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Diddy's Defense to Rest Case Without Calling Witnesses

Prosecution will wrap after 34 witnesses, with closing arguments expected Thursday

(Newser) - As Sean "Diddy" Combs' high-profile sex trafficking trial nears its end, his defense team is expected to take the unusual step of resting its case without calling a single witness, People reports. The prosecution, meanwhile, is expected to rest its case Tuesday after calling 34 witnesses. Homeland Security...

Sean Combs Likely Won't Take the Stand at His Trial

Judge says jury could get case next week

(Newser) - The possibility that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial all but vanished Tuesday after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting as little as two days and the judge said jurors could be deliberating next week, the AP reports. Attorney Marc Agnifilo...

Diddy Just Had a Big Supporter Show Up in Court

Rapper Ye, aka Kanye West, sat in during Sean Combs' sex trafficking trial on Friday in New York

(Newser) - Ye, the rapper formerly and sometimes still known as Kanye West, showed up at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend. Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was...

'Jane': Sean Combs Likened Himself to Michael Jordan

Ex-girlfriend was back on the stand in Diddy's trial

(Newser) - Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend, identified only as "Jane," on Tuesday testified for the fourth day in the rap mogul's sex trafficking trial, and among her testimony was a strange tidbit about basketball stars. She says Combs forced her to participate in degrading sexual activities with male prostitutes, and...

Witness: Diddy Ordered Me to Have Sex for 3.5 Days

'You treat me like an animal,' ex-girlfriend told music mogul

(Newser) - Retaking the stand in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-crimes and trafficking trial on Monday, an ex-girlfriend recalled telling the music mogul after years of abuse, "You treat me like an animal." One of four alleged victims at the center of the government's case against Diddy, the...

Ex-Assistant Says Combs Sexually Assaulted Her

Mia says 'Diddy' threw her into a wall when she tried to stop him from hurting Ventura

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her, and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight-year tenure.
  • The woman, testifying at Combs' sex trafficking trial under
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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...

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....

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'...

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...

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,...

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...

Accuser Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Diddy, Jay-Z

'The frivolous, fictitious, and appalling allegations have been dismissed,' says Shawn Carter

(Newser) - The anonymous Alabama woman who accused Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her when she was 13 dropped her lawsuit against the hip-hop moguls on Friday. Variety reports that the attorney representing the woman identified as Jane Doe voluntarily dismissed the charges with prejudice, which...

Sean Combs Sues NBC Over Documentary

Says it falsely makes him out to be a serial murderer, among other things

(Newser) - Sean 'Diddy' Combs is suing NBC Universal over a documentary that he says falsely accuses him of being a serial murderer who had sex with underage girls as he awaits trial on federal sex trafficking charges, the AP reports. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court says...

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