The 20th day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy theory test was stressed by a traumatic tale of worry and threat, as the long time buddy of his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura affirmed the rap magnate assaulted her for no factor in 2016, hung her from a 17th-floor terrace and tossed her right into a coffee table.
” I was drinking a whole lot and afterwards I wished to shower due to the fact that I really felt so ill,” Bryana Bongolan informed the court while defining the claimed episode.
Bongolan affirmed that the ruthless assault left her bruised and hurting, and the claimed event highlighted district attorneys’ constant style that, behind the exterior of success and ability, Combs is a terrible male that presumably makes use of worry and hazards of physical damage to run a criminal business devoted to satisfying his sex-related hungers.
Combs is implicated of persuading females like Ventura right into long term, drug-fueled sex celebrations called “freak-offs.” Combs presumably utilized his wide range, standing, links and sector importance to penalize those that would certainly not follow his impulses. Combs has actually refuted those accusations.
“[Combs] showed up actually near my face and claimed something like, ‘I’m the evil one and I can eliminate you,'” Bongolan informed the court Combs claimed, her voice fracturing.
Sean “Diddy” Combs views as district attorney Madison Smyser inquiries Cassie Ventura’s buddy Bryana Bongolan throughout Combs’ sex trafficking test in New york city City, June 4, 2025 in this court illustration.
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Combs has actually begged blameless to the fees of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy theory and hooking. He can invest the remainder of his life behind bars if founded guilty on all matters.
Throughout their interrogation of Bongolan on Wednesday, Combs’ legal representatives attempted to call into question Bongolan’s testament by highlighting her very own substance abuse, mentioning supposed variances in her testament, and recommending she was economically inspired to indicate versus Combs.
Bongolan filed a claim against Combs in 2024 over the claimed terrace episode and affirmed she wanted to resolve her insurance claims for $10 million in problems. Combs has actually refuted the accusations, and the civil fit is recurring. She recognized in court that she had problem with medicines, on a regular basis eaten drug and ketamine with Ventura, and offered medicines to both Combs and Ventura.
Bongolan claimed she was affirming due to the fact that she was summoned by authorities which she was given resistance, so district attorneys would certainly not have the ability to bill her with any kind of criminal offenses she set out on the witness box. She is the 3rd witness to be given resistance as district attorneys attempt to protect a guilty judgment versus a guy that was as soon as among the leading tastemakers on the planets of songs and style. Combs’ previous individual aide, George Kaplan, and resort guard Swirl Garcia were in a similar way given resistance prior to they strolled right into the Manhattan court.
Bongolan states Combs presumably assaulting her
Bongolan affirmed that the fierce episode occurred in September 2016 when she remained over night with her ex-girlfriend at Ventura’s apartment or condo. She informed the court that Combs started knocking on the door noisally and required to be allow right into the apartment or condo, triggering Bongolan to “conceal” her partner in the washroom.
” I really did not intend to subject her to the important things that I would certainly seen,” she affirmed.
After that, Bongolan affirmed, she mosted likely to the terrace to “act laid-back,” smoking a candid, when Combs originated from behind and attempted to raise her over the barrier.
” He raised me and afterwards had me in addition to the rail,” Bongolan claimed. “For an instant, I was believing I was mosting likely to drop, however, for one of the most component, he was chewing out me, so I was attempting to address him.”
Bongolan claimed she was stood up for around 15 secs as Combs repetitively screamed, “You understand what the f– you did.”
” Resting below today, do you have any kind of concept what he was discussing?” district attorney Madison Smyser asked.
” Still have no concept,” she reacted. She affirmed gently regarding the event, sometimes utilizing her hands to show where Combs got her.
Bongolan informed the court that Combs after that tossed her right into a coffee table on the terrace prior to Ventura interfered to quit the assault. She claimed she promptly left the apartment or condo after the claimed assault and later on observed the degree of her injuries.
” I was drinking a whole lot and afterwards I wished to shower due to the fact that I really felt so ill,” she affirmed, including that she observed a big purple swelling on her leg with a little slit injury in the center of it. Jurors saw an image of the swelling along with various other pictures of her wrapped back.
Bongolan affirmed that she spoke to Combs days after the assault, presumably informing him, “I do not desire any kind of troubles from you,” and she informed the court she did not report the event to authorities due to the fact that she was “also frightened” of Combs.
” I have headaches. I have a great deal of fear, and I utilized to howl a whole lot in my rest occasionally,” Bongolan informed the court regarding the last impacts of the claimed assault.
Bongolan explains seeing various other claimed physical violence in between Combs and Ventura
While the emphasis of Bongolan’s testament was the 2016 event when she was presumably harmed by Combs, she additionally informed the court that she observed Ventura’s injuries periodically while they were interacting. Bongolan informed jurors that Ventura FaceTimed her in December 2016 to reveal her a shiner she experienced when Combs attacked her in a Los Angeles Resort. District attorneys have actually claimed that the event was the one caught on protection video clip at the InterContinental Resort in Los Angeles’ Century City.
” I was a little peaceful, and I keep in mind stating, ‘I’m sorry,'” she informed the court.
She additionally affirmed regarding a different event when she claimed Combs stormed right into Ventura’s apartment or condo in the center of the evening and tossed a blade at her. Hearing that testament, Combs drank his head and vomitted his hands at the protection table.
” I simply keep in mind seeing a blade obtain included her instructions,” Bongolan affirmed. She included that Ventura tossed the blade right back at Combs, though it missed him.
District attorneys get in 10 ‘sex video clips’ right into proof
Jurors started their early morning by rewatching the CCTV video clip revealing Combs attacking Ventura in the corridor of the Los Angeles resort in 2016. Defense attorney have actually recognized the video clip reveals Combs taking part in residential physical violence however said his activities, nevertheless abhorrent, do not total up to racketeering conspiracy theory or sex trafficking.
” I suggest, I struck rock base– however I make no justifications. My actions on that particular video clip is untenable,” Combs claimed in a video clip published to social media sites after the video clip was very first broadcast on CNN.
The video clip has actually acted as a vital item of proof in the prosecution’s instance versus Combs and was very first revealed to the court in the very first week of the test testament. It has actually because been repeated throughout the testament of 3 various other witnesses. Garcia affirmed on Tuesday that Combs paid him $100,000 in cash money to acquire what he believed was the only duplicate of the video clip in an effort to avoid it from ever before seeing the light of day and guarantee his silence.
Sean “Diddy” Combs views as forensic video clip professional Frank Piazza affirms regarding the moment stamps on security video of the 2016 InterContinental Resort run-in throughout Combs’ sex trafficking test in New york city City, June 4, 2025 in this court illustration.
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District attorneys called forensic expert Frank Piazza to the stand Wednesday to inform jurors that the video clip showed up to him to be unchanged from its initial type. He strolled the court with details frameworks of the video clip shot, telling the minutes when Combs tosses Ventura to the ground and attempts to toss a flower holder at her. He validated the video clips forthcoming were genuine.
” There are no abnormalities taking place in the data to show it had actually been by hand changed,” he affirmed regarding the video clips, which defense lawyer unsuccessfully combated to shut out of the test.
Piazza claimed he assessed 10 “sex video clips” confessed right into proof under seal after they were drawn out from among Ventura’s gadgets. He claimed he boosted the sound on a “raunchy video clip” that was additionally confessed under seal. District attorneys used couple of information of the video clips– which allegedly reveal fanatic offs– that are secured from the general public sight partly to safeguard the declared targets in case.
Federal district attorneys have actually said that Combs tape-recorded the freak-offs that he later on utilized as blackmail to maintain Ventura certified.
