19 h. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trial judge dismisses juror over protests by defence lawyers

NEW YORK — A judge dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose. Judge Arun Subramanian made the ruling after rejecting arguments by […]

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3 d. ago Kanye West briefly shows up to support Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at trial

Asked if he was at the courthouse to support Combs, he responded 'yes' and nodded

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3 d. ago Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at trial

NEW YORK — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to 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 on a break and spent […]

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5 d. ago Diddy’s ex breaks down in tears after lawyer makes her read loving texts in court

NEW YORK — A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the past few years until she broke down in tears Wednesday on the witness stand. The second day of cross-examination by attorney Teny Geragos seemed aimed at supporting […]

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6 d. ago Diddy’s ex says she joined ’cuckold’ sex marathons to feel loved by him

NEW YORK (AP) — Under cross-examination, Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ ex-girlfriend testified Tuesday she took part in sex acts with male sex workers at the music mogul’s request because it made her feel loved by him, but now regrets what she came to recognize as the “cuckold” lifestyle. The woman was testifying at Combs’ sex-trafficking […]

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7 d. ago Diddy’s ex says he was violent, forced sex encounter before 2024 public apology

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs forced his ex-girlfriend to have a “freak-off”-style sexual encounter with a male sex worker last year after chasing her around her California home, putting her in a chokehold, punching her in the face and kicking down doors, the woman testified Monday. Testifying for a third day under the pseudonym […]

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1 week ago Woman testifies Sean ’Diddy’ Combs gave her night terrors by dangling her from high

NEW YORK — A graphic designer testified Wednesday that she was so traumatized after Sean “Diddy” Combs held her over a 17th-floor apartment balcony that she sometimes screamed in her sleep afterward. Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan, 33, a friend of Combs’ former longtime girlfriend Cassie, said the 2016 assault at Cassie’s Los Angeles apartment caused a […]

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3 w. ago Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean ’Diddy’ Combs broke into his home

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi testified Thursday that Sean “Diddy” Combs broke into his Hollywood Hills home in 2011 after finding out he was dating Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and that someone set fire to his car weeks later. Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, took the witness stand in […]

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3 w. ago Rapper Kid Cudi to testify at Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trial this week

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is expected to testify at the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial this week, taking the witness stand to tell the jury about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. Prosecutors have contended in court filings that Combs was so […]

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3 w. ago Cassie’s mother says Sean ’Diddy’ Combs demanded $10K, threatened to release sex tapes

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded $10,000 from Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother and threatened to release explicit sex tapes of his longtime girlfriend when he became angry that she was dating someone else, the mother testified Tuesday at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial. Regina Ventura said she felt “physically sick” when she […]

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