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It's a slow start to the second day of jury selection in Sean Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking trial after six of the first seven prospective jurors failed to qualify for the jury pool.

A woman was excused after she told the judge that things she had heard about the case caused her view of Combs to "lean negative."

"I guess I lean towards him having committed the crimes but I don't know," the woman said.

The defense asked for her to be excused.

"The juror said that she leans toward her belief that Mr. Combs committed the crimes," defense attorney Marc Agnifilo said. "What the juror is basically saying is that there is not a presumption of innocence in this individual juror's mind."

A second woman was excused after she questioned whether Combs' access to money could influence the outcome of the trial. A third woman, whose son is an assistant district attorney in Rockland County, was excused after she indicated she did not know whether she would be biased toward the prosecution. A man was dismissed after he told the judge he was taking medication that would prevent him from traveling to court.

A real estate broker was also dismissed after he said he was "unsure" how seeing the 2016 video of Combs kicking and dragging Cassie Ventura through a Los Angeles hotel affected his impression of the case.

"The juror had a very long, very thoughtful delay when your honor was asking about the video," Agnifilo said. "There's just such a danger when these videos are out in the public and then we try to get them into jury selection."

Judge Arun Subramanian agreed to strike the juror for cause.

The judge also dismissed a man who said he clicked on a news article about jury selection while he was riding MetroNorth home from court.

"I shouldn't have but I did," the man admitted.

Prosecutors sought his dismissal. "This is going to be a long trial. There's going to be a lot of media. The government is concerned with this juror's ability to follow directions," prosecutor Christy Slavik said.

Before the second day of jury selection began Tuesday, federal prosecutors asked the judge to admonish criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos, whose daughter, Teny Geragos, is a member of Sean Combs' legal team.

Mark Geragos has not filed a formal notice that he is part of the defense team but he has a longstanding relationship with Combs and appeared to consult with his lawyers during jury selection.

Federal prosecutors asked the judge to remind Geragos about court policies that forbid statements outside court that could interfere with a fair trial.

"The need for the Court's admonishment is necessary given that as recently as three days ago, Mr. Geragos spoke at length about the trial in this case in his podcast called '2 Angry Men,' Mr. Geragos's podcast with Harvey Levin, the creator of the tabloid news organization TMZ," federal prosecutors said in a letter to the judge.

Geragos described the use of the 2016 video showing Combs kicking and dragging Cassie through the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel as a "character assassination," the government's letter said. Geragos described the all-female prosecution team as having a "look like you're prosecuting a cause," the letter said.

The judge did not address the letter or Mark Geragos before calling prospective jurors.

Combs is dressed similarly to how he appeared Monday, in grey slacks and crew neck sweater over a dress shirt. In such pedestrian clothing, thinner frame and greying hair Combs cuts a less imposing figure than he did when he carried himself for decades with the swagger of the music, fashion and spirits mogul that he was.

The first prospective juror questioned Tuesday is a woman who said she was the victim of an attempted rape in the Bronx.

Judge Arun Subramanian asked whether she would be tempted to side with the alleged victims or whether she could keep an open mind.

"I'll be able to do it," the woman said. "Separate that out?" Subramanian asked. "Yes," she answered.

Day 2 of jury selection will ramp back up as the prosecution and the defense look to seat an unbiased jury that will hear this case over the next several weeks.

No jurors have been seated yet.

Yesterday, there were some other high-profile celebrity names that were brought up. It is still unclear if any of those names had potential ties to the case.

Phil Taitt has the latest in Lower Manhattan.

The judge has said he wants a pool of 45 perspectives jurors before the lawyers begin selecting who they do or do not want to serve on this panel.

Before the court adjourned on Monday, prosecutors revealed that one of the three anonymous witnesses expected to testify may not show up despite receiving a subpoena.

Prosecutors say the woman's attorney has been going through some issues and has been difficult to communicate with.

Nineteen prospective jurors made it through the first day of jury selection in Sean Combs' criminal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.

Those 19 then filed into the courtroom together where they answered a series of 15 questions about their news habits, their musical tastes, their employment and their educational background.

Prospective juror #51 lives in the Bronx and listens to '90s hip-hop. She's a math teacher and watches "old stuff" on television, like the "Golden Girls."

A high school wrestling coach lives in Westchester with his wife and two kids who said, "I don't watch the news." He's a big fan of the Yankees and listens to Bruce Springsteen and the Eagles.

Judge Arun Subramanian sent all 19 home after he instructed them not to read or listen to anything about the case and not to speak to anyone about the case. Some of these individuals may return May 12, when opening statements are scheduled to begin. No juror has been seated yet.

The judge has said he wants a pool of 45 prospective jurors before the lawyers begin their peremptory strikes.

Jury selection will resume Tuesday.

Before court adjourned, defense attorney Teny Geragos said prosecutors may opt not to call Victim-3 as a witness. Prosecutor Maureen Comey said, without elaborating, that the woman's attorney has been going through some issues and has been "difficult to communicate with." Victim-3 does not live locally and "may not show up" despite receiving a subpoena, Comey said.