Suge Knight has spoken out after his title was talked about a number of dozen occasions through the federal intercourse trafficking trial of his longtime rival, Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Knight, who co-founded iconic West Coast label Dying Row Data, is presently serving a 28-year jail sentence in California after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in 2018 in reference to a 2015 hit-and-run.
Throughout Combs’ high-profile trial, Knight has been referenced a number of occasions, significantly relating to an incident when Combs allegedly went to confront his rival after he was noticed at a Los Angeles diner.
Following the quite a few mentions of the west coast mogul’s title, ABC Information spoke to Knight and he supplied his ideas on the intense allegations Combs now faces. (The outlet reported that Knight’s title has been talked about at the least 50 occasions through the trial.)
“In case you’re going to make [Combs] reply, make everybody reply,” Knight advised ABC, in reference to the allegations that the Dangerous Boy Data founder leveraged others’ careers in change for sexual favors.
Combs is charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transportation to interact in prostitution. He pleaded not responsible.
“I feel it’d be an important factor to let Puffy inform his fact,” Knight advised ABC. “Inform the actual fact, and convey all people accountable.”
Equally, Knight advised CNN he believes Combs ought to take the stand at his trial.
“I really feel if he does inform his fact, he actually would stroll,” Knight advised CNN. “If [Combs] goes up there and says, ‘Hey, I did all of the medicine, I wasn’t in command of my life on the time, or myself’ – he can humanize his outdated self and the jury may give him a shot.”
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In his interview with ABC, Knight additionally referenced Combs’ alleged mistreatments of his subordinates.
“Do not get me improper, he did horrible issues, however he simply did not provide you with these stuff and people concepts on his personal,” Knight advised ABC. “I do not really feel that they need to take Puffy and lock him up and throw away the important thing. I feel he can achieve this a lot good proper now, him telling the reality in regards to the trade.”
Knight additionally advised the outlet that he had sympathy for Combs, who might resist life in jail if convicted.
“I really feel that folks in [Combs’] life, occurring his journey rising up, they failed him,” Knight mentioned. “Do I feel he made some errors? I feel he repeats what he’s seen. He repeats what he learnt.”
“Very first thing I’d inform [Combs] is that this – I’m not going via what he’s going via for his ‘Freak Offs,'” Knight additional advised ABC. “However I’ve been there sitting in these cells. And I do know he feels that he don’t have a buddy on the earth.”
