Ray J Speaks Out on Diddy's Ongoing Trial, Predicts He Will Get Out of Jail: ‘Free Diddy'

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is ready to talk about for the first time since the rap mogul's trial began.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ray J, 44, expressed his belief that his longtime friend will soon be able to walk out of jail as a free man. (Diddy, 55, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied all of the allegations against him.)
'I personally think it's gonna happen faster than a lot of people think, because I think we're all starting to see what this is, even if you're on the other side of it,' Ray J shared on the Tuesday, May 27, episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. 'I mean, the justice system is the justice system. Where does this fit?... It's off. I don't like it and I want to be vocal about it.'
In the first two weeks of Diddy's trial, the jury heard testimony from Cassie Ventura, Kid Cudi, Danity Kain's Dawn Richard and more witnesses as prosecutors presented their case against the rap mogul. (Some of the biggest revelations from their testimonies included new details of the video of Diddy physically assaulting Cassie, allegations that Diddy planned to harm Cudi and claims that Diddy and escorts would urinate in Cassie's mouth.)
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Diddy was arrested in September 2024 on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.
When asked about the court proceedings, Ray J expressed his belief that Diddy should be free from jail.
'I honestly think that Diddy will get out, and I think … there's nothing here,' he claimed. 'I think they made their point. Whatever they were trying to make, your point is made. Now let Diddy out. Free Diddy!'
As Diddy's trial entered its third week on Tuesday, May 27, multiple attorneys not affiliated with the case told NBC News that prosecutors have yet to prove that the music mogul is guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, the two most serious charges brought against him. One lawyer, however, reminded courtroom watchers that it's a very long trial and all of the evidence doesn't come in through one witness.
When asked about the ongoing trial — taking place at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City — Ray J said, 'It's kind of becoming a circus.'
'With all the allegations and now with everybody explaining what's happening in the bedroom, I mean, every day,' he said. 'It just sounds crazier and crazier and freakier and weirder, right?'
One allegation that has been explored in the initial weeks of testimony are Diddy's alleged 'freak offs.'
Prosecutors have described freak offs as 'elaborate and produced sex performances' that Diddy allegedly orchestrated and coerced others to participate in.
According to Ray J, who said he attended 'a lot of parties with Diddy,' there was never a 'freak off.'
'We've never used that term whenever we went to a Diddy party,' he told Morgan, 60. 'A Diddy party was where most people couldn't get in. And the top of the top, the A-listers are out on the scene, and if you don't have the proper invitation, or if you're not one of the 'Who's who's of Hollywood', it's impossible to get in whatever door they're talking about the freaky door. I never got an invitation. Never knew it existed. And I feel like in my world that I'm in, and I like to party and have fun, at least I would have got an invitation.'
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Ray J said he last spoke to Diddy a week and a half before 'it all went down,' seemingly referring to the rapper's arrest.
Although the trial is expected to last until late June or the beginning of July, Ray J said all the stories being presented make him think 'it's the world against Diddy.'
'I feel for him, you know what I mean? And I'm actually worried about him in this state now, because it's a dangerous world, and we're just seeing a lot of things unfold and power being played, and it's a circus act,' Ray J claimed. 'How many more stories do we got to hear? I mean, this is some really freaky stuff that I think should be kept private, and it's just starting to get freakier and dirtier.'
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