{"id":322022,"date":"2025-05-07T04:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diddy-adds-black-female-lawyer-to-his-team-as-jury-selection-continues"},"modified":"2025-05-07T04:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:34:41","slug":"diddy-adds-black-female-lawyer-to-his-team-as-jury-selection-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diddy-adds-black-female-lawyer-to-his-team-as-jury-selection-continues","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Provides Black Feminine Lawyer to His Workforce as Jury Choice Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" readability=\"9\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Diddy Trial<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I\u2019ve Got My Second Black Lawyer \u2026<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Feds Have None!!!<\/span><br \/><\/h2>\n<p>\n      Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-06T09:08:54-07:00\">May 6, 2025 9:08 AM PDT<\/time><br \/><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>Updated <time datetime=\"2025-05-06T16:33:20-07:00\">May 6, 2025 4:33 PM PDT<\/time>\n         <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"78.1763307985\">\n<section id=\"cb-293dae145312c545bc982bd908992d6e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250418_ecfe3aa678924af8b5711d8941185c16\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b504e5f8-1c3a-4d73-b670-d23178cd6452\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alexandra Shapiro\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Diddy-Prosecutors-Square-Off-Over-His-Mental-039Capacity039-to-Commit-Crimes.jpg\" alt=\"diddy getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a78f2cfe68defcc864f65256aeb0d3c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32.2995169082\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a> has added a second Black attorney to his team of legal eagles \u2026 because he just hired <strong>Nicole Westmoreland<\/strong> to work with his seven other lawyers to try to get him acquitted at his federal trial in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-daca1b83df07ed806a3e954d85b3ab54\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>Westmoreland will work alongside another Black attorney, <strong>Xavier Robert Donaldson<\/strong>, and Diddy\u2019s leading trial lawyers <strong>Marc Agnifilo<\/strong> and <strong>Teny Geragos<\/strong>, who are both white.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-80aa43130c16f3cbcf92a93a1d9fed5c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250506_20e3a0d7fd974750b71da318fc1d038b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b504e5f8-1c3a-4d73-b670-d23178cd6452\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Diddy-Adds-Black-Female-Lawyer-to-His-Team-as-Jury-Selection-Continues.jpg\" alt=\"nicole-westmoreland-and-brian-steele-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-747aad2b3f235a8020e0e04418c2cf5f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>Having two African American lawyers on Diddy\u2019s legal team is an interesting move, considering that his camp pointed to race as a major factor in what they say is a federal takedown of a rich, successful Black man.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c8e1f69eb46bde0c0391aaded6d6a85f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33.6915254237\">\n<p>Diddy\u2019s other attorneys are <strong>Brian Steel<\/strong>, <strong>Alexandra Shapiro<\/strong>, <strong>Jason Driscoll<\/strong> and <strong>Anna Estevao<\/strong>. Heavy-hitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mark-geragos\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mark-geragos\/\"><strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong><\/a> is also set to play a major role in the rapper\u2019s legal case \u2026 and he\u2019s already been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/06\/prosecutors-call-out-diddy-defense-mark-geragos-trial\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/06\/prosecutors-call-out-diddy-defense-mark-geragos-trial\/\"><strong>contentious background factor<\/strong><\/a> in the proceedings on day one of jury selection yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6899d1d161526ef310e8842e84babeb9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241119_38a7cdaf0c9b4d309a7ebf1c9b317b3e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b504e5f8-1c3a-4d73-b670-d23178cd6452\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1742015175_238_Diddy-Prosecutors-Say-They-Have-Recording-of-Original-Cassie-Beating-Video.jpg\" alt=\"marc-agnifilo\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-50b04b14e91fe5bcb5a0e94b410122c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33.7822878229\">\n<p>TMZ broke the news that Diddy\u2019s legal team was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/15\/diddy-lawyers-search-black-female-attorney-join-trial-team\/\"><strong>on the hunt<\/strong><\/a> for a Black female attorney \u2014 and Nicole\u2019s addition won\u2019t just be for optics, \u2019cause they were hunting for someone who could bring some real legal firepower to what\u2019s shaping up to be a seriously tough battle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode (middle, 1) --><center\/><!-- \/adman_adcode (middle) --><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-05da9b53d5f1a0d964c821c95feb8e31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-016af5cc-8e5a-4851-8e58-cdf7941bd026-1193914253-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-016af5cc-8e5a-4851-8e58-cdf7941bd026-1193914253-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Diddy-Adds-Black-Female-Lawyer-to-His-Team-as-Jury-Selection-Continues.png\" alt=\"diddy 2 angry men\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-60baec6fe4d9e698319d7248b9488c31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35.5909090909\">\n<p>Nicole is joining the squad following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/21\/diddy-attorney-anthony-ricco-withdraw-defense-strategy-battle-sex-trafficking\/\"><strong>the exit<\/strong><\/a> of <strong>Anthony Ricco<\/strong>, who bailed back in February. So, with the two stepping in, Diddy\u2019s bringing some diversity back into the mix.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f3e22fe591b74ecd53ad950de118b375\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.8023952096\">\n<p>Speaking of diversity \u2026 it\u2019s worth noting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/02\/diddy-prosecution-team-all-white-women-james-comey-daughter\/\"><strong>whole prosecution team is white<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 unclear if feds will seek to change that before the trial gets into full swing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b319222984cf7928712b78a6ba9bfd9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-image-block--aside \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/100038830\/tmz-presents-the-downfall-of-diddy-his-defense\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1743084376_250_LeBron-James-Trolls-Stephen-A.-Smith-With-Old-Boxing-Training-Video.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy-His-Defense-INLINE-PROMO-watch free\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><br \/><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ac32589cb393d941b6131e5a723f1289\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32.6944444444\">\n<p>Looks like Diddy and his team are doubling down on claims of racial bias \u2014 with his attorney Mark straight-up saying it in our doc, \u201cTMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy: His Defense,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/100038830\/tmz-presents-the-downfall-of-diddy-his-defense\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>streaming for free now on Tubi<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-30adaabdb7a6e9a139993c91f149ddb5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f6bfca1e-7b5a-46b9-9d6f-87938fbf599d-1646908725-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f6bfca1e-7b5a-46b9-9d6f-87938fbf599d-1646908725-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1743238907_160_Diddy039s-Jury-Strategy-in-Upcoming-Trial-Will-Determine-His-Fate.jpg\" alt=\"032525_diddy_defense_promo_deliberations_kal_v1\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0fbe0599be686b130581570ba358ac4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The doc also features a mock jury that deliberates and votes \u2014 and some jurors point to race as a key factor, so catch it to hear their take on that front.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e081814e962314e891cbf14e5a5b0ded\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>Diddy\u2019s facing two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and one count of racketeering. He\u2019s pled not guilty to all charges.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/diddy-adds-black-female-lawyer-to-his-team-as-jury-selection-continues\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diddy TrialI\u2019ve Got My Second Black Lawyer \u2026Feds Have None!!! 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