Sean Combs Prosecutors Ask to Restrain Celeb Lawyer During Trial

Celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos hasn’t officially joined Sean Combs’ defense team, but he was present in court for the start of jury selection Monday, and prosecutors want him restrained from publicly stating his opinions about the case. The prosecutors called out Geragos’ comments about the surveillance video recorded inside the Intercontinental Hotel that shows Combs beating his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in 2016. (Neither Combs’ defense team nor a rep for Geragos immediately replied to requests for comment.) Prosecutors didn’t identify Ventura by name, but her lawyers attended his first court appearance, and she’s widely known to be Victim 1. Prosecutors have said Victim 1 was willing to proceed with her full name at trial.