Testifying on Thursday, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former assistant revealed disturbing details about her duties involving the cleanup of hotel rooms used by Combs and his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.
Referred to as “Mia” for anonymity, the assistant disclosed that she was responsible for preparing and tidying up the rooms where their private encounters occurred. Mia further mentioned that she not only arranged transportation for Combs and Ventura to these rooms but also stocked them with baby oil, lubricant, and white candles.
Mia stated that she had to swiftly clean up after these rendezvous before the hotel’s cleaning staff arrived, as Combs was apprehensive about potential leaks to the media. Describing the experience as distressing, Mia detailed cleaning up substances like baby oil, melted candle wax, and occasionally blood. Combs defended the presence of blood, claiming it to be menstrual blood, as per Mia’s testimony.
According to CNN, Mia recalled an instance in which she and Ventura were in a car in Los Angeles when Ventura got a call from Diddy. Diddy reportedly told Ventura that he wanted to stay at a hotel, which made Ventura visibly upset.
“More like nervous, really nervous — she started getting stomach issues because of it,” Mia testified.
Mia worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017. She is one of three witnesses who have accused Combs of physical and sexual abuse.
Ventura, who dated Combs from 2007 to 2018, previously testified that Combs “stifled” her music career while forcing her to participate in “freak offs,” which often entailed her having sex with other men in Combs’ presence. Ventura said the drug-fueled ordeals left her sleep-deprived and dehydrated, as they would last for days on end.
Ventura said Combs “often” injured her during these rendezvous.
Combs was arrested on September 16, 2024, outside a Manhattan hotel on federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs has been denied bail three times, as Judge Andrew L. Carter determined there was a “serious risk” of witness tampering in this case.
Federal authorities raided Combs’ homes in Holmby Hills, California, and Miami in March 2024. Reports indicated that the raids were connected to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation that resulted in his arrest months later.
The raids also occurred four months after Ventura accused him of sex trafficking and abuse. In a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, she alleged that Combs drugged her and forced her to have sex with other men. The pair settled the lawsuit a day after its filing.
However, in May, the video surfaced showing Combs assaulting Ventura. After the video was released, Combs put out a video expressing remorse for his behavior.
Two more accusers came forward a week after Ventura’s lawsuit. One of the women claimed Combs drugged and raped her at Syracuse University in New York in 1991. Combs denied those allegations before a third accuser, Liza Gardner, levied similar allegations against him.
Days after footage of the Ventura assault was publicized, two more women filed lawsuits against Combs. One of those women was April Lampros, a New York Fashion Institute of Technology student who reportedly met Combs in 1994. Lampros accused Combs of sexually assaulting her on four occasions between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s.
Combs has been accused of committing or facilitating sexual abuse in at least 30 other lawsuits — including one, filed in October, which alleges he and Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl in New York in 2000. The accuser in that case had her lawsuit dismissed in February.
Combs turned down a plea deal days before jury selection began. His trial is expected to last two months.
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