Jury Dumps Hockey Players' Trial After Attorneys Acted Sus 💀

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Okay, listen up, bestie. The sexual assault trial for those five Canadian hockey players – Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote, and Alex Formenton – just took a wild turn. The judge in the Ontario Superior Court was like, "Nah, I'm good," and yeeted the entire jury. Why? Because apparently, the defense attorneys were acting straight up shady.

Word on the street is that some of the jurors felt like they were being made fun of. They claimed two of the defense attorneys were whispering and laughing, allegedly about the jurors' appearance. The attorneys are denying it, saying they didn't do anything. But the judge was like, "Even if it's just a vibe, it could mess with how fair the trial is." So, she bounced the jury.

Now, here's the tea: these hockey players are accused of sexually assaulting a woman back in 2018. They were all part of Canada's world junior hockey team at the time. They're all pleading not guilty. And get this – this isn't even the first time this trial has gone off the rails. They had to declare a mistrial before because one of the defense attorneys allegedly had a chat with a juror during a lunch break. Like, what is going on?!

So, what's next? The trial is gonna keep going, but now it's just the judge making all the calls. The lawyers for all five players agreed to this, so it's happening. The Crown had wrapped up grilling Tyler Steenbergen, and the defense had started to cross-examine him about what went down in the hotel room. This trial is wild, and we'll keep you updated, no cap.