Internal circle participants provide testament as second week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs test obtains underway

After a week of testament from celebrity witness Cassie Ventura, government district attorneys in the continuous test for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday began calling witnesses they think can substantiate his ex-girlfriend’s accusations of hazards, misuse and physical violence.

Dawn Richard, a previous participant of the pop team Danity Kane, informed jurors that she directly observed Combs attacking Ventura. Ventura’s previous friend Kerry Morgan stated begging with Ventura to leave what Morgan considered as a violent connection. And Combs’ previous aide, David James, provided a glance of what it resembled benefiting the rap magnate.

” This is Mr. Combs’ kingdom. We’re all below to offer in it,” James stated among Combs’ staff members informing him when he spoke with for the work.

Throughout 6 hours of testament that played out like a lawful conflict, legal representatives for Combs attempted to call into question prosecution witnesses and highlighted disparities in the testament, clawing back a few of the integrity they could have accumulated with the court throughout straight exam.

Combs has actually begged blameless and refutes accusations of sex trafficking and racketeering, saying that while he could have devoted various other criminal offenses– like residential misuse and controlled substance usage– he has actually not sexually attacked or trafficked any individual.

Statement is readied to return to Tuesday, when James takes back the stand to describe just how he would certainly prepare resort spaces for Combs– an item of testament that district attorneys prepare to utilize to develop what, they affirm, is a criminal venture with Combs at its facility. Such a criminal venture is a vital to showing the racketeering costs district attorneys have actually submitted versus Combs.

District attorneys are anticipated to call a companion called “The Punisher” and to call Ventura’s mom on Tuesday.

Dawn Richard indicated regarding star-studded supper where Combs purportedly punched Ventura

Dawn Richard started her testament after Ventura left the testimony box Friday. She resumed her look in court Monday early morning by indicating regarding just how she observed Combs defeat Ventura numerous times.

Richard indicated that she observed Combs punch his then-girlfriend Ventura in the confront with a “shut hand” in 2009 prior to a songs event in Central Park. After Ventura placed on sunglasses and make-up to conceal the injury, Richard claimed she placed on sunglasses “in uniformity” with Ventura. The court after that saw an image of Richard, Ventura and one more participant of Danity Kane putting on sunglasses at the event.

Richard additionally indicated that the physical violence reached various other public setups, declaring that Combs punched Ventura in the belly throughout a team supper went to by Usher, Ne-Yo and Interscope Records founder Jimmy Iovine. Richard pointed out that claims in her civil legal action versus Combs, yet defense attorney highlighted that Richard’s previous conversation of the supper did not point out the top-level visitors.

Richard in 2024 took legal action against Combs for attack, copyright violation and unlawful imprisonment, declaring– to name a few points– that he searched her on countless events and required her to sustain savage job problems. Combs rejected every one of the accusations and his lawyers recently submitted an activity to disregard the instance.

On interrogation, defense lawyer Nicole Westmoreland claimed Richard’s account of a claimed attack has actually altered numerous times, motivating some participants of the court to noticeably tremble their heads and scribble notes. Westmoreland additionally recommended Richard consented to indicate versus Combs since he spoiled her songs job by taking apart the songs teams she had actually as soon as belonged of.

” You seemed like Mr. Combs spoiled your job not as soon as yet two times,” Westmoreland claimed. “Yes,” Richard addressed.

Ventura’s previous friend takes the stand

Ventura’s previous friend Kerry Morgan indicated on Monday regarding 2 circumstances when, she claimed, she directly saw Combs attack Ventura.

She indicated she saw Combs struck Ventura in a home Combs rented out in Hollywood Hills, and she indicated regarding a 2nd circumstances when Combs– purportedly in her existence– attacked Ventura throughout a journey to Jamaica.

” I heard her shouting and I mosted likely to the corridor. The corridor was very lengthy. They were appearing of the bedroom, and he was dragging her on the flooring by her hair,” Morgan indicated regarding the Jamaica journey.

District attorneys additionally asked Morgan regarding the results of a 2016 case when Combs is implicated of attacking Ventura. Ventura has actually indicated this took place when she attempted to leave a “freak-off” at the Intercontinental Resort in Los Angeles. Component of that case was caught on resort closed-circuit safety and security cams.

Morgan’s account matched what Ventura informed jurors recently, claiming the authorities showed up after the case yet Ventura rejected to comply.

Morgan claimed her connection with Ventura finished in 2018 after she states Combs attempted to choke Morgan and struck her with a wood layer wall mount. Morgan indicated that Combs required she inform him “that Cassie was ripping off on him with” while Ventura secured herself in a shower room.

Morgan claimed she later on approved a $30,000 settlement from Combs after she intimidated to file a claim against. She consented to a discretion handle return for the cash, she indicated.

On cross exam, defense attorney doubted why Morgan has actually not revived her connection with Ventura. They attempted to strengthen the concept that Combs was fierce just out of envy and as a result of the medicines he was taking– not that he was utilizing physical violence to push Ventura and maintain her under his control.

” I draw a line at physical misuse,” Morgan claimed. “The factor I quit speaking with her was she was not encouraging of me afterwards case.”

Combs’ previous aide indicates regarding ‘Mr. Combs’ kingdom’

David James, Combs’ previous individual aide, started his testament on Monday by informing jurors regarding speaking with for the work he had with Combs.

As he got in the head office of Bad Young boy Home Entertainment in New York City, James claimed a staff member mentioned regarding an image of Combs holding on the wall surface. “This is Mr. Combs’ kingdom. We’re all below to offer in it,” James claimed the lady informed him.

James indicated regarding the requiring hours, the tools Combs’ safety and security team lugged and the moment Ventura alerted him regarding Combs.

” She claimed to me, ‘Guy this way of life is insane,'” James indicated Ventura claiming. “She claimed, ‘I can not go out. You understand Mr. Combs supervises a lot of my life. He regulates my songs job, he offers me an allocation.'”

James’ testament is readied to return to on Tuesday early morning, when he is anticipated to proceed defining the supposed procedure of preparing resort spaces for Combs.

That line of testament can develop the more comprehensive venture of individuals that sustained and allowed his tasks.

District attorneys launch proof from Ventura’s testament

After 4 days of Ventura’s harsh and deeply intimate testament recently, government district attorneys Monday launched a lot of the images they have actually revealed the court in their initiative to found guilty Combs in their sex trafficking and racketeering instance.

Via the proof, jurors had the ability to see a few of the swellings, gouges and welts that Ventura claimed she endured after Combs defeated her. They additionally saw a blade that Ventura claimed she made use of to obstruct a door and safeguard herself from Combs.

” I was obtaining a great deal of unannounced brows through from Sean where he was upset, and attempting to eliminate 2 birds with one rock, to secure it and have a tool,” she indicated.

District attorneys additionally launched images from the evening Combs was jailed in 2015, consisting of $9,000 in money, compounds that they claimed examined favorable for ketamine and MDMA, and containers of infant oil that were purportedly equipped by Combs for usage throughout the sex celebrations that witnesses have actually defined in court testament.