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Lauren LaRosa
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Lauren LaRosa
Let's get to it. Time to do it. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and every bond. You know, if she don't lie about that, right?
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Lauren LaRosa
Hey, y' all, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is the latest with Lauren LaRosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment, news, exclusives, and the conversations that shake the room. We always start off with a behind the scenes of the grind. Check in, back on the grinding. And today, if I'm checking in with you guys and letting y' all know how I feel, I am excited. Um, I'm excited because, number one, I just found out that we have the holiday, July 4th holiday off of the Breakfast Club, which means I will have a whole week of just podcasting with y' all. So I'm gonna get to do a lot more content. Um, normally my days are so crazy because of court, because of Breakfast Club and then, you know, doing the podcast as well, that I don't get to do everything I want to do. So I have some surprises that will be happening that will pop up next week on the podcast that'll be really, really good. But I'm also excited because I just. It's all just new stuff. I can't even talk about the project. But I'm also working on a new project with some friends and media, and, you know, in this next coming week or two, things are really, really getting off the ground. I think it's such a blessing to be able to want to create things and want to put things in the world and actually been in a position to, you know, even if at a beginner level or, you know, a first timer level, not a beginner, you know, not a beginner, but a first timer level, be able to actually, you know, pull together your coins and your funds and do it and do it on your own terms. So I've just been all morning just really excited about what's to come. Um, and that's it. It's not just excited. It's what's. I'm excited about what is to come today. Now, getting on into the latest, because this is the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. You guys know that, you know, court been courting, and we have been there this week. You know, your girl. Love to take y' all to court. Love to take y' all to court. One of the biggest things that I think most people are talking about right now with the Sean Combs trial is the fact that Diddy was actually able to speak out, I would say, for the first time, but it was not the first time. Um, he actually spoke previously in court, where the judge had asked him, you know, if Juror 6 is not dismissed and continues throughout the case, open to waiving your rights to appeal based on that juror and any decisions made by that juror. Juror. And Diddy waved his hand, and he said, yes, you, Honor, I waive my right. So that was officially the first time Diddy spoke out in court. But yesterday, June 24, 2025, Diddy stood in court because they were having a conversation about what is about to happen for the, you know, these final few days in the courtroom. And the judge had to ask Diddy a series of questions about, you know, you know, does he understand that he is giving up his, you know, right to testify if he says he doesn't want to, you know, that he's asking Diddy questions about just his mind state. Like, you know, are. Are you under the influence of any drugs or alcohol? Is this your actual decision? Like, a lot of people wanted him to get on the stand, and I think a lot of people wanted him to get on the stand because there are people who feel like the government does not have a strong case, that a lot of the things that were presented at base level, um, you know, when you look at the definition of a crime potentially could rule to, okay, he. There. There may be something here, but the way that this conversation at this case, in these charges were shaped. And when I say the way that they were shaped, I mean the conversation and the narrative that were placed around these charges when the indictment first dropped, there has been a very different case presented, per se. Now, some people will argue on its face that, you know, if you only have to prove certain things that has been done by the government, others because you don't have big, huge, sensationalized, like, you know, he's moving crazy drugs, and there's tons of buses of women being taken against their will, and, you know, all these things that I think people thought they were going to hear, they don't even get down to the crevices of the conversation and of the definition of the crime and what the government actually has to do to prove these things. So they wanted Diddy to testify. We've talked about it here at the Breakfast Club, where throw on your mercy on the court and getting up there and, you know, just taking accountability for what you can take accountability for with reasoning, right? Because Diddy is saying, I am not guilty on all charges, but taking accountability for things that won't hurt him legally and kind of humanizing himself. I think it's something that people wanted to see, but we are not going to see it. And I mentioned on the Breakfast Club that these were reports that were out there that I had confirmed, because you don't ever know all of this stuff is changing, right? Like, so when I was on the Breakfast Club yesterday morning, I talked about the fact that Diddy was not going to testify and that I had been told that the theory that was put out there around the reports that he would not testify, which is that the government has not proven their case, according to Diddy's attorneys, is why he's making that choice. By the time I left Breakfast Club to the time I got into court, that could have changed. All of this stuff is moving today. Today is Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Today is going to be a charging conference in the courtroom, which is where they'll have and figure out jury instruction and, you know, what the direction around that is, and, you know, jury instruction. It. It's just like, here's the rules, here's the guidelines, here's what you guys are going to be like. Here's basically your job description while you guys are deliberating. That is what that will be. But what the biggest conversation is right now is, where will we end up? Because yesterday in court, Diddy's team made it a big, big, big deal to have a conversation about a dismissal. Diddy's team, they spent more time on asking for this case to be dismissed than they did on presenting a defense whatsoever. Now, for me, I was very surprised. I'm not surprised that they asked for the dismissal. They have been doing that. The difference, though, in them asking this time was, you know, not even just asking for the overall case to be dismissed, but saying, you know, if you're not gonna dismiss the overall case, at least within, you know, these certain charges, we need to really sit back and have a conversation about was the burden of proof surpassed or not, because it. In our opinion, it wasn't. That was very different. Because before this, it's just been like, hey, all of this needs to be thrown out because of A, B, C and D here. They're like, okay, we do believe it all needs to be thrown out. But if not, let's at least take a deeper look and have a conversation about these things on the other side over here. Right? Court today is going to be really interesting. Going into court yesterday, there was a lot, A lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of evidence that was on the stand. There was an HSI agent, Homeland Security Investigator, Homeland Security Investigations. An agent from their offices was on the stand in. He was a summary witness. And what he was doing was he was taking a look at, you know, various text conversations, bank records, a ton of different things that the government was trying to use to, again, prove, you know, that this whole thing is an enterprise. Allegedly, that there, you know, was the sex trafficking, allegedly, just, you know, people being taken across state lines. All of the things allegedly. Right. When Diddy's team got up there to have a conversation with him, what they pointed out was they wanted to point out that, like, there were these money transfers and the bank transfers of sorts. But how are you able to point that directly to who was paid for what? Because what they're trying to lean in on is, like, we've heard all of these inferences, right? Like these big narratives and big notions, but nothing directly that points to Diddy, and in doing so, we can't pin him for a crime. So they're talking to the HSI agent, and they're bringing up different payments from his bank accounts, different transfers from his bank accounts, and they're generalizing because the government spent a lot of time on, like, making things really direct. Okay, this payment, or, you know, alleging, like, you know, this escort was able to do ABC and D, because Diddy allegedly was the person who wanted these things, who allegedly instructed people around him to make these things happen, who allegedly funded it. Right? His team is backing away. Like, okay, there are these payments, but these are going to various LLCs. And how do we know that any of this points directly to what you're saying? So that's how the day started off. And to be honest with y' all, you know, this wasn't the most exciting part of the trial. But when Diddy stood up and, you know, had the conversation with the judge where he did, you know, thank the judge and tell the judge that he was doing a good job, things did get interesting at that point, people were very interested because, you know, hearing Diddy speak in court, this is the longest that we've heard him speak in court. Not the first time, but the longest he spoke, of course, that's going to get the people going. One of the things that I think is important here is, like, temperament. Of course, when Diddy spoke in front of the court, the jurors were not in the room. They were actually on, like, a short lunch break. But you could tell in Diddy's temperament that it was very jumpy. It was very like. And I'm assuming, right, the man is fighting for his life, that his nerves are a bit rattled. But you could tell that and hear that in his voice that he was a bit rattled. I can't imagine what his family is feeling like today or yesterday. I mean, any day, honestly. But now that we are here at this point where today there will be a conversation on charges and what the jury is actually going to legally be able to look at when talking about what he will be charged with and how he will eventually be sentenced based on the verdict they reach. Gotta be, yo, I would be nervous out of my mind. Like, I would literally be nervous out of my mind if I were his family. So, you know, that's gonna be pretty interesting to watch play out as well. I'm not for sure. I would assume, because the. The. The family has been there every single day, will be there today as well. But this is kind of like a lot of. I know I be there at all today. They will not. The jury will actually be back in court Thursday, June 26, and Friday, June 27, is when the jury will be back in court, because that is when the closing arguments will happen between the prosecution and the defense. That is supposed to be from 9 to 5pm on Thursday and Friday. So I'll be bringing you guys updates from there as well, too. And then Monday, as long as they use these two days that Thursday and Friday to get through Monday the 30th, June 30th, 2025, is when the jury deliberations will begin. Now, in the beginning of court, the judge put this on a timeline, to be honest with you. Now, again, everything is moving. Everything is changing, right? So the judge is saying, hey, I would love to get us out of here by July 4th, because who wants to be in here throughout after the holiday? But of course, if things are not where they need to be by, you know, Thursday the 3rd, because Friday is a holiday, we wouldn't be in court on July 4th. You gonna have to give the jury more time. I. To be honest with you guys, it's like, one day I have a prediction about what I think will happen, and the next day I don't. I've been saying from the beginning of this that I do believe that Diddy will do sometime, but I didn't think that all of the charges will stick. That's another conversation that's happening right now, too, is like, what is going to stick and what is not. So, look, as excited and adventurous as I'm feeling about everything else in life, this case has me on pins and needles. Like I am. Like, it's like every. Every five minutes, there's a different report, and this is happening, this is happening, this is happening. So, you know, being in court and being able to directly see and hear what is happening has been helpful. But even in court, everybody is on pins and needles. Like, when I say you could hear a pin drop when Diddy was speaking, after Diddy's team went through and they broke it down, they went count by count by count. You know, they talked about the arson, they talked about the kidnapping alleged, like, all these allegations, right? And broke down why they felt like the government did not do a good job improving that Diddy is guilty of any of this. After that happened, the. You know, rightfully so. The judge is able to ask the defense, like, okay, do you guys have any response? I'm sorry? The judge is able to ask the. The government, like, do you guys have any response? And the government is. They. No, they say, look, we believe that we've presented a case, you know, to the best of our ability that proves, you know, what we are alleging and that it is sufficient to go before a jury. And they sat back down. I don't know, y' all. We needed some suspense music right here. Like, I really don't. I don't know.
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Lauren LaRosa
Well, guys, this has been the latest with Lauren LaRosa. I'm your host, Lauren LaRosa and I tell you guys every episode, all of my low riders. You guys could be anywhere with anybody having a conversation about all these things, but you choose to be right here, me every single time. And man, do I appreciate you guys for that. Make sure you also follow me on socials aurenlarosa everywhere, because I do. Do you know, in addition to the podcast, you know, we're doing the videos outside of court. I'm actually going to be posting one. Well, I laid on my posting yesterday, but I'm going to be posting one today. As we head there. I have stuff from yesterday that I will be posting as well too and just, you know, keeping you guys abreast and this whole thing is coming to an end and there's a lot to think about. There's a lot to consider. I do want to know what are you guys predictions? What do you guys think will happen next? Do you think Diddy will go to jail for this? These things that they're alleging, do you think he won't go to jail for this? What do you guys. I want to know. Take me outside to the tweets in the streets. You for the tweets. We outside. We outside. We outside outside in the tweets. Every other page I go, but this time when I come back with this, I want to know so me, you know, on Instagram, on Twitter. Lauren LaRosa Lo R E N L O R O S A Let me know your predictions and we'll bring the predictions here tomorrow on the podcast and have a real conversation about what you guys are predicting versus what we're seeing happening. Thank you guys. I'll see you in my next episode.
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Lauren LaRosa
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