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Dawn Richard Attorney Lisa Bloom Says Diddy Verdict Is Worst Since O.J. Simpson
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7/3/2025
Lisa Bloom says the jury verdict in the Diddy sex trafficking trial is a gut punch she hasn't felt since O.J. Simpson was acquitted in his murder trial.
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In my opinion, this is one of the most disappointing verdicts for sexual assault victims
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since OJ. It's really hard to see a man who was caught on video beating, kicking, dragging
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his girlfriend, essentially only be convicted of relatively minor prostitution charges. But
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the jury just didn't feel that the prosecution had it beyond a reasonable doubt on the top
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charges. And we'll just have to respect that decision. On the celebrity thing, I would say
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that, you know, I've been suing celebrities for many, many years, billionaire bullies. I've
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been following high profile cases for many years, and it's definitely an advantage in
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the system. And in this case, particularly, I was in the courtroom in Manhattan for jury
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selection. And what was highly unusual about this case was how many jurors wanted to be
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on the jury. Usually jurors are doing everything possible to get out of jury duty. I have a
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doctor's appointment, I have kids at home and no childcare, or I have a job and I won't
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get paid. Some of these jurors said that, but then they went on to say, but I can still
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do it, right? So this is a case where they really wanted to be on the jury, I'm sure because
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of the celebrity nature of it. And was that a factor? I mean, I have to be suspicious.
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What arguments or tactics did you think they use that were surprisingly effective, if any?
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Well, listen, they had text messages from the victims indicating that they wanted the
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relationship with Sean Combs. They even wanted some of the hotel nights or freak offs. You
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know, having represented victims for 40 years, I know that it's very common for victims to
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say what the bully or the abuser wants to hear. We also know that Cassie, when she tried to leave
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the relationship, she said that she was threatened. And that's typically the most dangerous time for a
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victim is trying to leave our relationship. So there's a lot of understanding that people have
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to have about trauma and domestic violence. And, you know, it'll be interesting to hear from the jury
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what sunk in for them, what they found to be important and what they put aside. So I never think
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that one case really means very much for an entire movement. And while it's a disappointing day for
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victims, I want to say to everyone that the Me Too movement is not about one case. It's about
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millions of women and men all over the world who are standing up, who are speaking truth to power
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about their experiences, who are going forward, who are getting accountability. This is not a
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bellwether for an entire movement. It's one case decided on its own facts, decided on the specific law
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that the government chose to bring against Mr. Combs. We have to just keep pushing on. We have to keep
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trying to get accountability. We're not going to always win in the justice system. But overall,
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we are moving forward in terms of our understanding of sexual abuse and getting accountability against
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bullies and abusers.
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