ACTOR Michael B. Jordan will not testify at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial despite his name being included on a jury list of 190 celebrities and public figures, according to reports.
Jordan’s name was brought up during the first day of jury selection after a pool of potential jurors were quizzed on their knowledge of a list of celebrities who could be referenced during the eight-week trial.
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However, Jordan, 38, will not be called to testify against Combs, according to CNN.
Instead, the Creed actor’s name was included in the list because he had a brief relationship with Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura in 2015, the outlet reported.
In her 2023 complaint against Combs, Ventura claimed that during a break in their on-and-off relationship she “began a flirtatious relationship with an actor” while in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2015.
The actor’s name was not mentioned in the lawsuit, but CNN reported that the movie star was Jordan.
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Ventura further claimed that she spent New Years Eve with the actor and when Combs learned of the relationship, he “called the actor and threatened him.”
Jordan’s representative did not respond to a request for comment from The U.S. Sun.
JURY SELECTION UNDERWAY
A pool of potential jurors are going through a rigorous vetting process by federal prosecutors and defense attorneys of Combs as day two of jury selection continued on Tuesday.
On day one, a pool of possible jurors were given a 17-page form with 31 questions asking if they or a family member or a friend had been victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment or domestic violence.
Jurors were also quizzed on their knowledge of Combs and the federal indictment against him.
In addition to the questions, jurors also received a list of people and places connected to Combs in some ways.
The list of people included high-profile names like rappers Kid Cudi and Kanye West, and actor Mike Myers.
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