Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Sean Combs: Witness alleges Combs held her over a 17th-floor balcony.
05 Jun 2025
Combs's team has said the allegation is "baseless," but the witness -- a friend of Cassie Ventura's -- also testified that Combs once got close to her face and said, "I'm the devil and I could kill you." She'll face more cross-examination tomorrow, and then the prosecution's last key witness will take the stand.If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy On Trial”: NBCNews.com/Diddy
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This is On Trial, a special series from Dateline True Crime Weekly, bringing you daily coverage from the Sean Combs racketeering trial. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. I'm Andrea Canning, and it's Wednesday, June 4th. Just a heads up, in this episode, we're going to be talking about some graphic details and harrowing subject matter.
Today, federal prosecutors called the eighth witness they've had to subpoena to testify against Sean Combs. Some of his personal assistants, a hotel security guard, and now Breonna Bongolin. She had been a close friend of Cassie Ventura's. On the stand, Breonna told the jury that Combs once told her he was the devil and that he terrified her.
NBC News correspondent Chloe Malas is in downtown Manhattan to get us up to speed. Hey, Chloe. Hey, Andrea. Hey, Conor. Okay, so tell us about Breonna and who she is to Sean Combs.
So she's a fashion and graphic designer, and she partied with Diddy. They worked together, and there has been a lot of anticipation about her testifying.
Breonna testified under an immunity agreement. Chloe, what do you know about this agreement?
Well, she testified about doing illegal drugs with Diddy and Cassie and about getting those drugs and sometimes getting paid back for them by the couple.
So, you know, this is something that we've seen with other witnesses taking the stand, granted immunity by the government so that, look, you can say whatever your truth is as long as it's the truth and you're not going to be held legally accountable for anything. Her demeanor was very subdued. Very, almost breathless. At times, it was almost like a whisper.
I can only imagine just how hard it is for some of these people, especially the ones who are being subpoenaed, to get up there and take the stand. How does Breonna's testimony help the prosecution's case?
Prosecutors are trying to show that there was this pattern of violence. They're trying to corroborate Cassie and other victims' allegations of physical and sexual abuse. And when it comes to Breonna, she's testifying that... She saw Diddy be violent towards Cassie and that, you know, also she experienced violence from him.
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