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TAPE_NUMBER: EF01/0182 IN_TIME: 14:15:44 LENGTH: 00:54 SOURCES: ABC/NEWSONE/APTN RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: xfa Title:Puff Daddy Location:New York Date: 14/2/01 PUFF DADDY's attorney JOHNNIE COCHRAN repeated his client's protestations of innocence midway through the third week of the millionaire rap artist's trial for gun possession Speaking at New York's Carnegie Hall at the launch of Michael Jackson's 'Heal The Kids' Foundation, Cochran called his client a bright and talented man and said, hopefully we are going to have this trial over soon and win If Cochran, who famously defended OJ Simpson, doesn't manage to win this case, Puff Daddy faces up to 15 years in gaol Meanwhile, a spokesman for Puff Daddy - real name SEAN COMBS - has confirmed what's long been rumoured - the superstar's high profile romance with JENNIFER LOPEZ is no more In an announcement made on Valentine's Day (February 14th), his publicist Nathalie Moar said: Mr Combs confirmed he and his love Jennifer Lopez have in fact broken up Mr Combs is confirming this today as he wanted to put all the rumours surrounding their relationship to rest At this difficult time we ask that you respect his privacy There has been no official response as yet from the Lopez camp Lopez's spokesman Alan Nierob said he couldn't reach the singer, who is in Australia promoting her new album, 'J Lo' The break-up has been rumoured for weeks According to American tabloid 'The Star', the actress/singer has been keen to finish with the music mogul for some months - but was too scared of his explosive temper In the last couple of months, Lopez has been pictured out and about with her dancer Cris Judd It's now widely believed she was staying with Puff Daddy merely to add big name support to his court case SHOTLIST: 1Puff Daddy getting out of car-ABC_NEWS ONE 2Sot Johnnie Cochran 3 Puff Daddy and Jennifer Lopez APTN FILE }?