Courtroom sketch artist Christine Cornell opened up about her experience at Diddy’s trial, sharing Janice Combs’ reaction to her son’s drawings
One of the courtroom sketch artists tasked with covering Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial, Christine Cornell, revealed what it’s like to participate in the high-profile legal proceedings.
“You want to have a really accurate drawing that really resembles them, and you want to capture a little bit of the dynamic of the courtroom,” Cornell said on the Thursday, June 5, episode of Dateline’s “True Crime Weekly” podcast. “For the most part, I get a lot of affirmation.”
Cornell, who illustrates approximately three to six drawings each day, even got a subtle stamp of approval from Diddy’s mom, Janice Combs.
“Puffy Combs’ mom is sitting behind me, and she tapped me on the shoulder and gave me a thumbs-up,” Cornell said. “She likes the way I’m drawing her son. I said, ‘Well, ma’am, do you mind if I draw you?’ She, right away, started posing for me.
