A warning, this episode contains references to domestic abuse and drugs A Homeland Security agent gave further evidence on what was seized from Sean Combs’ Miami property during federal raids, including parts of a semi-automatic rifle, drugs including MDMA and ketamine, and lingerie, baby oil and high heels. Expert witness Dr Dawn Hughes testified as a clinical psychologist and outlined how trauma can affect memory and behaviour, stating that delayed PTSD and fragmented recall are common among abuse victims. George Kaplan, a former assistant at Combs Enterprises, told the court he was responsible for preparing hotel bags for Combs that included candles, baby oil and drugs, paid for with a corporate credit card. And anticipation builds for the testimony of musician Kid Cudi, once romantically linked to Cassie. He is expected to appear in court as one of five witnesses scheduled for tomorrow.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to the BBC's BBC’s Nada Tawfik about the day in court.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York, facing federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering with conspiracy and transportation for prostitution. He denies all the charges.The Diddy on Trial podcast is here to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give you the answers that you need.We also want YOU to be part of the conversation. Have you any questions about the case? Heard a theory that doesn’t sit right with you? Get in touch now via WhatsApp: 0330 123 555 1.Details of organisations in the UK offering information and support with some of the issues raised are available at bbc.co.uk/actionlinePresenter: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Laura Jones Sound Design: Mark Burrows Senior Journalist: Chrystal Genesis Executive Producer: Louise Clarke Production Coordinator: Hattie Valentine Editor: Clare Fordham Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Assistant Producer: Rechmial Miller
Chapter 1: What evidence was presented from Sean Combs' property?
Yesterday we heard from an exotic dancer known as The Punisher. Ja, genau. Now, Agent Gerard Gannon is back on the stand today. We're also being told that another one of Didi's former assistants will be taking the stand. Later I'll be catching up with our New York correspondent, Neda Talfik. But now it's time to see what is going down in that courtroom today.
Okay, so it's 3.45 and I'm here with Neda Talfik, the BBC's New York correspondent. Neda, it picked up where it left off yesterday with the Homeland Security agent. What else did he have to say?
He was really just kind of detailing what else was seized from Combs' Miami home. Remember, that was at the time of the raids from the FBI. And he said that they got several drugs, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA. But then we quickly moved into cross-examination by the government. It was a long cross-examination.
We saw Diddy's lawyer saying, everyone in Florida has a gun and asking Agent Gannon, do you own a gun? And the judge allowed that question through and he said yes. Diddy's lawyer also asked if there were any fingerprints or DNA of Diddy's on the gun parts that were retrieved. But he couldn't answer that because he's not the one who collects fingerprints.
And then, you know, other questions such as why they didn't take pre-search photos of certain parts of Combs' house and a Gucci bag that had some drugs in it. He was suggesting that the samples were so small that there was nothing left after they tested them.
And then we had the inclusion of Dr. Dawn Hughes. And this is important because anyone who's listened to the pub for a while knows that there was such a back and forth about Sie ist blind. Was bedeutet das?
Was war sie am meisten zu sprechen über? What we heard from Dr. Hughes was that her time working with victims of abuse is that it's very common that memories can come back at any time. And she said that doesn't mean they're any less accurate. She also said it's often that there's a delayed expression of PTSD. Und das war aus ihrer Erfahrung in 30 Jahren privater Praxis als Psychologin.
Sie sagte, sie hat auch mit Forensik gearbeitet, mit Gerichten, um die Gefühle zu analysieren. Dr. Hughes sagt, schau, Leute bleiben nicht in Beziehungen. dass sie verletzt sind, weil sie verletzt werden wollen. Sie tun es wegen Angst, wegen anderen Themen, die sie verletzen. Auch wenn es Liebe in einer Beziehung gibt, gibt es diesen intensiven psychologischen Verbund.
Und dann, wie es immer der Fall ist mit Experten-Testimonyen, wird die Verteidigung aufhören und die Credibilität des Experten überprüfen. Und das ist genau das, was wir hier gesehen haben.
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Chapter 2: What does Dr. Dawn Hughes say about trauma and memory?
She said, correct, I don't evaluate offenders. And there was also a moment where the government came back and was like, didn't somebody on the defense team actually hire you for one of the cases they were working on as an expert? But then the defense came back and said, well, yes, Brian Steele did work
Und dann hatten wir noch einen Anwesenden, George Kaplan, der war ein weiterer Exekutivassistent für Didi, ein persönlicher Assistent. Also hatten wir David James am anderen Tag und jetzt haben wir George. Und einige der Dinge, die George sagte, haben wir von David auch gehört.
He talked about how he was promoted to become the executive assistant to the chairman, who was Diddy, in 2014 and 2015, because Diddy liked his work ethic. But then, very much like the last personal assistant, David James, he talked about the long hours, getting there early to... Dittys Frühstück zusammen zu machen, alles in Ordnung zu machen.
Und dann gab es einen richtigen Fokus auf die Hotelräume. Und wir haben das auch von David James gehört, dass es eine spezifische Liste für die Hotelräume gab. Und was wir von George Kaplan gehört haben, war, dass er die Taschen für Diddy vorbereitet hat. Er sagte, darin wären Kleidung, ein Redner, Flaschen, Babyöl, Astroglide. Und er brachte diese Items zu den Hotels.
Und wenn er die Packung wiederfüllen oder wiederentwickeln musste, wie er es gesagt hat, sagte er, er würde die Items mit der Corporate Credit Card kaufen. Also die Combs Enterprises Credit Card. Also, wiederum, das geht alles zurück zu der Racketeerung hier. dass die Arbeitnehmer Diddy für seine Verbrechen geholfen haben.
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Chapter 3: What were the details of the cross-examination?
Und hier ist es, die körperliche Kreditkarte, Diddys Geld, um diese Produkte in den Freak-Offs zu kaufen. Er sagte, als er in die Hotels kam, sagten sie, wie man die Wohnung finden kann. Und er sagte, es wäre unter Frank Black. Und das war eine Referenz zu Biggie, der Notorious B.I.G., der Frank White genannt wurde. Und er sagte, Diddy wäre immer mit einem Frauenpartner drin,
von zwölf Stunden bis zu ein paar Tagen, und dass er zurückgehen würde und irgendwelche Belohnungen sammeln würde, aber auch die Hotelräume sauber machen würde. Und er sagte, dass das oft bedeutet, z.B. eine braune kristallisierte Puder zu entfernen, auf dem Kühlschrank, oder das Babyöl über dem Hotelraum zu waschen und feuchte Gatorade und Wasser auszutragen.
Er sagte, dass er das tat, weil er seine Reputation schützen wollte. In den Medien wusste er, dass Hotels oft, wie er sagte, Videos oder Fotos verkaufen, die Celebriten verarschen würden.
There were also questions to George about some of the other things that he did for Diddy. He spoke about being asked to buy drugs for him.
Yeah, he talked about how, for example, one time in Miami, he was at Diddy's house and Diddy gave him a number to call and he gave him cash. And he went outside the house and met up with the man he called. The man gave him a bag of pills. He said inside was MDMA. And He gave the man the cash that Diddy had given him. But another time in Los Angeles, they were at the Bel Air Hotel.
Diddy again gave him a number, told him to take some money. And he arranged to meet this person in Hollywood. This person gave him a bag. He wasn't sure what was in the bag this time. And he gave it to Mr. Combs. And he details how often during these freak-offs... Und wenn du nach dem Gericht hinstellst, kannst du hören, was am nächsten Tag passiert.
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Chapter 4: How is PTSD expressed in abuse victims according to Dr. Hughes?
Chapter 5: What challenges did the defense face in the trial?
Chapter 6: Who are the key witnesses scheduled for the trial?
Yesterday we heard from an exotic dancer known as The Punisher. Ja, genau. Now, Agent Gerard Gannon is back on the stand today. We're also being told that another one of Didi's former assistants will be taking the stand. Later I'll be catching up with our New York correspondent, Neda Talfik. But now it's time to see what is going down in that courtroom today.
Okay, so it's 3.45 and I'm here with Neda Talfik, the BBC's New York correspondent. Neda, it picked up where it left off yesterday with the Homeland Security agent. What else did he have to say?
He was really just kind of detailing what else was seized from Combs' Miami home. Remember, that was at the time of the raids from the FBI. And he said that they got several drugs, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA. But then we quickly moved into cross-examination by the government. It was a long cross-examination.
We saw Diddy's lawyer saying, everyone in Florida has a gun and asking Agent Gannon, do you own a gun? And the judge allowed that question through and he said yes. Diddy's lawyer also asked if there were any fingerprints or DNA of Diddy's on the gun parts that were retrieved. But he couldn't answer that because he's not the one who collects fingerprints.
And then, you know, other questions such as why they didn't take pre-search photos of certain parts of Combs' house and a Gucci bag that had some drugs in it. He was suggesting that the samples were so small that there was nothing left after they tested them.
And then we had the inclusion of Dr. Dawn Hughes. And this is important because anyone who's listened to the pub for a while knows that there was such a back and forth about Sie ist blind. Was bedeutet das?
Was war sie am meisten zu sprechen über? What we heard from Dr. Hughes was that her time working with victims of abuse is that it's very common that memories can come back at any time. And she said that doesn't mean they're any less accurate. She also said it's often that there's a delayed expression of PTSD. Und das war aus ihrer Erfahrung in 30 Jahren privater Praxis als Psychologin.
Sie sagte, sie hat auch mit Forensik gearbeitet, mit Gerichten, um die Gefühle zu analysieren. Dr. Hughes sagt, schau, Leute bleiben nicht in Beziehungen. dass sie verletzt sind, weil sie verletzt werden wollen. Sie tun es wegen Angst, wegen anderen Themen, die sie verletzen. Auch wenn es Liebe in einer Beziehung gibt, gibt es diesen intensiven psychologischen Verbund.
Und dann, wie es immer der Fall ist mit Experten-Testimonyen, wird die Verteidigung aufhören und die Credibilität des Experten überprüfen. Und das ist genau das, was wir hier gesehen haben.
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