July 1, 2025
"JURY MELTDOWN: Rogue Juror Threatens to Derail Diddy Trial"
Disaster strikes just 70 minutes into deliberations as Juror 25 refuses to follow instructions, sending the Diddy trial into chaos. Reid Carter breaks down the shocking note from the jury foreperson expressing concern about the "wildcard" juror who could force a mistrial. Is this judicial misconduct, an attention-seeking scheme, or something worse? With a second problematic juror in two weeks, serious questions emerge about jury selection in this explosive case. Plus: What happens next and why this legal nightmare could gift Diddy's defense team the appeal they need.
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Caalarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm read Carter, and welcome
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back to celebrity trials. If you thought the drama in
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the Sean Diddy Coombe's case was over after closing arguments,
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think again. Yesterday was supposed to be the beginning of
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the end, twelve jurors quietly deliberating behind closed doors, weighing
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seven weeks of explosive evidence to determine whether one of
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hip hop's most powerful figures spends the rest of his
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life in prison. Instead, we got chaos, We got a
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rogue juror, and we got a legal crisis that has
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everyone asking is this trial about to implode? Let me
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paint you the picture of what went down yesterday in
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that Manhattan Federal Courthouse, because what should have been a
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routine start to deliberations turned into a judicial nightmare that
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has legal experts scratching their heads. The day began normally enough.
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Judge r and Subramanian spent over two hours giving the
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jury their instructions, explaining the five charges, the legal standards,
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and the eight potential racketeering acts they needed to consider.
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The jury of eight men and four women looked serious, focused,
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ready to do their civic duty. Diddy's family was there,
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his mother, his children, holding hands and bowing their heads
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in prayer. As the jury was sent out to begin deliberations.
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Within the first hour, the jury selected Jurer number five
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as their four person standard procedure. Everything seemed to be
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going smoothly, and then the bomb dropped just seventy minutes
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into deliberations. Seventy minutes the four persons sent a note
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to Judge Subramanian that sent shockwaves through that courtroom. The
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note was simple but devastating. We have a juror number
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twenty five who we are concerned cannot follow your Honour's instructions.
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Let me tell you something, folks, in my years covering trials,
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I've never seen anything quite like this. Jury notes about
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problematic jurors usually come after days or weeks of deliberation,
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when tensions are high and people are exhausted. But an
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hour and ten minutes in, that's not a red flag,
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that's a five alarm fire. Juror number twenty five is
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a fifty one year old scientist who lives in Manhattan
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with his domestic partner, and, according to legal experts, the
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fact that his fellow jurors are already concerned about his
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ability to follow instructions, suggests something fundamentally wrong with how
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he's approaching this case. Alan Turkheimer, a jury consultant not
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affiliated with the case, called this development significant because it's
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happening so early in deliberations. This is a possible massive
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headache at this early stage of the game, he said,
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especially since Judge Subramanian already dismissed another juror earlier this month.
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And here's where this gets really interesting and really problematic
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for both sides. The four person didn't just say they
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were concerned. They specifically asked to speak with the judge
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or have juror twenty five interviewed. That tells me this
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isn't about a simple disagreement over evidence. This sounds like
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someone who fundamentally doesn't understand his role as a juror.
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Judge Subramanian's response was measured but telling. He sent back
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a note reminding every juror of their duty to deliberate
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and their obligation to follow his instructions on the law.
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He told them to continue deliberating, but behind the scenes,
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both legal teams were scrambling because everyone knows this situation
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is a ticking time bomb. The prosecution and defense spent
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hours huddling with the judge trying to figure out how
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to handle this mess. The government wanted firm language reminding
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jurors to stick to the law. The defense was more cautious,
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worried about appearing to pressure their way to a favorable outcome.
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But here's what really has me fired up about this situation.
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We've already been down this road with this jury. Remember
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juror number six, the one who was dismissed just two
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weeks ago for giving inconsistent information about where he lived.
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The defense fought hard to keep him, arguing that removing
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a black juror would hurt the diversity of the panel.
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Now we've got another potential juror removal, and I'm starting
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to wonder if there's something fundamentally wrong with how this
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jury was selected. Two problematic jurors out of twelve. That's
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not normal, that's not random. That suggests either incredibly bad
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luck or serious flaws in the vetting process. And the
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timing couldn't be worse for everyone involved. This isn't just
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any trial. This is the trial of the decade. The
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world is watching. Media outlets are lined up outside that
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courthouse waiting for a verdict, and now we've got a
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potential mistrial brewing because one juror apparently can't or won't
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do his job. I'll be back in just a moment
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to tell you what I really think is happening. Let
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me tell you what I think is really happening here,
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because this situation is absolutely infuriating from every angle. First,
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let's talk about Juror twenty five himself. What kind of
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person makes it through jury selection, sits through seven weeks
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of testimony, listens to closing arguments, and then suddenly can't
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follow basic instructions. Either this guy fundamentally misunderstood what being
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a juror means, or and this is what really worries me,
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he's got some kind of agenda. Think about it. This
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is a high profile case with massive media attention. We've
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already seen how people try to get on juries in
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celebrity cases for their own reasons. Maybe Juror twenty five
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thought he could be the holdout who forces a hung jury.
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Maybe he wanted to be the guy who single handedly
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saves or destroys Diddy. Maybe he just wanted his fifteen
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minutes of fame. But here's what really gets me. This
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puts the entire trial at risk. We've had seven weeks
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of testimony from thirty four witnesses. We've seen explicit videos,
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heard devastating recordings, watched grown adults break down on the
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stand describing years of abuse, and now one rogue juror
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could potentially torpedo the whole thing. The defense has to
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be secretly thrilled about this chaos, even though they can't
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say it publicly. Any irregularity in jury deliberations gives them
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grounds for appeal. If there's a conviction, they're probably already
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drafting their appellate briefs about how their client was denied
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a fair trial because of jury misconduct. But the prosecution,
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they have to be absolutely livid. They've built what appears
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to be an airtight case with overwhelming evidence, and now
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they're dealing with jury drama that could undermine everything they've
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worked for. And Judge Subramanian is caught in an impossible position.
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If he removes Jurer twenty five, the defense will scream
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about judicial bias and jury tampering. If he keeps him,
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and the guy continues to be disruptive, he risks a
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hung jury or grounds for appeal. Either way, he's potentially
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looking at months or years of additional litigation. Here's my prediction,
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Judge Supermanian is going to try to manage this situation
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with minimal intervention. He'll send more stern instructions, maybe bring
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the jury back for additional guidance, and hope that peer
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pressure from the other eleven jurors forces Juror twenty five
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to get in line. But if this guy continues to
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be a problem, if he's refusing to deliberate in good
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faith or trying to be some kind of judicial activist,
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the judge is going to have no choice but to
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remove him and bring in an alternate. The wild card
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here is how this affects the actual deliberations. Are the
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other jurors so frustrated with Jurer twenty five that they're
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not able to focus on the evidence. Is this disruption
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preventing them from having meaningful discussions about Diddy's guilt or innocence?
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And let's not forget this jury still has to work together.
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They've got to go back into that room, try to
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put this drama aside and somehow reach a unanimous verdict
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on five serious felony charges. That's a tall order under
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normal circumstances. With this kind of dysfunction, it could be
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nearly impossible. The jury was sent home for the day
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yesterday with no verdict and presumably no resolution to the
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Juror twenty five problem. They're expected to return to deliberations
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this morning, but who knows what kind of atmosphere they're
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walking into. Judge Supermanian has several options. He could bring
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the entire jury back for additional instructions. He could interview
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Juror twenty five privately to determine if he's capable of continuing.
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He could remove him and bring in an alternate. Or
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he could declare a mistrial and start this whole circus
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over again. None of these options are good. All of
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them create delays, complications, and potential grounds for appeal. But
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that's what happens when you've got a rogue juror who
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apparently thinks the rules don't apply to him. Make sure
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you're subscribed and have those notifications turned on, because when
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this situation gets resolved, and when we eventually get a verdict,
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you'll hear it here first. This case has been full
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of surprises from day one, and clearly we're not done yet.
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I'm read Carter. Sometimes justice is blind, sometimes it's riveting,
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and sometimes, like yesterday, it's just plain messy.
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