AdvertisementBut as ugly as it is, going on the attack may be Combs' only defense, former federal prosecutors told Business Insider.
Related storiesThose limits are set down in a section of the federal evidence statute known as "Rule 412."
AdvertisementAgnifilo also mentioned a recorded conversation in which Ventura's lawyer asked Combs' lawyer for $30 million to keep the R&B star from publishing a tell-all book about the relationship.
"That conversation, I guess, didn't go so well for her and the lawyer," Agnifilo said.
Attacking the accuser can backfire at trialIf a judge does allow Combs to air his blame-the-accuser defense, it may backfire before a jury.
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