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Combs' Ex-Assistant Had Memorable First Day

Capricorn Clark alleges that Combs threatened to kill her

(Newser) - The sex-trafficking trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs continues to play out in court, and Tuesday's testimony featured a notable line from one of his former personal assistants, Capricorn Clark. She alleges that Combs threatened her life on her very first day on the job, reports CNN...

Kid Cudi Says He Confronted Combs About Car Bombing

He likens Combs to 'a Marvel supervillain'

(Newser) - Scott Mescudi—better known as rapper Kid Cudi—compared Sean "Diddy" Combs to a "Marvel supervillain" at Combs' trial Thursday. Cudi testified that his home was broken into on the day in December 2011 that Cassie Ventura told him Combs had found out about their brief relationship and...

Next Big Name at Sean Combs' Trial: Kid Cudi

Rapper had a relationship with Diddy's girlfriend; both say he threatened to have Cudi's car firebombed

(Newser) - Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is expected to testify at the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial Thursday, an appearance that was pushed back from Wednesday. He'll take the witness stand to tell the jury about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Combs' ex-girlfriend, the R&B...

Exotic Dancer Involved in 'Freak-Offs': I Didn't Know Man Was Diddy

'The Punisher' testifies about how he found out

(Newser) - The exotic dancer involved in the alleged 'freak-offs' Cassie Ventura says she was forced to endure while in a relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stand at Combs' trial Tuesday. The male stripper, real name Sharay Hayes but nicknamed "the Punisher," testified that he was...

Diddy Protege: I Was Threatened Into Silence

'We could go missing' for speaking up, says Danity Kane's Dawn Richard

(Newser) - Dawn Richard, a former member of Danity Kane, the pop group Sean 'Diddy' Combs formed on Making the Band 4, got to experience the music mogul when he wasn't in front of cameras, and what she saw was disturbing. As Richard resumed the stand in Combs' sex trafficking...

Ventura Spouse Calls Diddy a 'Demon,' Feels 'Profound Anger'

Alex Fine issues powerful statement after wife testifies in Sean Combs' sex trafficking proceedings

(Newser) - Cassie Ventura testified for a fourth day on Friday in the sex trafficking trial of her ex, rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, with one big supporter behind her: husband Alex Fine, who had some strong words to share after the proceedings, per People . "Please know this: You did not....

Court Hears Texts Combs Sent to Ventura After Beating

He wanted to get together again, which she found a 'little strange' in wake of the assault

(Newser) - A "very, very pregnant" Cassie Ventura testified for a fourth day on Friday in the sex-trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. For much of the day, Combs' attorneys sought to undercut her claims that she was an unwilling participant in the hip-hop mogul's infamous "freak-offs,"...

Cassie Ventura Cross-Examined in Combs Trial

'Very, very pregnant' witness will finish testifying on Friday

(Newser) - With prosecutors and the judge hoping to get heavily pregnant Cassie Ventura off the witness stand on schedule, defense lawyers cross-examined her Thursday in Sean Combs' sex trafficking trial.
  • Defense lawyers asked Ventura about the early days of her relationship with Combs and introduced loving text messages in what NBC
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Combs Jurors Appear Shocked by 'Freak-Off' Images

Ventura testifies that he raped her after break-up

(Newser) - The R&B singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura testified Wednesday that Sean "Diddy" Combs raped her when she ended their decade-long relationship, after he locked her in a life of physical abuse by threatening to release degrading sexual videos of her. Ventura—who testified earlier Wednesday about physical damage...

Cassie Describes Damage Freak-Offs Did to Her Body

R&B singer testifies for a second day

(Newser) - R&B singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura was back on the witness stand Wednesday, peeling back the curtain on her decade with Sean "Diddy" Combs as part of the music mogul's sex trafficking trial.
  • More on the 'freak-offs': "That was just my job, really. It was
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Cassie Shares Weird Nickname Diddy Chose

She says she called him 'Pop Pop' at his request

(Newser) - During her testimony at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial Tuesday, Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura revealed a strange nickname she had for her then-boyfriend, who is 17 years her elder. She says during their decade-long relationship, Combs wanted her to call him by a special name, and she didn'...

Star Witness Testifies Against Sean Combs

Cassie Ventura describes regular 'physical abuse'

(Newser) - The star witness in the sex-trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stand on Tuesday. Some highlights from the early testimony of R&B artist Cassie Ventura:
  • "I really fell in love with him," she told the court, describing her relationship with Combs as "
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5 Takeaways From Day One of the Diddy Trial

Rapper's daughters walk out as testimony gets graphic

(Newser) - The sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs began Monday, and the music mogul—who seems to have adopted a "gentler" look for the trial—was spotted reading a Bible in the courtroom before opening statements began , sources tell TMZ . A few takeaways from day one:
  • A family
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Sean Combs' Trial: He 'Ran a Criminal Enterprise'

Opening statements begin in sex-trafficking case

(Newser) - The jury is seated, and now the actual trial is underway for Sean "Diddy" Combs . The 55-year-old music mogul may spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted in his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial. The big question for the jury is whether Combs ran what amounted to...

Diddy's Look at Trial: 'Soft,' 'Gentle'

Rapper appears 'nervous,' 'unimposing' as jury selection begins

(Newser) - As Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial began Monday in New York , the rapper presented quite a different image than the one the public is used to. In lieu of his sometimes extravagant outfits, he appeared in court wearing glasses, with graying hair and goatee, and donning a dark...

Luigi the Musical Sells Out
Luigi the Musical Sells Out
May 5, 2025 8:27 PM CDT

Luigi the Musical Sells Out

'Campy and unafraid' show depicts Mangione, Combs, SBF as cellmates

(Newser) - "I shouldn't have bought those hash browns in that Pennsylvania Mickey D's," comedian Jonny Stein, playing Luigi Mangione, sings in Luigi the Musical. The upcoming 60-minute show has sold out five shows in San Francisco next month, and the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson...

Diddy's Jurors Have One Main Question to Answer

Was his entourage actually a 'criminal enterprise?' Jury selection starts Monday

(Newser) - Jury selection starts Monday in the trial that could determine whether Sean "Diddy" Combs spends the rest of his life in prison. What's ahead:
  • Criminal enterprise? The 55-year-old isn't merely accused of sexually abusing multiple victims over the years, he's accused of using his vast operation
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Possible Diddy Defense: 'Diminished Capacity'

Psychiatrist may testify that his judgment was clouded by drugs and alcohol

(Newser) - The sex-crimes trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs remains on track to begin May 5, and a new court filing suggests that defense lawyers may test an unexpected strategy. His defense team wants to have a psychiatrist testify that the 55-year-old lacked the "mental capacity" to commit the crimes,...

Combs Loses Bid to Delay Trial
Combs Loses
Bid to Delay Trial
Apr 18, 2025 3:02 PM CDT

Combs Loses Bid to Delay Trial

Defense lawyers argued they need two more months to prepare

(Newser) - The sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyers' claims that they need an extra two months to prepare, a judge said Friday. Judge Arun Subramanian said at a Manhattan federal court hearing that the hip-hop mogul's trial, projected...

SBF Tells Tucker Carlson of 'Dystopian' Prison Life

FTX founder, who shares a cellblock with Diddy, says rapper has 'been kind' to him

(Newser) - "Strange bedfellows" just took on a whole new meaning, thanks to a prison interview with none other than Sam Bankman-Fried. The disgraced founder of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange popped up Thursday for a video chat with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who questioned the 33-year-old inmate on...

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