Judge Greg Mathis Breaks Down Diddy's Sex Trafficking Trial And 'Gangster' Persona
'The prosecution needs to show more evidence that deliberately shows that he was intentionally sex trafficking for them to be successful,' Amir said in one clip from The Mathis Verdict, summarizing his father's opinion on the trial so far. 'That's correct,' Judge Mathis answered, adding that they needed to prove that the controversial mogul understood the gravity of what he was doing and chose to do it anyway. Amir posed a thought-provoking question for viewers and the attorneys: 'Where is the line between a criminal act of intent and where's the line for someone's lifestyle?'
In another clip, Amir admitted he believed that the prosecution had yet to show that the Bad Boy co-founder was running a criminal enterprise because the 'freak-offs' had been presented as one-off incidents. Judge Mathis agreed, adding, 'I do believe, I trust that these prosecutors are astute enough to be able to lay a foundation, and I assume that's what they're doing. And they're gonna then connect everything that has come out thus far to demonstrate their charges of RICO. That's what I assume is going to happen, but it hasn't happened yet! And some of these things didn't require coordination.'
In another clip, Judge Greg Mathis and Amir shared a laugh over Diddy being shown to be a 'toxic person.' Mathis quickly added, 'He's much worse than a toxic person, he's a monster from what they've been showing and what we've been hearing […] He's a state crime monster.' Judge Mathis took a quick second to flex that he was the youngest district court judge in Michigan's 36th District's history in another clip. He and Amir also quoted Jay-Z's 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder' lyrics before realizing the 'pimp' line may not be appropriate, given the subject matter they were discussing.
They moved beyond the courtroom talk and began to talk about Puff trying to present himself as a gangster. 'He has a temper, and he's known for that, and people are in fear because of his temper,' Judge Mathis said. 'But street guys don't fear him cause they know he's never been in the street.' Mathis went on to remind viewers that he attended catholic school, was bullied, and attempted to join a gang that wasn't doing anything illegal; the real Diddy bravado came from the fact that his late father was a 'big gangster' connected to dangerous people and his mother had ran with some of those same individuals.
Finally, they spoke about the 'Last Night' artist portraying himself as a gangster to earn the respect of the late Notorious B.I.G. and how he began to genuinely believe that about himself. 'They wouldn't want [Diddy] to hang out with them,' Judge Mathis said. 'They don't want no square hanging out with them. [He was] the president of the record company, so you definitely don't need to be down here with us.' Amir added how he showed up in all of the music videos and featured on all of the albums to immerse himself in their lifestyle. 'When you fully start embodying that, with more time, you become that person,' he said. 'Just like a person who tells a lie so many times, they start believing that lie. And so I no doubt believe that he believes that he is a gangster.'
Judge Greg Mathis and son Amir's takes align with a lot of what has come up in the trafficking trial. Diddy took issue with his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, dating Kid Cudi and looked to strike fear into him by allegedly attempting to blow up his car. When Cudi asked him about it during a meeting, he pretended it never happened, much like a gangster sworn to discretion would do. He's also proven to have abused Cassie via footage from their stay at a hotel in Los Angeles in 2016; she claimed that it occurred several other times, including when they attended Drake's OVO Fest.
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