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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.

Potential jurors were asked to fill out a questionnaire that gauged their knowledge of Combs.

They were also given a list of celebrities and public figures whose names could be brought up in trial and were asked to indicate which names they recognized.

That list included Kanye West, Michael B. Jordan, Mike Meyers and Kid Cudi.

It is not clear how the names on the list relate to the trial.

A 30-year-old former parochial schoolteacher remained in the jury pool despite once reacting to a comedian's joke on social media about baby oil.

Federal prosecutors said they seized cases of baby oil and lubricant that Combs' staff stocked for "freak off" sex parties.

"I guess when they went into his house they found a bunch of baby oil," the woman said. "I liked the video because I thought it was funny."

The woman affirmed she could be fair and impartial despite liking the comedian's video post.

"This case is going to be decided on the evidence and not what you've seen on a comedy sketch," Judge Subramanian said. The woman agreed.

The same prospective juror said she was once caught shoplifting from Harry Potter World at Universal Studios. She was barred from going to the park for a year.

Jury consultant Dr. Jo-Ellan Dimitrius discusses the jury selection process in Sean Combs' federal trial.

A different woman recounted an incident from her past in which she said an employer kissed and groped her. The judge asked if she could fairly and impartially weigh evidence that is sexual in nature. She affirmed she could.

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked for her dismissal. "I sensed a struggle on her part," Agnifilo said.

"I read that as her trying to be extremely careful," Subramanian said and allowed her to remain in the jury pool.

Once there are 45 qualified potential jurors the lawyers will begin to ask additional questions and strike those they do not want to serve.

A prospective juror said she was familiar with the video of Combs dragging and kicking Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

"The video was disturbing," the woman said. "It was upsetting to watch but I don't know the full story so I can listen to the facts."

She works for HBO, which produced the documentary The Fall of Diddy. The defense sought her dismissal. The woman said she heard no official business about Combs, only what she described as "water cooler talk" about the case. She was allowed to remain in the jury pool.

The judge dismissed a prospective juror after she said that listening to the kind of testimony anticipated during Sean Combs' criminal trial would make her uncomfortable and unable to deliberate.

"I have a family member who went through something like that," the woman said. "It would make me uncomfortable."

The jury is meant to be anonymous, so prospective jurors are identified only by number.

Prospective juror #5 said he has seen newspaper and television accounts of the case against Combs, including video first aired by CNN showing Combs knocking down then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and dragging her through a hotel hallway.

"Can you decide this case solely on the evidence presented at trial?" Judge Arun Subramanian asked. "Yes," the man responded. "Blank slate."

Another prospective juror, #6, indicated that she had seen a still image from the video.

"The still image was of a woman on the floor and Mr. Combs standing," the woman said.

"Did you form any opinions of the guilt or innocence of Mr. Combs?" Subramanian asked. "Well, I learned not to," the woman responded. "Everything is alleged and there needs to be evidence presented."

The woman described it as a potentially "damning" piece of evidence because it depicted a situation in which no one wants to be.

"She used such a definitive phrase in regard to probably the single most important piece of evidence in this case," defense attorney Marc Agnifilo said.

The judge said "I don't think there are grounds to dismiss this juror" but agreed to exclude her because she identified a specific piece of evidence.

Prospective juror #2 indicated he knew a few of the names on the list of people who might come up at trial, including Michael B . Jordan. "I believe he's an actor," the man said.

On his written questionnaire the man indicated he had heard about the case against Combs on the radio and thought Combs was "likely" to have been involved in the alleged activities. He promised to form an opinion about the case based only on what happens in the courtroom. He was allowed to remain in the jury pool.