Sean 'Diddy' Combs Receives Stern Warning From Trial Judge About Forbidden Interaction With Jury Members

Judge Arun Subramanian gave Sean 'Diddy' Combs a stern warning during his federal trial on Thursday, June 5, after the court official noticed the rapper interacting with jury members.

In his statements, Judge Subramanian slammed Diddy for displaying behavior that was "unacceptable" before threatening to remove him from the courtroom should it happen again.

According to NBC News, Judge Subramanian slammed Diddy and his legal team for the rapper's forbidden interaction with jury members during the fourth week of his federal trial.

“I was very clear, there should be no facial expressions to the jury,” Subramanian told Diddy’s legal team. “I could not have been clearer. There was a line of questioning where your client was nodding vigorously and looking at the jury.”

The judge continued, telling Diddy that his behavior was "unacceptable."

However, Judge Subramanian didn't stop there. He added, “There should be no efforts to have any interactions with this jury. If it happens again, I will give an instruction to the jury or it could result in the exclusion of your client from the courtroom.”

Diddy's attorney assured the judge that such an interaction was "not going to happen again."

The judge's intense warning to Diddy is the latest development in a trial that has already seen weeks of compelling testimony from witnesses about their alleged interactions with the rapper.

Diddy's ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, was one of the first witnesses to take the stand, and there, she recalled several disturbing allegations from her decade-long union with the "Hello Good Morning" performer.

In one statement, the "Me & U" singer alleged that Diddy pressured her into having sex with other men during elaborate sexual orgies, also dubbed "freak offs."

Diddy's children, including his 18-year-old twin daughters, have been attending his trial; however, one of the accused mogul's former employees expressed their concern over the decision during an earlier interview.

“The fact that the kids are marching up to that court, praying over everything, and walking in with a bunch of women also that are encouraging it,” Aubrey O'Day, former lead singer of Diddy's previous girl group, Danity Kane, said in May 2025.

“I don’t know any father that would want their children to sit through testimony about how much their daddy liked to watch people [get] lubricated, f-cking, getting pissed on and urinated in their mouths, having his girlfriend come in the other room and rub their c-m all over his nipples,” she continued, referring to part of Cassie's testimony.

O'Day explained that Diddy allowing his children to be present was "concerning" to her, adding that she believed it was all a ploy to gain sympathy from the court.

"The optics of them being there and supporting [their] father are obviously a very strong play for the defense," she stated.

Elsewhere, during her interview, O'Day praised Cassie for her bravery and strength on the witness stand. "It feels very open, vulnerable, and horrific," she said.

"Sometimes I hear her discuss things that she did then and how now she would never, she understands it differently, and that makes me feel like so happy for her that she's come, you know, because I don't know her as a mom, so like to understand that she made that evolution and went to the other side of viewing all of it made me feel like really proud of her," the "Damaged" singer added.

And O'Day isn't the only one with a past connection to Diddy and Cassie speaking out. A former escort, Shawn Dearing, who claims he was hired by Diddy at least a "dozen" times, also discussed his experiences with the pair and expressed support for Cassie.

"She was so uplifting — the kindest and most respectful person," Dearing said. "She was genuine throughout the whole experience."

"You got me tearing up!" he added. "I want what's best for her, honestly, because she … she's a bad-ss lady, man. She's awesome. So I want her respect first and foremost."