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 stated she discovered Diddy “staring” at her within the courtroom.

The hip-hop mogul’s trial is at the moment 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 stated Diddy has been “very engaged.”

“I do know him,” Hostin continued. “He was watching me at some point, and I am considering, ‘Oh my goodness.’ I spoke to his mom very briefly within the lavatory.”

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

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

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

“Teny is Mark Geragos’ daughter, my pal and famed legal professional. Marc Agnifilo just isn’t as properly generally known as Mark Geragos, however his spouse, Karen, is representing Luigi (Mangione),” she shared. “You have received powerhouse of us in there. It is a number of the finest lawyering I’ve seen.”

“It might go both method,” she stated, “as a result of it’s such an odd case for folks to get their minds round.”

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

Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Venturawho dated Combs from 2007 to 2018, dominated the primary week of the trial, detailing graphic allegations of sexual experiences referred to 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 line 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 after they heard concerning the cash, they have been kind of wanting round. One even kind of scoffed at it,” she claimed. “I feel it is going to be shut.”

Hostin — who stated she “firmly imagine(s)” trials are “gained and misplaced throughout jury choice” — famous that there are a “lot of males” on the jury.

“I might suppose that as a result of she testified that she by no means stated no, overtly, there are going to be guys considering, ‘Properly, how do I do know somebody is consenting, then?'” she added.

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

“In order that’s a fairly first rate argument, like, ‘This man’s a nasty man, however he’s not that man,'” she stated.

To see the breakdown of the trial up to now, try the hyperlinks beneath: