The decision to drop the juror means that a Black, middle-aged man has now been replaced by an older, white man.

Jane was distraught, telling Combs that the lawsuit felt word-for-word like her experience and made her sick to her stomach. Jane testified earlier in the trial that she felt Combs exploited her for “hotel nights” and that she thought Combs used paying her rent as a tool.

The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City dismissed one of the jurors Monday and replaced him with an alternate. On Friday, the judge and attorneys held lengthy discussions about Juror 6.