The decide overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial ripped a member of his household’s authorized group Tuesday — after the lawyer griped on his podcast concerning the all-women group of prosecutors within the case.
“That is ridiculous,” Choose Arun Subramanian mentioned throughout a behind-closed-doors dressing down of Mark Geragos, who represents Combs’ mom and has been seen huddling with the embattled hip-mogul’s attorneys, a courtroom transcript exhibits.
Geragos drew the decide’s ire for calling the all ladies prosecution group “a six-pack of white ladies” on a current episode of a podcast he hosts with TMZ founder Harvey Levin.
“I believe referring to the prosecution on this case as a six-pack of white ladies is outrageous,” Subramanian informed Geragos, in line with the transcript obtained by The Submit.
“This could not be tolerated in any courtroom from any lawyer wherever throughout the nation,” the jurist added to the veteran legal professional.
Geragos has repped a number of movie star purchasers over time, together with Michael Jackson and Hunter Biden.
He’s not listed as a lawyer on Combs’ case however revealed Tuesday that he’s working for Combs’ mom, Janice, in an undisclosed matter. He’s been noticed observing the primary two days of jury choice in a piece of the Manhattan federal courtroom reserved for Combs’ family and friends.
Geragos’ daughter, Teny Geragos, is a member of Combs’ protection group on the agency Agnifilo Intrater LLP.
The decide’s lambasting of Mark Geragos Tuesday morning ended on a lighter be aware, with the jurist noting that he can be listening to future episodes of the podcast to verify the legal professional didn’t make comparable additional feedback.
“I’m going to be watching and I’m going to be listening. All proper? You might have yet one more listener on your podcast,” the decide mentioned.
“So long as you subscribe, I’m all for it,” Geragos replied.
Combs, 55, faces as much as life in jail on racketeering and intercourse trafficking fees. Jury choice resumes Wednesday.
Mark Geragos couldn’t instantly be reached Tuesday evening.
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