CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline reports:

The defense has rested in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial after delivering a very short presentation with no witnesses, Before his lawyers began their blink-and-you-miss-it case today, Combs himself told the judge in the Manhattan courtroom that he would not be taking the stand.

“That is my decision, your honor,” the 55-year old Baby Boy Records founder replied to Judge Arun Subramanian Tuesday afternoon local time.

Adding that he had discussed the matter “thoroughly” with his 10-lawyer deep defense team, the sweater-wearing, white-haired Combs also took the opportunity to compliment the federal judge overseeing the criminal trial that could see Diddy in jail for the rest of his life if found guilty.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs Defense Rests In Sex-Trafficking Trial; Takes A Page Out Of Harvey Weinstein’s Book With No Witnesses, No Testimony By Client https://t.co/jSwhXyWnzl

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