Why Did Diddy’s Defense Attorney Discuss 'Handsome' Michael B. Jordan During Closing Arguments?

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorney attempted to convince the jury that his former girlfriend — and the prosecution’s star witness, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura — was not a victim, even referencing actor Michael B. Jordan in his closing arguments. 

Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo was animated, often walking back and forth in the courtroom, as he rested his case before a Manhattan jury on Friday, June 27.

He pushed back against the prosecution’s claims that Ventura and another of Combs’ former girlfriends, who testified under the pseudonym “Jane,” were sex trafficked. 

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He tried to convince the jury that both Ventura and Jane willingly participated in the swinger-style lifestyle, and were not victims of coercion.

“God bless her. She’s a beautiful, sexy person,” Agnifilo said about Ventura.

When Ventura wasn’t dating Combs, “she was with Michael B. Jordan, the most handsome man in the world,” Agnifilo said, further claiming Ventura has “sexual confidence.” 

“She is not clutching her pearls,” he added.

Combs’ high-profile trial, where a jury must decide if he is guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, is nearing its end after weeks of testimony from his personal and professional associates.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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