
This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. A possible shake-up in the jury pool inSean "Diddy" Combs'criminal triallooms as witnesses continue to come forward with allegations of abuse. Attorneys for the embattled hip-hop mogul and prosecutors returned to Manhattan court on June 13 to hash out the trial eligibility of one of the jurors, anonymously identified as Juror No. 6, with Judge Arun Subramanian. The issue was first brought to the judge's attention while court was in session on June 10. According to reports fromCNNandNBC News, Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey told Subramanian the individual appeared to have "a lack of candor with the court." In response, Combs' attorneyAlexandra Shapiroreportedly accused the prosecution of trying to get a Black juror dismissed, mirroring a similar claimraised by the defense during jury selection. As the prosecution continues to build its case against Combs, jurors are expected to hear from one of Combs' assistants as well as a federal agent. This comes after the Grammy-winning rapper's ex-girlfriend, testifying under the pseudonym"Jane,"gaveharrowing accounts on the standabout her allegedly abusive relationship with Combs. Combs, 55, wasarrested in Septemberand charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He haspleaded not guilty. Diddy on trial newsletter:Step inside the courtroom as music mogul faces sex-crimes charges. As her cross-examination continued on June 12, Jane was asked by Combs' attorney Teny Geragos about the allegedphysical fightshe and Combs had at her Los Angeles home in June 2024. Jane testified that she had a "weird feeling" about him allegedly bringing a younger woman on a family trip at the time. As the couple argued, Jane said, "There was just aball of emotionsthat night, just resentment for so many things." Janepreviously said on the standthat she now knows the woman in question was younger than her, but not a minor (Combs has not been formally accused of assaulting a child). At one point during the argument, when Combs bent down to tie his shoe, Jane admitted that she pushed his head into the counter and threw a glass and two candles at him. After pushing Combs, Jane said she tried to lock herself in different rooms, but he kicked in the door each time. She was telling him to leave and that she hated him, and he allegedly kicked her in the leg. She fell, but Combs allegedly lifted her into a chokehold until she couldn't breathe. Discover WITNESS:Access our exclusive collection of true crime stories, podcasts, videos and more While discussing the events of June 18-19, 2024, during which Combs was allegedly first violent toward his then-girlfriend, Jane testified on June 12 about a confrontation she had with the music mogul after reportedly attending the birthday party of another rapper in Las Vegas months earlier. The morning after the alleged attacks and sex acts, which purportedly included "forced oral sex" with an escort named Anton, Jane recalled Combs angrily asking her, "How could you go to another man's freak off?" in reference to the birthday party. In response, Jane said she told Combs nothing happened and that she was merely there with a friend. As more of Jane's and Combs' communications were read to the court during the June 12 hearing, one message from the rapper, sent to a sex worker, indicated he was looking for someone to convince Jane to do a "hotel night." After Jane had texted Combs to turn down a night of sex — "I know what you want, baby, but I'm not really in the mood for that part. I don't want to make you mad," she wrote — Combs seemingly texted the male escort, "Imma need you to persuade her. If she heard from you we're in." When Geragos asked Jane if seeing that message had made her upset, Jane replied, "Wouldn't that make you upset?" After CNN publishedsurveillance footage of Combs beating his then-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fineat a Los Angeles hotel, Jane shared on June 12 that her friends encouraged her to break up with himamid the public outcry over the video,but the woman maintained she wanted to support Combs at the time. She said Combshad never laid a hand on herat that point in their relationship. "You felt this was another example of how complicated he was?" Geragos said. "Like in his past?" Jane answered. "Yes." Combs is facing federal sex-crimes and trafficking charges in a sprawling case that has eroded his status as a power player and kingmaker in the entertainment industry. He was arrested inSeptember 2024and later charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him. Racketeering is the participation in an illegal scheme under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute, or RICO, as a way for the U.S. government to prosecute organizations that contribute to criminal activity. Using RICO law, which is typically aimed attargeting multi-person criminal organizations,prosecutors allegethat Combs coerced victims, some of whom they say were sex workers, through intimidation and narcotics to participate in"freak offs"— sometimes dayslong sex performances that federal prosecutors allege they have video of. The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings. USA TODAY will be reporting live from the courtroom.Sign up for our newsletterfor more updates. Contributing: USA TODAY staff If you are a survivor of sexual assault, RAINN offers support through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673) andHotline.RAINN.organd en EspañolRAINN.org/es. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Diddy trial updates: Jury in Sean Combs' case faces potential shake-up