The decide overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial ripped a member of his household’s authorized workforce Tuesday — after the lawyer griped on his podcast in regards to the all-women workforce of prosecutors within the case.
“That is ridiculous,” Choose Arun Subramanian stated Tuesday throughout a behind-closed-doors dressing down of Mark Geragos, who represents Combs’ mom and has been seen huddling with the embattled hip-mogul’s legal professionals, a court docket transcript exhibits.
Geragos drew the decide’s ire for calling the all-women prosecution workforce “a six-pack of white girls” on a latest episode of a podcast he hosts with TMZ founder Harvey Levin.
“I feel referring to the prosecution on this case as a six-pack of white girls is outrageous,” Subramanian instructed Geragos, based on the transcript obtained by The Put up.
“This might not be tolerated in any court docket from any lawyer anyplace throughout the nation,” the jurist added to the veteran lawyer.
Geragos disclosed through the assembly that Combs, whom he stated he speaks to “with nice frequency,” believes he’s being “focused” as a result of he’s black.
“I feel whenever you’ve bought a black man who’s being prosecuted and the consumer looks like he’s being focused, it’s a — it’s an remark,” Geragos stated in protection of his eyebrow-raising remark in regards to the prosecutors.
The legal professionals representing Combs at trial, together with attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, Mark’s daughter, have agreed to not argue that he was “focused” by a “selective” prosecution as a result of he’s black, or deliver up distinguished white individuals who have employed intercourse employees and never been charged with crimes.
The testy encounter unfolded after Southern District of New York prosecutors urged the decide to remind Geragos and Combs’ protection workforce of their obligations to not make public statements that might infect the jury pool.
Mark Geragos has repped a number of superstar purchasers through the years, together with Michael Jackson and Hunter Biden.
He’s not listed as a lawyer on Combs’ case however revealed Tuesday that he’s working for Combs’ mom, Janice, in an undisclosed matter. He’s been noticed observing the primary two days of jury choice in a piece of the Manhattan federal courtroom reserved for Combs’ family and friends.
The decide’s lambasting Tuesday morning ended on a lighter observe, with the jurist noting that he can be listening to future episodes of Geragos’ podcast to ensure the lawyer didn’t make comparable additional feedback.
“I’m going to be watching and I’m going to be listening. All proper? You’ve got another listener in your podcast,” the decide stated.
“So long as you subscribe, I’m all for it,” Geragos replied.
Combs, 55, faces as much as life in jail on racketeering and intercourse trafficking prices. Jury choice resumes Wednesday.
Mark Geragos couldn’t instantly be reached Tuesday night time.
