The Breakfast Club - Decisions Have Consequences ( Silento Sentenced to 30 years and Jane Doe Still Cross Examined)

Episode Date: June 12, 2025

Today on the show Loren breaks down the upsetting news of young rapper Silento that made us all whip and nae nae now sentenced to 30 years for shooting his cousin. She also took it outside in the tweets to see what others had to say about it. Next, she she detailed the updates with the Diddy trial, where his ex Jane Doe is still on the stand getting crossed examined. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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But this is your Daily Dig on all things pop culture entertainment news exclusive news in the conversations that shake the room Baby, so we are back with another episode and y'all know we do the behind the scenes of the grind check-in And today I am feeling energized and organized, which is a great thing because there's a lot going on as far as like things I'm taking on things I'm not taking on and just, you know, setting schedules around and I'm learning a lot more about that. But I think I got to down pack y'all, you know, it's a new space, new levels, new devils. But yesterday I figured out and we have an announcement here on the podcast, that I need to do more of like a scheduled pop-in to court because I also want to make sure that I'm present at the Breakfast Club and I'm present and available here for you guys at the podcast.

So we figured out all these things and within figuring that out, I can now officially announce that we will also be doing an exclusive report with NBC New York here in New York at 30 Rock, which is so exciting. Every Friday when I leave court, so I'll be in court throughout the week, but every Friday you guys will get to see me on NBC with here in New York, in addition to hearing me on the podcast and in addition to hearing me on the Breakfast Club.

So shout out to me for getting my logistics together, because baby girl been moving and grooving, and it's just important because I wanna make sure that as I'm burning my candle at all these ends, nothing's suffering, which is not always possible, but balance is important. Now up first in the latest rapper, Silento, you guys will know him from the song Whip Nae Nae, got sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pled guilty to the killing of his cousin.

Now, this shooting happened back in 2021. And this is just a little bit background on the story before we talk about the sentencing. So back in 2021, Silento's cousin was found on a scene of a shooting. There were multiple gunshot wounds. There were a ton of bullet casings found at the scene as well too. But then police found surveillance footage that later showed Silento leaving the area. He was in a white BMW. So eventually investigators were able to use the ballistics, those shell casings that were left at the scene, and a gun that they found in Silento's possession to link him to the shooting of his cousin who died from the shooting. Now, 10 days later after this was happened and he was linked to it and he was taken into

custody, Silento eventually confessed to the slaying. But he said that a lot of what happened was because of a mental health crisis that he suffered from since he was a child. And it was reported that in 2020 he tried to take his own life. But despite claiming the mental health crisis and all of the things, there was a judge yesterday that still thought that 30 years behind bars was the proper punishment.

So it was a DeKalb County District Attorney who announced that Silento, 27 years old, had pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a commission of a crime, as well as concealing the death of another, which is his cousin Frederick Rooks III. So I received exclusively a statement from Silento via his rep and a statement from his rep about the incident. And what his rep told me was that she had spoken directly with Silento and

that he would like to extend his heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has reached out with prayers, words of encouragement and support during this incredibly difficult time. Now, according to this statement and what I was told, Silento really wants his family, his fans and his supporters to know that he is deeply sorry for the pain and disappointment that he has caused. Now, this part of the statement comes directly from Silento. He says, I will continue to make music and work on becoming the best possible version

of myself. I can't reverse time, but I can serve the time I've been given lawfully and strive to positively contribute to whatever my new environment may be. I entered this industry as a teenager, often without proper guidance or direction. While that is not an excuse, it is a part of my truth. I pray for growth, evolution, and the ability to find forgiveness for myself and for my entire situation. God bless y'all.

Now, you know, one of the things that the rep told me was that they wanted this statement to mark a step toward healing and much-needed closure for everybody that was affected and they're asking that the public continue to pray for all parties involved including Silento as he continues to you know deal with this and now having to serve this time and the severe mental health challenges that he deals with. Now when I posted this story to my ex account I'm Lauren LaRosa everywhere, and to my Instagram, a lot of you guys were commenting. So, you know, this kind of takes us outside

into the streets, in the tweets. You for the tweets. We outside, we outside, we outside, outside in the tweets. Every other page are gold. Because a lot of you guys had opinions on this. Somebody commented via my Instagram, Lauren LaRosa, and said, focus on your sentence, King. We're good on the music right now

People were commenting with a lot of the same sentiments of prayers for both sides of the family Because they're you know, it's two lives lost There were some people who didn't feel bad for him Somebody said, you know He so he did this to his cousin and we're supposed to feel bad for him. And another person commented, I thought that this was interesting. I'm stuck explaining these crimes to my kid. These artists need to get it together. When you get fame and a few dollars, get the help you really need to get situated.

To get situated. There are people looking up to you. Now y'all something like this is such an unfortunate series of events because, you know, taking someone's life, you have to do the time for that. Like, I don't think that there is too much empathy, you know, that is given, or not even empathy, but I don't think that anyone's debating that. Like, I didn't see too much conversation about like, wow, 30 years or anything like that

because there is a person who now is not living and breathing because of the decisions that were made. But a lot of people felt like Silento is so young and he's going through these mental health issues. It's just sad to see because he had a whole career ahead of him. And now his life is gone. He's spending the rest of his life behind bars.

So weigh in, let me know how you guys feel, what you think on either side of this. Are you sending any empathy towards I Lento because of the mental health illness that he deals with I know they brought up his team brought up the fact that he was young and navigating the industry and different things by himself Most of the time or is it just a simple thing of it is sad to see on both sides But you do the crime you got to do the time we want to hear from you So let me know and y'all don't hold back online. So, you know, don't hold back in response to me.

We wanna know how you guys feel here at the latest with Lauren LaRosa. Now, in other news, cause y'all know I love taking y'all to court. Love to take y'all to court. Yesterday we talked very, very, very briefly about Diddy and what's been happening on the stand. I'm actually running late, but on my way to court right now, not well, not right

now, cause y'all know sometimes I'll even do the podcast in the back of an Uber because I got to make sure y'all get the episodes. But after I wrap this podcast, I will be headed to court. Jane Doe is still on the stand. She's going, you know, through her cross-examination, which is where Diddy's team continues to ask her questions. And again, the government is painting this whole picture of trafficking and coercion through her testimony,

saying that, like, you know, alleging that she was under pressure because she was so in love, and you know, Diddy was, and still is up until now, paying for things financially for her. But on the other end, Diddy's team is painting the picture that this woman was, you know, just a scorned, you know, allegedly a scorned woman who resented Diddy because she was in love and didn't get what she wanted. And that's what we're witnessing and seeing in this testimony.

Now, there has been some points made, right, on both sides. So on the government side, you know, they had Jane testify about a time where things got physical with her and did he, even though they alleged that she slammed his head into a marble counter. But what they tried to do was they tried to show, you know, an exchange, basically what their physical exchange was, to show that there was some physical, like there was a physical angle as far as reaction or retaliation, if you want to say, an alleged retaliation when it came to this relationship. Like it wasn't all just emotional and feelings and jealousy. There were physical elements, which is, you know, what the government has been painting

through a lot of their testimonies when it comes to Diddy. So this is no different in that matter. And that physical incident that they talked about or that they allege happened after Diddy went on a trip to Utah with his family. He came back from Utah and allegedly Jane Doe was upset because she thought that he was on a trip with another woman and she alleged that the other woman was really young. So she called Diddy a pedophile allegedly and things just escalated from there and turned physical with both of them being physical with each other.

But they showed you know photos of a door being kicked in because she alleged that Diddy kicked multiple doors in her house in and drug her around the house by her hair allegedly And and punched her over and over They alleged all of the things following her Slamming his head into a marble counter allegedly But they also again are still talking a lot about the freak-offs and one of the things that they pointed out with the freak-offs Was that you know? And one of the things that they pointed out with the freak offs was that you know

The government is saying she did not want to do the or legend She didn't want to do these freak offs and she was she was co-worsed to do so because of her love and because of you know She felt like she had to play her role in order to keep up her lifestyle and because she loves her partner allegedly, right? But diddy's team is saying But you enjoyed the freak offs That's what they're alleging and that you use these freak offs allegedly because you you yes You love this man, and you still love him to this day allegedly right? But you use them to be in power or control of your own and they brought in a conversation That Jane had with Diddy after she saw that he was on a Valentine's Day trip with Young Miami

And you know in testimony it came out that after she saw this, right, she shot over these, you know, she, she, she hit him up and she's like, yo, she dangled a freak off in front of him. And when she dangled the freak off, he ended a trip early and came back her way. And the trip was with Young Miami. And that was, this has been a consistent point of both sides of the testimony, both the government and Diddy's team. They're just using it for different reasons to point out different things but it has been very consistent with this Jane Doe that she would see him

with other women and be jealous because she wanted more to their relationship that she never got including when she you know saw the alleged when she saw the Cassie beating video and she says that she was with him the day that that released and then She let she didn't see him for like a month after that and then that's when that physical altercation went down in Utah But there's also conversations on the stand like all audios that they're playing up, you know once everything dropped with Cassie him reaching out to Jane Doe and having to Ask her like yo, I need your support right now, I need your friendship.

And in these audio recordings, you hear him say, oh, are you recording me? He's also like not really trying to talk. So he knew things were about to get real and she's just, like, she's hurt. She's hurt to, again, you know, have to see him with another woman in any instance. But she also keeps going back to,

she didn't wanna do the freak-offs, right? She's not, the conversation is so like, you gotta read in between the lines because Diddy isn't really letting her talk freely because he keeps saying, I shouldn't even be talking on these phones. He even goes as far as to say, when you need me call KK's phone,

who is the woman that has been referred to so much in this case because she was working so closely with him. But he says clearly on this audio, like, you even brought me a videotape on my birthday to tape the things that we were doing. I thought you enjoyed the nights. And she's trying to point out and get to this was consensual. And she's like, I've been crying for days and you might feel that way, but I really don't like it's the, that is that conversation where, you know, she's having to tell him, you know, you look

at things one way, I look at things a different way. But I think with this, it's with her testimony, the biggest thing is going to be how does the jury already feel about Diddy because if the jury already hates him or despises him or feels sorry, they feel about Diddy because if the jury already hates him or despises him or feels sorry they feel about him negatively because of all the other testimony all of the other things her testimony is only going to add to that like we don't like this man we don't believe that you know this was a scorned woman who was just in love we believe that this horrible person in their eyes, right, this alleged horrible person

did these things and manipulated and took over this woman. Now, if Diddy's team is doing their job, the jury will look at it the other way, and they'll say, wait. So she was enjoying these allegedly, right? Like to the point where they brought up one conversation she was having where, you know, she referred to one of the escorts

that they used to do the freak-offs with, she referred to her, Diddy, and him as like the trifecta, like Kobe, Michael Jordan, and Shaq. The escort was Shaq, Diddy was Michael Jordan, and she was Kobe. They even talk about at one point how she went out and brought matching shorts for them to wear during one of the freak-offs.

But again, the government is going to bring this in and have a conversation about it a little bit differently because the government is like, okay, well, you might have done that. But you know, they allow her to say, I was just playing my role, doing what I had to do to get by. I didn't want to do them. Diddy's team is going to come right back in and say, no, that shows you have power, that shows you have control in this, That shows you had an option. That shows you wanted these things to happen.

And you had influence over him because you knew that these sexual exploitation that he liked to do was just that. And you use it to your benefit. So we'll have to see how this whole thing plays out. I mean, we are coming to the end. Yesterday in court, it was announced that the government will rest their case by the end of next week. So either Wednesday, likely Friday, they will rest their case. And then Diddy's team will have until right up before, right up until July 4th to present their case and bring witnesses on the stand.

The biggest question here is will Diddy take the stand? It has not been said indefinitely that he will not. Um, I think it's unlikely that he will, but I'm trying to figure out who will Diddy's witnesses be? Like what will be powerful enough to turn the other coin on so many other things that we've heard and seen up until this point? So I'm headed to court, y'all. I will be bringing y'all the latest as always.

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