The Diddy Trial Goes the Depp v. Heard Route Today

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial continues on Wednesday with prosecutors doubling down on the disgraced rapper’s alleged intimidating tendencies through witness testimony — including an appearance from a Depp v. Heard trial alum. A cop’s testimony about evidence can often prove dull, but prosecutor Madison Smyser quite literally brought out the big guns at the jump when questioning for Special Agent Gerard Gannon with Homeland Security Investigation started late on Tuesday. She asked him about AR-15 components recovered from Diddy’s Magic City mansion in Miami during a spring 2024 search, and asked him to show the jury.

A sizable evidence bag containing these gun parts was put on display on a cart near the stand. Gannon ultimately stood up, slipped on rubber gloves, cut open the bag, and removed at least one piece from the plastic. Gannon then held up the component for jurors to see. Jurors were also shown close-up photos of gun components where the serial numbers were etched off. One had a skull-and-crossbones logo on it while the other had what looked like a biohazard symbol. After Gannon, psychologist Dawn Hughes is taking the stand. During Johnny Depp’s 2022 defamation trial against Amber Heard, the actress’s team called Hughes as a witness. Hughes testified that she diagnosed Heard with PTSD from domestic violence endured during her years with Depp.