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May 10, 2025 • 16min

Diddy’s Trial Is Spiraling: Feds in Full Panic After Key Witness VANISHES

One of the government’s key accusers in the federal sex trafficking trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs has vanished. She’s completely MIA. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield takes you straight into the courtroom chaos where jury selection has turned into a pressure cooker, Diddy’s defense team is watching every move, and prosecutors are scrambling to keep their witness list intact. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 9, 2025 • 26min

Texts, Lies, and Incorrect Evidence: Ex-Trooper Proctor’s Boss Gets Grilled

On the stand: Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, the supervisor of now-fired Trooper Michael Proctor. Jurors heard about taillight damage, surveillance footage, and blood-soaked clothes.... but it was the text messages and cross-examination that lit the courtroom on fire. Ashleigh Banfield goes over key moments in Day 12 of Karen Read's Trial. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 8, 2025 • 41min

Inside Diddy’s Trial: TMZ's Harvey Levin Breaks It Down with Ashleigh Banfield

Sean “Diddy” Combs, music mogul, fashion king, and once the face of “Bad Boy for Life,” is now the face of a sweeping federal indictment. Prosecutors say he ran a violent, sex-fueled criminal enterprise from 2004 to 2024, and they’ve charged him with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, transportation for prostitution, and forced labor. TMZ’s Harvey Levin joins Ashleigh Banfield for an unfiltered breakdown of the trial that has Hollywood on edge. Harvey Levin’s Podcast & Docs: 2 Angry Men — Harvey Levin & Mark Geragos Spotify | Apple | iHeart Tubi Docs from TMZ: TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy – His Defense TMZ Presents: O.J. How He Really Did It TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution Follow Ashleigh on Social Media: See behind-the-scenes and daily updates: instagram.com/ashleighbanfield instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast Clips, previews, and courtroom moments: tiktok.com/@tvashleigh tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Join the conversation: facebook.com/AshleighBanfield More episodes, bonus content, and ways to get involved: dropdeadserious.com
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May 8, 2025 • 11min

“Hos Long to Die in Cold”: Is This Karen Read’s Digital Death Blow?

Was this the moment that locked in the state’s timeline, or the defense’s biggest opening yet? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Jessica Hyde’s forensic bombshell, the brutal cross-examination, and the Google search that could make or break the Karen Read case: “hos long to die in cold.” Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 8, 2025 • 11min

"Six-Pack of White Women": Diddy's Jury Drama Unfolds

Day 3 of jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial was anything but ordinary. From a potential juror admitting to binge-watching Star Wars instead of completing his questionnaire, to another expressing bias after viewing the infamous Cassie video, the courtroom saw its share of drama. Adding to the spectacle, attorney Mark Geragos faced a stern reprimand from Judge Arun Subramanian for referring to the prosecution team as a "six-pack of white women" on a podcast. As the pool of qualified jurors narrows, the question remains: can a fair and impartial jury be seated amidst the chaos? Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 7, 2025 • 12min

Diddy’s Courtroom Circus: And We’re Only on Day Two

Jurors were dismissed for everything from daily marijuana use… to fainting at the mention of sex… to watching a Russian comedy video about the case. And prosecutors are already calling out Diddy’s legal team over a podcast rant by Mark Geragos. Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every bizarre twist from inside the courtroom on Day 2 of Jury Selection. He was the king of Bad Boy Records: a billionaire mogul, a Grammy winner, and the face of luxury in hip-hop. Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a slew of federal charges in New York, accused of running a criminal enterprise for over two decades. The indictment includes sex trafficking, racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor, and obstruction of justice... all tied to what prosecutors describe as a pattern of coercion, violence, and cover-ups. He’s also accused of transporting women across state lines for prostitution and orchestrating “freak-off” sex parties involving drugs and intimidation. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 7, 2025 • 10min

‘I F---ing Hate You’: Did Karen Read’s Voicemails Reveal Rage… or Regret?

Karen Read left 44 missed calls, 8 voicemails, and a string of texts for John O’Keefe on the night he died — and in court today, the jury heard every single one. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the digital evidence that could tilt the entire trial. Plus: blood samples in Solo cups, taillight shards pulled from the snow, and critical questions about whether police did enough to investigate the home on 34 Fairview Rd. Is this a case of drunken heartbreak spiraling out of control… or a woman being framed for murder? Ashleigh Banfield walks through all the day’s biggest moments. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 6, 2025 • 13min

Karen Read Trial Day 9: A "Confession", Red Solo Cups, & No Body On The Lawn??

A firefighter-paramedic says she heard Read confess, but never never wrote it down.  Meanwhile, a party guest swears she’d been to the house over 20 times… but somehow forgot the family dog. And multiple witnesses say they saw Karen sitting in her SUV,  but not the body prosecutors claim was lying in the snow. Nobody saw anything. Nobody remembers anything. So… is this a cover-up? Or just the worst collective memory in Massachusetts? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every angle of Day 9 in the Karen Read retrial. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 6, 2025 • 15min

Diddy Jury Chaos: Baby Oil, Shoplifting & the “Freak-Off” Defense

How do you find twelve impartial jurors for one of the most famous men in America — when the allegations involve baby oil, male escorts, and something called a “freak-off”? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Day 1 of jury selection in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial — where potential jurors confessed to liking viral jokes about baby oil, stealing from Harry Potter World, and working for HBO… the same network producing a documentary about the case. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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May 4, 2025 • 27min

Diddy on Trial: Power, Sex, and a Crumbling Empire | Ashleigh Banfield

He was the king of Bad Boy Records: a billionaire mogul, a Grammy winner, and the face of luxury in hip-hop. But now Sean “Diddy” Combs is sitting in a Brooklyn jail cell… indicted on federal charges that read like a movie script. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield unpacks the most explosive trial hip-hop has ever seen, with every jaw-dropping detail.  Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleigh https://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield Website: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/

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