"WHILE YOU WATCHED DIDDY: The Shocking Kohberger Confession That Changed Everything"

0:03 Callarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm Read Carter, and welcome to Celebrity Trials, your daily source for the biggest courtroom dramas shaping our culture. Today is Thursday, July third, And if you thought yesterday was wild, you haven't seen anything yet. While the entire world was glued to the Sean Diddy Comb's verdict in Manhattan, another bombshell exploded in Idaho that nobody saw coming. But first, let's dive into the aftermath of what might be the most shocking mixed verdict in modern legal history. Twenty four hours ago, Sean Combs walked into a federal courthouse facing life in prison. He walked out guilty of two felonies, but having dodged every single charge that could have kept him behind bars until he died.

0:53 And the reactions they've been absolutely explosive. Let me paint you the picture of what happened outside that Manhattan courthouse yesterday, because it was unlike anything I've ever seen. Comb's supporters celebrated with baby oil and apparent reference to supplies witnesses said were provided for freak offs. A woman in a bikini danced as a man drizzled baby oil on her from a nearby ledge. Yes, you heard that right, baby oil celebrations. I've covered trials for fifteen years and I have never seen anything like that. But the celebrity reactions, that's where this story gets really interesting. Fifty Cent, Combe's longtime rival posted on Instagram, Ditty beat the Rico. That boy a bad man. He liked the gay John Gottie.

1:39 This is a reference to mob boss John Gotti, who similarly beat racketeering charges. Fifty Cent has been trolling Ditty throughout this entire trial, and he's clearly having a field day with this outcome. But not everyone was celebrating. Aubrey O'Day, former member of Ditty's group, Danity Kane, had a completely different reaction. She filmed herself watching CNN's live coverage and said, oh my god, not guilty on Cassie, Not guilty on Rico. No way that Jane is going to be guilty. This makes me physically ill. Cassie probably feels so horrible. I'm gonna vomit. Oday. Didn't stop there, she posted on Instagram.

2:20 I'm still unpacking the magnitude of it all. The cultural weight of this decision is immeasurable. It is heartbreaking to witness how many lives have been impacted by their experience with Sean Combs, only for those stories to fall short in the eyes of the jury. Rosie O'Donnell waded in too, writing on Instagram, I guess a jury just never wants to believe that a woman stays because of power and coercion. Wow. Even Boozy Badass posted an Instagram video saying I'm tired of seeing us black moguls get took down like that, and I'm tired of seeing us black people go against us black moguls like that. The divide is clear. See this as a victory against prosecutorial overreach. Others see it as a failure of the justice system to protect women.

3:08 But here's what's really important about yesterday's verdict. What Sean Combs is actually facing now. The jury found Comb's guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Man Act. That's the nineteen ten law originally called the White Slave Traffic Act, that prohibits transporting people across state lines for commercial sex. Each count carries a maximum of ten years, so Combs is looking it up to twenty years total. Prosecutor Marine Comy has said she will push for the full twenty years, a decade for each conviction. The judge denied bail, so Comb's remains locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn until his sentencing. When Combs was told he wouldn't be released, he turned to his family and said, I'm coming home, baby, But for now he's staying put. What this vertic really tells us is that this Manhattan jury wasn't buying the government's criminal enterprise theory. They looked at all the evidence, the thousand bottles of baby oil, the explicit videos, the testimony about freak offs, and said, yes, crimes were committed, but not the ones you're trying to prove. The acquittals on racketeering and sex trafficking are devastating for the prosecution. They spent seven weeks trying to convince this jury that Sean Combs was a criminal mastermind running a sex trafficking operation, and the jury essentially said, no, He's just a wealthy man who made terrible choices. But folks, this case is far

4:39 from over. Tony Busby, a Texas lawyer, says he's representing more than one hundred women and men who have filed or intend to file lawsuits against Combs. Those civil cases have a much lower burden of proof, and they're going to keep coming. Cassie Ventura's lawyer, Douglas Wigdor said in a statement. Although the jury did not find Comb's Guts guilty of sex trafficking, Cassie beyond a reasonable doubt, she paved the way for a jury to find him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By coming forward with her experience, Cassie has left an indelible mark on both the entertainment industry and the fight for justice. Now here's what really gets me fired up about this whole situation.

5:21 While everyone was watching Diddy, another massive story was breaking that completely flew under the radar. And this one, this one is going to blow your mind. Welcome back to Celebrity Trials. I'm read Carter, and I need to tell you about the story that broke yesterday while everyone was focused on the Ditty verdict. Because if you thought that was shocking, wait until you hear this. Brian Koberger, the man accused of brutally murdering four University of Idaho stutudents in their sleep. Has suddenly, after nine hundred days of fighting these charges, agreed to plead guilty to everything. Let me repeat that. Brian Coburger, who has maintained his innocence for over two years, who was preparing for a death penalty trial that was supposed to start next month, pleaded guilty to murdering Kayley Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Zana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. This is the case that captivated the nation.

6:28 Four college students stabbed to death in their off campus home in Moscow, Idaho, in November twenty twenty two. For weeks, police had no suspect, the community was terrorized. Then six weeks later they arrested Brian Coburger, a criminology PhD student from nearby Washington State University. The plea deal came together at the absolute last minute. Jury selection was supposed to start August fourth. Opening arguments were scheduled for August eighteen. Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty. But here's the kicker. The victims' families weren't even consulted. The Gonkalves family said they received an email with a letter attached on Sunday night about a deal that was already done. Steve Goncalves, Kayley's father, told CNN, you don't deal with terrorists, and you don't deal with people who kill your kids in their sleep, So we'll never see this as justice. The Goncalves family posted on Facebook, we are beyond furious at the State of Idaho. They have failed us. But here's what's really interesting about this plea deal. It happened right after the judge dealt Coberger's defense a crushing blow last week, Judge Stephen Hipler denied Coburger's request to present an alternate perpetrator theory. Basically, the defense wanted to point the finger at four other people as possible killers. The judge said the evidence against these alternate suspects was entirely irrelevant and

7:59 amounted to wild speculation. That was a devastating loss for the defense. So what happened in that courtroom yesterday? Judge Hipler asked Coburger how he pleaded to each count of murder, naming each victim. Coburger quickly said guilty each time, showing no emotion. Then the judge asked if he killed and murdered each victim naming them individually. Coburger stoically responded yes each time. For the first time, we got the prosecution's timeline of exactly what happened that night. Prosecutor Bill Thompson said Coburger drove from his apartment in Washington to Moscow, Idaho, in his white Alantra, circling the victim's neighborhood. Just after four am, he entered through the kitchen sliding door, went to the third floor and fatally stabbed Mogan and Gonkalvi's first then went to the second floor and killed Kernodle and Chapin. The evidence against him was overwhelming. DNA matching Coburger's was found on a knife sheath left by one of the victims. Coburger had bought the same type of knife with the same type of sheath on Amazon. His phone data showed him in the area of the killings multiple times. Coburger will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences on July twenty third, and he's waived all rights to appeal. But here's what's eating at me about this whole situation. Why now, Why after nine hundred days of fighting, after hiring a team of expensive lawyers after claiming innocence,

9:29 does Brian Coburger suddenly decide to plead guilty just weeks before trial. Legal experts I've talked to say this could mean one of two things. Either the evidence was so overwhelming that his lawyers finally convinced him he had no chance, or there's something about this case that prosecutors didn't want to come out at trial. The timing is suspicious, the lack of family consultation is outrageous, and the fact that we'll never know what really happened that night, why he did it, whether he acted alone, where the murder weapon is, that's going to haunt these families forever. Kaylee's sister Aubrey wrote, Brian Coburger facing a life in prison means he would still get to speak, form relationships, and engage with the world. Meanwhile, our loved ones have been silenced forever. This plea deal might bring closure, but it doesn't bring justice, and it certainly doesn't bring answers. Now, when we come back, I'm going to tell you why these two cases, Diddy and Coburger, represents something bigger about our justice system and where we're taking celebrity trials next because folks, this is just the beginning.

10:48 Welcome back to Celebrity Trials. I'm read Carter, and after yesterday's twin bombshells, the Diddy mixed verdict and the Coburger guilty plea, I need to talk to you about what this all means and where we're headed. In the span of twenty four hours, we witness two of the most shocking legal outcomes I've covered in my career. Sean Comb's facing life in prison, walks away with maybe twenty years. Brian Coburger, maintaining innocence for nine hundred days, suddenly pleads guilty and gets life without possibility of appeal. These cases represent everything that's both brilliant and broken about our justice system. In Manhattan, a jury carefully weighed evidence and rejected prosecutorial overreach.

11:30 In Idaho, a secretive plea deal denied victim's families their day in court. But here's the thing, and this is why celebrity trials exists. These cases don't happen in a vacuum. They're part of a larger cultural conversation about power, justice, celebrity, and accountability, and that conversation is far from over. Starting tomorrow, Celebrity Trials is expanding our coverage beyond just the ditty case. We're becoming your daily source for all the biggest courtroom dramas, the trials that create celebrities, destroy reputations, and shape our culture. Coming up on Celebrity Trials next week, we're diving deep into the Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni legal warfare. That trial isn't until March twenty twenty six, but the behind the scenes maneuvering is absolutely vicious. Will break down how a movie promotion turned into a four hundred million dollar legal slugfest. We'll also be covering the Menendez brothers' parole hearings.

12:29 Remember they were just resentenced in May and are now eligible for release after thirty five years. Their first parole hearing could happen any day. And yes, we'll continue following every appeal, every civil case, every development in the Shawancombe saga, because this verdict doesn't end his legal troubles. It might just be the beginning. But here's what really excites me about where we're going. We're not just covering current trials. We're going back in time to revisit the cases that created the template from un celebrity justice, the trials that captivated America before social media, before twenty four hour news cycles, before everyone had an opinion. Think Oj Simpson, Think Lizzie Borden, think the Scope's Monkey Trial. These cases didn't just decide guilt or innocence. They reflected who we were as a society, what we believed about race, gender, power, and truth. That's what Celebrity Trials is about. We're not just court reporters.

13:28 We're cultural archaeologists, digging into the cases that reveal the soul of America. Because here's the truth. Every generation gets the trials it deserves. The cases that obsess us say as much about us as they do about the defendants. Why are we fascinated by powerful men who fall? Why do we root for underdogs? Why do some victims get justice while others don't. These are the questions Celebrity Trials will explore every single day. We'll give you the facts, the analysis, and yes, my unfiltered opinions about what it all means. Sean Combs thought he was untouchable. A Manhattan jury said otherwise, sort of. Brian Koberger thought he could get away with murder. DNA evidence said otherwise. But the real verdict isn't decided in courtrooms. It's decided in the court of public opinion, in the conversations around dinner tables, in the cultural memory that decides which cases we remember and which we forget. That's Celebrity Trials. That's what we do.

14:30 That's why you need to be here every single day. Tomorrow, we'll have the latest reactions to both the Diddy verdict and the Coburger plea. We'll also preview the upcoming Blake Lively trial and dive into some classic cases that shaped modern celebrity justice. Make sure you're subscribed and have those notifications turned on, because when the next bombshell drops, and trust me, there's always a next bombshell, you'll hear it here first. I'm read Carter. Justice isn't always fair, truth isn't always clear, but the stories, the stories are always riveting. We'll see you tomorrow on Celebrity Trials.