The newest ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs testified additional at his intercourse trafficking and racketeering trial in New York on Monday, detailing the deterioration of their relationship over the previous few years, fainting from shock upon studying Cassie Ventura’s civil lawsuit in opposition to him and a savage beating at his arms months earlier than the fallen mogul’s September arrest.
As prosecutors close to the tip of their witness checklist and prepare to relaxation their case, the sufferer, utilizing the pseudonym Jane Doe to guard her anonymity, shared her experiences with the defendant over the again half of their three-year relationship. Final week, she advised the courtroom that about 90 p.c of their time collectively revolved round “freak-offs” or what she known as “resort nights,” which have been drug-fueled orgies the place she was allegedly coerced and blackmailed into having marathon intercourse periods orchestrated and filmed by Combs as he seemed on.
This got here after the protection workforce made a second movement for a mistrial, citing what they known as “prosecutorial misconduct.” In a letter to the choose overseeing the case, Combs’ attorneys wrote that federal prosecutors knew that testimony from Ventura’s buddy Bryana Bongolan, who advised the courtroom final week that she was dangled by Combs over Ventura’s balcony in 2016, was false however allowed her to testify earlier than the jury anyway. Decide Arun Subramanian has mentioned he’ll reply to the letter on Tuesday.
From the witness stand on Monday, Jane testified additional to the courtroom of the alleged coercion to take part in resort nights she claims to have skilled from Combs, who paid for her condo and nonetheless does at this time; she mentioned her housing felt contingent on holding Combs joyful, which she has mentioned was all the time her purpose of their in the end orgy-centered relationship.
“[It was] like the house was getting used as leverage,” she mentioned, and added that she felt “guilt-trippy issues” about residing in a house paid for by Combs. Jane advised the courtroom that this “made me really feel like I needed to carry out” intercourse for housing. She expressed this to him in a textual content that described her feeling “disgusted” with herself. On two separate events, she advised the courtroom, a resort evening concerned a person dressed as a cowboy whereas carrying high-heeled footwear and one other concerned three males, which led to her vomiting. Combs went to test on her afterward however shortly ushered her again to the “get together,” she mentioned.
Jane additionally alleged that Combs blackmailed her with intercourse tapes he made from her and male intercourse staff on the resort nights, telling her that he would launch them in December 2023 and present them to her child’s father. This was amid a collection of fights the couple had, she advised the courtroom, as their relationship was deteriorating as she started to point out extra company and inform the rich enterprise chief that she didn’t wish to have intercourse with different males for his pleasure. Her psychological well being deteriorated throughout this time, she mentioned, as she started to acknowledge the alleged gaslighting techniques Combs used on her; at some extent, she started to have suicidal ideation, she mentioned. Jane additionally described a time she vomited throughout a session involving three males and shared her ideas after viewing footage of her at a resort evening.
“I noticed me being excessive. I used to be following a sample, the sample that I believed he needed to see,” she testified. “It was like a present over and over.”
A person named Cabral, who appeared along with her in a intercourse video, requested for $10,000 for the footage, which Combs had shot on the intercourse employee’s telephone. It was finally bought to an undisclosed publishing firm, she mentioned.
The turning level for Jane appears to have been when she learn Ventura’s 2023 authorized submitting in opposition to Combs, which was famously settled out of courtroom the next day. Three pages of that criticism struck her sharply, she mentioned. Jane additionally advised the courtroom that upon studying the swimsuit, she fainted.
“I really feel like I’m studying about my very own sexual trauma,” she mentioned. Combs requested for her emotional and non secular help in a taped telephone name from the time that was performed in courtroom.
“I simply wanted to let you know I want your friendship; you ain’t gotta fear about anything, child, please pray for me,” the mogul advised her. “I shall be praying for you; I want your friendship.”
Jane lastly described on Monday a harrowing story, talked about within the prosecution’s opening assertion, of being bodily attacked by Combs amid an argument they’d had after he was photographed with a lady 25 years youthful than him. Jane mentioned she referred to him as a “pedophile” and slammed his head right into a marble kitchen counter. This allegedly enraged Combs, who stalked her across the condo, kicking in 4 doorways as she tried to flee from his assaults.
Describing the fear she felt on that day in June 2024, Jane mentioned she escaped the house and lingered within the neighborhood for hours, ready for Combs to depart.
Jane Doe’s testimony will resume when courtroom is again in session on Tuesday.