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Feds Drop Some Explosive Allegations Against Combs

Jury won't be asked to consider firebombing, kidnapping as part of racketeering charge

(Newser) - As Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial moves towards its end, federal prosecutors have decided not to proceed with some of the more explosive allegations against him. In a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian late Tuesday, prosecutors said they would not instruct the jury to consider attempted...

Combs' Defense Wraps in Minutes, Skips Witnesses

The defense rested its case after 20 minutes

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense team wrapped up its case in his high-profile sex trafficking trial after just 20 minutes on Tuesday, opting against calling any witnesses or putting Combs on the stand. The brief defense followed nearly seven weeks of prosecution arguments and testimony in the federal case...

Diddy's Defense to Rest Case Without Calling Witnesses

Prosecution will wrap after 34 witnesses, with closing arguments expected Thursday

(Newser) - As Sean "Diddy" Combs' high-profile sex trafficking trial nears its end, his defense team is expected to take the unusual step of resting its case without calling a single witness, People reports. The prosecution, meanwhile, is expected to rest its case Tuesday after calling 34 witnesses. Homeland Security...

Sean Combs Likely Won't Take the Stand at His Trial

Judge says jury could get case next week

(Newser) - The possibility that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial all but vanished Tuesday after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting as little as two days and the judge said jurors could be deliberating next week, the AP reports. Attorney Marc Agnifilo...

Jurors in Sean 'Diddy' Combs Case See 'Freak-Off' Clips

Sex marathons are central to sex trafficking charges

(Newser) - The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs ' sex trafficking trial got a glimpse Monday at some of the "freak-off" sex marathons at the heart of the case, reports the AP , with prosecutors showing excerpts of explicit videos that the hip-hop mogul recorded during the drug-fueled sessions. Prosecutors played...

Judge Dismisses Juror, and Combs' Team Isn't Happy

Black juror will be replaced by a white man

(Newser) - Monday brought a surprise development in the Sean Combs trial : The judge dismissed a juror because of "concerns about his candor," reports NBC News . Attorneys for the hip-hop mogul opposed the move because they say the newly constituted jury might be a disadvantage to their client: The dismissed...

Diddy Just Had a Big Supporter Show Up in Court

Rapper Ye, aka Kanye West, sat in during Sean Combs' sex trafficking trial on Friday in New York

(Newser) - Ye, the rapper formerly and sometimes still known as Kanye West, showed up at 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...

'Jane': Sean Combs Likened Himself to Michael Jordan

Ex-girlfriend was back on the stand in Diddy's trial

(Newser) - Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend, identified only as "Jane," on Tuesday testified for the fourth day in the rap mogul's sex trafficking trial, and among her testimony was a strange tidbit about basketball stars. She says Combs forced her to participate in degrading sexual activities with male prostitutes, and...

Witness: Diddy Ordered Me to Have Sex for 3.5 Days

'You treat me like an animal,' ex-girlfriend told music mogul

(Newser) - Retaking the stand in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-crimes and trafficking trial on Monday, an ex-girlfriend recalled telling the music mogul after years of abuse, "You treat me like an animal." One of four alleged victims at the center of the government's case against Diddy, the...

Sean Combs Complains to Court Sketch Artist

'Soften me up a bit, you're making me look like a koala bear,' he tells her

(Newser) - Sean Combs has plenty to worry about as his sex-trafficking trial continues in Manhattan, including the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison. But the 55-year-old also is apparently focused on less serious concerns: Reuters reports that he griped to the court sketch artist working the trial....

Judge to Sean Combs: Stop Nodding at the Jury

He threatens to ban the celebrity from the courtroom if it continues

(Newser) - The Sean Combs trial had a moment of drama on Thursday, though the jury didn't see it. After jurors were excused for lunch, federal judge Arun Subramanian angrily ordered Combs to stop making facial expressions to jurors during testimony, reports USA Today . "Your client was looking at the...

Witness Says Combs Held Her Over a 17th-Floor Balcony

Bryana Bongolan testifies with immunity in trial

(Newser) - Bryana Bongolan, a former graphic designer for Sean "Diddy" Combs, told a court on Wednesday that the hip-hop mogul once told her "I'm the devil, and I could kill you" and another time held her over a 17th-story balcony as she feared for her life. Bongolan made...

Diddy Paid Hotel Security $100K for Beating Video

Eddy Garcia testifies about the secretive payment

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs tried very hard to keep the infamous video footage of him beating Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway from going public. A security officer at the Los Angeles hotel testified on Tuesday that Combs paid him $100,000 in cash in exchange for the drive with...

Trump Doesn't Rule Out a Pardon for Combs
Trump Leaves Open
Pardoning Combs
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Trump Leaves Open Pardoning Combs

The two once were friends, but president says his decision would be based on fairness

(Newser) - President Trump took a pass Friday on an opportunity to rule out a possible presidential pardon for an old friend who may or may not need one, per USA Today . Asked at the White House whether he'd consider clearing Sean "Diddy" Combs, who's on trial in New...

Suge Knight Has Some Advice for Sean Combs

Take the stand, the longtime rival suggests

(Newser) - The allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs continue to mount in his sex-trafficking trial , the latest coming from a former personal assistant who testified that he sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions, reports NBC News . But as the trial continues, Combs is getting some support from an unlikely source—his...

Ex-Assistant Says Combs Sexually Assaulted Her

Mia says 'Diddy' threw her into a wall when she tried to stop him from hurting Ventura

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her, and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight-year tenure.
  • The woman, testifying at Combs' sex trafficking trial under
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Combs' Ex-Assistant Had Memorable First Day

Capricorn Clark alleges that Combs threatened to kill her

(Newser) - The sex-trafficking trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs continues to play out in court, and Tuesday's testimony featured a notable line from one of his former personal assistants, Capricorn Clark. She alleges that Combs threatened her life on her very first day on the job, reports CNN...

Kid Cudi Says He Confronted Combs About Car Bombing

He likens Combs to 'a Marvel supervillain'

(Newser) - Scott Mescudi—better known as rapper Kid Cudi—compared Sean "Diddy" Combs to a "Marvel supervillain" at Combs' trial Thursday. Cudi testified that his home was broken into on the day in December 2011 that Cassie Ventura told him Combs had found out about their brief relationship and...

Next Big Name at Sean Combs' Trial: Kid Cudi

Rapper had a relationship with Diddy's girlfriend; both say he threatened to have Cudi's car firebombed

(Newser) - Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is expected to testify at the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial Thursday, an appearance that was pushed back from Wednesday. He'll take the witness stand to tell the jury about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Combs' ex-girlfriend, the R&B...

Exotic Dancer Involved in 'Freak-Offs': I Didn't Know Man Was Diddy

'The Punisher' testifies about how he found out

(Newser) - The exotic dancer involved in the alleged 'freak-offs' Cassie Ventura says she was forced to endure while in a relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stand at Combs' trial Tuesday. The male stripper, real name Sharay Hayes but nicknamed "the Punisher," testified that he was...

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