Court TV Airs One-hour Episode Mugshots: Sean 'Puffy' Combs On January 22 At 10:00P.M. ET/PT in...

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2001

Rap Star Faces Charges Related To Nightclub Shooting In Trial Expected

To Begin January 17(a) With Jury Selection

Court TV will cover the trial of rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs as

In addition to the January 22 episode of Mugshots, Beth Karas will report from outside the Manhattan Supreme Court, where cameras have not been admitted, as jury selection begins Wednesday, January 17. Karas will provide live updates during Court TV "Newsbreaks" every hour on the half-hour, and as breaking news dictates. Courttv.com will have a reporter in the courtroom for the duration of the trial and will offer extensive coverage of the case, including a complete background report, profiles of the key players, hot documents, chats, and video clips.

The one-hour program Mugshots: Sean "Puffy" Combs, premiering January 22 at 10:00p.m. ET/PT, will focus on those that witnessed the nightclub shooting first-hand, and those who have known Combs since high school. This Mugshots features exclusive interviews with Julius Jones, who was shot in the shoulder, allegedly by Barrow, and Goldfinger, a DJ who was working at the club the night of the shooting, and speaks for the first time about the experience.

Combs and his co-defendants, bodyguard Anthony Wolf and aspiring rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, were allegedly involved in a shooting at a New York City nightclub in December of 1999. Prosecutors say that Combs, Wolf, and Combs' girlfriend, singer/actress Jennifer Lopez, fled the club after Barrow opened fire and wounded three people. Combs allegedly tossed an illegal gun out the window of his Lincoln Navigator as he left the scene; and, police found a second illegal gun while searching the vehicle. He also faces bribery charges for allegedly offering his driver money to say the gun belonged to him, not Combs. Barrow is charged with attempted murder and Wolf with gun possession. Lopez was questioned but not charged and is expected to testify at trial.

Court TV (http://www.courttv.com), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the first and only cable network dedicated to crime and justice, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and crime stories in the evening. A service of Time Warner Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV has over 51 million subscribers and has current commitments to reach 60 million by the end of 2001.

(a) Start of trial subject to rescheduling or postponement.