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It shows Combs kicking, dragging and shoving Cassie while they were still together. The government wants the footage in. Diddy's legal team obviously wants that kept out at trial, they made some allegations that CNN's version had been altered, sped up, was kind of chopped up and put out of order, and ultimately was deceptive to any jury. CNN adamantly denied these allegations. The judge, in reviewing the arguments by both the defense and, and the prosecution, made the decision that the evidence in that video is more probative, meaning having the ability to prove a fact, than it is prejudicial against Sean Combs. And in making that decision, the judge said, let the jury see the video. And so in some way, shape or form, that video will be played at trial. This was a massive blow to Sean Combs defense. The reason why this is such a big hit is because of the same way that people reacted after they saw that video. And if the jury sees that, along with the arguments supplied by the Southern District of New York, a prosecutor's office that has a conviction rate of 90 to 95%, you better believe that's a tool that they're going to use to try to show that Sean Combs is guilty of, of the crimes he's being accused of. Another big ruling from the judge was whether or not Cassie's unpublished memoir would be used against him. Diddy's legal team subpoenaed, saying, we legally believe we have a right to this information. They did that for a memoir that was never published. Not only that, but journals, diaries and documents of her plans to publish it. Remember when Cassie's lawsuit came out, there was talk about a negotiation before that civil lawsuit came out that Sean Combs team said that Cassie reached out seeing if he would be open to settle before a lawsuit came forward. There's a belief, or at least some talk about whether or not Cassie was going to publish a memoir or a book to that effect. This could be the same thing they're looking for now. Cassie's attorneys fought the subpoena, meaning push to have this information not provided to them. Them being Diddy's defensive team, and they didn't want to turn over the drafts. The judge ultimately ruled in the favor of Diddy's team. And all of those drafts, according to the judge, must be disclosed to them. Now, you might ask, why does Diddy's team care about these drafts? What will they prove? Diddy's team thinks that in some way, shape or form these memoirs will or at the very least can discredit Cassie. They're looking to show any kind of distinction or differences in the way that Cassie may talk about the alleged abuse on the stand or in the memoir, because any difference between the two might show an inconsistency, that they would say, Cassie's lying. And that's a big point for them. What does it all mean when you put it together, these different rulings by the judge, some in favor of the defense, like Cassie's memoir, being admissible, or at least the drafts, Some, like the video of Sean Combs at the Intercontinental Hotel showing Combs beating, hitting, dragging Cassie. Does it mean that one side is winning over the other? Maybe, maybe not. It depends on how you view that. But what it does mean is we start to see how the evidence and the arguments are going to play out in this case, how both sides will have to overcome and utilize these pieces of evidence to try to prove or disprove a case. As we head into jury selection, what I want to see is how especially the defense is going to use this opportunity to try to weave in the narrative of what they're trying to argue. Who is it that we're going to see that comes up as a potential archetype for who they want to be on the jury? What do I mean by that? When it comes to cases of sexual assault of a man against a woman, there are theories that, for example, and I'm not saying this is always true, but this is a theory out there that boy moms may be the best type of prospective juror. If you're the defense, why is that people within a group feel more comfortable criticizing other people within their group? So a woman criticizing a woman, a man criticizing a man, a black man criticizing another black man, or a white woman criticizing another white woman. People feel less comfortable, at least to some degree, criticizing people outside of their group. But boy moms operate in a very unique space. They could feel comfortable criticizing another woman, but they would still think about how a man might be in that situation because they're raising one. And so are we going to see questions and answers and maneuvers by the defense where they try to go after a specific archetype of a person because they believe that's more beneficial to them. That's what I'm looking for. Because sometimes, if not all the time, it's not necessarily the facts that you're arguing. Sometimes it's about the person who's willing to receive those facts and how they interpret it. That's it for this episode of Bad Rap, the Case Against Diddy. I'm Brian Buckmire. Thanks for listening.

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