Protect Black Men or Believe Black Women? A Necessary Conversation

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[00:01:39]>> Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

[00:01:41]Welcome to the afternoon show, the Dennis Byron show. And yes, this topic today is a topic that is trending right now.

[00:01:54]And yesterday I covered the the closing arguments as well as the finality of the testimony of uh uh Stefon Diggs accuser.

[00:02:08]And we had an opportunity to to listen to what she said, but we also listened to what the defense witnesses had said.

[00:02:18]And we heard what the jury heard.

[00:02:23]We saw the evidence. The jury saw the evidence, the testimony.

[00:02:28]And let me let me get on screen here because I I know you guys are wondering why I'm not on screen that I have a confession.

[00:02:40]I was having lunch.

[00:02:42]I was having a late lunch and my co-host was in my ear.

[00:02:50]And wait a minute here.

[00:02:53]Okay, I'm here. I'm here.

[00:02:58]Oh, the camera's over there. Okay, good.

[00:02:59]Good. So today we're going to talk about the outcome of the trial and whether or not this is the outcome that everyone expected >> and that sound that sound in the background. I didn't bring my co-host on the stage, but uh we do hear. I'm gonna take her off stage because she's coming in loud and clear.

[00:03:27]So I'mma bring her back up. She she has all this noise going on in the background, but I love her to death. Um, so I I wanted to have a conversation because I see comments saying protect black women, but in actuality, in actuality, it was a there were two blacks that saved Stefon Diggs in my opinion in the outcome of this case.

[00:03:56]that was his hair stylist and her friend who's also a hair stylist and and when I saw the evidence the body not the body cam but the cam that was inside the car and her Mercedes that she had on and as a matter of fact she's not too far away from where I'm at right now.

[00:04:22]She's in Brooklyn and I'm in Brooklyn.

[00:04:23]SHE'S RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK. I I MAYBE I NEED I should go walk on over there and talk to her, but I won't right now. You know, she'll speak when she want to speak. Uh she has the opportunity to tell her story, but I want to have a more a more broader conversation about why do we believe this was even a trial and whe whether or not there was significant reason for this to become a criminal trial.

[00:05:01]I was provided some information. Some of I can't talk about yet, but I don't believe his accuser is done with him just yet.

[00:05:12]Breaking news.

[00:05:15]I don't believe his accuser is done with him just yet.

[00:05:25]And this is disturbing because I think that based on what I've learned within the last 24 hours, they should have probably approached this differently. And I'm joined, ladies and gentlemen, with my co-host, Lawyer Bay, who's the host of the successful podcast, The Public Opinion Court. I want to want you to welcome her because when we get into it, we really get into it. Lawyer Bay, good afternoon.

[00:05:54]>> Good afternoon everyone. Happy Wednesday.

[00:05:59]>> Happy Wednesday. What did you do for Single Deio? Because I didn't really do anything.

[00:06:03]>> Nothing.

[00:06:04]>> No tacos. No.

[00:06:07]>> Oh, well, I went to Chipotle and I got me a a chicken bowl. Then I went and got me some Dorito tacos. and I came home and had me a a loco nacho taco.

[00:06:19]>> So, you did do something. I didn't have a >> You did something.

[00:06:26]>> My bad. Listen, yesterday was my brain was on tilt. I trying to get these motions filed and things and I was like, listen, I ain't got time to be going out and and drinking on sinko they drink on.

[00:06:42]I just ain't got the time and I ain't got the liver right now because I really don't want to.

[00:06:46]>> Right. And you know, um, you you you have you're dealing with stuff you t on yourself and I get that and you're trying to make sure the eyes of tees crossed. But as you watched the conclusion of this trial yesterday and you listen to the testimony of both the witnesses of the defense, what did you think?

[00:07:07]>> This case was a waste of taxpayers money. Okay, >> that's what I thought.

[00:07:12]>> I thought it was a waste of this is not a case that you take to trial at all on under no circumstances.

[00:07:20]Now, when you look at it, I mean, I know as a former prosecutor why this case went to trial and it starts with the skin color >> and the celebrity. Mhm.

[00:07:35]>> And white prosecutors tend to want to get a stripe of success off of black excellence.

[00:07:43]So they push for these trials to go so that they can say if they end up winning, oh, I I put a I put a nail in the coffin on this person by adding this to the list of, you know, things that they should be ashamed of.

[00:08:00]>> Hold on. Now, we see black prosecutors going after criminal defendants that some of these cases shouldn't have seen the light of day as well. What do you say to that?

[00:08:11]>> There here's a difference between and this is as a former prosecutor and a black prosecutor.

[00:08:19]There's a big difference on how black prosecutors approach cases opposed to white prosecutors. Black prosecutors approach it from a standpoint of knowing how to review a case from where a person comes from and not necessarily of the status of them never having experience in those particular neighborhoods or or backgrounds.

[00:08:46]black prosecutors when when it comes to dead body cases, there's a heightened level of awareness that they use and how they analyze cases opposed to if it was a non dead body case.

[00:09:03]You will look if we did a study on how who has heavier sentencing when it comes to minorities.

[00:09:15]Black people wouldn't even tilt the scale because it is already a proportion that is not even equal because of the dynamic of how many white prosecutors versus black. So am I saying all black? No.

[00:09:32]There are some dead dog uh dirt ass prosecutors that are black that need to get out of the justice system cuz they [ __ ] it up and our ancestors don't like that.

[00:09:45]All black prosecutors are not good prosecutors. I'm not saying that. But I am saying that if I have a case, I would rather a black prosecutor review it, the right one, over a white prosecutor any day.

[00:10:03]>> Okay. So, with that said, what in this particular instance should a prosecutor have done in vetting this case before it actually became a indicted case? because there was one felony and one misdemeanor. What should a prosecutor do in vetting the victim, alleged victim >> in this case that was not done because we know this is the same office that prosecuted Karen Reed and they lost that case as well.

[00:10:42]>> Horrible. Horrible. So in family violence cases, the one thing that people need to understand that these are the hardest cases to prosecute and people wouldn't think so. These are the hardest cases to prosecute because it's always he say she say. You rarely have eyewitnesses and if you do good for you but it's always he say she say. So what I would do and espec specifically in this case, I would have read the offense report from a standpoint of not having a victim to testify because this was a delayed report. And what we mean by delay report, it wasn't a report that was given at the time or close to the time of the incident. And what I mean close in time within 24 hours because it was a delay report. Now you got to view it from a different lens because that calls into credibility because you don't you lose the ability to have reports that are in and near to see how the actual victim is responding under these conditions after an assault. So when you do it from when you look at it from that lens, then you go and say, "Okay, what do I have?

[00:12:06]Do I have eyewitnesses? Can I ID the um defendant?" Because ID is one of the main elements in an offense. You cannot get a case without identifying the accused. That is a constitutional requirement.

[00:12:25]So if you look at from there, if you can't get the victim because it's delayed report, she already said that she only wanted to to file it as a report and not to prosecute. So you should be saying, "Oh, we don't even need to put our ducks in this case, our money on this case." No victim you who's going to ID the defendant. Delay report, no medical report. Um, this is a messy situation.

[00:12:56]We don't have all of the facts.

[00:12:59]This is one a celebrity. So, we need to take extra steps to make sure that we have everything in order to properly evaluate the case.

[00:13:10]>> And that that goes to my point.

[00:13:13]>> Well, ident identification is not an issue because those two are known to each other. They had an intimate relationship and her asking the police just to make it right as an incident, but she's sharing these details that that have violence in nature. She doesn't get the luxury of telling the prosecutor how to move on in a situation like this because the state prosecutes prosecute cases, not the not the victim. This is not a civil case. This is state of Massachusetts versus Stefon Diggs. So, I'm not so comfortable with the fact that she just wanted to make it an incident report versus a report that had felonious information inside it. So, >> let me let me add to that. Let me let me just add a little nugget on what a lot of individuals don't understand in DV cases. As soon as you call the police, you no longer get to um get to have a say in how the case is going to flow through the criminal justice system. But a lot of people don't know that. And it is important to understand that because if you are calling with an emergency, absolutely call. But if you are calling just to try to get back at someone, tread lightly that it is not okay cuz you no longer get to control it. And and when the people get embarrassed, they will continue on with that lie. That's why it's it's dangerous to play if it is not an actual crime or offense.

[00:14:55]>> To your point, the case is concluded. He was acquitted of all counts.

[00:15:01]Why wouldn't the prosecutor now say, "Based on listening to the testimony of this witness, we might have enough to prosecute her." Why can't that happen?

[00:15:11]because >> report >> well she didn't testify untruthfully based on the report and based on what they decided to bring out and it wouldn't it would be a wrongful prosecution to try to come back and then try to prosecute a victim because that sends a bad message to the public to say oh we didn't we should have never brought this case.

[00:15:41]Now, we going to go after victims or alleged victims. It it it only happens in situations where a prosecutor can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this person committed perjury under oath. I saw no perjury.

[00:16:00]I saw a a person who either not didn't recall or might have embellished on the truth. Can we still today after there's a a quiddle to call her a victim? That is the question. The jury has decided that she wasn't a vict victim. Can we still call her a victim today?

[00:16:24]>> Yes, you can. And that goes into uh my and you say they still call her a victim. Um a victim of what?

[00:16:34]>> A victim of assault.

[00:16:37]You do not, a person does not not be a victim because an individual exercise their constitutional rights to go before a jury and get tried before their peers and they render a verdict based on the prosecutors and how they present the facts and evidence and the law that they have to follow. Juries have an oath as well to follow. And if the prosecutor does not prove that case because the responsibility is on the prosecutor and the evidence and the facts that they have, it's not on the victim. So a person being found not guilty does not take away an individual being a victim.

[00:17:21]It just shows that this individual decided to exercise their constitutional rights and be tried on the merits and the facts and the evidence in letting six individuals determine if the state met their burden. And in this case, they said the state did not meet their burden, which is very clear because it never should have went before a jury in the first place. So, if it never should have went before a jury, the if it never should have went before a jury, that suggests to me, and I could be wrong, and I'm sure people are going to chime in about this, but if it never should have went in front of a jury, then there was there still a victim? And if there was a victim, then the best form to address and and get redress for for this is to bring it in front of a jury. A jury is ultimately the people who make the decision as to his innocence or guilt.

[00:18:23]It's it for me it's kind of hypocritical or it's maybe even a a chance that he has to walk around with a accusation that you go to the courts to get redressed. He went to the courts.

[00:18:41]He said, "I want my day in court." He got two a two-day trial. She had the ability to call with only the people that testified in this case for the prosecution was her and the person who took the report. There was no cooperation by any of the people that interacted with her moments after or within this 24 hours after this incident occurred. And there was no testimony that like for example, did she tell her mother? Did she tell people that were intimate? None of that happened here.

[00:19:12]>> But that's that's taken away. That's that is almost saying do not come forward if you have not told anyone. Do not come forward if you was the only person that witnessed the abuse at the hands of the individual that you reported. That's a dangerous message to send out that just because they didn't have this means that you were not a victim means that it did not happen. No, it means that a jury said that the prosecutor, the person who decided to bring charges, did not prove their case beyond a reason of doubt. They didn't say that the individual was acquitted from her being a victim. It said that they were acquit acquitted because the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt each and every element and did not meet their birth. It does not take away the word victim. It just says he was found not guilty on the merits of the facts and evidence that is only controlled by the prosecutors, not the victim.

[00:20:24]>> No evidence and witness testimony and e physical evidence. No, it's not. It's not. As a former prosecutor who prosecuted these cases, we are in control of every aspect of the from the inception from when we get the case to the collection of evidence to verifying the evidence to proving up the evidence to um validating the evidence to making sure that this is credible information that we are putting before. If we know we cannot meet that burden, it is our duty to either reduce it or dismiss it.

[00:21:07]The victim does not control any aspect once the state gets the actual case.

[00:21:14]They have the ability to tell your prosecutor, hey, I don't want to participate or I don't feel comfortable testifying. They have that ability, but how the case is put on has nothing to do with the victim.

[00:21:32]>> Okay. So, I I I get it. She was dragged into this prosecution. That's what that's what it sound like you're saying.

[00:21:40]She was dragged into this prosecution and the prosecutors didn't have enough for the case to be presented to a grant for to a excuse me to a uh a jury. Okay.

[00:21:50]So, she's talking. Okay. So, so, so there's still going to be based on what you said a cloud over Stfan Dixs' head whether or not he assaulted this person. And let's move on. Let's move on a little bit. Now, the topic here today is protect black men or protect black woman. And the reason why that we have it titled that way is because there has been a series of cases involving people of color, i.e. Tory Lane's Megan the Stallion.

[00:22:26]Very, very famous case. Then cases that never saw the light of day. Chris Brown versus Rihanna. Old case. Wasn't any case. It was a There was clearly she was brutally assaulted. Diddy Cassie, another case.

[00:22:45]And in all these cases, each one of them had one particular drum beat.

[00:22:57]Protect black woman.

[00:22:59]That's what the drum beat has been.

[00:23:01]Protect black woman. Now, Stefon Digs had his day in court. He was fully adjudicated of the charges. So, is there ever a time where we can say protect black men and what does that look like?

[00:23:16]What does that look like? Protect black men because men have been falsely accused of crimes that they did not commit. At what point, and I say black men, because black men in particular have been heavily handed dealt with by the criminal justice system and cases that they were fully adjudicated on.

[00:23:34]So when do do we protect black men from maybe women who have an ax to grind that would make up a story because of various factors economic uh jealousy and in this case she testifies that she was sleeping with Card's man.

[00:24:00]She was sleeping with a man who had a woman, but he too needs to be held accountable for that. He's he he drugged Cardi in this mess.

[00:24:14]>> I'm have to be honest. I'm have to be honest. And I know Cardi still cares for the guy, but he drugg her in this mess that he had going on prior to Cardi being a part of the picture. She was never supposed to be a part of this situation after leaving a situation where there was infidelity according to her.

[00:24:35]So why are we not at least trying to put things in perspective?

[00:24:44]Here's the here's the the issue that's not really a major major issue, but when you're looking at why black men are not being protected um and they end up in situations where they are wrongfully um accused are over accused um of a situation.

[00:25:19]That is something that a lot of people don't pay attention to when they go and they vote because depending on how you vote determines who is your district attorney.

[00:25:31]And your district attorney's culture will determine how they train their prosecutors to evaluate cases properly.

[00:25:44]When you evaluate cases properly, the disposition sometimes or in my case often times will end in a dismissal because we are supposed to review the case as if we have to prove each and every element and if there is a question, if there is any doubt, that is your answer in not proceeding on a case. Regardless of how uncomfortable a conversation you have to have with the victim, you have to have it because that's what justice demands.

[00:26:26]But when I'm looking at it from this, and this is just from a lens of all black men um and making sure that there's a fair representation in these offices to make decisions that don't always fall on the side of wrongfulness.

[00:26:46]Black men also have a responsibility.

[00:26:49]One of black men's kryptonite that continues to bring them down day in and day out is white women.

[00:26:57]And I don't know what kind of appetite they have for white women and don't understand how dangerous white women are to successful black men.

[00:27:06]This situation would not have happened if for not that white woman who is probably not only jealous of the chef but is jealous of Cardi B ran and told him something that was te that forced him to have to now go and have a conversation with her that led to all of this happening on the back end.

[00:27:34]You listen to a white woman and guess what happened? We are here. The Michigan coach was sleeping with a white woman.

[00:27:44]Guess what? He there. Um the was Neil Long ex uh fiance sleeping with a white woman. He lost his job.

[00:27:55]Kobe Bryant having a one night stand with a white woman. he ended up in the news and having to settle and his name tarnished because of a false accusation.

[00:28:09]So when I'm looking at the disposition of these kind of men and their downfall, a white woman is not too far behind. And on this time it was right next to him helping him pick out furniture and why she was also using her uterus to fund her lifestyle.

[00:28:31]That's very expensive. So when I'm looking at it from that lens, I do I still don't agree with black men being overcharged, wrongfully charged, wrongfully prosecuted, wrongfully convicted.

[00:28:46]But you've got to understand the proximity to white women is a black man's downfall when he has reached a level of success.

[00:28:57]>> Okay? So people are going to listen to this and they're going to say, "Well, he had the power to control how his Johnson was moving in these streets."

[00:29:07]>> True.

[00:29:08]>> Power.

[00:29:09]>> She only spilled the tea because she had the tea made available to her. So, are we going to blame the white woman for spilling his tea or we going to blame him for sharing his tea amongst many other women?

[00:29:30]>> I'm going to blame both of them because you are a grown ass woman.

[00:29:37]One, you are a grown ass woman that is enjoying sharing a penis that would never belong to you oneon-one.

[00:29:47]You are creating an atmosphere of second best.

[00:29:53]At some point, you got to choose you.

[00:29:56]And choosing you is not being messy and creating more issues, spilling more danger.

[00:30:04]So for me, yeah, she's half halfy responsible because we would not be in he would not have this big issue if she would have kept her damn mouth closed.

[00:30:17]He on the other hand if you have you we know men when you have so much to to lose and you're talking about at the peak of the Patriot success and they are on the the um the road to the Super Bowl. You got this major super mega superstar woman. You have y'all just had a baby. You have embarrassed her enough. you cannot afford to embarrass her anymore.

[00:30:48]So, you're going, if you have access to be able to reach the person that is um that has been accused, you're going to go have that conversation and adrenaline is going to be pumping and level heads are not going to be in the atmosphere at that time. It's no cool. It was no cooling off period. So, I blame both of them. Honestly, we would not he would have not known if that girl would have kept her mouth shut. Like she been keeping it shut around Cardi B if Cardi B didn't know she was out there screwing him too. You was able to keep quiet about that? Why you ain't keep your mouth closed about that?

[00:31:30]Oh, because you was were you jealous of the black women? The black women's was getting all the time that you wanted.

[00:31:39]Oh, okay.

[00:31:41]>> Okay. So there there's a a lot to unpack there. Um I get it. She had privileged information that she shared. Uh this privileged information created an environment that wasn't conducive for Stefon Digs to carry on in the manner he in which he was carrying on. Uh his adrenaline was flowing a little too much in my opinion in the wrong areas. um >> many times, >> put a muzzle on it, >> but one thing doesn't necessarily have to do with the other. She could have, you know, she had a few options. Going to the the police for something that many will argue that didn't exist. Some will say it may have existed. Um she had many options.

[00:32:34]She could have left the situation alone, period. Um, she could have I I don't think her suing him for no nothing other than maybe there may have been a a a wage or salary issue, but she can't even say can she say she was um what can she say in a civil suit like as an attorney?

[00:32:59]>> Breach of contract. They had a contract.

[00:33:01]That's pretty much what she could have.

[00:33:03]>> A breach of what? The financial aspect of it. Yeah, because she said that they had a a written contract. So for as employment, >> okay, >> but if you have a written contract, then whatever has been breached, that's what you are afforded. Now, I I ain't on the case, so I don't know whatever else they whatever claims that they may or may not have because it has not been filed yet. So we can't see what is on the back end, but that's pretty much the basis.

[00:33:37]>> So if for example there are text messages that may exist that may paint a broader picture civily that she can be benefit from. Would would you advise her to at this point now that the jury has come out to reach and then reach their verdict if they are say for example existence of text messages or andor uh something that was memorialized during a relationship that offered a maybe a promise that he may have made to her that he's not he hasn't delivered on. Do you think that may be grounds for her to file a civil suit if she he's made these promises by way of text message that he would do XYZ if she does XYZ because her getting paid 2,000 a week for cooking.

[00:34:32]Uh she might have been underpaid.

[00:34:36]I'm just saying you know what the heck.

[00:34:39]What do you think? Is there a a possible uh legal remedy for addressing those promises that were made memorialized in writing and those promises that were made um you know not on the contract per se?

[00:34:53]>> Listen, verbal contracts are still um >> enforceable >> enforceable but I mean it has to meet that standard. Um there was an offer the person accepted there was mutual um and there was consideration something had to be done. So if she from her standpoint, he offered well she asked and he agreed like, "Hey, I'm going to give you this hundred,000 or how muchever it's going to cost to to start up your restaurant.

[00:35:20]We can partner on it." Her once he accepted saying that, hey, yeah, I'mma give you this, >> right?

[00:35:29]>> Then she had to agree whatever terms that he was like, yeah, but we're going to be partners on this. Okay, so yeah, we're gonna be partners. the consideration from his standpoint. Well, you just give me a discounted rate of weekly of how much you are how much you normally charge for chef services and we will take that into the consideration of us forging this partnership so that you can get your restaurant. That's pretty much boom, here you go. uh I I lowered my rate because of his promise and I performed on my end. He ain't performed yet. So that's what the court how the court would look at a verbal um contractual agreement. How did they perform?

[00:36:19]And that's probably what she's she that's the angle that she could go.

[00:36:24]>> Well, the burden of proof in a civil case is much lower.

[00:36:28]more likely than not >> much.

[00:36:33]>> And there was rumors of a discussion on financial payment from $ 199,000 to $5 million. $19,000 to $5 million. This was a discussion that was being had.

[00:36:45]According to sources, $5 million is a lot for she was only living with him since February 2025 from the testimony that I recall.

[00:36:57]$5 million is a can view can be viewed by a lot of people is like, uh, that's a lot of money. Should he had even entertained a settlement knowing that he slept with this woman who was an employee? Would you think would you think he should have entertain the settlement at that point?

[00:37:18]>> Listen, loose dick sink ships and he had a loose dick and he sunk the ship. So now you got to go and uh let the water out so you can repair your uh sunken ships. And she wanted to use your meat to uh be the the downfall. So 5 million.

[00:37:35]I don't know. But I know they've been messing around since 2022.

[00:37:40]>> This is This wasn't new. She just became his employee in 2025. But she been serving him uterus since 2022.

[00:37:46]>> Oh, hey. Hey. Allegedly.

[00:37:49]>> That was under that was on testimony.

[00:37:52]>> Okay.

[00:37:53]>> I might have to put a PG warning on this one. Yeah, ladies and gentlemen.

[00:37:58]>> Well, I I I ain't say the actual word. I said what the educational word of you know.

[00:38:05]>> So she was serving on a platter before she was serving on a platter basically.

[00:38:09]>> And then she was serving it at the house.

[00:38:13]>> Oh, that's that's that VIP treatment.

[00:38:16]That's that you going you don't stay in the main dining area. You got to go into the private area. Okay. I see what's I see what's happening right now. So would a civil jury see it is likely she has a civil case. you know, the criminal cases are criminal cases. She has more she has more meat on the bones in this particular instance than she did in the other instance, you know, and that's probably where she should have took it at. And hopefully he has smart people around him that will tell him, "Do not drag this out any further." Is he at the end of his career in the NFL or where's where does where does that stand? because I I had a conversation I had a conversation today with a a confidential source who's a sports a agent and he had some interesting things to say about Stefon Diggs and the his his uh standing in the NFL. some of the stuff. Uh, you know, again, this guy's he's a very successful sports agent and he has, you know, he has players in the NFL right now, but he basically said that because it was a black woman, it would not be taken as serious as it if it was a white woman.

[00:39:25]This is what he said. This is someone that's, you know, have play, he manages plays, he has players in the NFL. So, he says this. So that goes back to when does uh protect the black woman enter the room in a case like this.

[00:39:45]>> It doesn't. When we're talking about the NFL, the NFL has shown that they do not give one flying red cent about the dangers that black women face when they are professional athletes that get on the field every Sunday in order to make them a billion billion billion dollars over and over and over.

[00:40:04]So when you look at it from the lens of, oh, it's a black woman, they never they would never have the effects of the level of responsibility a black man would have if it's a Caucasian woman because they are seen as victimlike.

[00:40:25]And to me, they be the ones that be lying.

[00:40:31]So, the only time we saw that the NFL was willing after take a stance is when they decided with Ray Rice because the video came out. The NFL was more concerned about dogs with Michael Vic than they was about Ray Rice putting his hands on his then fiance.

[00:40:58]Let's be very clear, that was a big difference. They laid on a sword to punish Michael Vic over dogs opposed to um actual actually holding athletes responsible for putting their hands on black women when they are in their sport. Totally different.

[00:41:19]And I agree with the agent 100%.

[00:41:23]>> Okay. Well, this is a conversation that obviously it's going to be had for a while and uh it, you know, the fact that she kept on namechecking Cardi B in her testimony and the judge had to admonish her about trying to continue answering a question when it she wasn't even uh the position of the the the question the the the person asking the question. She was doing a little too much in my humble opinion. She was trying to provide a narrative to a story that arguably is questionable.

[00:42:05]And you know, >> that's the prosecutor. That's the prosecutor's fault because as the prosecutor, we are supposed to properly inform the any witness of how what kind of questions that are going to be um put forth, how to respond to certain questions. If there is an objection, you do not continue to talk after an objection because the court and the court reporter has to maintain a clean record and the judge has to have the ability to rule on objections. You all we you are also responsible for making sure that they understand. Yes, you probably have a more um I have a more softer approach with you as the prosecutor because we've we've retained that rapport. But you have to give the same respect to opposing council regardless because they are just doing their job to protect the interest of their client. It they have it's nothing against you. So you have to give me the same respect mean you have to give them the same respect that you will give me.

[00:43:10]And I can tell that that prosecutor did not properly inform her of the courtroom rules because that is the prosecutor's responsibility to go over that. So when you see individuals that are going rogue, that is either because you got a Woody on your hands that that I ain't never seen that happen before in my life or you got a uh Stefan Diggs trial where those prosecutors were some of the most mediocre, lazy, um unprepared, unseasoned, pale pieces of chicken in that courtroom.

[00:43:48]>> Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. with uh listen listen I saw at the closing of the prosecutor and it did appear that the prosecutor was basically serving her up on a platter for the >> exactly the the closing was very lackluster. was well, you know, you heard what you heard. You know, he started out by saying that she became he to he pointed out how the negatives in his in his in his victim or his witness.

[00:44:15]You pointed out negatives to the jury.

[00:44:17]They'd heard this. You led with that.

[00:44:20]You led with a negative and you got the outcome that you deserved. I couldn't believe that he he point out something that people could have forgot. They could have forgot. Hey, she was being uh combative. She was be she was being uh uh manipulative. She could have been you know like he pointed out the negatives which I didn't understand why do that >> with with a trial anyway prosecutors are supposed to introduce their bad facts in opening statement. You are never supposed to serve your victim up that you know has uh credibility issues as if they are just this victim. they never do anything wrong. We are supposed to introduce the bad facts before the defense do because you want the prosec I mean you want the jury to trust that you are telling them the truth regardless of how bad the facts are. They want to hear from you first because if they don't and they hear from the defense it stings and it takes whatever leverage that you had with them trusting that you have the ability to prove this case. So bad facts are always supposed to come out in opening statement and you're not supposed to run from it when you have that victim on the stand. You were supposed to introduce that to the jury.

[00:45:39]I saw so many times the defense attorneys are introducing bad facts that the state never brought up. And I'm like, >> did they vet the victim properly? That's the question. That's the question that >> that's what I they were when I tell you >> I was like y'all knew this girl did not want this case to go to trial and she probably gave y'all hell behind closed doors and told y'all I'm not coming. I don't care what y'all doing. Uh but and then they probably forced her to come and this is that them them paying her back for causing them distress when she told them that she ain't want to be there anyway. That's how white prosecutors typically do. They will leave their victims out to fry in order to save face for themselves when they know they [ __ ] around and found out.

[00:46:34]Well, I mean, you've said a lot. I I still have many questions and uh like I say, I have some proprietary information that I'm not privileged to discuss yet, but I don't think this is the last we've heard of um uh Mila or Stefon Diggs in this uh very um high stakes um public trial. This is I don't think this is the last we've heard of either one of them.

[00:47:02]And uh time will tell and let's see where this goes. Uh I will be uh sharing some of my coverage of the uh the the Met festivities. Um what did you think about Card's attire? I'm using Cardi.

[00:47:16]And uh >> I love I I did there was only one thing that I was kind of zooming in. I was like is her cat out?

[00:47:27]Cuz that illusion I was just like do they got her cat out? cuz it it looked like it's something right there. But that was just me. Hopefully that was just me. I was just looking too hard.

[00:47:42]But her her dress was was amazing. Like I've never seen that kind of style um done that way at Met Gala and it was one of the faves of the night of course. Um so >> and shout out to DOAT as well. I love what >> your [ __ ] cat girl. You baby the way you showed up and served body face every body face or energy everything girl. You did that. You did that. Thank you. Thank you for that.

[00:48:17]>> And shout out to This is a great shot that I got. I got a shout out uh for of excuse me uh Venus Williams when she came out with her crazy crazy look. Uh, shout out to Venus Williams. I own I'll be sharing that picture soon as well.

[00:48:32]>> Uh, and shout out to all the uh great fashions there. I got so many great shots. I'm just >> Taylor. Yes, Tiana Taylor served every >> That's That's my That's my girl. Tiana Taylor. Shout out to Tiana Taylor.

[00:48:46]>> You know, I did not care for Kim Kardashian's look. I'm sick of the plastic trying to show trying to die to for fashion look. Like, girl, just be regular. Listen, she all the Kardashians showed up uh at the Met.

[00:49:03]>> Yeah. And you know that um there's this big dispute about the Met. So because of who was who was the chair, >> right? Right.

[00:49:15]>> And we can cover that in another live, but I I do I do recall the arrest that was made uh at the Met. Uh, and I had my little Met uh, let's just say premed um, interaction uh, that was resolved. Uh, and I I promise >> who you got checked by.

[00:49:33]>> No, who I had to check. We gonna leave that alone. But that's >> He checking nobody y'all. He probably got checked for some reason instead. You know, people like to call Dennis.

[00:49:45]>> People like to call Dennis and say, "Dennis, now why you had to put that out there? I need you to take that down."

[00:49:50]And Danny's like, "I ain't taking nothing down. I'm from New York. You must don't know who I am. We We stand on it. We stand on it. What you going to do? What you going to do?"

[00:49:59]>> Listen. Listen. We We had a face tof face interaction with somebody. But I've since spoken to that person and that person and I had a pow-wow of sorts. But prior to that, I was on that [ __ ] >> I hope y'all was the same height.

[00:50:16]>> Well, no. I'm a little taller. I'm pretty, you know, >> you was over there uh going at you.

[00:50:23]>> No, no, no, no, no. I'm a little tall.

[00:50:24]He He was stocky.

[00:50:26]>> He was stocky, but I was tall and I I hit fast. So, with that said, we're not talking about violence. This is a very family friendly friendly uh program here. Yeah. Uh Lawyer Bay, they can follow you on all social media platforms.

[00:50:40]>> She's she's on fire on all the platforms. Go check her out. And uh listen, You tell Roland Martin I ain't going to be sharing too much of you with him. So let Roland know that you were over here first. I ain't sharing too much of you.

[00:50:55]I'm I'mma give the brother an opportunity to have a little fun. But don't be trying to take up all your time here because I have I have first rights of refusal with you.

[00:51:04]>> I'll tell Roland I'll send I'll send him this portion and roll be like Dennis shut up.

[00:51:10]You know Roland is hilarious. Roland speaks his mind and that and he be out the dome like y'all be I'm just saying both of y'all out the dome and that's the that's what we need like like that's what we need from our black men to you know be you know out the dome with it you know put y'all stick your chest you know in it like he stick the southern chest you stick the east coast >> the New York chest chest in the And shout out to the New York uh artists that are putting out these freestyles that make us reminisce about the New York hip hop. Like >> right, >> can we can we just have a moment of silence?

[00:51:57]>> That's right. Put some respect on our name. I >> don't have Don't have me drop a bar right now. I don't want to do that. But you know, you know, listen listen. We we have listen. We have uh some great history. The culture has originated from New York City. And I appreciate all those who have come on after the fact. You know, we had California, then we had Atlanta, we had Florida. I mean, I remember the evolution of hip hop. So, listen, we ain't gonna play with it now. I know the first rapper >> the excuse me, >> it was Louisiana before it was Atlanta.

[00:52:35]>> Okay. Well, listen. We we we not going to we're not going to fight with uh All we know is New York was number one first. We're the first one out the gate.

[00:52:43]>> They coming to the south now for everything.

[00:52:46]>> Hold on. Hold on. Shout out to Cardi B once again. New York Cardi holding it down.

[00:52:51]>> Cardi holding it down for the female rapper. She is the uh the epitome of a great a great representation of hiphop, especially coming from New York. So with that, I don't I don't care what I don't care what anyone says. who did it first, but Cardi did it best. With that, ladies and gentlemen, >> has always been um an authentic fresh piece of air um to the culture to just showing people how to show up in themselves. Like you ain't got to be nobody else. You can show up, be you, be loud, be proud, and evolve. And she is the true definition of evolution. and she gonna continue, you know, to evolve regardless of how people how stands feel. You can't deny Cardi access has been granted. Never denied. Ladies, ladies and gentlemen, in the next 10 minutes, I'm going to post an exclusive photo, never been se seen before of my my I guess my first Met Gala post, but this is this is a this is not Cardi, but this is someone that was closely helping Cardi throughout this whole Met Gala weekend. No one's seen this photo. I haven't seen it to that person yet, but I'mma post it on X in the next 10 minutes. It's an exclusive, and I I guess they're going to be talking about it once they see the photo. Oh, yeah. I already know how you guys get. Uh, with that, ladies and gentlemen, thank you, Thelma, for being here. Thank you, audience, for being here. And, uh, I see Thema, I see I'll see you soon. Thank you. I appreciate you. I really do.

[00:54:23]>> All right. Bye, y'all. See y'all next time.

[00:54:27]>> Hey, everybody. Thank you for joining the show. I appreciate everyone who's been here. Uh, like I said, go on to my social media, check out the content from, uh, Met Gala Weekend weekday.

[00:54:38]Actually, it was on a Monday. uh just go and check out some of the content. And uh with that, I'm going to take you guys out here the way we start.

[00:54:55]>> Front row seats. When Dennis Byron speaks, history speaks. From the culture to the courtroom, front row seats. When Dennis Byron speaks, history speaks from the culture.

[00:55:07]>> Just facts. Nothing matters.

[00:55:12]We cover it when I know. Ooh, it's just the dentist show.