PROSECUTORS in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal case have filed a bombshell request to the judge a day before closing arguments are set to begin.
In a stunning move by the government, federal prosecutors have removed instructions for jurors related to certain evidence and testimony tied to the racketeering charge Combs is facing.
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Prosecutors said they’re no longer going to argue theories of attempted kidnapping, attempted arson, and aiding and abetting sex trafficking, according to a letter filed to Judge Arun Subramanian on Wednesday.
The move by the prosecution will allow the jury to no longer consider the theories that Combs set fire to the car of Scott Mescudi, the rapper known as Kid Cudi, or that the defendant kidnapped anyone.
The accusations relate to the racketeering and sex trafficking, two of the three federal charges Combs is facing.
The third count of transportation to engage in prostitution against Combs is unaffected.
The prosecution alleged Combs, protected and aided by his staff and security team, conspired to commit and cover up crimes such as sex trafficking, kidnapping, arson, and bribery.
During the trial, Capricorn Clark, Combs’ former assistant, told jurors that she was taken to an abandoned building in New York City by one of the music mogul’s security guards and forced to take a lie detector test to determine whether or not she stole Combs’ missing jewelry.
Mescudi testified that Combs broke into his home after he learned about his relationship with Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, the Bad Boy Records executive’s ex-girlfriend at the time.
While on the stand, Mescudi said he suspected Combs was involved in the firebombing of his Porsche outside his home in January 2012.
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