{"id":6216,"date":"2025-05-05T14:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/diddy-trial-hectic-scenes-from-outside-nyc-courtroom-ahead-of-jury-selection\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T14:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:42:49","slug":"diddy-trial-hectic-scenes-from-outside-nyc-courtroom-ahead-of-jury-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/diddy-trial-hectic-scenes-from-outside-nyc-courtroom-ahead-of-jury-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Trial Hectic Scenes From Outside NYC Courtroom Ahead of Jury Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Diddy Trial<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Paid Line-Holders Wait Outside Court<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Going Rate Is $25-$32 per Hour<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-05T07:41:03-07:00\">May 5, 2025 7:41 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-badfb871e11f701bc6e6d9bb565c5ec0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d652f1b1-ad1c-49a7-84c5-60730f168310-941173279-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-d652f1b1-ad1c-49a7-84c5-60730f168310-941173279-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7c\/16by9\/2025\/05\/05\/7cf93ddbc20944ae8cc1d9943c5b217e_md.jpg\" alt=\"050525_diddy_courthouse_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-badfb871e11f701bc6e6d9bb565c5ec0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d32c089a8e6f0e558f35bd5bca3b882\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jury selection just kicked off in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s federal trial, and it\u2019s a total madhouse &#8212; with some people getting paid just to stand in line for others to snag spots inside the courthouse.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d32c089a8e6f0e558f35bd5bca3b882--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-06848932a0ef13ffc5a526ee4e775132\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught the chaos at the federal courthouse in Manhattan on Monday &#8212; some folks told us they had been in line since the <em>night before<\/em>, saving spots for people who paid them to do the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06848932a0ef13ffc5a526ee4e775132--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ebdf146dc49c669845251d8dbdace166\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f7fc75a0-30d8-4b54-9426-0ddc0438095b-719396003-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f7fc75a0-30d8-4b54-9426-0ddc0438095b-719396003-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/16by9\/2025\/05\/05\/d3926322289d4d5096a573104292b69c_md.jpg\" alt=\"050525_diddy_courthouse_potential_jurors_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ebdf146dc49c669845251d8dbdace166--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a62f38ea867a3fad345fbd6608a868a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>One line-holder told us he was getting $32 per hour to hold a place in line, though he admitted the going rate is more like $25 per hour. Any bit of extra income helps with inflation, particularly in Manhattan! Another clip on X showed just how absurd the line was to get into the courthouse for the jury selection &#8230; so paying someone to save a spot makes sense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a62f38ea867a3fad345fbd6608a868a2--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9ab7f872a9913e0746d52384c6d2658\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-c9ab7f872a9913e0746d52384c6d2658-344562836-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The line forms to the right to get into the courthouse for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Diddy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">#Diddy<\/a> criminal trial jury selection. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1010WINS?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">@1010WINS<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pYholNVP8T\">pic.twitter.com\/pYholNVP8T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Juliet Papa (@winsjuliet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winsjuliet\/status\/1919355106090185183?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winsjuliet\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@winsjuliet<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9ab7f872a9913e0746d52384c6d2658--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d2bdfb467d4bae0ffeb3c9f5b6c2486a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Diddy&#8217;s criminal federal trial won\u2019t officially start until 12 jurors and 6 alternates are locked in &#8212; and you could already spot what looked like a few potential jurors heading inside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d2bdfb467d4bae0ffeb3c9f5b6c2486a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0ed1c1556be64594590cb263910f799e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Finding the perfect jury is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/05\/diddy-trial-is-here-picking-a-jury-will-be-major-challenge\/\"><strong>gonna be tough<\/strong><\/a>, especially with no such thing as an unbiased panel due to the high-profile nature of the case. Many have likely already made up their minds, with things like race, pre-trial buzz, and the whole celebrity sex tape\/minor angle playing a huge role.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0ed1c1556be64594590cb263910f799e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eed200f38297ba1e17a576d08534b301\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ is covering all developments in detail for the length of the trial, and we&#8217;ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/02\/diddy-trial-when-where-to-watch\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/02\/diddy-trial-when-where-to-watch\/\"><strong>answers to all your questions<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; Check in often and stay tuned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eed200f38297ba1e17a576d08534b301--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/05\/diddy-jury-selection-new-york-city-criminal-trial\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diddy Trial Paid Line-Holders Wait Outside Court Going Rate Is $25-$32 per Hour Published May 5, 2025 7:41 AM PDT Play video content TMZ.com Jury selection just kicked off in Diddy&#8216;s federal trial, and it\u2019s a total madhouse &#8212; with some people getting paid just to stand in line for others to snag spots inside [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/diddy-trial-hectic-scenes-from-outside-nyc-courtroom-ahead-of-jury-selection\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6216"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reaction?post=6216"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=6216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}