West arrived at the courthouse dressed in a white denim jacket and sporting sunglasses shortly before 11:30 a.m. local time and spent about 40 minutes in the building, but his appearance instantly cr...

"No one deserves to be dragged by their hair," Ventura Fine wrote in one message.

Lawyers for Combs had opposed the decision, saying that Combs would be "substantially prejudiced by the dismissal" of a black male from the jury.