Diddy Trial Week 4: $100K Allegedly Paid For 2016 Assault Clip, Defense Slams Bryana Bongolan’s Balcony Story, “Jane” Speaks On “Hotel Nights” (RECAP)

Steel reportedly resumed his cross-examination of Mia, asking about her resume, which noted that she previously worked for Mike Myers between 2008 and 2009. The resume reportedly noted that she provided “round-the-clock support” to Myers and that she had “thick skin.”

“I thought I did,” Mia told Steel when asked about the “thick skin” comment.

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Next, the defense brought up texts shared between Mia and Diddy. In 2018, for Christmas, Mia texted Diddy, “Merry Christmas love you so so much.” Furthermore, the text was shared a month after Kim Porter’s passing.

In January 2019, Mia texted Diddy again, noting that she dreamt she was trapped in an elevator with R. Kelly, and Diddy saved her.

In March of that year, she sent him another text, noting that she was sending “all the love in the world.”

Steel questioned Mia about whether she was under Diddy’s control or influence at the time, since the texts were shared after her tenure of employment with him.

“Psychologically,” she said before stating. “Also, Puff used to be my protector… Also, these were based around tragic events that happened in his life.”

In December 2019, Mia reportedly Diddy texted on Kim Porter’s birthday, noting that she was sending love to him and his family.

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Mia testified that she was instructed to film Diddy’s day-to-day with a pocket camera. This, reportedly, before he hired a full-time videographer. When asked if she captured any moments of being berated by Diddy, she denied.

“Absolutely not. No, I would not have been allowed to film that. I was filming whatever he wanted me to film,” she said, noting that if she captured those moments, it would’ve been a “huge break of trust, loyalty and confidentiality.”

In turn, Steel asked, “Do you have anything where you contemporaneously wrote to a friend, family member, police officer, anybody, and said this is what’s going on, I’m being assaulted, berated, anything?”

Mia responded, noting that she had only informed other employees of the instances.

“No, the only time I reached out for help was very subtly to people in the office, but not disclosing things that other people hadn’t witnessed. No, I would never… [But] nobody around batted an eye,” she said. “I was always constantly seeking his approval. He was my authority figure, my only authority figure.”

By: Jadriena Solomon

During the continued cross, Mia reiterated Diddy’s repeated threats to inform Cassie of their sexual encounters.

“Nobody acted like what was happening to me was wrong, and his threats about that he was going to tell Cassie about what happened made me internalize blame and shame,” she said.

When asked why she didn’t want Diddy to inform Cassie of the encounters, Mia reiterated that Diddy planned to paint a picture as if she was complicit in the interactions.

“He threatened to tell Cassie quote unquote ‘everything,’ which made me feel like I had done something wrong. I don’t know how to explain what that does to a person,” she said.

By: Jadriena Solomon

The jury then saw a video Mia made for Diddy in celebration of his 44th birthday. In the clip, Mia is seen sitting at a desk. Additionally, she tells the mogul that she’s blessed to call him a friend and he is “one of the biggest inspirations” in her life.

“I love you, happy birthday,” she said, blowing a kiss.

The judge reportedly allowed the footage to be shown despite objections from the prosecution. Meanwhile, the defense believes the clip supports their argument that Mia is presenting a “false persona” to the court.

Steel asked Mia if she was telling the truth when she previously stated that Diddy sexually assaulted her, after he presented text message evidence of Mia showing love to Diddy. Mia stated she was “brainwashed,” and was always seeking Diddy’s approval.

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By: Jadriena Solomon

After a short break, court resumed with Mia sharing that Diddy put tracking devices on Cassie’s vehicle. This came up amid Mia sharing that she was scared of Diddy learning about her private correspondence with Cassie.

“He has stolen my phone many times, he has stolen Cassie’s phone many times, he has put tracking devices on her car,” she said. “I’m not sure what he’s capable of. I was terrified.”

Additionally, Mia shared that she was very close to Cassie. However, she wasn’t permitted to tell the singer “the truth about a lot of things.”

“Whatever story Puff (Combs) told me I had to uphold that,” she said. “One of the worst parts was being put in the middle and having to cover up for Puff to Cass, which he forced me to do constantly.”

If she denied covering up for Diddy, she said he would’ve separated her from Cassie. Additionally, she noted telling Cassie she should’ve left Diddy. However, she never got to say it “in the way [she] wish[es] [she] could have.”

By: Jadriena Solomon

Additionally, the cross circled back to Mia’s severance from the company. She reiterated that she didn’t mention the alleged sexual assaults during the proceedings.

Mia testified that after she was let go from her job with Diddy, she went to mediation and was awarded $400,000 to split with her lawyers. Steel asked if she sued Diddy for $10 million, and she clarified there was no lawsuit. She also said she never mentioned any sexual assault…

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By: Jadriena Solomon

Additionally, the jury was shown a text Mia sent Diddy for his birthday in 2023. The message included a photo of her and Diddy. Mia testified that she didn’t remember sending the message to Diddy. She reportedly added that Cassie’s lawsuit went public 12 days after the text.

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Mia went on to explain that she did not initially tell federal agents about her sexual assault claims against Diddy. She reportedly informed them afterward. Additionally, Mia noted not being able to recall when the conversation was had. Steel suggested that the conversation was had in June 2024.

“Again, I don’t remember the dates, but I do remember that horrible conversation,” Mia said.

Elsewhere during the cross, Mia explained that she did not think of anonymously reporting the alleged abuse to law enforcement or reporting it through a shelter or third party. Additionally, she said she didn’t seek medical treatment at the time because she wouldn’t have been allowed.

I was in shock,” she said when asked why she didn’t “scream” during the altercations.

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Mia added that the time she was able to spend with friends and family during her time working for Diddy was “few and far.”

“I was never outside of his grip,” she said, adding that it was “way more complex than that,” when asked why she didn’t tell loved ones about her experience.

At this point, the jury was dismissed for lunch with an expected return time of 12:50 p.m. EST.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Mia reportedly explained that she has no intention to sue Diddy for the alleged sexual assaults. Additionally, she reportedly declined wanting money in exchange for her testimony.

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Steel then asked Mia if she had been let go from her position for alcohol use.

“Isn’t it true you were let go for failing to arrive on time and for drinking?” he asked.

“Absolutely not,” Mia replied.

Then, it was shared that Mia briefly worked for Madonna after Diddy. When asked if she thought Diddy blacklisted her then, she reportedly said no.

Mia testified she briefly worked for Madonna for about eight months after working for Diddy. She added that Diddy did not help her get the job. Steel pushed back on Mia’s previous testimony, in which she stated she was in fear of Diddy blacklisting her from the industry if she…

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By: Jadriena Solomon

At that point, texts shared by Mia in December 2016 were referenced. At this time, Revolt Films had been shuttered, and Mia expressed that her life was “over.” During cross, Steel asked if Mia wanted to continue working for Diddy at that time.

“I wanted to continue following my dreams. I was finally making real stuff, and I had a separation from him,” she answered.

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Per Mia, Cassie wasn’t “thrilled” when she learned Diddy was dating other women. The ex-assistant told the court that Diddy “presented to her that they were exclusive.”

At this point, the jury left the courtroom so attorneys could discuss “issues” regarding Mia’s testimony. Additionally, it was noted that upcoming witnesses were reordered to accommodate a witness with a scheduled flight, due to Mia’s cross examination being longer than anticipated.

By: Jadriena Solomon

At this point, Prosecutor Madison Smyser resumed re-direct examination of Mia. Mia reiterated that the aforementioned social media posts were examples of her doing her job. If Diddy deemed she wasn’t doing her job, and doing it correctly, she “would be screamed at, humiliated, made fun of, and [her] job would be threatened,” she said.

Referencing the birthday scrapbook, the prosecutor asked why Mia wanted to keep Diddy “happy.”

“Because when he was happy, I was safe,” Mia said.

Additionally, Mia explained how HR allegedly retaliated to her minimal reporting about Diddy’s behavior.

“Human resources only punished me unjustly, also fired Kayla for even discussing Cassie’s abuse. They wouldn’t have believed me and I would’ve been fired immediately,” she said. “… I would be wiped out, I would be abused, fired, and somehow made out to look like I was, I was a crazy person making everything up.”

At that point, re-direction of Mia ended and she left the stand.

By: Jadriena Solomon

At this point, Sylvia Oken, the area director of sales and marketing at the Beverly Hills Hotel, took the stand. Oken reportedly is a “custodial witness for hotel records being admitted as evidence.” Jurors were reportedly shown reservations made under the name “Frank Black.” Oken testified that aliases for celebrities aren’t uncommon. Additionally, she added that Cassie was listed as an accompanying guest on reservations. Additionally, jurors were shown hotel receipts and proof of a $500 charge for room damage. The charge was reportedly made in May 2015, specifically for “oil damage.” Another charge was reportedly made for $300 for drapes.

Before Oken left the stand, the defense briefly cross-examined her.

Defense: “The accompanying guest was Cassie Ventura?”
Oken: “Yes.”
Defense: “Nothing more.”

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By: Jadriena Solomon

Judge Arun Subramanian removed a woman from the courtroom shortly after taking the bench for day 15 of the feds’ case against Diddy. According to CNN, she was yelling and said, in part, “Diddy, these motherf**kers laughing at you.” When the judge called for her removal, Combs reportedly reacted, turning around in his seat.

Additionally, prosecutors requested that a YouTube vlogger be barred from the trial. The unnamed male vlogger, who was also filming outside the courthouse yesterday, allegedly revealed the real identity of the woman who testified under the pseudonym “Mia.” Judge Subramanian granted the request. If the vlogger returns to the courtroom, he will be barred.

By: Cassandra Santiago 

Testimony on June 3 began with Eddy Garcia , who formerly worked for the InterContinental Hotel, the same one where surveillance footage captured Diddy attacking Cassie. Eddy and Israel Florez are still friends, but no longer work together. Eddy Garcia said that he learned of Florez’s testimony via TikTok, but confirmed they have not spoken about their testimonies.

For context, Florez was the trial’s first witness. The former security guard testified that Diddy attempted to bribe him to keep quiet about the hallway attack. He also admitted to taking a video of the surveillance footage to show his wife, but rejected Combs’ cash offer.

On the day of the incident, March 5, Eddy Garcia said he clocked in at 2 p.m. By then, someone told him that there had been a domestic dispute. He said he didn’t know the couple was Diddy and Cassie until later. Garcia also testified that hotel security probably did not call law enforcement because Cassie “did not request the presence of police or medical attention.”

By: Cassandra Santiago 

Garcia testified that he was about 90 minutes into his shift when Diddy’s assistant, Kristina Khorram, called the hotel security desk. She asked him if he was “familiar with the incident” of that day, and asked “if there was any way possible to get a copy of the video or see the video.” Eddy Garcia said he shut the request down, even after she allegedly said that “Mr. Combs had been intoxicated and didn’t remember.” 

At that point, Diddy’s defense reportedly objected, and the judge granted it, before a sidebar happened. Garcia continued his testimony, saying that he told Khorram to contact “hotel management or get a subpoena.” Kristina allegedly popped up in the lobby an hour later looking for Garcia. She introduced herself and made the same request, wanting to know “what they were dealing with.” However, Eddy says he gave the assistant the same redirection: management or a judge’s order. Garcia admitted that he told her, “Off the record, it’s bad.” 

By: Cassandra Santiago

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That same day, March 5, 2016, Eddy Garcia says Diddy personally spoke to him about the footage. He said Khorram called the security desk later that night, and passed the phone to Combs, who “sounded very nervous” and was “talking really fast.” The former InterContinental employee said that Diddy admitted to having “a little too much to drink,” and said that the surveillance footage “could ruin him” if it was leaked. Garcia apologized to Combs and reiterated what he told Kristina Khorram: contact management or get a subpoena.

Additionally, he said he documented the three phone calls in an email to his general manager and the head of security. The email also noted that Diddy wanted a meeting over the incident and his concerns about the video.

Later that night, while at home, Garcia said he got another call from Kristina Khorram. The witness added that the call made him “nervous” because he hadn’t shared his personal number with them. Kristina passed the phone to Diddy, who again pleaded with Garcia about how the video could “ruin” him. The former guard said Diddy told him he “sounded like a good guy” who wants to “help.” Garcia said he apologized to Combs and said he didn’t have access to the surveillance footage. However, Diddy allegedly persisted and promised to “take care” of him, which he interpreted as financially.

As for the transaction, Garcia testified that he called his boss, Bill Madrano, who agreed to hand over the video footage for $50,000. He called Khorram back, and Diddy agreed, allegedly saying: “Eddy, my angel, I knew you could help. I knew you could do it.”

Garcia said Madrano was the one who downloaded the video from the servers the next day (March 7) and gave it to him on a thumb drive. Garcia met Diddy that same day at a high-rise building. During the meeting, Garcia testified that Combs was “smiling, excited…happy” and called him “Eddy, my angel.” The former guard said he was nervous, which caused his voice to crack, leading Diddy to order Khorram to bring him tea. Garcia then gave Diddy the thumb drive, and the producer left the room with it before returning to confirm that it was the only copy. He called his boss, who confirmed the drive was the only copy.

Garcia also said Diddy told him not to worry about Cassie reporting the incident to the police because she “wanted the video gone too.” Combs later called a woman Garcia said he believed to be Cassie, and she confirmed what Diddy had said, adding that she had a movie premiere and “wanted this to go away.” It’s worth noting that Combs and Cassie attended the premiere of ‘The Perfect Match’ that same day.

Ultimately, Garcia said he signed an NDA after a conversation with Diddy about how Israel Florez would not be on board with covering up the incident and footage. Florez was a “very by-the-book guy,” Eddy told Combs. The jury was allowed to see photos of the NDA dated March 7, 2016, on a letterhead for Combs’ Companies. Garcia admitted that he signed the documents without reading them thoroughly, including the part about the $1 million penalty if breached.

“I was nervous, I was in a rush to get out of there,” Garcia testified.

Garcia said Diddy used a machine to count $100,000 in front of him, and offered him an opportunity to count it himself. The former guard said he declined and stood to leave, but got nervous when Combs offered to walk him to the lobby. Downstairs, Garcia said Diddy advised him not to make any big purchases with the cash, and then they went their separate ways. Garcia testified that he kept $30,000 of the money, gave $50,000 to his boss, Madrano, and the other $20,000 to another guard, Henry Elias, who worked on March 5. No money was given to Israel Florez.

Eddy Garcia also testified that Diddy reached out to him a few weeks after the March 5, 2016, incident. The hip hop mogul allegedly said: “Happy Easter, Eddy, my angel. God is good, God put you in my way for a reason.”

He said Combs then asked if anyone had inquired about the assault footage. Garcia said no, and the phone call ended after Diddy told him to reach out if he ever needed anything. Eddy said he reached out via Instagram in 2017 or 2018 looking for a job, but Combs never replied.

By: Cassandra Santiago 

As previously reported, CNN was the first to release the footage of Diddy kicking, dragging, and throwing a glass vase at Cassie in the InterContinental’s hallway on May 17, 2024. After the tape became public, Eddy Garcia said he contacted Henry Elias and Israel Florez. Reminder that Henry got paid $20,000 to keep the footage on the low, and Israel was the first guard Diddy made a cash offer to, who rejected it.

The following month, law enforcement contacted Eddy, and the former guard said he wasn’t honest about his involvement with the tape. After meeting with them, Garcia said he deleted text messages with Israel and Henry. Later that year, Garcia said he met with prosecutors and his appointed counsel and was truthful about accepting payment. He testified that he has been honest in every meeting with the government since then.

Afterward, cross-examination began with Brian Steel taking the lead. Steel asked Garcia if he “got a good feeling” about Combs after leaving the hotel meet-up, and the former guard agreed. After a few questions about the NDA, Steel concluded cross-examination, but prosecutor Mitzi Steiner jumped in for redirect.

By: Cassandra Santiago

The jury is on a short break. The next witness to testify will be Derek Ferguson, the former head of finance for Combs Enterprises. Prosecutor Christy Slavik will lead questioning.

By: Cassandra Santiago 

On the stand, Derek Ferguson confirmed that he worked for Diddy from 1998 until 2017. Most of his employment role was as the CFO of Bad Boy Entertainment from 1998 to 2012. His duties involved budgets, accounting, record-keeping, and partnership management, per CNN. At times, he also handled Combs’ personal finances. He and Diddy held the signatory title for the business bank accounts. Also, Ferguson stated that he was testifying after the government subpoenaed him.

When Ferguson started with Combs, he said they interacted “pretty regularly, a couple times a week.” Their interactions lessened as the company grew, but he did report directly to Combs when the company didn’t have a president.

Derek testified that Diddy used to pay for business and personal expenses from “time to time” using his corporate American Express card. He added that his team would then filter the expenditures. Ferguson said cash payments were not unusual during the late 90s and 2000s. He explained that artists would often get paid in cash, and managers sometimes brought the money to the finance department for processing.

Ferguson also said he would meet with Sean Combs to review his personal finances about once a year. In between that time, Ferguson said he was aware that Combs financially supported family and friends through his personal salaries and accounts. However, he said he didn’t know that Combs’ security carried cash for him, and that the finance department also managed properties in the Hamptons, Miami and New York City.

By: Cassandra Santiago

A few minutes after 12:30 p.m. ET, the courtroom broke for lunch. At the time, prosecutor Slavik said said had about 20 minutes left of questions for Derek Ferguson. The court is expected to resume at 1:15 p.m. ET.

By: Cassandra Santiago

After lunch, prosecutors asked Judge Arun Subramanian to bar a media outlet and another person who revealed Mia’s identity on external platforms. Prosecution also asked the judge to force a media outlet to remove a social media post about the identity. The judge recommended that the prosecutors put their requests in writing to be considered, including instructions about the upcoming witness, “Jane.” Jane is a pseudonym for another woman who will begin testifying tomorrow.

Additionally, the jury was allowed to see Diddy’s bank statements from December 2011. The statements align with testimony from Casandra Ventura and her mother, Regina, about paying Combs $20,000, which was later returned.

On December 14, Diddy’s account transferred $20K to Cassie. A few days later, on December 23, Diddy’s account received a $20,000 wire transfer from Rodrick Venture, Cassie’s dad. Then, on December 27, Combs’ account returned the money to Rodrick’s account.

RELATED: Lie-Detector Tests, Mention Of Suge Knight & A $20,000 Demand: Diddy’s Ex-Assistant & Cassie’s Mom Take The Stand (Day Seven)

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Derek Ferguson also resumed the witness stand after the courtroom lunch break. After the ex-finance chief ended his time as CFO in 2012, he served as a chief growth officer before becoming COO of Revolt Media and TV.

Ferguson stopped working for Diddy in November 2017. After that, he claims they rarely spoke. The last time Diddy allegedly reached out was on September 16, 2024. In two text messages, Combs allegedly asked how Derek was doing, requested a phone call, and said he needed some advice while visiting New York City. Ferguson said he didn’t respond because he was on a flight headed to Charlotte, NC, and could not meet.

Prosecutor Christy Slavik ended questioning, and defense attorney Marc Agnifilo began cross-examination. Ferguson testified that he was interested in working with Bad Boy Records for the potential “impact” the company could have. Ferguson is a Bronx native and testified that he saw value in the company hiring from within the community.

Ferguson told Agnifilo that there were ongoing tensions between Diddy and the liquor distributor Diageo over marketing and distribution. Combs was in charge of creative direction throughout their long-term relationship, while Diageo provided funding.

By: Cassandra Santiago

During continued cross-examination, Derek told lead attorney Agnifilo that he would’ve done “everything to not” allow any “financial impropriety” on his watch. He also answered “no” to questions about whether he’d ever seen Diddy or anyone commit acts of violence or a crime, or make the Combs’ company stronger through threats.

Ferguson also said he didn’t witness any enhancements of Combs’ or the company’s reputation from acts of prostitution. Judge Arun sustained the prosecution’s objection to a question about sex trafficking and forced labor.

As the cross-examination progressed, Ferguson described Diddy’s employees as a “very close-knit group,” especially in the beginning, when they worked long hours committed to the “mission to be great.” On the stand, Ferguson said he learned “a lot” from Sean Combs.

“He had a great business mind, and I think he put his mind to something and set a really high, aggressive goal, and was not afraid of that goal, and I think that’s something you can learn from that,” Derek testified.

The former employee said Diddy “worked constantly.” Adding, “His passion for what he did was really high so his work ethic and the number of hours that he put in was something that really pushed the entire team.” When Attorney Agnifilo asked how Derek feels about Diddy today, he responded, “I don’t know how to respond to that.” 

Prosecutor Christy Slavik conducted a redirect, and Derek Ferguson’s testimony ended shortly afterward. He will resume the stand on Wednesday, June 4, for day 16 of the trial.

By: Cassandra Santiago

Frank Piazza, a forensic audio and video editor, took the stand on Wednesday, June 4. He disclosed that he’s being paid $295 an hour for his work on this case, and he’s reviewed “cell phone video, surveillance footage, and ‘sex videos.'” Among the pieces of evidence, Piazza noted the assault footage from the Intercontinental Hotel, asserting that the footage was “not manually altered.” However, he explained that he slowed the footage to real time due to a “technical file conversion process [that] had inadvertently sped up the video.” At this point, the jury was shown the footage again — CNN notes that they have now seen the clip at least eight times since the trial started.

To note, moments before Piazza took the stand, the jury was shown texts sent from D-Roc to Cassie and a recipient known as “G” in September 2015. D-Roc sent the texts on behalf of Diddy. In the messages to G, he reportedly inquired about their relationship status with Diddy. Meanwhile, in the texts with Cassie, D-Roc had reportedly been told to “stay on top” of the singer.

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Additionally, Piazza noted that he digitally enhanced 10 “sex videos” recovered from a laptop turned over by Cassie. The clips, originally recorded in 2012 and 2014, were recovered from the “Frank Black” profile on the laptop. In addition, Piazza noted enhancing the audio on another sex video.

At this point, the court breaks as Piazza’s cross-examination is expected next.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Piazza explained that he received the Intercontinental footage from prosecutors. However, he’s unsure of how they obtained the video.

Geragos asks Piazza to recall a prior conversation where he referred to the recording system that the surveillance footage came from as “cheap.” Piazza responded, “in a way” the system was cheap.

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Additionally, Piazza was asked about “jumps” in footage shown to the jury. Previously, it was noted that a compilation of footage from the Intercontinental was shown to the jury. The footage featured separate camera angles, which were separated by black screens. The black screens were intended to signify a jump, or difference, in the camera angles. When asked if the jumps could indicate “missing” or “cut” time in the footage. Piazza denied this, explaining that the hotel’s camera footage does not update based on time but rather on movement, which could signify discrepancies in the noted timestamps.

Piazza and Geragos continue to review the hotel footage. Geragos presses about certain jumps and “missing time,” within the footage. Piazza explains that timestamps are updated with movement in this particular system.

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Ultimately, Piazza shared that he believes the hotel footage undeniably indicated what occurred on that day in March 2016.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Bryana Bongolan then took the stand for questioning by the prosecution. Bongolan testified that in September 2016, Diddy hung her over a 17-story balcony. Afterward, he allegedly threw her onto patio furniture, and she sustained bruises on the back of her leg, back, and neck pain from the incident.

“I have night terrors and paranoia and scream in my sleep at times,” she said.

Bongolan, who is still friends with Cassie, explained that prior to meeting Diddy, she was hesitant. By the time she did meet Diddy, he and Cassie were a year into their relationship.

“I wasn’t really fond of what I was seeing, so I wasn’t really wanting to meet him,” she told the court, noting she had seen Cassie with a black eye.

Furthermore, she noted that she met Diddy after Cassie “begged” her to.

By: Jadriena Solomon

On one occasion in 2016, Bongolan says she and Cassie went shopping for the day. Amid their outing, Diddy allegedly sent Cassie a list of the places she and Bongolan had been, despite him not being told by them of their whereabouts. Cassie and Bongolan ended their day out by retreating to the singer’s apartment.

Furthermore, after the March 2016 hotel assault, Bongolan says she spoke with Cassie via FaceTime while she was preparing for ‘The Perfect Match’ movie premiere. On the call, Bongolan saw Cassie’s black eye.

“I remember saying ‘I’m sorry,'” she said, noting that there were other instances when she saw bruises on the singer.

On another occasion, Bongolan recalled staying the night at Cassie’s apartment. Diddy reportedly showed up unannounced, banging on the door. He was then let in by Cassie.

“I just remember seeing a knife get thrown in her direction,” Bongolan explained, noting that Cassie allegedly threw it back at him. However, it did not hit him.

She noted that she did not call the cops on Diddy because she was “scared” of him.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Per Bongolan, she was given drugs by Diddy “a few times.” She noted seeing him use “marijuana, ketamine, and cocaine.” Additionally, she explained that she and Cassie would do drugs together weekly. Admittedly, she said she and Cassie tried to “do better” and participate in activities such as cooking to curb their drug use. However, those periods would never last.

Furthermore, during another incident in 2016, Bongolan says Diddy threatened her. She and Cassie were reportedly doing a photoshoot when Diddy came up to her and said, “something around the lines of, ‘I’m the devil and I could kill you.'”

She didn’t know what prompted the statement, but said Diddy could’ve been using drugs that day.

“I was terrified, but because of the cocaine, I had a little confidence and just brushed it off,” she added.

When asked why she continued to be around Diddy, Bongolan said she didn’t know.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Around 12:25 p.m. EST, the court recessed for lunch with an anticipated return time of 1 p.m. EST.

Diddy’s mom Janice & his son Justin Combs leave for lunch pic.twitter.com/d7qBVXeyoN

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When the court resumed, Bryana Bongolan returned to the stand. Furthermore, she shared more details about the September 2016 balcony incident. She said that Diddy had shown up at Cassie’s apartment at night, banging on the door. Bongolan was asleep on the couch with her ex-girlfriend. She then hid her ex in a guest bathroom and went to the bathroom to appear “casual.”

“I didn’t want to expose her to things that I see,” Bongolan explained, referring to her ex.

She said she was about to light marijuana when Diddy “basically came up behind” her.

“He lifted me up and then had me on top of the rail,” she said.

Diddy allegedly grabbed her chest, holding her over the rail by her armpits.

“Do you know what the f*ck you did?” he allegedly yelled at her.

After 15 seconds, Diddy allegedly threw her onto patio furniture. Initially, she didn’t realize she was injured. Additionally, she noted hearing talk about her ex-girlfriend being at the location.

“I was shaking a lot,” she recalled.

The jury was then shown photos of Bongolan’s injuries. Days later, Diddy and Bongolan were on a FaceTime call.

“I remember saying a couple times, ‘I don’t want any problems with you,'” she explained, adding that Diddy did not say much in response.

When they saw each other afterward, she allegedly tried to play it “cool” and didn’t report the incident to police out of fear. After the incident, Bongolan says she went to see a chiropractor but didn’t require medical treatment due to the substances in her system numbing her pain.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Bongolan says the last time she saw Diddy and Cassie was for New Year’s in 2018. At the time, they were in Miami at the penthouse suite at the One Hotel. She says they allegedly did ketamine for eight hours. Afterward, she left and decided to stop her drug use. She reportedly tattooed the date on her neck as a “commitment to get sober and not go back.” Afterward, she says, her relationship with Cassie became “sporadic.”

By: Jadriena Solomon

In her continued direct examination, Bryana Bongolan said she spoke to Cassie again after the singer sued Diddy in 2023. At the time, she told Ventura that details about the balcony incident were wrong. Regarding the incident, she confirmed she still experiences nightmares and paranoia, and still sometimes screams in her sleep.

In January 2024, Bongolan said she hired Attorney Tyrone Blackburn to represent her for a monetary demand from Combs. She fired Blackburn after discovering he had included incorrect information in the demand’s paperwork.

Early in 2024, Bongolan testified that a producer named Rob Holladay, her former friend, reached out to her. She said he was calling from what looked like Diddy’s backyard at his Los Angeles home. He spoke of “settling” with Bryana. Nothing came from the convo, and a month or two after, Bryana said her current lawyer helped her file a new $10 million lawsuit against Diddy. Why? She says she “wanted to seek justice for what happened” to her.

Despite the pending lawsuit, she clarified that she is not expecting payment for her testimony. Direct examination ended there, and cross began.

By: Cassandra Santiago

Defense Attorney Nicole Westmoreland kicked off Bryana Bongolan’s cross-examination. The witness confirmed that she and Cassie spent most of their time getting high and that Cas liked it. At Westmoreland’s prompt, she also said they “had a problem” regarding the drug use.

Additionally, Bryana also said that she and Cas did drugs together before she met Diddy. She testified about meeting Diddy in 2016 at a dinner at his home. She had attended as Cassie’s guest and described Combs as being standoffish with her.

In response to more questions, Bongolan said she’s still friends with Cassie and Deonte Nash, who testified last week. However, she clarified that she hasn’t spoken with either of them about trial testimonies. Again, she affirmed that she hired a lawyer to sue Combs and that her lawyers have acted on her behalf, per CNN. She said she didn’t tell anyone about her own lawsuit.

Bongolan also said she spoke to Cassie before and after the singer sued Diddy in November 2024. She said she declined Cas’ request to name her in the balcony incident.

By: Cassandra Santiago

As cross-examination continued, Attorney Westmoreland pressed Bongolan about her direct testimony regarding the knife incident. On the stand, she told the defense that she doesn’t remember previously telling prosecutors about knife fights between the couple. However, Bongolan also said she’s standing by her recollections during today’s testimony. She confirmed she doesn’t know how or where Combs got the knife he threw in the incident she described to prosecutors on the stand.

Westmoreland clapped back by again testing the witness’s recollections. The attorney said the witness did not tell prosecutors that Combs told her “I could kill you” and that she initially said the balcony incident happened at a party, not a photoshoot. Regarding both, Bongolan said she couldn’t remember when she told prosecutors about the killing line or whether she was specific about where the balcony incident happened.

Westmoreland also said the witness’ first demand letter to Diddy stated that he threatened her life during the balcony incident. Again, the witness said the letter did not feature her words and that she fired her attorney afterward.

By: Cassandra Santiago

The judge dismissed the jury for the day shortly afterward. Bryana Bongolan will resume the stand on day 17 for another hour or so of cross-examination.

Before leaving the courthouse, both parties discussed tomorrow’s instructions regarding a witness who will testify under the pseudonym “Jane.” The judge said he’d remind the court of the pseudonym order before the court resumes on Thursday. Meanwhile, prosecutors expressed concern about being behind schedule with testimony from “Jane,” who is scheduled for an international flight next Thursday. The judge agreed to allow the jury to stay past 4 p.m. ET for some days while “Jane” is on the stand. However, that won’t include tomorrow due to a scheduling conflict.

By: Cassandra Santiago

As the cross-examination resumed, Bongolan was shown photos of images with drugs she sent Cassie a month after allegedly being threatened by Diddy. Bongolan confirmed that the images were, in fact, of drugs. However, she said she couldn’t remember what substances exactly. Additionally, she confirmed that at that time, she and Cassie continued their friendship normally, despite her allegedly being threatened by Diddy.

On one occasion, Diddy messaged Bongolan about using “k” with Cassie. He reportedly noted that “friends should try to stop each other from making mistakes when they get high together.”

“If you’re gonna do k with her at least have her back,” he wrote.

When asked if she believed Diddy wanted her to stop using drugs with Cassie, Bongolan said she “can’t speak for him.”

By: Jadriena Solomon

At this point, the defense then questioned Bongolan again about the balcony incident, asking if Cassie witnessed the ordeal. In response, Bongolan explained that she heard Cassie’s voice while she was allegedly being dangled from the 17-story floor by Diddy. However, she couldn’t say for certain what Cassie saw.

In response, the defense told Bongolan that she had mentioned to prosecutors several times that Cassie indeed saw the incident.

“I spoke to them, but again, I don’t recall,” Bongolan testified.

Furthermore, Bongolan reiterated that after the incident, she kept her “distance” from Diddy. The following month, however, she noted going to one of his concerts, but said, “I don’t think I was around him most of the time.”

In addition, the following day, she attended a club Diddy rented out. When asked if she wore her neck brace, she said, “I probably should have but didn’t.”

By: Jadriena Solomon

Defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland then told the court that the balcony incident couldn’t have taken place in September 2016. At the time, Diddy and Cassie were allegedly traveling on the East Coast for the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour. On September 25, 2016, the pair were in New Jersey and then in New York City the following day.

While on the stand, Bongolan noted that she took a photo of her injuries the day after the incident — on September 26, 2016.

However, receipts reportedly show that Diddy dined in New York City between September 25, 2016, and September 26, 2016. Furthermore, his hotel receipts showed check-in and check-out dates that aligned with September 24, 2016, to September 29, 2016.

“You agree that one person can’t be in two places at the same time,” Westmoreland asked Bongolan.

She responded with:

“In theory, ‘yeah,’ … I can’t answer that one.”

At that point, the defense asked Bongolan if she was lying to the jury, saying, “Mr. Combs did not cause you the injuries that you showed us that we saw on your phone with the metadata from September 26, 2016.”

“I can’t agree with you,” Bongolan responded.

Furthermore, Bongolan noted speaking with Cassie after her November 2023 lawsuit was filed against Diddy, noting the balcony incident with Bongolan. Bongolan told Cassie that some details the singer included were incorrect. But she noted explaining to Cassie “exactly what happened.”

“I will never forget him holding me on that balcony,” Bongolan reiterated to the court.

When asked if she knows the exact date of the incident, Bongolan said no.

“Because it was a while ago,” she said. “[But] I have no doubt [it occurred].”

By: Jadriena Solomon

Before the cross-examination of Bryana Bongolan ended, the defense asked Bongolan if her $10 lawsuit against Diddy is her chance to become a millionaire.

“I can’t agree with that,” she said. “I care about justice.”

Court recessed at 1 p.m. EST with an expected return time of 1:30 p.m. EST.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Chileeee! The Judge calls out Diddy and threatens to exclude him from the courtroom for “nodding vigorously,” at jurors.

Judge: Mr Agnifilo, your client was looking at jurors and nodding vigorously. This can’t continue or I will give a limiting instruction you won’t like, or…

— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) June 5, 2025

By: Jadriena Solomon

When the court resumed after lunch, the prosecution reviewed a screenshot of texts between Kristina Khorram, Diddy, and Cassie.

“I just found out some crazy sh*t. He came into my house while my friends were here and we were all sleeping and they woke me up because he was ringing the bell crazy at 3 a m. and when he came in I went to my room and he went at Bona choked her and then dangled her feet off the balcony. This is crazy,” Cassie texted Khorram. “I have to stay away.”

Enrique Santos then took the stand.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Enrique Santos, a digital forensics analyst, testified that he extracted data from three iPhones that belonged to Cassie. Several “deleted records” were recovered. However, he noted that “certain messages lost contact names or had strange characters inserted into names.”

By: Jadriena Solomon

The third sexual assault accuser of Diddy has now taken the stand, testifying under a pseudonym. The jury will learn the woman’s identity. However, it will not be publicly shared. Furthermore, Jane shared that she dated Diddy between 2021 to 2024. “Sean, baby, Ernie, and snookums,” were just some of the nicknames she used for him.

She reportedly met Diddy during a girls’ trip to Miami in late 2020. She says Diddy was romantically involved with a friend of hers who was also on the trip, and added that she met Combs at a party he hosted at his home. The trip was about five days, and she remembers seeing Diddy for about three days.

“He was really charming, really nice, and I was already drawn to him pretty instantly,” she said. “There was a little bit of flirting going on.”

On the last day of the trip, the group was watching a movie together when Diddy texted Jane to ask her out. She noted feeling hesitant due to her friend’s involvement with Diddy. But when her friend got engaged, she decided to move forward.

By: Jadriena Solomon

“Jane” says she and Diddy used the nicknames “Bert” and “Ernie” as each other’s contact names. During the 2020 trip, she reportedly saw Diddy get a “pink powder” to give to another female friend.

“Yeah, it’s the best,” he told her.

Instead of staying at the location, she reportedly left due to her friend becoming skeptical of her relationship with Diddy.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Jane saw Diddy again in January 2021 in Miami. Their first date was dinner on a hotel’s balcony, and their time together lasted five days. During the date, they spoke about the father of her child — who Diddy did not get along with. Furthermore, they discussed how Jane dated a close friend of Diddy’s. However, he expressed that he did not care. During the first night, they “made lots of love,” and then spent the trip getting to know each other.

In February 2021, they went on another trip together.

“I told him that my birthday was coming up and he was super excited and said we should go on an island getaway,” Jane told the court.

They reportedly went to Turks and Caicos and then the Bahamas for about 15 days.

By: Jadriena Solomon

Under direct examination, Jane said she remembers “so many lovely things” about the Caribbean trip. She mentioned that Diddy’s former assistant, Kristina Khorram, a chef, a photographer, a butler, and a barber, accompanied them.

The first time Diddy allegedly offered her ecstasy was while they were in a pool. Shortly after taking the ecstasy, she reacted by falling to the sand. She testified that KK (the assistant) and the butler attempted to help her. Before then, Jane said she had only used drugs twice in her life. By the end of the trip, she admitted to having ecstasy at least 10 times, with Diddy offering the drug and determining the dose every time. She said it made her feel “relaxed, euphoric, sexual,” enhancing touch and their flirtatious vibes.

At the end of the vacation, Jane alleges Diddy wired her $10,000 due to her lack of work as an influencer. By then, the influencer said she was “even deeper” in her feelings for Combs, and recalled that they had begun using the word “love.” She admitted that Combs told her he was also seeing other women and that she didn’t believe monogamy was an option with him.

“I liked him, and so I was OK with it,” Jane said. Later adding, “In my heart, I just wanted to see Sean, so I was monogamous.”

When they first met, Jane said she lived on the East Coast but relocated to California in June 2021. Despite keeping their relationship private, Jane said Combs gave her $6,000 for a moving truck, and sometimes gave her “just because” money. She added that she visited Diddy every other week in Miami between February and May 2021.

By: Cassandra Santiago

Jane also opened up about her sexual relationship with Diddy between 2021 and 2024. She said he offered her drugs when they had intercourse, including ecstasy, molly, cocaine, and ketamine. He also had specific preferences, including that she wear “provocative lingerie and really high stripper shoes.”

“I learned how he liked to have pornography playing. I learned how he preferred me to dress, and I just learned the things that he liked sexually,” Jane said on the stand.

During this time, Jane said she loved the sexual encounters with Diddy, which could sometimes last between 12 and 24 hours. She said she “really loved” Combs and made love with him, which included “lots of affection and kissing and lovemaking.”

“It felt like Sean was really passionate, and he brought out a lot of passion out of me too,” Jane testified. “And the way he would compliment me and be so into me and just really like enjoying one another.”

Then, in May 2021, Jane said Combs asked her to fantasize about having sex with another man. It was her introduction to what Cassie previously described on the stand as “freak offs.” By that point, Jane claimed they had been having sex, taking drugs, and lying awake in his room for hours. She replied, “Okay,” to play into the fantasy, not thinking it would happen that same day. In response, though, Combs allegedly got on his phone, promising it could happen that night. Despite being shocked, again Jane replied, “Okay.”

Later that evening, they were in a hotel suite, and Jane said Diddy’s assistants were buzzing around, preparing it with red lights. A man later showed up, and Combs introduced him as Don from the service Cowboys for Angels. Jane testified that she eventually had sex with Don while Diddy watched, and then slept with Combs too, after Don left. The sentiment afterward was happiness, and Jane said they went to a yacht party the next day.

By: Cassandra Santiago

After the first “freak off,” Jane said she felt “excited…happy” about the “taboo” experience with her partner. She believed it was a one-time thing that could happen again. Instead, Jane said the encounter “set the tone” for the rest of their relationship. It “opened like a Pandora’s box in the relationship.” She said she was unable to shut the door afterward. USDA Maurene Comey asked why she wanted to shut the door, and Jane replied: “There was so much of it after, and it was too much of it.” 

About 90% of their sexual encounters after the first “freak off” involved other men, she said, particularly between May 2021 and October 2023. Combs called them “hotel nights” or “debauchery.”

“I feared losing him. I just wanted to be everything that he wanted,” she testified.

Additionally, Jane said she was truly only interested in having sex with Diddy, not other men. But when she brought that up to Combs verbally and in writing, he was allegedly dismissive or called her “crazy”, or things would become “uncomfortable.” She said she could feel tension building, and often pushed down her planned comments. Jane said that when he agreed to stop involving other men, his promise wouldn’t last.

Combs also allegedly threatened to stop paying her rent, suggesting Jane wanted to break up. She testified that she did not want to break up, but didn’t want to sleep with other men and felt “frustrated” and forced to “perform these nights for him.”

The sexual meet-ups with other men also became unpredictable, giving her little to no notice. She said she attempted to stay ready with straight hair, light-colored nails, and arrangements for proper childcare. They took a break from dating between October 2023 and February 2024.

By: Cassandra Santiago

In continued testimony, Jane said dating Combs impacted her income and ability to work as she was “consumed” by him, and his last-minute requests to link. Diddy only periodically offered her money, in amounts of $5,000 to $10,000 in cash and larger amounts through wires. Jane said that the most he had ever given her at once was $20,000. She added that Combs told her to hold on, starting an OnlyFans featuring content like bikini, lingerie, and nude photos.

After a huge fight, Jane testified that Diddy verbally agreed to an allowance of $10,000 a month for her to spend on a nice home. He suggested he’d pay the rent rather than give her the money directly.  Prosecution showed the jury an email from Diddy’s accountant to Jane and her landlord.

“I just wanted to experience something that was nice, just so I could feel some sort of balance in our relationship,” Jane said on the stand.

The testimony circled back to the “hotel nights” with other men. Jane testified that the encounters happened in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Turks & Caicos. Diddy’s former chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, his travel agent, or his assistants usually arranged her travel, which he paid for. She said the hotel nights had a pattern of set-up with red lights, music, bed sheets and blankets everywhere for “the obsessive use of baby oil.” She testified that hotel nights usually featured more than two dozen baby oil bottles.

By: Cassandra Santiago

The judge dismissed the jury shortly after 4 p.m. and warned jurors that they’d be in court until 5 p.m. on Friday. Jane’s direct examination will continue on Friday at 9 a.m.

By: Cassandra Santiago 

On Friday (June 6), Jane emotionally described “hotel” nights with Diddy. Much of her testimony mirrors what Cassie told jurors during week one about the “freak offs” encounters with other men. Both women engaged in sexual acts with male entertainers in hotel rooms in cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. She testified to consuming a plethora of drugs Diddy provided ahead of and throughout the sexual encounters. The “hotel nights,” Jane said, took place between 2021 and 2024 and could sometimes last hours.

For a full breakdown of what Jane testified, tap the link below:

“Jane” Emotionally Testifies About “Hotel Nights” With Ex-BF Diddy & Male Entertainers Between 2021-2024 (LIVE UPDATES)

By: Cassandra Santiago 

LIVE COVERAGE OF WEEK 4 OF DIDDY’S TRIAL HAS CONCLUDED. 

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