Barry Bonds Trial Hears Further Kimberly Bell Testimony

The Barry Bonds trial resumed on Monday morning by calling former Bonds mistress Kimberly Bell to the stand. The early part of the morning was spent with Bell explaining the history of her relationship with Bonds, and discussing various changes she observed in him both phsically and psychologically.

Bell was then subjected to cross-examination from Cristina Aguedas, and this grew to be borderline hostile, as Arguedas set about attempting to undermine the witness and paint her as a bitter, jealous ex. Arguedas attacked Bell’s motives for trying to write a book about Bonds before the lunch break, and when the trial resumed, Arguedas hardly missed a beat, continuing to pound away. Arguedas suggested that Bell grew increasingly resentful over the course of the relationship as Bonds got married to another woman and pushed Bell to the side.

Arguedas concluded by getting Bell to admit that some statements she made to Playboy and the grand jury about changes to Bonds’ sexual organs were overblown. That brought prosecutor Jeff Nedrow back out for further questioning of Bell. Nedrow’s first order of business was to establish that Bell did not make up the fact that Bonds told her about steroid use in 1999-2000.

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