so everything goes through. me before it's destroyed. Unless it goes. through our arson section, it will come. through in a request if they want it. destroyed or not or returned back to the. owner. And the LAPD employee who. authorized the destruction wasn't you, you said, right? No. Was that person a. member of your team? No. Did this strike. you as unusual? Mark, Combmes's lead.

council, stands up. I'm going to object. to all of this, judge. The judge is. like, "There was a question pending. I. take it there's an objection to that. question." Yes, that's sustained. And. the prosecutor says, "I'll ask a. different question, your honor. Investigator Jimenez, in your 15 years. approximately as an arson investigator, has evidence been ordered destroyed by. someone who is not a member of your. team." Mark stands back up. Your honor, I object. And can we have a sidebar on.

this? You may. During the sidebar, Mark. Agnif 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. prejuditial." They're clearly suggesting. that Mr. Combmes, with his authority,

did something to cause the destruction. of these print cards. There'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. That'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. Combmes and Mark said. that. Yes. Okay, Mark. Okay, you said. the phrasing is crazy. Yes, but he's. saying like that's what they 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 Miss Slavic 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 vanish. before the trial." But the defense. council 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 of it's suspicious? They're making. it suspicious." In other words, the. defense states the government is making. inferences that Shawn Combmes somehow. got rid of the fingerprint evidence. because he knows those are his prints. Mark says, "This has caused prejudice.". He says, "And I think and I 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, "Okay, I. feel like he's got an outrageous limit.

that he uses per trial or something cuz. 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.

I know we're trying to get the jury back. in the box. If I could have a few. minutes, 2 minutes, 3 minutes just to. discuss with my colleagues. After a. group discussion amongst defense. council, they move for a mistrial. Alexander 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. Combmes could buy his. way out of this. This 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. chill. 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 [ __ ] 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. Yeah. Everyone was. just silent. Meanwhile, I will say.

Combmes, 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. you know when you work at a restaurant. and there is a customer who is very. upset that you got their order wrong. Is. it a big deal? No. Uh 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 cuz 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?" And. 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. Combmes 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. Have they. investigated more into that? No. The. only potential non-sinister outcome. could be a logging error in the LAPD. 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. Right. 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. I've been over those good faith reasons, and I simply think that there is no. prejudice here, much less incurable. prejudice that would require a mistrial. There's a moment of pause. And honestly, it was like 2 seconds, but it felt like. forever. And I'm like, "Oh my gosh." So, the judge is about to make the call. right now. Like 2 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. Yeah. The judge pers 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? Yeah. Well, that's not how. he said it at all, but 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 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. ungrung. 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. So for those. reasons, the motion for a mistrial is. denied, which then Alexander 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. prejuditial 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. 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. Combmes 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?" 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 netzen comments reading, "Grounds for appeal. The jurors already. heard the tainted question." So, they're. saying this is already an appeal in the. process. Like, Alexander 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 going to walk.". And you guys don't be surprised when he. does. And here's the thing. I just know. that Shawn Combmes 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. And this is like a this has.

been a running conversation between me. and my researchers because you cannot. tell me that this man is not at times. spiteful. I 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. Prior to the. mistrial ordeal happening right before. Deontay Nash gets on the stand is the. mistrial the or the move for the. mistrial that gets denied. So let me set. the scene first. The morning did start. off rather normal. Even Shan Combmes. 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 postits 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 Agnifil. 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. Shan Combmes's sweater. They'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. Steel are. I don't know. This 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 artist, they. like really don't love to interact. They're just like, "Mhm." I feel like. the only one that woos the sketch artist.

is like Mark Agnif. And the prosecutors. Yeah. 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, how's Puff doing in there today? I think. he's got a ferocious attorney uh working. for him right now. Scary. Very scary. Too scary. And again, you cannot. convince me that Shawn Combmes 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? 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, Combmes is like. rubbing his chin hairs. He's acting like. he's so deep in thought. His beard. I.

mean, yeah. Here. His beard. Yeah. I. don't know why I described it chin. hairs. I'm so sorry. They It's 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 Combmes's mother, Janice Combmes, is death glaring Deontay. Nash all the way down the aisle until he. sits down. Deontay 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, Combmes is leaned all the way back with. his back against the chair. And he has. gone level nine 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. and 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 lect turn and she begins. her direct examination. And just in case. we did not already know, which we. already knew because just judging. Deonte's energy that is radiating off of. him, he does not want to be here. But he. has 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 Shawn Combmes and Cassie. And it's kind of cute because when he's. asked to and this is Cassy'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. Combmes 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." Uh-huh. Is it a glamour. shot of you? Yes. I look amazing. And so. we're like, "Okay." The whole courtroom. starts giggling. And meanwhile, Combmes. 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 Shawn Combmes interact a lot. considering they were dating. What if. any names did you hear Mr. Combs call. Miss Ventura in front of you. Um, baby. girl, CeCe, Cass, [ __ ] [ __ ]. ho. Combmes 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. Combmes call her a [ __ ] Um, quite. a bit. That was his fave. So, at this. point, Xavier Donaldson, defense. council, 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 uncom. he's like fully himself like he's fully. himself and I think he is um No, he does.

not like the defense council. 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 is 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 got.

to have him repeat, oh yeah, his. favorite word to call his girlfriend was. [ __ ] 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 no yeah what's. happening in what context did you hear. Mr. Combmes. Call Cassie a [ __ ] [ __ ]. 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 Combmes is not having. a good time. Okay. 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. Combmes refer to Cassie as a. hoe or a [ __ ] Quite a few. In what. context? Um, he just told her that she. was an outright hoe. Uh, he told her she. was nothing but a [ __ ] Anyway, so when. you heard Mr. Combmes say the things you. just testified to, Mr. Nash, how did you.

observe Miss Ventura react? She would be. sad. What would she do? Sometimes cry, sometimes go into a depression. Objection, your honor. Move to strike. the last part of the answer. Depression. part. Yeah. Overruled. Like I swear to. you, there is anytime one of Combmes'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 objection, Combmes. 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 Combmes. 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, Combmes 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 Deonte or well, he's. asked about these is once Deontay was. with Cassie and she gets a call from. Combmes. She starts freaking out and. picks up, puts it on speaker phone. So. over the speaker phone, what did you. hear Mr. Combmes say? That she better. bring her ass to his house? What.

happened next? She started to panic and. then Puff called back and he uh talked. to me at that moment and he told me um. that we're wilden and that he thought he. told us not to be going out and says. every time I go out that [ __ ] 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 I'm like. there is a weird juxtiposition. They're.

sleeping. The jurors have never been. more engaged. And then there's the. Vanity Fair party. Could you explain. what a Vanity Fair party is, please? A. Vanity Fair party is the Oscars. afterparty. So, this is in 2014. Deontay. Combmes, Cassie, and Derek, another. stylist that's supposed to go to the. afterparty. They get there and who did. you arrive at the party with? Cassie, when you and Cassie arrived at the. party, who was already at there? Puff, what interactions did you have with Mr. Combmes at the Vanity Fair party? He. said, "I thought I [ __ ] told y'all.

that she needed to wear her hair up.". Let me back up. How is Miss Ventura's. hairstyled 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 radiating off of Shawn. Combmes'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. Combmes.

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. Combmes do physically when he said. that to you? Grab me by my jacket and. lifted me up. What? What was Mr. Combmes'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, and 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 Combmes, maybe to see his. reaction, maybe to gauge how he's like, "Yeah, 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, Combmes just starts asking people in the. party for hair pins. They 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. Everybody'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 Deonte, 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. Combmes? I helped her pick. songs. I probably should have been. called an exe." Objection. Objection. He. was saying, "I probably should have been. called an executive.". Okay, so he'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? Combmes is also. staring at him like what are you doing. sir? I mean comes 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 and. this is just giving you an idea that I. don't think that I'm overreading into. him staring at Donaldson. Mhm. Brian. Steel 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 misquing. 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, Combmes. whispers, Brian Steel leans down, Sean. Combmes whispers, and he shoots back up. Gossip, sorry. And that's how I feel. about this. 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 Shawn Combmes 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 in came back late. Yeah. And one of the family friends is. holding like a Chick-fil-A nugget box.

So, there's that. And Comb 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. It 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." 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. Combmes 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. Otherwise, he can. usually tell by the context cuz 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 Cassy's testimony where. we are shown a picture of her eyebrow. where she has an injury and she states. it's because Combmes 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. Deonte was there and he says. Combmes just comes into the apartment. that day and saying that he wants to. talk to Cassie. So, the two of them head. over to Cassy'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 [ __ ]. You're going to get the up out of my. house. Y'all going to get the up out of. my house." Deonte says that he tried to. intervene, but Combmes just started. quote, "Well, he was 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." When you. say he was popping you in the back of. your head, what was he doing to your. head? Like, you know, a slap. He like. pops 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, Combmes is incredibly stoic. in like a I don't know who you're. talking about. That just could not be. me. And the Combmes sons, they look. bored. Deontay Nash continues that. afterwards Combmes just starts berating. the two of them. Who was he berating? Cassie and I. What was Mr. Combmes. saying as far as you can remember? We're. not going to be playing with him. We can. just take our broke asses and ride into. the sunset. Damn. Deontay states that he.

heard Combmes tell Cassie that sheed 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 [ __ ] and that Puff was the only one. that protected her. Combmes 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. Meanwhile, Janice Combmes, Sean.

Combmes's mom, takes off her sunglasses. and starts kind of brushing stray hairs. from her wig. But Deontay is not faced. by this threat. He told Cassie, I told. her, I said, "Well, girl, if he wants to. release the 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? Objection. 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, Combmes comes over to Deont'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 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. Comb's family and friends are shaking. their heads with their lips pursed 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, Combmes. 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 stairs were either straight on or. 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. How. high up was the balcony? It wasn't the. first floor. Do you remember what floor. it was on? No. Both Combmes 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 Combmes forced. her into having a freakoff. Deontay. states that he was there for a lot of. it. And he remembers that Shawn Combmes. 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. Deontay says Combmes asked him, "Should. I surprise her?" And he responded, "I. told him if you want to." Now, why did. you tell Mr. Combmes 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. Oh. 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?" It was just very. confusing. The juror's lips were. downturned in like a kind of like what. just happened and they're giving each. other faces. Meanwhile, Tenny Garagos. looks at Mark Agnif 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 Combmes, 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 unfaced is prosecutor Comey,

who just moves on. What do you remember. happening at the birthday party? As they. were leaving, Puff was telling Cassie, "Fuck you. I do all this. I'll do. everything for you and you just can't do. this one thing for me. I 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." In. the courtroom, Combmes 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. Deontay Nash.

states that ultimately after the. karaoke, Combmes makes Cassie go back to. her place and start packing a bag. What. do you remember Mr. home saying, "Y'all. girl going to 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. But Deontay is asked about a guy later. named Rob Holidayiday, 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.

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previous cross-examination? The very. first one that he did that had me so. incredibly puzzled. I am here. 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. West Morland 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. Like 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 Steel has a southern. gentleman flare, but is relatively most. of the time pretty straightforward. Anna. Esto is quite collected most times. She's a bit more neutral in her. questions. Mark is a charmer. He likes. to disarm people. And Xavier Donaldson,

he's a showman. You know, he is here for. a good cross. Now, I wouldn't go with. the uh insanity defense because you have. to admit you did something to go with. the insanity defense. We're not saying. he did it. And the only problem here is. if somebody is giving a show out of. these two, I would rather watch Deontay. Nash's show. Good morning. Good morning. Good. morning. I 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 or even Anna Estao would have been. a better fit. I feel like Deontay and. West Morland would have gotten into a. full-blown argument. I feel like Brian. Steele would not be able to charm his. way to Deontay. And I also feel like. Deontay would be like, "Girl," to Brian. Steel and then Brian Steele would. genuinely be confused and be like, "Who. are you talking to?" And 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. Esteeo likely would have. kept it quite neutral, not dissimilar to. Comey, although Comey is 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. easedropping 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 outsass Deonte 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. Deonte asks him, "How are you?" Oh, okay. I'm 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 going to let it soak in. Blessed. Then he hits him with a I'm. going to 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 Deonte just fine. So. 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. researchers notes read, "Donald 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, but. 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 Shawn. Combmes informed him who Deontay Nash. really is. Like truly, he's going to war. for his best friend. And Donaldson just. like all eight nt of him. He's so tall. He's just standing at the lectern. getting like smacked left and right by. strays. And I think Shawn Combmes should. have warned him. Like at this point, Sean Combmes has a dart board with all. of his attorneys faces on them. And 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 going to 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. Yes. 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 Deonte 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 snargy 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. Combmes, right? Objection sustained. Are you considering a lawsuit against. Mr. Combmes? No, I'm focused on getting. out of here. At this point, even Marko. is looking at Donaldson the same way. that Combmes 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. were considering civil litigation. against Mr. Combmes? No, it doesn't. It seems like. an assumption. We 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. Combmes 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 what Okay, one second. As of March. 10th, 2025, which by the way, it's you. you are not considering or retaining. counsel to consider suing Mr. Combmes 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. Combmes. 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 Deonte, "All right, Mr. Nash, you testified this. afternoon about your relationship with. Miss Ventura, right, Cassie?" Right? Mrs. Fine. And Deonte'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, you testified. about your relationship to Mrs. Fine. Yes. And honestly, Shawn Combmes 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.". Like, 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. I 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. Combmes is just staring. at Donaldson mouth a gape. So by working.

at Bad Boy between 2007 and 2008, you. just became a celebrity. stylist. Yes. And that was because Mr. Combmes introduced you to Cassie. I. introduced myself to Cassie. You. introduced yourself to Cassie while. working for Mr. Combmes. Yes. This is. the. feeling of Mr. Donaldson. Okay. Don't. play games that you cannot win. Deontay. is not here to be he he haha 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. Mhm. Like probably more than Cassie. Like. Cassie was like there was so many. emotions with Cassie. For Deontay 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 going to roll over and let the. multi-million dollar defense team walk. all over him. But instead, Donaldson, I.

feel like he cannot help himself. He. falls into the power play trap. This is. why I thought. Agnif Esto would have been a little. better because Donaldson asks Deontay, "So, it would be fair to say that Mr. Combmes 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. Dang. And soon after. this, Donaldson just starts like.

wandering around the lect turn again. I. mean, the showman in him is like. bursting out. He's starts wandering. while asking like he's starting to face. the jurors. Then he's turning all the. way to the left to the defendant's table. headon. 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 Steel. 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? Okay, 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. At this point, Donaldson. exaggeratingly plants his feet into the. ground like he's like going into quick. sand 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 on to. 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 has 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 purchase 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 helped pick. out her wedding dress, correct? Yes. I. glance over at the defense table. Combmes looks incredibly stressed. Forehead wrinkles. You could stick a. quarter into his forehead wrinkle folds. He's very stressed. His mouth a gape. 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 stories. 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 Agnifo is. staring at Donaldson like I'm just. watching this unfold. Same 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, Combmes is getting more upset. It.

just is like a string of nos. 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. Combmes and as. a stylist for Mrs. um what's her name? Mrs. He's talking about Cassie." Mhm. Mrs. Fine. Like, it's so clear you did. not just forget her last name. M 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.

Like I I mean unless maybe he's not that. well-versed in the case, but like 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. Huh. You know, interesting. you didn't just uh like what's her name? And he's like, "Fine, fine. Mrs. Fine.". Um, there were other artists that were. also signed to the Bad Boy roster. Would. that be fair to say? Yes. Who were they? Uh, French Montana. Wait, French.

Montana, the hip-hop person, rap star. He literally sounds like Wait, what? I. know. What? So, he sounds like almost. surprised. No, I think he's trying to. draw emphasis on French Montana. I I. actually don't know. He say, "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, which is like, "Oh, dad, you don't. know. anything. M I 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 comes 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. Do 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. Shawn Combmes is the point that he's. trying to make I believe. But at this. point, 2016, you are basically executive.

producing this mixtape of Cassy's, correct? Deontay did mention that he was. heavily involved and that he should have. been called an executive. Remember that. in the direct? Mhm. 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 lowbudget producer you said earlier. Yes. At this point, all the Combmes. family and friends are just kind of. smirking in the pews because like what.

is this right now? And like they. probably know Rob Holiday. Oh, like what. did Rob Holiday do? I don't know. When. you said lowbudget producer, you were. just saying that because he's a. lowpaying producer or he's not a good. producer or he's like a whack producer. Why is he a lowbudget producer? A little. bit of all the above. And he was this. lowbudget 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? Yes. Platinum selling artist. I don't know. his stats. Very popular at the time. though. Correct. Yeah. Yes. Fabulous. Yes. Combmes has almost no reaction to any of. the names being listed except when. Donaldson brings up Rick Ross. Combmes. 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. Mhm. There's a lot to be. said about Shawn Combmes and Rick Ross. Side note, Jonathan OD said during his. interrogation that the two were sleeping. together. They they they're gay. Patty.

and Ross and Kevin, they're all gay. Okay. DJ Kelly, Rick Ross, and they're. all gay. Yeah, that is John at the NY'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. Tik Tok where they are holding up a. gallon of soap. I don't know. It's like. liquid soap in a gallon. Rick Ross is. shirtless. Janice Combmes, Diddy's mom, is in the back in a golf cart. He's. calling it a 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 Combmes, Diddy's mother, if she likes the. slippery soap. Pristine Mama Combmes, how you like the slippery soap? Y'all. better stop behind this slippery soap, man. Which like I don't know. It's just. interesting. I mean, the no like 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 Rood has said. Now, back at the cross, Donaldson asks, "But. too short was on there, too." Yes. And. he is a really well-known, you know, correct. Moderately. Moderately. So, this uh 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. And. I do think that the jurors got lost at. that point. Deonte'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 $3. to$10 million, 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. I have absolutely. no reason to believe I'll be finished by. 4, which is fine. Combmes is entitled to. a fair trial. However, Donaldson did not.

mention any of this earlier when the. prosecutors were informing everybody. about Deonte'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 4 when we. had the discussion and I told the jury. that I was going to get them out by. 4:00? You should have told me that we. would have let the jury go and Miss. Comey or other folks from the government. side could have made the appropriate. arrangements given that there's a flight. later today." Respectfully, judge, is. this a latebreaking development that you. now think you won't be done by 4:00?

Judge, respectfully, I tried to do what. the court and Miss Comey was. considering, which is to try and get. finished by 4. After going through what. I'm going through, I'm telling the court. that I do not think I'll be done by 4. 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, I 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? Miss Comey stands up. I'll. work on rebooking the witness's 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 ter. 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. So the judge was like, "What. are we doing here?" Like, "We're staying. till 4 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. So during the break, there's a brief. huddle with Combmes and his attorneys. Combmes looks like the football coach. trying to motivate his team. And then he. glances back at Justin Combmes, 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 h 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 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. But 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, it maybe it was. a scared tactic. I don't know. It was so.

confusing. The cross was so confusing. We thought of all these crazy things. like maybe they that's another like. we're like there's got to be a strategy. because what was that? If there's no. strategy, what was that? After the. break, Deontay Nash walks back in. This. time he's wearing a big bomber jacket. Diddy's entire family watches him walk. down the aisle. Combmes 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 he asked that question. Yeah. 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 Shawn Combmes would naturally. have the last say in the artists of. their label about stylistic choices. considering it's entertainment business. Aka Shawn Combmes did not have any. special control or force over Cassie. It's just part of Hollywood. to 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 Combmes had. control over Cassie. The other artist, not really." Who would be the final. decision maker? Um, most of the time the. artists kind of did their own thing, but.

they would send it to Mr. Combmes 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. That'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 a. jar. 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. Yes. 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 she Did you ask her how she's doing? How she was doing? But more like her. clothes stuff. And Marne 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. Correct. 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. Deontay 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. I 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 Shawn Combmes where she got $20. million 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 cuz it's just like a.

feeling of like if I have a best friend. who is doing all of this for me, like I. should be doing something right. Like he. just makes her a lot less polar. I 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. Marina'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. Correct. And you said that Mr. Combmes was. intoxicated. Correct. Correct. Did you. get Cassie super high? Excuse me. And. both of Deonte'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 Combmes with Gina, the. girl that he told her she didn't have to. worry about. Well, Donaldson is asking. Deontay 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 zoned 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 Deonte pulls him out of his. misery. It's an entertainment. conference. Entertainment company. conference. The Revolt Conference. Yeah. It was It was owned by Shawn Combmes. Correct. Correct. Eventually, Donaldson. leads up to the idea that perhaps Deonte. was the one that sent Cassie a picture. of Combmes to show that he was with Gina. while she was in South Africa. And. Deonte responds, "Oh, no, no, no, no. You're not putting this on me." That was. another stylist named Icon Tips that. text 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. prof 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? No, 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, Combmes's close. childhood friend, who is like one pew. diagonal from us, in front of us, he. starts mouththing kind of comically to. no one in particular, like what? And. he's like looking around and 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, see. Jurers, see Cassie is having all of. these relationships. She's not coerced. into anything. Look at her cheating on. Combmes. It's just a toxic relationship. Cassie was in a relationship with Andre. Branch. Deontay 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 lect turn. But before. it gets there, Donaldson corrects. himself. I'm sorry. NBA. NBA, not NFL.

NBA. Still no. Still no. No. A few other. notable moments. Donaldson tries to. build this picture where where whenever. Cassie would get mad at Shawn Combmes. 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 Deonte. texts her. But when you said, "Girl, let's go out and do our thing." Deonte. says, "No, boo. Nothing crazy." Like.

that's like going to Nou. 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 are you going? Secret. trip lol. Donaldson has Deontay read out. each message that he sent Cassie. And. then Cassie responds, "Secret trip, lol." Deonte leans into the mic to read. his full message that we also see on the. 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 pentip. Like. this is YouTube drama. That'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. 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, Brian. Steel, 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 Agnif 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." Huh? I could be wrong. I could. be so naive. And she's going on a secret. trip somewhere. Correct. Correct. 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 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. 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. Cuz it's like that makes sense. Mhm.

Yeah. Throughout a lot of the testimony. combs from goes from glancing at. Donaldson to blinking non-stop 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. Like 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 Deonte 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 [ __ ] later. Enjoy y'all time together. Y'all don't. get this much." Cassie responds, "It's. not bull. This is the [ __ ] I'm going to. be this year. He can stay or go. And as. this is being read out by Donaldson, Deontay smiles and comments into the. mic. That's right, Cass. 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 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, Deontay texts 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. Is that right?" And I think this. is the same conversation where he said. to you, "You and Cassie, take your 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. Yo, 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 Shawn Combmes. 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. Sorry. 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 he.

was 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 cuz 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 Combmes from the. past few years where Deontay is nice to. Combmes, 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 Combmes. Sending you my love. Combmes respond, "Yeah, right. We was. fam disappointed. Still got love. All. good. Wait, Col said that we were family. and I'm disappointed, but I still got. love for you. We're all good. Okay. And.

so Deontay responds, "Uh-uh, puff, don't. do that. My love for you don't have. nothing to do with anything else.". Combmes responds to Deontay, "No, the. the trainer the trainer in my Soulja Boy. voice, damn, could have given a a heads. up." the. trainer. Shaking my head and then. there's laughing emojis and then there's. no response. So, Combmes 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. Sorry. I'm not. just being this is just the evidence we. have right now. That's Donaldson. Oh, he. has Deontay read the message to Combmes. 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 freakoffs and all this. was happening behind the scenes and.

Deontay is still talking to Combmes 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. We 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. Yeah. 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 safety if she also. told you that she was happy at times. with Mr. Combmes? 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 going to get. some dick tonight. What did Cassie tell. you the same night about whether she. wanted to go with Mr. Combmes 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. But 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. Wow. 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 $10 it was that. Like that's the. vibe the whole cross was giving. It's. like this very sarcastic like I'm not. going to be rude to you, but I don't. like you and Cassie is my best friend. Wow. Oh, and with that, he walks away.

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. [Music].