George, one of six alternate jurors in the trial that has dominated headlines for more than a month, was ready to speak his mind on Thursday night, July 4, 2025, discussing with CNN his rare inside perspectives on what the jury saw, heard, and subsequently concluded. His words? That experience was "eye-opening" in a way that is not what most people might imagine.
At the heart of all of it was a phrase that's since been engraved in pop culture infamy: the "freak-off." And in chilling details caught on video and presented in court, it was these directed moments of sex that the whole country couldn't stop talking about. But George downplayed the drama. "There was sexual activity, but it didn't appear to be forced," he said. "It was not that bad. I did a lot of just rubbing oil on."
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George, who attended all of the trial and filled 350 pages worth of notes, thought he was a full juror until the very end of the trial, when he was told he'd be excluded from final deliberations. Still, he says he stood by the ultimate decision. "I got the final verdict," he said. "Reading everything, rereading the evidence, I probably would have come to the same decision."
That conclusion is Diddy was convicted on two counts of transporting women across state lines for prostitution, but dodged the harshest charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, pending his sentencing on October 3, 2025.
A crucial aspect of the trial was the testimony of singer and accuser Cassie Ventura. Her story, which George says is "compelling" and that he "believes" made its mark: "She wouldn't have gone through all that just to get up there and lie," he said, expressing what appeared to be a widespread sentiment among the jurors.
But not every witness came down the same way. How about the testimony of former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard? George described it as akin to "watching TV," with the defense successfully characterizing her as "not credible." JANE: Meanwhile, concerning a second key witness, "Jane," George made some admissions that contradicted her claims, which left him in doubt, particularly when he discovered that Diddy had been paying her rent and legal fees.
There was one thing that remained particularly haunting: Diddy showed up in court. "Very composed and in control," George recalled. "He was fighting for himself."
George didn't pull any punches when he was asked about the now-infamous 2016 hotel surveillance video involving Ventura: "It was an inferior video. I guess they showed it enough." But, he noted, "He was never charged with domestic violence."
After all, George says, the jury did what it was supposed to do: weigh evidence without bias and follow the judge's instructions. Diddy, for now, sits in jail, waiting for the dice to be rolled on his life. Though what happened in that courtroom isn't likely to be forgotten any time soon.
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