Diddy trial live updates: Fan unleashes profane outburst,
By Kyle Schnitzer, Ben Kochman, Priscilla DeGregory and Kaydi Pelletier
New video of Diddy's brutal assault on Cassie Ventura reveals a security guard responding
A security guard working at the ritzy Los Angeles hotel where Sean “Diddy” Combs was infamously caught on video brutally beating and kicking then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura is testifying Tuesday in the disgraced rapper’s stunning sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.
Combs, 55, is accused of using his fame, fortune and many businesses to run a decade-long scheme in which he controlled and manipulated Ventura, 38, using violence and threats, forcing her and others — including several escorts — into drug-fueled “freak-off” sex marathons that went on for days.
He faces life in prison if convicted.
The trial is not televised because cameras are prohibited inside the federal courthouse, but we’re there following all the action — so watch this space for the latest updates.
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16 minutes ago
Security guard testified Diddy told him he would 'take care of' him if he helped with Cassie beating footage
By Ben Kochman and Priscilla DeGregory
Security guard Eddy Garcia just told jurors that Sean "Diddy" Combs promised him "he would take care of me" if the guard helped him get ahold of the now-infamous surveillance video of the hip-hop mogul beating girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Garcia -- who worked in private security at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles -- said that after Combs notoriously beat Ventura on March 5, 2016, Garcia was hounded by the Bad Boy Records founder and his chief of staff Kristina Khorram to help them make the video go away.
During one call with Combs, he "sounded very nervous. He was talking fast. He said he had a little too much to drink, said one thing led to another."
On another call, Combs told Garcia, "I sounded like a good guy. That I wanted to help ... he said something like this could ruin him. He was concerned that this video could get out and that it could ruin his career."
"He said he would take care of me," Garcia said of that call.
58 minutes ago
Security guard at hotel where Diddy infamously beat Cassie on video starts testimony
By Ben Kochman and Priscilla DeGregory
A security guard who was working at the hotel where Sean "Diddy" Combs was infamously caught on video beating his girlfriend Cassie Ventura has started testifying.
Eddy Garcia was working for private security company Securitas at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles when he was told about a "domestic dispute" involving the hip-hop mogul on March 5, 2016.
Garcia is testifying under an immunity deal, meaning he won't be prosecuted for his testimony even if it is incriminating.
1 hour ago
Diddy fan unleashes profane rant, mogul watches her get dragged out of courtroom before trial even starts
By Ben Kochman and Priscilla DeGregory
A woman was escorted out of the courtroom at Sean "Diddy" Combs' bombshell trial just before testimony was set to kick off Tuesday morning after she went on a profane rant.
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A woman was escorted out of the courtroom at Sean "Diddy" Combs' bombshell trial just before testimony was set to kick off Tuesday morning after she went on a profane rant.
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courtroom sketch of woman getting escorted out of diddy trial
She railed against the "system" before court marshals told her "don't do it again" and then led her out.
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"Diddy, these motherf--kers are laughing at you!" the woman screamed.
She also railed against the "system" before court marshals told her "Don't do it again" and then led her out.
The jury was not present for the outburst.
The Bad Boy Records founder, wearing a brown sweater over a white button-down shirt, turned around and was looking at her while she yelled.
19 hours ago
Security guard at hotel where Diddy infamously beat Cassie scheduled to take the witness stand Tuesday
By Priscilla DeGregory
Prosecutors told the judge tomorrow morning they plan to call Eddie Garcia — a security guard who worked at the hotel where Sean "Diddy" Combs was caught on surveillance video beating Cassie Ventura — to the witness stand.
screengrab from hotel surveillance video of diddy kicking and beating cassie
A security guard who worked at the hotel where Sean "Diddy" Combs was caught on surveillance video beating Cassie Ventura will testify Tuesday.
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screengrab from hotel surveillance video of diddy kicking and beating cassie
The hotel employee will be testifying under immunity, which means he can't be prosecuted in connection with the March 5, 2016 attack.
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The news came as trial wrapped for the day Monday.
Garcia was working at the InterContinental hotel in Century City, Los Angeles on March 5, 2016, when the infamous attack took place.
He will be testifying under immunity, which means he can't be prosecuted in connection with it.
19 hours ago
Diddy was charged $500 by hotel for 'oil damages'
By Kyle Schnitzer and Priscilla DeGregory
Sean "Diddy" Combs was charged $500 by the Beverly Hills Hotel to cover "oil damages" in the room, a hotel employee told jurors.
diddy with a wad of cash
Sean "Diddy" Combs was charged $500 by the Beverly Hills Hotel to cover "oil damages" in the room, a hotel employee told jurors.
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A thousand bottles of baby oil were infamously found when the FBI raided Diddy's Miami Beach mansion in 2024.
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Sylvia Oken testified for roughly 15 minutes and detailed for the jury Combs' on May 30, 2015 stay at the hotel — which was forced to charge him $500 "for oil damages."
The room cost him nearly $3,000 total for the single-night stay.
Earlier in the trial, it was revealed that another hotel where Combs stayed several times charged him an extra $1,000 per stay for the same slippery reason.
20 hours ago
Hotel employee begins testifying against Diddy
By Kyle Schnitzer and Priscilla DeGregory
Sylvia Oken, who works in sales for the Beverly Hills Hotel, has just begun testifying.
20 hours ago
Diddy's ex-assistant wraps up testifying after three days on the witness stand
By Priscilla DeGregory
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant, Mia, has wrapped up testifying after coming to court three days to recount how the hip hop mogul allegedly sexually assaulted her multiple times.
Combs' former assistant "Mia" testifying at his federal trial on June 2, 2025.
Combs' former assistant "Mia" testifying at his federal trial on June 2, 2025.
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20 hours ago
Diddy's mother, sons are in court on the trial's 13th day: pics
By Kaydi Pelletier
Diddy's mother, Janice Combs, and two of his sons — Justin Combs and stepson Quincy Brown — showed up to Manhattan federal court Monday morning to stand behind the disgraced mogul as the trial rolls on with day 13 of witness testimony.
Janice Combs, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, arrives for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial at Manahttan Federal Court on Monday, June 2
Sean "Diddy" Combs' mother, Janice, arrives at Manhattan federal court on Monday, June 2.
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Janice Combs, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, arrives for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial at Manahttan Federal Court on Monday, June 2
Janice, 84, has been spotted here essentially every day.
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quincy brown arrives at court
Diddy's stepson, Quincy Brown, arrives for the trial Monday.
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quincy brown arrives at court
Brown, 33, is the son of Diddy's ex-girlfriend Kim Porter, who died in 2018.
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Janice, 84, has been spotted here essentially every day.
Noticeably absent for weeks are the Bad Boy Records founder's three daughters. Chance, 19, and twins Jessie and D'Lila, 18, haven't shown up to support their dad since the trial's first days.
We last saw them at the Lower Manhattan courthouse on May 13 — when feds' star witness Cassie Ventura, their father's ex-girlfriend whose claims of rape and physical and emotional abuse are at the center of the case, first took the stand.
Justin Combs arriving for court Monday.
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Justin Combs arriving for court Monday.
Justin, 31, is Diddy's son with celebrity stylist Misa Hylton. She attended the trial during its first week.
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Janice Combs, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, arrives for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial at Manahttan Federal Court on Monday, June 2
Janice Combs this morning.
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janice combs walks into the courthouse
Janice Combs on her way into the Manhattan federal courthouse to sit behind her son as he faces sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges that could land him in prison for life.
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21 hours ago
Diddy's ex-assistant worked for Madonna in 'multiple roles' after eight-year stint with him
By Kyle Schnitzer and Priscilla DeGregory
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant Mia testified that she worked for Madonna after she stopped working for the music mogul.
Mia told the jury that she worked for the Queen of Pop for eight months after parting ways with the Bad Boy Records founder in 2017.
Diddy and Madonna
Diddy and Madonna at a children's charity benefit in New York City on Oct. 30, 2014.
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During her time working for the "Vogue" singer, she was in charge of "a myriad of things," Mia said.
"I was hired to lead her film industry," Mia testified. "It morphed into multiple roles."
Combs' defense attorney asked about the job with the "Ray of Light" songstress to undercut Mia's claims that Combs blacklisted her after she left.
"Do you have evidence that you were blacklisted?" defense attorney Brian Steel asked Mia.
Combs' former assistant "Mia" testified that she went on to work for Madonna after leaving the music mogul.
Combs' former assistant "Mia" testified that she went on to work for Madonna after leaving the music mogul.
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Madonna "didn’t care about that," Mia said.
Steel then tried to get Mia to confirm there was "no retribution or retaliation by Mr. Combs after you went to mediation."
"He took away the TV show I created," Mia retorted. "He took away the credit I was promised in the documentary.”
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22 hours ago
Judd Apatow, late actor Chadwick Boseman are the latest celebs dragged into Diddy trial
By Kyle Schnitzer and Priscilla DeGregory
Three more celebrity names came up in rapid succession during the testimony of Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-assistant Mia, as her text messages about A-listers were shown to jurors.
Mia -- who worked for the Bad Boy Records founder from 2009 to 2017 -- texted Combs many times in the years after she stopped working for him.
Judd Apatow attends a panel and Q&A before the 20th Anniversary Special Screening Of "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" at David Geffen Theater, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on May 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Combs' former assistant texted the rapper after she stopped working for him — including in 2019 to urge him to watch a show from Judd Apatow on Netflix.
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Mia texted the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper on March 8, 2019, telling him to watch the Netflix show "Love" by comedic director Judd Apatow.
Mia also sent Combs a text on May 14, 2020, about the death of record executive and media mogul Andre Harrell -- the man credited with discovering Combs.
“Puff my heart is broken about Dre. I’ve spent all week crying for you as well," Mia texted him.
Mia also texted Combs about the death of actor Chadwick Boseman.
Mia also texted Combs about the death of actor Chadwick Boseman.
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Later she also texted about actor Chad Boseman's death.
Combs replied: "How are you? Yeah, life is crazy."
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22 hours ago
Trial breaks for lunch
By Kyle Schnitzer
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant Mia will continue testifying after a lunch break.
Trial resumes at 12:50 p.m.
22 hours ago
Why didn't Mia bring up her sex assault claims against Diddy when she settled with him years ago for $400K?
By Kyle Schnitzer
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant Mia was pressed by the rapper's defense attorney Brian Steel why she didn’t accuse Combs of sexual assault during settlement talks in 2017 for unpaid wages.
Mia confirmed that she originally asked for $10 million for bonuses, severance and overtime she says Diddy owed her and never paid, but settled during mediation for $400,000, which was split with her attorneys in 2017.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant Mia was asked by the rapper's defense attorney Brian Steel why she didn’t accuse Combs of sexual assault back in 2017, when she sued the former billionaire for $10 million.
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Mia said she wasn’t aware that sexual assault could be used in settlement negotiations.
Mia has testified that the first time she brought up sex assault claims was with prosecutors in 2024. She told the jury last week, "I thought I would die with this," and never wanted to make the rape allegations public.
23 hours ago
Diddy put tracking device on Cassie's car, 'terrified' ex-assistant says: 'I’m not sure what he’s capable of'
By Kyle Schnitzer, Ben Kochman and Priscilla DeGregory
Sean "Diddy" Combs placed a tracking device on his longtime on-and-off girlfriend Cassie Ventura's car, the hip-hop mogul's former assistant testified.
Cassie Ventura at Sean "Diddy" Combs' 40th birthday party at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2009.
Cassie Ventura — Sean "Diddy" Combs' then-girlfriend whose abuse allegations are at the center of this case — at his 40th birthday party at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2009.
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"He’s stolen my phone many times, he’s stolen Cassie’s phone many times," one-time assistant Mia told the jury. "He’s put tracking devices on her car. I’m not sure what he’s capable of. I was terrified.”
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