She is barred from the courtroom including questioning of jurors after the verdict. He ripped her and her station pretty good. CTV doesn't like what he did and is in a tizzy.
As far as Redden,s tape, I'm unsure. Maybe they wanted to hear from DW.
I think you're right. Some jury is saying "Well, he didn't testify, so he must be hiding something". Others say: "listen to the tape again, he says just about evering there".