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Celebrity Lawyer Chris Melcher Anlyzes Testimonies & Strategies in Diddy's Trial on Merit TV

Happening now. Bombshell testimony, the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial. Victim number two, testifying under the name Jane, back on the stand for a second day, sobbing through much of her testimony. And just moments ago saying she took drugs during the hotel nights with Diddy because she "didn't want to feel like it was too real." Telling the jury that her relationship with Diddy lasted right up until the night he was arrested. Of course, this after dramatic moments in court yesterday with the judge threatening to kick Diddy out of his own trial for making facial expressions and nodding at the jury during testimony of Cassie Ventura's friend, Bryana Bongolan. Let's bring in Chris Melcher, celebrity lawyer and partner at Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP, which is ranked as a best family law firm in Los Angeles, CA. Let's start with the judge threatening to kick Diddy out of the courtroom for repeatedly nodding at the jury. Do you know what part Diddy was nodding during specific testimony and do you know how the jury reacted to that and how important is this disruption? Chris Melcher: This is not the first time that this has happened. The judge witnessed twice during testimony that Diddy was nodding or showing disapproval for certain parts of this testimony. And that's really a way of communicating to the jury without taking the stand. Because he does not have to obviously testify in his own defense, but if he's sitting there and communicating and saying, yes, this is something I agree or disagree with during this testimony, it's like the same. And also we don't know, and it's so hard to read jurors, are they just agreeing with him or are they just trying to be polite in just engaging with him with their eyes. The judge was furious about it, and it could result in him being excluded from the courtroom if it continues. Host: All right, two questions from that, Chris. First of all, if you're defending Diddy, do you like that passion and explosions and head nodding and facial expressions and hands and things like that? And do you think Diddy will, when it's the defense's turn, do you think Diddy will testify? Chris Melcher: It would be hard for any of us to stand trial and listen to all this and not react to it. And if you're standing still and stoic, the jury might say, this person has no conscience. How could they sit there, expressionless, listening to this? It would be better if he were showing remorse, feeling sad, or compassion. I think testifying, I really doubt that he would testify because there's so much out there that we've heard of horrific and depraved conduct that I just don't see him attempting to explain this on the stand. Host: All right. Jane is back on the stand now. She is the central figure in one of the sex trafficking counts that Diddy is facing. Talk to us about why her testimony is so important to this charge. Chris Melcher: ...If he transported someone for the purpose of prostitution or trafficking, then that's itself a crime. So it seems to me that on that transportation count, he's going to be convicted of that, or at least there's sufficient evidence from which a jury could reasonably do that. The same with the trafficking. The more difficult one is the RICO criminal enterprise charge, which is normally used for a cartel or the mafia. Technically, they might have enough here, but it really doesn't make a lot of sense to apply to him. Host: All right. Cassie's friend, Bryana Bongolan, she concluded her testimony yesterday , questioning the timeline of the alleged 2016 incident with Diddy holding her over the balcony, but introducing text messages, showing dates that were wrong and asking, "Can you be in California and New York at the same time?" So was she an effective witness for the prosecution? Chris Melcher: I think so. The defense did a good job in showing when an incident allegedly happened, that Diddy was in New York. There were hotel bills during that period. But afterwards on redirect, she was rehabilitated in saying, she didn't make an exact note of the day. She had taken some photos of her injuries from the balcony incident afterwards and was trying to recreate the date. The other attack was on all these drugs she was using, which I understand could certainly impair her judgment or memory, but Diddy was allegedly involved in this and actually supplying those substances to her. Host: How is the prosecution team doing in the last four weeks? Chris Melcher: Well, Joe, I'm going to say a B+ or an A-. It's hard to judge in the middle of this, but they're doing it methodically. They're getting the evidence out there and he is taking some really devastating blows so far. Joe Gumm: Yep. Chris Melcher, top family law attorney and celebrity legal analyst always a pleasure. ©2025 Merit TV. No claims made to copyrighted material. Walzer Melcher Yoda LLP 5941 Variel Ave Woodland Hills, CA 91367 818-591-3700 #bestfamilylawattorney #celebritylegalanalyst #celebritylawyer