New Avenatti filing just now, with more objections to prosecution expert John Drum’s upcoming testimony. bit.ly/3sc4HcU
It contains this interesting take from Avenatti on what the case is about: “The government is required to prove that Mr. Avenatti misappropriated funds for which he was not legally entitled.”
That’s not really in keeping with wire fraud - the charge is a scheme to defraud using mail or wires. You could not actually misappropriate any money but still be guilty of wire fraud. My @lawdotcom article today looks at this: bit.ly/3CA9VEa
About this brief. "The Court STRIKES the defendant's Supplemental Brief at Docket No. 668 as untimely and unauthorized."
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Here’s the transcript of Judge Subramanian asking Sean “Diddy” Combs about testifying.
“Mr. Combs, how are you feeling today?”
“I’m doing great. How are you, your honor?”
“Good.”
“I want to tell you, you’re doing an excellent job.”
“In the last 48 hours, have you taken any drugs, medicine, pills or had any alcohol?”
“No, I have not.”
“Do you understand that if you decide not to testify, that no one, including the jury, could draw inference or suggestion of your guilt from the fact that you did not testify?”
A new lawsuit says the woman who accused Jay-Z of rape "voluntarily admitted" that her claim was false and influenced by plaintiff's attorney Tony Buzbee.
Lawsuit filed today in federal court in Alabama brings a defamation claim against the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, and malicious prosecution, conspiracy and abuse of process claims against her, Buzbee ad Buzbee's co-counsel David Fortney. documentcloud.org/documents/2554…
A$AP Rocky is in downtown Los Angeles today for jury selection in his criminal assault trial.
He rejected an offer from prosecutors to plead guilty to one assault charge and serve 180 days in county jail with three years probation and a seven-year suspended prison sentence.
There’s no female victim for the Internet to harass, so Rocky’s case hasn’t gotten all that much attention pre-trial.
But a preliminary hearing in November 2023 laid out the evidence, including videos of the alleged assaults.
First-person statement apparently from Jay Z posted by @RocNation.
“Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?”
“It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion.”
@RocNation Quinn Emanuel, which represents Jay Z in various things, issued this after suing Buzbee for extortion on behalf of anonymous celebrity who is now obviously Jay Z.
“His tactics are unethical and extortionate, and today they seek to hold him accountable for his illegal behavior.”
Just in: Megan Thee Stallion has sued blogger Milagro Gramz, alleging she is purposely spreading false information online on behalf of Tory Lanez.
The federal lawsuit has four causes of action, including that Milagro promoted an "altered sexual depiction" of Megan.
Here's Megan Thee Stallion's full complaint, filed today in the Southern District of Florida by her lawyers at @quinnemanuel.
It describes Milagro as "a well-known online social media grifter who traffics in false and sensationalist narratives." documentcloud.org/documents/2525…
Here's the "Promotion of an Altered Sexual Depiction" claim.
"Defendant Cooper willfully and maliciously promoted the Deepfake Video without Ms. Pete’s consent. Defendant Cooper knew or reasonably should have know that the Deepfake Video was an altered sexual depiction."