Judge Arun Subramanian gave Diddy's defense and the prosecution a warning after the trial's gag order was violated. Juror issues plagued the trial going into the sixth week of testimony.

The decision to drop the juror means that a Black, middle-aged man has now been replaced by an older, white man.

The federal judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking trial dismissed one of the jurors Monday morning, saying he had "concerns about his candor and whether he shaded answers to get on and stay on the panel."