Celebrity Lawyer Mark Geragos Hasn'T OfficiCicy Joined Sean Combs' Defense Team, But He Was Present in Court for the Start of Jury Selection Monday, and prosecutors Want Him Restrained From Publicly Stating His Opisions About the case.
In A Letter to Us District Judge Arun Subramanian Filed Tuesday, Federal Prosecutors Said Combs' Official, Seven-Lawyer Defense Team “Appered to Consult With Mark Geragos” During Court Proceedings Monday, Leading Them to conclude The Media-Savvy Lawyer-Known for Replanting High-Profile Client Such As Michael Jackson, Chris Brown and the Mendez Brothers-is acting as “An Advisor” to Combs. They said hieragos recently spoke about the case on a podcast and teassed that he «
“The Need for the Court's Admonishment IS necessary Given That as recent as Three Days Aug, Mr. Geragos Spoke at Length About the Trial in this Houses in His Podcast Called 2 Angry MenMr. Geragos's Podcast with Harvey Levin, The Creator of the Tabloid News Organization TMZ, “The letter from Prosecutors Reads. The prosecutors Called Out Geragos' Comments About the Surveillance Video Recorded Inside The Intercontinental Hotel That Sove Combs Beating His Ex-Girillo Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in 2016. Geragos Said the Government's Planned Use of the Video During Trial Amound to “Character Assassination.”
Prosecutors Also Took Issue with Geragos Stating on the Podcast that the makeup of the prosecution team – Six Women – Cound “Look like you're prosecuting a causes.”
The Letter Pointed to Local Rules in The Southern District of New York That State Lawyers Involution in Jury Selection and Trials Should Refrain From Making Out-Of-Counts statements that Could Prejudice Jurors and Interfere with a fair trial. Such statements includes opinions about an accused's guilt or innocence or “The Merits of the case or the evidence in the case.”
Some statements are alowed, However, Such As Nursements, “Without Further Comment,” that an accused Person Denies the Charges. (In the Combs' Defense Team Nor a Rep for Geragos Immediately Replied to Requests for comment)
Combs, 55, was arrested last septamber and immediate full not guilty to allgactions he Trafficked Multiple Women Under a “Criminal Enterprise” that Used Violence, Threts, and Manipulation to fulfill his “sexual gratification.” The Bad Boy Records Founders Has Been in Custady Ever Since and Repeatedly Denied Bail.
The Initial Indictment Largely Mirrored The Bombshell Rape and TrafficKing Lawsuit Filed by Ventura in November 2023. Prosecutors Didn'T Identify Ventura by Name, But Her Lawyers Available His First Court Appearance, And She's Widely Known to Be Victim 1. Prosecutors Have Said Victim 1 was Willing to Proceed with Her Full Name at Trial. A Third SuperReDing Indicket Was Filed Last Month. Combs Is Now Facing Five Feltony Counter of Racketeering, Sex TrafficKing and Transportation to Engage in prostitution.
The Criminal Trial is Expected to Last Eight Weeks, with opening statements set to Begin Monday.
