CNN refuses to the allegations of Diddy lawyers that it has changed Cassie Video

CNn denies accusations of Sean “Diddy” CombsThe lawyers that changed the network and then destroyed the notorious surveillance video in 2016 that attacks his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

In court files on Thursday, lawyers of the accused hip-hop mogul received a bombing shelly: that CNN essentially changed the film material in “significant respect” and then destroyed the original copy, although they knew about the criminal investigation of Diddy.

In an explanation just a few hours later, CNN refused the allegation: “CNN never changed the video and did not destroy the original copy of the film material, which was retained by the source. CNN broadcast the story about the video a few months before the arrest of Combs. “

The dispute on Thursday is important because the lawyers of Diddy state that the film material is excluded from the upcoming trial, which the public prosecutor potentially deprives the public prosecutors to a visceral evidence in order to present the jurors. In the submission, the Combs team confirmed that it would make such arguments in an upcoming application.

Combs was charged in September and accused of carrying out extensive criminal operation that aims to meet his need for “sexual satisfaction”. The case revolves around elaborate “freak” parties in which Combs and other victims collect with drugs and then forced them to sex and alleged acts of violence to remain silent.

Currently a legal proceedings are scheduled to begin on May 5. If Combs is convicted of all charges, he will be faced with a potential prison sentence.

The cassie video, which was broadcast on CNN in May, showed Combs 2016 his then girlfriend in the hallway of a hotel in Los Angeles. The clip drew much more attention to the accusations against the star and sparked an apology from combs shortly after the broadcast.

“My behavior in this video is unused,” said Combs at the time. “I take full responsibility for my actions in this video. Then I was disgusted when I did it. I am now disgusted. I went and looked for professional help. I went to therapy and went to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I am so sorry.”

In the months before the court proceedings, the star's lawyers repeatedly targeted the volume in the applications before the attempt, including beforehand that the federal authorities had not properly passed on to the press in order to “clarify the jury pool”. The public prosecutor denied sharp charges and argued that Combs would apply such claims to “suppress a damn evidence”.

In the judicial report on Thursday, Diddy's lawyers said that lectures on CNN had proven that the video had been changed, including “covering the time stamp,” Change the video sequence “and” Accelerate the video to make it mistaken that the actions in the video are faster than you “. As a result of the changes, the clips show “the events in question not and accurately and exactly.”

In the same submission, the COMBS legal team also argued that CNN “bought the only known copy of the film material, uploaded to their systems and then” destroyed the original film material “.

In an explanation Advertising board Cassie's lawyer on Friday Douglas Wigdor criticizes Diddy about the submissions: “It is not surprising that Combs would make an insignificant argument in order to exclude the disturbing video from the jury in the upcoming process. I am confident that the video represents what happened fairly and exactly what has happened as evidence and that combs are held accountable for its corruption. “