What to know about the sex trafficking trial
- A former girlfriend of Combs', identified by the pseudonym “Jane,” returned to the stand Friday and broke down in sobs as she described encounters with sex partners during alleged “hotel nights” that she said could go on for multiple “rounds.” The details of the “hotel nights” are nearly identical to what Combs' former girlfriend Cassie Ventura referred to as “freak offs.”
- Jane was asked what protection she and entertainers used during “hotel nights” and said they used none because Combs “did not want it.” Amid the hotel sessions Jane said she got urinary tract and yeast infections “almost every week” and that she had to take antibiotics for constant pain.
- Combs faces five criminal counts: one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs has vociferously denied the allegations against him.
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Court adjourned for the day
Court has been adjourned for the day.
"Jane" will retake the stand on Monday. The prosecution says the rest of their questioning will take most, if not all, of Monday.
Combs told 'Jane' she would have a 'rude awakening' if she didn't comply, witness testifies
In an audio message from Combs to "Jane" played in court, he warned she was "going to have a rude awakening, you will have silence" if she did not participate in "hotel nights" with him.
"I'm not going to be playing these games with you at all," he said in the message.
He then told her, "You got me on my job, it will never work like that over here, you need to get on your job," meaning his job of supporting her financially, and her job of taking care of him and making sure he's happy.
"[You] have left me no choice, you have me treating you," he said. "I am trying to be clear, I am going to disappear on you."
Combs was upset at 'Jane' for postponing 'hotel night' when she was unwell, texts show
Texts shown in court and read by "Jane" show that Combs became irritated at her when she postponed an all-star "hotel night" because she was on her period and felling unwell.
An all-star "hotel night" involves more than one entertainer at one time, Jane explained.
She said she texted Combs that her body "hit a wall," and that she did not want to do drugs, to which he responded to "drink champagne" instead.
When she told him she got her period and shared a picture with him proving she was menstruating, Combs accused her of acting "weird as f---" and playing him.
"F--- you for real, leave me alone," Combs texted her.
"Jane" texted back that she'd been giving him hotel nights for two-and-a-half years, and that she's not a liar, cheater or a sex robot.
"We just need to have a serious talk about everything," she wrote.
Combs did not respond to her for three weeks, she said.
'Jane' testifies Combs is still paying her rent
"Jane" said that Combs is still paying her rent.
In March 2023, she said she and Combs made an agreement that he would pay her a monthly allowance.
"I said 15,000 and he said 10,000," Jane said about the allowance."I started looking for new places and moved into a new home and used that budget. I wanted something big and spacious for my child and I to enjoy. A place I could go home to and enjoy, some sense of balance in the relationship. I had been giving him all my love and this was him giving me something."
When asked by the prosecution what she would have to do as a part of the agreement, she said she could "get money for everything without pressure for two years."
In August 2023, "Jane" said Combs texted her asking, "Are we getting freaky tonight?" It isn't clear what she responded, but Combs texted back, "Well get over it please, look at the roof over your head."
Combs was paying her rent then and is still paying her rent now, she disclosed.
She said the allowance was not enough to furnish her new place, adding that she opened three credit cards and went into debt in order to buy furniture.
Attorney for 'Jane' says media outlets are trying to expose her identity
An attorney for "Jane," an ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs who is speaking in court on the condition of anonymity, says media outlets are trying to expose her identity.
The attorney accused the outlets of livestreaming and posting articles, actively attempting to uncover her client's identity, and asked the court to "stop these attempts to violate the court's order."
Judge Arun Subramanian said members of the public are doing their own investigations and are "making attempts to discern her identity." Subramanian told the attorney to identify who is trying to do this and make a submission, adding that he will consider issuing "a gag order to the media" if someone is found to have violated the rules.
'Jane' says she felt used after finding out Diddy was taking another woman on trips
"Jane" told the court that Combs went on a trip with another woman after a "hotel night" they had on her birthday in 2023.
She found out about it when she saw that the other woman had posted a private jet decorated for her birthday on Instagram, adding that they went to Turks and Caicos, a destination she'd asked Combs to take her to many times.
"It made me feel absolutely terrible," she said. "I just finished my birthday with him. It broke my heart because I just finished spending my birthday with all these guys having sex with me, and then he would leave and do such a romantic gesture for someone else."
When Jane confronted him, Combs said he didn't feel like telling her what he was doing with someone else. In a text to Combs shown in court, she said she didn't want to do a "hotel night" on her birthday, and that she was "frustrated and feeling used."
Combs responded by accusing Jane of "throwing sex in my face," and saying "let's just be friends."
"I don't throw sex in your face constantly, but these nights require everything out of me for 30-40 hours straight," she responded via text. "I figure on my birthday you would switch it up on me…you’re making me feel used right now and now you’re breaking up with me?"
Combs eventually texted her that he missed her and asked to make it up to her. Jane told the court that she didn't respond for 13 days.
‘Jane’ wrote note saying she was ‘done’ in 2022
In a Dec. 12, 2022 note, "Jane" wrote that she was done being used by Combs.
"You are hurtful and damaging to me," she wrote. "I have to go away from you because you have crossed too many lines."
The note, shown in court, continued: "I am done being used by you. You leave to me to clean up and recover on my own."
Diddy said he did not know how 'Jane' felt about 'hotel nights' despite her telling him often, witness testifies
"Jane" said Combs told her toward the end of their relationship that he did not know how she felt about "hotel nights" despite her saying she told him multiple times in text and in person.
She testified she believed him at the time, but has reviewed their text messages with each other and that she "had been telling him the same thing over and over again" since 2021.
Jane said that when she'd tell him how she felt about "hotel nights" during their relationship, "he was upset, dismissive, belittling."
'Jane' says she got UTIs 'almost every week'
Amid the "hotel nights," "Jane" said she got urinary tract and yeast infections "almost every week" and that she had to take antibiotics for constant pain.
It would take her between a week and a half and a couple of weeks to recover, she said, and sometimes she couldn't recover fully before another "hotel night."
She said she used to get soreness in her vagina and pelvic area every night, but that she never told Combs that. She also said she didn't stop when she got sore, but she's not sure why.
'Jane' says Combs asked her to get nipples pierced, describes preparations for 'hotel nights'
"Jane" said that Combs asked her to get her nipples pierced while she was in a relationship with him.
"He said it would turn him on and that's what he wanted from his girl," she testified.
She said Combs recommended a place to get the piercings and his former chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, helped her set up the appointment.
"It felt like something bit them," she said, adding that she took them off after a year because they bled and got infected.
"Sean would say things like, 'Where are my piercings,' 'This is the last time I see you where you don’t have piercings on,'" she said. "He was agitated."
Jane also described to the courtroom what she'd do to prepare for "hotel nights" with Combs.
"I would always been on point, I would have my nails, hair and tan," she said. "I would have outfits and shoes ready, same type of shoes every night, high heels, stripper heels. I had them on the entire time of the night. It was a lot. The baby oil would make my feet sticky and oily."
