The View’s Sunny Hostin Discovered Diddy ‘Staring’ At Her in Court docket

On Tuesday’s episode of The View’s Behind the Desk podcast, the lawyer shared her ideas on the trial, which she has been attending because it started, and recalled a second she mentioned she discovered Diddy “staring” at her within the courtroom.

The hip-hop mogul’s trial is presently in its fourth week. Diddy has been charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He is maintained his innocence.

Hostin, who famous that she’s prosecuted intercourse crimes and trafficking, described the trial as “fairly intense,” and mentioned Diddy has been “very engaged.”

“I do know him,” Hostin continued. “He was observing me sooner or later, and I am considering, ‘Oh my goodness.’ I spoke to his mom very briefly within the toilet.”

“I am watching the jurors as a result of they’re taking this in … listening to fairly disturbing, graphic allegations and testimony,” she mentioned.

The authorized correspondent famous that she believes there are “dream groups on either side” of the case.

Hostin highlighted two members of Comb’s authorized workforce, specifically, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, whom she known as “crackerjack protection attorneys.”

“Teny is Mark Geragos’ daughter, my buddy and famed lawyer. Marc Agnifilo is just not as effectively referred to as Mark Geragos, however his spouse, Karen, is representing Luigi [Mangione],” she shared. “You have obtained powerhouse people in there. It is a number of the finest lawyering I’ve seen.”

“It may go both manner,” she mentioned, “as a result of it’s such an odd case for individuals to get their minds round.”

Hostin went on to precise her concern after seeing “commentary” from individuals on tv who’re “questioning the cycle of abuse and what that does to a survivor.”

Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who dated Combs from 2007 to 2018, dominated the primary week of the trial, detailing graphic allegations of sexual experiences known as “freak offs” orchestrated by Combs, in addition to allegations of drug utilization, violence, blackmail, and even rape. (Get a full breakdown of her testimony right here.)

In keeping with Hostin, there have been two jurors who had regarding reactions after studying that Ventura acquired a $30 million settlement from Diddy within the wake of her 2024 lawsuit, during which she alleged years of abuse.

“There are two, specifically, that once they heard concerning the cash, they had been kind of wanting round. One even kind of scoffed at it,” she claimed. “I feel it will be shut.”

Hostin — who mentioned she “firmly consider[s]” trials are “gained and misplaced throughout jury choice” — famous that there are a “lot of males” on the jury.

“I’d assume that as a result of she testified that she by no means mentioned no, overtly, there are going to be guys considering, ‘Nicely, how do I do know somebody is consenting, then?'” she added.

Hostin mentioned the prosecution has a “lot of hurdles to recover from,” whereas noting that the protection “did an excellent job” by saying Combs is a “deeply, sophisticated, flawed man with an unconventional intercourse life” and “a home violence abuser, however he isn’t a intercourse trafficker, and he isn’t a racketeer, and he did not transport girls or males for prostitution.”

“In order that’s a reasonably respectable argument, like, ‘This man’s a foul man, however he’s not that man,'” she mentioned.

To see the breakdown of the trial to date, take a look at the hyperlinks beneath: