Sean “P. Diddy” Combs is on day 2 of his long-awaited trial. Both the prosecution and defense came out swinging with impactful and brutally candid opening statements focused on the victims, but in a VERY different way! Today is the first day that the jury is laying eyes on the catalyst of this case, Cassie Ventura, as she testifies, constantly reliving some of the most horrific experiences in her life. Listen in as we give you word-for-word testimony from witnesses Daniel Phillip and Cassie Ventura on Diddy’s notorious “freak offs.” We will also hear the passionate opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense. The Trial of Diddy is hosted by DailyMail.com’sManhattan-based, Kayla Brantley, reporter-at-large and TV correspondent at Daily Mail, and Germania-Rodriguez Poleo, Chief US Reporter. Our Listener Survey is here: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=6 Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’) Presenters: Kayla Brantley and Germania Rodriguez-Poleo Editor: Sam Morris Writers: Liz Hull and Caroline Cheetham Producer: Serita Wesley Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What charges is Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs facing in this trial?
Seriously popular. The following episode explores a number of allegations regarding the artist Diddy. He denies all charges and has pled not guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Chapter 2: Who are the hosts of The Trial of Diddy podcast?
Welcome to The Trial of Diddy. I'm Kayla Brantley. And I'm Germania Rodriguez-Poleo. We'll be back in a second.
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The biggest secret in the entertainment industry that really wasn't a secret at all.
At the height of his career, Sean Diddy Combs had it all. Everything Diddy touched turned to gold. Now, he faces multiple federal charges in New York, including sex trafficking and allegedly running a criminal enterprise.
Another woman has now come forward, alleging Combs of sexual assault. Music mogul and rapper Sean Diddy. He claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Combs. Oh, this guy is dangerous.
From freak-offs to the mysterious list, the shocking case that has gripped the world is finally here. And we'll be bringing you every detail as it happens.
Welcome to The Trial of Diddy.
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Chapter 3: What were the opening statements from prosecution and defense?
So yesterday was a very dramatic day. The trial got underway with both the lead prosecutor for the government and Diddy's defense lawyer opening their cases in front of the jury.
We heard for the first time the government's shocking case against Diddy, how he's accused of forcing women to take part in a drug-fueled freak-off sex party, how he ran a criminal enterprise moving women and male escorts around the U.S. and around the world. how he used violence and beat up women that refused to take part, and got his bodyguards and staff to cover up his crimes.
We also learned how he'll admit to being a domestic abuser, a sexual deviant, a drug user, and a jealous lover. But that did not make him guilty of racketeering or sex trafficking. We'll be hearing more about the opening statements from the prosecution and the defense as the jury heard them later in the episode, as we have all the testimony from the first witnesses called to give evidence.
But before we get into that, we should start with Cassie Ventura. She's the prosecution's star witness. As we know, she dated Diddy for 10 years and really was the catalyst to this whole case. And she took the stand today.
Before she took the stand, Diddy's lawyers asked the judge to ban Cassie's husband, Alex Fine, from the courtroom while she testified because they said they may want to call him up as a witness later in the trial. But she began giving her evidence around 11 a.m. Eastern Time. She's heavily pregnant and was wearing a brown turtleneck.
She said she was 21 when she and Diddy, who is 17 years older than her, got together, but she said they'd known each other platonically for a while beforehand because she'd been signed to his label. She said they first kissed during her 21st birthday party trip to Las Vegas, and they later had sex during a trip to Miami. She said she was young and quickly fell in love with him,
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Chapter 4: Who is Cassie Ventura and what is her role in the trial?
She said it was her first adult relationship and she was drawn by his lifestyle. She said she was impressed how he commanded respect and had assistance at his beck and call. Her words have been voiced by an actor.
We had fun. It was my first adult relationship, or I thought it was. It was so different than anything, as you can imagine. His lifestyle was much different than mine.
But she told the jury that soon the relationship turned abusive and very controlling. She said he controlled her career, the way she dressed, everything she did. She said the freak-offs began when she was only 22.
I just remember my stomach falling into my butt, just the nervousness and confusion in that moment.
Chapter 5: What was Cassie Ventura’s testimony about her relationship with Diddy?
But Cassie says she agreed because she loved him very much and couldn't feel like she could say no. She said the freak-offs took up to 72 hours of her week, with the longest one ever lasting for four days. And at this point, she got quite emotional, pausing to wipe her eyes and place her hands on her belly.
The freak-offs became a job where there was no space to do anything else but to recover and Try to feel normal again, staying up for days on end, taking drugs and other substances, drinking, having sex with a stranger for days.
She said that he coerced her to take part with violence and the threat of releasing videos of the sex parties on the Internet. She said she only had to look at him with the, quote, wrong face and she would get hit.
He would bash me on my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me in the head if I was down. I'd get knots in my forehead, busted lips, swollen lips, swollen eyes, whites of eyes would be red, bruises all over my body.
Throughout her testimony, Cassie referred to Diddy as Sean. She and Diddy didn't look at each other at all during her testimony, and instead he passed notes to his attorneys and whispered to them as she spoke. It's also worth noting that Diddy's 18-year-old twin daughters were seen walking into court and were likely there during this disturbing testimony.
We'll be bringing you Cassie's testimony verbatim in our episode on Friday. Now let's take a quick break.
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Chapter 6: What is the testimony of Daniel Phillip regarding the 'freak-off' sex parties?
We ended up having sex.
Before you and Miss Ventura had intercourse, what, if anything, did you rub on each other?
Baby oil.
For about how long did that last?
Couple minutes.
And then what happened?
And then I ended up having sex with her.
What was Mr. Combs doing while you and Miss Ventura rubbed baby oil on each other?
He was sitting in the corner, masturbating, watching us.
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Chapter 7: What are the details of the sex parties and alleged abuse described by witnesses?
The sessions took place in several different hotels across New York and at Diddy and Cassie's private residences. Phillips said sometimes when he turned up, there would be dirty towels and empty bottles of baby oil littered around the room, and it appeared like another man had been there before him. He told the jury Diddy was in charge during the sessions.
Across all of these encounters, after the first one, who, if anyone, gave directions about how to engage in sexual activity?
Sean Combs did.
What are some of the directions you remember Mr. Combs giving to you and Ms. Ventura?
He would tell us things like, slow down, you know? Y'all stop now. Separate from each other. It's getting too much now. It's getting too hot. Y'all, you know, one time he had us try to role play like we had just met at an airport.
He described various sex moves that he and Cassie performed together in graphic detail. He said he and Diddy would take turns having sex with Cassie for up to 10 hours at a time, often with no protection. He said on at least two occasions the rapper filmed the sessions. Diddy also allegedly gave him ecstasy, but he said he didn't like it because it turned him into a, quote, jackass.
He told the jury that one time, after taking the drug, he stumbled out of the hotel and into Times Square, where he handed out $100 bills to strangers. He told the jury that Diddy paid him between $700 and $6,000 to have sex with Cassie, but there were also times when he did it for nothing.
In my head, I was just excited that I was in this world and, you know, happy to be involved with people with such notoriety. I didn't care if I got paid one way or another. I never asked them for a single dollar. They gave that to me every time that I went to see them.
He told the jury he witnessed Diddy attacking Cassie and soon afterwards stopped being invited to the sex parties because he was unable to perform or get sexually aroused. In fact, he recounted a time when he saw Diddy drag Cassie by the hair into the bedroom of a hotel suite, which left him shocked for hers and his safety.
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