The legal team of Sean “Diddy” combs in the federal lawsuit against him is trying to obtain an excluded evidence from the next trial.
A surveillance video, released by CNN On May 17, 2024, that showed Ventura, now 38 years old, being defeated by the 55 -year -old music tycoon, in a hotel corridor it is expected to be used as evidence that confirms the predatory behavior of the combs.
The combs legal team presented a motion on Friday, asking the video to be excluded from the trial.
“There is no dispute than the CNN The images of March 5, 2016, at the Intercontinental Hotel, offered by the Government in three separate bail audiences, it is totally inaccurate, since it has been altered, manipulated, accelerated and edited to be out of sequence, ”reads the presentation, by the presentation, by People’s magazine.
The motion also alleges that the original tape was destroyed and the final video was out of service through the edition.
“Consequently, all images of CNN It is inaccurate and inadmissible. As for the two elements of images filmed by an iPhone 6, those pieces of footage are inadmissible and inadmissible. “
The combs lawyers also argue in the presentation that the CNN Video and iPhone videos should be excluded from the trial because the government cannot provide sufficient evidence of its authenticity in the federal demand that alleges the rapper of sex trafficking, extortion and transport to participate in prostitution.
“The relevant evidence must be authenticated before it can be admitted … the government has not offered any competent evidence through which you can authenticate these videos.”
Meanwhile, the exit has denied the accusations, saying: “CNN He never altered the video and did not destroy the original copy of the images, which was retained by the source. CNN He conveyed the story about the video several months before combs was arrested. “
The federal trial expires on May 5. The founder of Bad Boy Records also faces several civil demands that allege sexual assault towards multiple women and men.
