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Janelle Griffith

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Latest from Janelle Griffith

Video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating ex-girlfriend will be allowed at trial, judge rules

Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial will see video showing him assaulting his former girlfriend, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Judge denies Sean 'Diddy' Combs' request for two-month trial delay

A federal judge on Friday denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bid to delay his sex trafficking trial by two months.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorneys want to question jurors about their views on drugs, sex and violence

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorneys have asked a judge to allow prospective jurors at his upcoming federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial to be questioned about their views on drug and alcohol abuse, sex and violence.
14d ago

What aviation experts say about the doomed helicopter in the fatal New York crash

The pilot of the tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon could not have done anything to save himself or his five passengers after the aircraft’s rotor blades and its tail boom detached in the air, an aviation expert said Friday.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs dangled person over hotel balcony, indictment and lawsuits allege

A federal indictment accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of dangling someone over a balcony in an allegation that is strikingly similar to an encounter alleged in separate lawsuits two women filed against the music mogul.

How Cassie Ventura's lawsuit laid the groundwork for Sean Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering charges

Here’s a look at what preceded the legal inquiry into Sean "Diddy" Combs, one of the most prominent figures in the music industry

One more charge each of sex trafficking and prostitution filed against Sean Combs

Federal prosecutors in New York have added two charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution to their indictment against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Sean Combs' attorneys seek to block psychologist from testifying at May trial

Lawyers for Sean Combs have asked a judge to prevent a clinical psychologist from testifying as an expert witness for the prosecution at his upcoming trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, arguing that her “testimony is advocacy masquerading as expertise” and “should be excluded in its entirety.”
30d ago

Family of woman strangled during overnight prison visit calls for suspending them

The family of a woman who was strangled last year on an overnight visit with her husband at a California prison said Wednesday that such visits should be suspended until officials can figure out how to prevent similar tragedies.
32d ago

Racketeering claims against Sean Combs dismissed in producer's sexual assault lawsuit

A federal judge in New York has dismissed racketeering allegations against Sean Combs in a $30 million sexual assault and harassment lawsuit brought by a producer who worked on his most recent album.
32d ago

Second woman is strangled during an overnight visit at California prison

The family of a woman who died of strangulation during an overnight visit with her husband at a California prison is questioning why a man convicted of murdering four people was allowed to have family visits.
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