Diddy wants a Black woman in his corner when his federal trial begins — in less than 3 weeks — and that’s why he’s searching for a new attorney to add to his defense team.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Diddy’s lawyers are searching for a Black female attorney to join his current trial team of Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos.

Keep in mind, the mogul’s attorneys have already raised race as a critical part of its defense … accusing the feds of trying to take down a rich, successful Black man.

Our sources also say high-powered attorney Mark Geragos will have a significant role in Diddy’s case. Regardless of who else Diddy finds to join his personal dream team, we’re told Marc and Teny will continue to be lead counselors.

As we reported, one member of his team, Anthony Ricco — who is Black — jumped ship back in February.

Savannah Chrisley’s opening up about her split from Robert Shiver — and she’s pointing fingers at his estranged wife, who allegedly plotted to have him killed.

On her “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley” podcast episode titled “I Got Dumped,” Savannah revealed the breakup happened over a month ago — just 3 days after PEOPLE dropped a glowing piece about their romance, making the split all the more shocking — and she says he broke up with her.

Savannah said she thought she was solid with Robert — really proving herself to him, especially knowing they’d have to deal with his ex, Lindsay Shiver, forever … after everything she allegedly put them through.

Savannah said she could never forgive Lindsay for allegedly causing so much chaos and completely destroying a good man.

SC said Robert was carrying a lot of trauma, and during their breakup, he admitted he still had a lot of work to do on himself, and felt guilty for dragging her into it all.

The Menendez Brothers‘ relatives are ripping L.A. County D.A. Nathan Hochman … blasting his use of crime scene photos in a recent court hearing as a “grotesque spectacle” with dire consequences.

Bryan Freedman — the attorney representing the family — rips Hochman in a new court filing … saying the county’s top prosecutor is making a mockery of Marsy’s Law, which protects the rights of crime victims.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Freedman says Hochman gratuitously and needlessly displayed crime scene photos at Friday’s court hearing, which was attended by a bunch of Erik‘s and Lyle‘s relatives — and he claims the photos caused the brothers’ 85-year-old aunt, Terry Baralt, such severe emotional distress she ended up in a hospital bed.

Freedman says the D.A.’s Office victimized the Menendez family members a second time with their “scandalous behavior,” and he says they are treating the Menendez clan as “second-class victims due to a policy disagreement” between Hochman and the family.

Freedman says Hochman’s actions were “gratuitous and needlessly displayed” and served no legitimate purpose other than to “inflame emotions to achieve maximum ‘shock’ value.”

The family is asking the court to admonish the D.A.’s Office and order them to give the family advance notice of any future plans to show crime scene photos in the Menendez case.

Freedman says Hochman is not treating the family with fairness and respect and he claims Hochman is making a mockery of a law intended to ensure victims are free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse.

For his part, Hochman has since apologized for not giving advance warning to the family … though he says the photos needed to be shown in order to depict the brutality of the crime.

There are more Menendez hearings in the near future … and it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.