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Diddy is on trial. Here’s a look at his defense.

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Diddy is on trial. Here’s a look at his defense.

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The highly anticipated federal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun. The hip-hop mogul is facing charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, and could be sentenced to life in prison if found guilty. So why is his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, telling the court they’re going to “take the position that there was mutual violence” in his relationship with the singer Cassie Ventura?

Brittany is joined by author Beverly Gooden and Loyola University law professor Laurie Levenson to discuss why “mutual abuse” can often come up in celebrity trials and why the concept itself is inherently flawed.

Listen to Brittany’s past coverage of Diddy by clicking here.

This episode was produced by Corey Bridges. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Engineering support came from Becky Brown. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.