U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian dismisses a juror in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial after conflicts involving his place of residence. Diddy's lawyers have argued that the decision is a form of

The Manhattan judge presiding over Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial dismissed a man from the jury Monday for a “lack of candor.”

The defense had vehemently opposed the juror's dismissal. On Wednesday, June 11, Alexandra Shapiro, one of Combs' attorneys, called the government's attempt at removing the juror a "thinly veiled effort to dismiss a Black juror." On Friday, lawyer Xavier Donaldson argued dismissal would make the jury less diverse.