{"id":241024,"date":"2026-05-22T21:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241024\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:24:08","slug":"diddy-lawyer-blasts-ny-times-metoo-story-as-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241024\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Lawyer Blasts NY Times #MeToo Story as \u2018Fake News\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teny Geragos accused the paper of getting major courtroom facts \u201cdead wrong\u201d and \u201creckless\u201d reporting<\/p>\n

The New York Times is being called out after publishing a story <\/a>questioning whether the #MeToo movement\u2019s once-powerful courtroom momentum is fading. However, one of the defense attorneys featured prominently in the piece says the publication got major facts totally wrong.<\/p>\n

In the article, \u201cIn #MeToo Cases, Has \u2018Believe Women\u2019 Lost Its Power in Courtrooms?,\u201d<\/a> Debra Kamin argued that defense attorneys in recent high-profile sexual assault and trafficking trials have become too aggressive in their cross-examinations of accusers. The story pointed specifically to the recent trials involving Harvey Weinstein, Sean Combs and the Alexander brothers.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Alon, Oren, and Tal AlexanderCredit: Department of Justice<\/p>\n

But Teny Geragos, who represented both Weinstein, Combs, and Oren Alexander, blasted the article in a TikTok<\/a>, accusing Kamin of publishing \u201cfake news\u201d and misrepresenting what actually happened inside the courtroom.<\/p>\n

Geragos specifically called out a section of the article describing Weinstein attorney Marc Agnifilo allegedly staring accuser Jessica Mann \u201cdirectly in the eye\u201d while telling her: \u201cYou went to his hotel room for the reason that adults go to other adults\u2019 hotel rooms. You wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The description was deeply misleading because Agnifilo never cross-examined Mann during the retrial at all\u2026Geragos did. \u201cIf only a quick Google search would tell you that Mark Agnifilo didn\u2019t cross-examine Jessica Mann,\u201d Geragos said in her video. \u201cI questioned Jessica Mann.\u201d <\/p>\n

Agnifilo brought up the aforementioned to the jury in closing arguments.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a Pre-Trial hearing as his April 14th trial date closes in Credit: Curtis Means for Daily Mail\/Pool<\/p>\n

Geragos further addressed the Times of pushing a narrative that defense lawyers were \u201cpainting accusers as liars seeking money and fame,\u201d despite what she described as a lack of factual support from the actual trials.<\/p>\n

The Times article claimed that modern defense teams have reverted to \u201cfamiliar tactics\u201d by characterizing accusers as financially motivated or fame-seeking. But Geragos argued that narrative simply did not reflect the actual courtroom record in either the Weinstein or Combs cases. \u201cWe never once implied or suggested that Jessica Mann was seeking fame,\u201d Geragos said, adding that Weinstein\u2019s team also never introduced evidence about Mann receiving money after accusing Weinstein.<\/p>\n

\"Sean\"SeanSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs defense attorneys, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, argue on behalf of their clientCredit: Elizabeth Williams via AP<\/p>\n

Geragos also pushed back on the article\u2019s characterization of the Combs defense, noting the defense repeatedly emphasized that singer Cassie was already famous before her relationship with Combs. \u201cNot once in the Sean Combs case did we say the accusers were seeking fame,\u201d Geragos said.<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the most damning call-outs was the fact that Kamin never attended the Weinstein retrial or the Combs trial in person, despite writing these claims about alleged defense tactics.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo interesting that you put that in your article because you not once attended trial,\u201d Geragos said she wrote to Kamin afterward in an email.<\/p>\n

Geragos said the Times later issued a correction regarding the Agnifilo passage, but she argued the larger framing of the article remains misleading and reckless.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Credit: New York Times<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bothers me because as a criminal defense lawyer, I really pride myself as being respectful to those in the courtroom,\u201d Geragos said, adding that both Mann and \u201cJane,\u201d Combs\u2019 accuser, thanked and hugged her after she cross-examined them. This was not included in Kamin\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

Of note, several Weinstein jurors recently spoke out after the verdict, revealing that all of the women on the jury voted to acquit Weinstein because they believed prosecutors failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n

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The controversy comes as debate intensifies over whether the cultural force of #MeToo has weakened inside courtrooms, particularly after Weinstein\u2019s rape retrial ended in another mistrial and Combs avoided convictions on the most serious federal trafficking charges.<\/p>\n