A woman was removed from the courtroom when she shouted obscenities during Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial proceedings on Tuesday, June 3.
The trial is on its fourth week
This happened as the rapper’s federal sex trafficking trial entered its fourth week of proceedings in a Southern District of New York courtroom in downtown Manhattan.
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The heckler shouted profanities in the courtroom
A woman who heckled the proceedings yelled “Diddy” followed by several profanities before Judge Arun Subramanian ordered that she be removed from the courtroom, as per People.
“These motherf—ers are laughing at you,” the woman yelled at the rapper.
She told people they were ‘laughing’ at his ‘legacy’
The heckler went on to yell at the room, “you’re laughing at a black man’s legacy.”
“Pull your gun out,” she said, “I dare you.”
Combs didn’t seem to react much
According to reports on the incident, Combs remained seated in his chair while the whole ordeal took place.
Proceedings were slightly delayed due to the outburst before a former security worker at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles took the stand.
Combs is charged with sex trafficking
The 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is being trialed on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, all of which he has pleaded not guilty for.
The case has been getting a lot of attention
Combs’ high-profile trial has been getting a lot of attention within the entertainment industry as it has so far featured testimonies from celebrities like Cassie Ventura and Kid Cudi.
Justin Bieber has also come out to say he was not among Combs’ alleged victims after fans repeatedly asked him about it.
There were also testimonies from people once close to him
There were also some shocking testimonies from non-celebrity people who used to be close to Combs, like his former personal assistant and his former stylist. Now the trial has also drawn in an in-courtroom heckler.