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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Judge Greg Mathis Breaks Down Diddy's Sex Trafficking Trial And 'Gangster' Persona
As Diddy's trafficking trial rages on, legal and non-legal opinions continue to flood the internet. Judge Greg Mathis and his son, Amir, recently shared their perspectives on what the result could be and the 55-year-old artist's perception. 'The prosecution needs to show more evidence that deliberately shows that he was intentionally sex trafficking for them to be successful,' Amir said in one clip from The Mathis Verdict, summarizing his father's opinion on the trial so far. 'That's correct,' Judge Mathis answered, adding that they needed to prove that the controversial mogul understood the gravity of what he was doing and chose to do it anyway. Amir posed a thought-provoking question for viewers and the attorneys: 'Where is the line between a criminal act of intent and where's the line for someone's lifestyle?' In another clip, Amir admitted he believed that the prosecution had yet to show that the Bad Boy co-founder was running a criminal enterprise because the 'freak-offs' had been presented as one-off incidents. Judge Mathis agreed, adding, 'I do believe, I trust that these prosecutors are astute enough to be able to lay a foundation, and I assume that's what they're doing. And they're gonna then connect everything that has come out thus far to demonstrate their charges of RICO. That's what I assume is going to happen, but it hasn't happened yet! And some of these things didn't require coordination.' In another clip, Judge Greg Mathis and Amir shared a laugh over Diddy being shown to be a 'toxic person.' Mathis quickly added, 'He's much worse than a toxic person, he's a monster from what they've been showing and what we've been hearing […] He's a state crime monster.' Judge Mathis took a quick second to flex that he was the youngest district court judge in Michigan's 36th District's history in another clip. He and Amir also quoted Jay-Z's 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder' lyrics before realizing the 'pimp' line may not be appropriate, given the subject matter they were discussing. They moved beyond the courtroom talk and began to talk about Puff trying to present himself as a gangster. 'He has a temper, and he's known for that, and people are in fear because of his temper,' Judge Mathis said. 'But street guys don't fear him cause they know he's never been in the street.' Mathis went on to remind viewers that he attended catholic school, was bullied, and attempted to join a gang that wasn't doing anything illegal; the real Diddy bravado came from the fact that his late father was a 'big gangster' connected to dangerous people and his mother had ran with some of those same individuals. Finally, they spoke about the 'Last Night' artist portraying himself as a gangster to earn the respect of the late Notorious B.I.G. and how he began to genuinely believe that about himself. 'They wouldn't want [Diddy] to hang out with them,' Judge Mathis said. 'They don't want no square hanging out with them. [He was] the president of the record company, so you definitely don't need to be down here with us.' Amir added how he showed up in all of the music videos and featured on all of the albums to immerse himself in their lifestyle. 'When you fully start embodying that, with more time, you become that person,' he said. 'Just like a person who tells a lie so many times, they start believing that lie. And so I no doubt believe that he believes that he is a gangster.' Judge Greg Mathis and son Amir's takes align with a lot of what has come up in the trafficking trial. Diddy took issue with his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, dating Kid Cudi and looked to strike fear into him by allegedly attempting to blow up his car. When Cudi asked him about it during a meeting, he pretended it never happened, much like a gangster sworn to discretion would do. He's also proven to have abused Cassie via footage from their stay at a hotel in Los Angeles in 2016; she claimed that it occurred several other times, including when they attended Drake's OVO Fest. More from Sean "Diddy" Combs And Harvey Weinstein Accused Of Sexual Assault By Same Woman 50 Cent Shares Clips Of Diddy Insulting Donald Trump Amid Talk Of Potential Pardon Diddy's Former Assistant Recalls Dream She Had About Diddy And R. Kelly While On The Stand
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Dramatic moment doctor leaps onto stage to save politician as she suddenly faints mid-speech
DRAMATIC footage shows the moment a doctor rushed on stage to save a politician who suddenly fainted mid-speech. Ileana Garcia said she feeling unwell and needed to sit down before collapsing. 4 4 The state senator appeared to lose her train of thought when she was thanking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis about a new environment bill. Garcia then told DeSantis she needed to sit down. The politician's head dropped and she said: 'I'm not feeling well.' Garcia then collapsed but she was saved by Joseph Ladapo, the Florida Surgeon General. 'We've got you, we've got you, we've got you,' he said. Those in the front row rushed to get the politician a chair so she could sit down. Moments later, she went back to the podium and started speaking again. 'Are you kidding? This was my moment,' she joked. 'Nerve wracking but this is my moment.' She then composed herself, exhaled, and then continued where she had left off. Garcia received a warm round of applause following her speech. And the next speaker, Roberto Gonzalez, a Miami-Dade commissioner, encouraged those in attendance to applaud the politician another time. 'Absolutely nothing is going to stop that woman from fighting for the people of Florida,' he said. Garcia, the daughter of Cuban exiles, has not spoken out about the moment. The politician, who represents Florida's 36th District in the state senate, was elected in 2022. She was re-elected with a margin of more than 20,000 votes. She previously represented the state's 37th District in the state senate. Garcia previously served under Donald Trump at the Department of Homeland Security. And, she was on the communications team for the Latinas for Trump group before the 2016 election. In February, Delbert Hosemann, the Mississippi Lieutenant Governor, collapsed during a speech on the Tennessee state senate floor. Distressing footage showed the elderly politician's head slump before falling sideways. Earlier this year, Democratic lawmaker John Larson appeared to freeze during a speech about Social Security. 4 4
