Diddy federal trial jury seated with 8 males, 4 ladies jurors

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial started Monday after a jury of eight males and 4 ladies was seated.

The 12-person jury and 6 alternates was solely finalized minutes earlier than opening statements started within the disgraced music mogul's intercourse crimes case. Diddy's authorized crew was involved about jurors getting chilly toes over the weekend, and Choose Arun Subramanian agreed.

Jurors, who vary in age from 24 to 74, had been questioned in the course of the weeklong voir dire course of about Mike Myers, beliefs concerning infidelity and their style in music because the protection and prosecution narrowed down the potential pool to 12.

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A jury of eight males and 4 ladies had been seated Monday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal intercourse trafficking trial. (Elizabeth Williams through AP)

Juror No. 2 is a therapeutic massage therapist and actor from Manhattan. Through the voir dire, the choose requested if he acknowledged any names from a "folks and locations" listing. The juror famous " Michael B. Jordan " stood out as a acknowledged actor.

As well as, Juror No. 2 had some familiarity with home violence and indicated his sister was a sufferer of assault, however that his expertise would not intrude along with his skill to be neutral.

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Juror No. 5, an funding analyst from Manhattan County , realized concerning the case from information media reporting and admitted to viewing the Cassie Ventura resort assault video footage.

One other juror seated, Juror No. 25, is a 61-year-old scientist and freelance graphic designer who was wanting ahead to getting a break from his "critical work." Juror No. 25 knew about Diddy as a "enterprise particular person" and was conscious of "violent conduct." He admitted to seeing the hallway video on the gymnasium however had not shaped an opinion about what he had seen.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, heart, motions a coronary heart signal to his household in attendance as he's escorted out of lockup by U.S. Marshals on the primary day of trial. (Elizabeth Williams through AP)

Juror No. 28, a 30-year-old lady from the Bronx who works as a deli clerk, famous that she will get information by phrase of mouth and would not learn magazines or papers. She was conscious that Diddy was arrested however did not know why till not too long ago and would be capable to comply with directions.

A number of Bronx residents had been picked to take a seat on the jury. Juror No. 58, a 41-year-old man who works as the pinnacle account clerk in corrections, stated he enjoys '90s hip-hop and sports activities. Juror No. 184, a 39-year-old male, lives along with his brother and is employed as a social employee program supervisor.

The youngest juror chosen at 24 years outdated, Juror No. 321, works in espresso companies and prefers studying information by means of social media.

Juror No. 55 was as soon as ticketed for an open container and unintentionally marked the mistaken field indicating she knew concerning the allegations. When Subramanian heard about her prior ticket, he joked, "Nicely, disgrace on you."

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Juror No. 75 retired from J.P. Morgan and lives in Westchester. He watches each Fox and CNN and prefers the Discovery Channel. A 43-year-old feminine who was additionally from Westchester was seated as Juror No. 160. Her husband is a software program developer, whereas she works as a doctor's assistant.

Juror No. 116 stated he would have a tough time remaining neutral when violence. Whereas he beforehand considered the Ventura resort footage, he talked about having a tough time watching movies of skate boarders falling however thinks he can deal with the movies.

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Nothing might forestall Juror No. 217 from being neutral. The 74-year-old feminine from Manhattan likes classical music and artwork reveals. She lives alone and was a remedy coordinator.

Janice Combs, mom of Sean "Diddy" Combs, proper, arrives on the courthouse for her son's federal trial. (Seth Wenig/AP Photograph)

Diddy's youngsters, together with sons Quincy Brown, third from left, and Justin Combs, second from proper, had been in courtroom to help their father. (Seth Wenig/AP Photograph)

Each Juror No. 201, a 67-year-old man, and Juror No. 230, a 57-year-old man, have youngsters and reside in Westchester County. Juror No. 234, a 34-year-old man who lives along with his dad and mom and sister in Manhattan, would not watch the information and prefers studying online game magazines.

Juror No. 247 likes to learn and surf. The 40-year-old man from New York County is a doctor scientist and has a grasp's diploma and bachelor's diploma in chemistry. Juror 292 talked about she knew one location famous within the voir dire.

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The ultimate juror chosen in Diddy's intercourse crimes case was Juror No. 330, a 37-year-old man from New York County who works with the U.S. State Division and prefers watching "Andor" along with his girlfriend, who works within the medical subject.

For the voir dire course of, the jurors got an inventory of individuals and locations and requested to notice in the event that they acknowledged any.

Comic Mike Myers, Diddy's youngsters – Justin and Christian Combs – Aubrey O'Day, actress Lauren London, actor Michael B. Jordan, musician Child Cudi, Kanye West, singer Michelle Williams, Daybreak Richards and Diddy's ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, had been among the many names acknowledged by among the potential jurors.

Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly ran a prison enterprise by means of his companies. (Getty Photos)

Whereas it is unclear why among the celebrities made this listing, USA Today reported there's a scene in Myers' "Austin Powers" that jokes concerning the disgraced rapper.

Diddy has been charged with racketeering conspiracy; intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud or coercion; and transportation to have interaction in prostitution in a federal indictment unsealed Sept. 17. He has maintained his innocence. If discovered responsible, he faces a minimal of 15 years behind bars or a most sentence of life in jail.

Authorities allege Diddy ran a criminal enterprise by means of his companies, together with Dangerous Boy Leisure, Combs Enterprises and Combs World, amongst others. He used "firearms, threats of violence, coercion and verbal, emotional, bodily, and sexual abuse" to satisfy his sexual wishes, in response to prosecutors.