A woman who dated Sean “Diddy” Combs from 2021 to 2024 testified on Friday that Combs made her have sex with three male escorts on her birthday.
The accuser, known as “Jane,” alleged that Combs would select the entertainers she engaged in sexual activities with while he watched. Despite Jane choosing the men starting in late 2021 or early 2022, she tearfully claimed in court that Combs insisted they forego using protection, as reported by NBC.
She further detailed instances of “hotel nights” orchestrated by Combs and disclosed feeling pressured to consume drugs during these encounters to disconnect. Jane also shared an incident from 2023 when Combs purportedly arranged another hotel night without prior communication with her.
During her testimony as per NBC, Jane narrated an occasion where Combs invited her to Miami under the pretense of spending her birthday exclusively with him. While having dinner, Combs allegedly made a remark about being eager to see the entertainer that night. Jane expressed her lack of familiarity with the entertainer and disinterest in engaging sexually, but felt compelled to comply to avoid displeasing Combs.
Jane claimed she had sex with two more entertainers that evening while Combs watched.
At some point, Jane reportedly texted Combs that she did not “want to play this role in your life anymore.” She claimed she felt compelled to continue because Combs was paying for her home and he would take it from her if she did not oblige.
“It’s dark, sleazy and makes me feel disgusted with myself,” she texted Combs, according to NBC. “I don’t want to feel obligated to perform and fear losing you. I don’t want to feel like that anymore, I just want to talk like adults and figure where we go from here.”
Jane is one of three victims who have accused Combs of physical or sexual abuse. Cassie 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.
Another victim, who used the alias “Mia,” worked as Combs’ assistant for eight years. She accused Combs of forcing her to perform oral sex and sneaking into her bed to penetrate her without her consent. She also claimed Combs hurled objects at her and threw her against a wall.
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 2024, CNN publicized hotel surveillance footage allegedly showing Combs assaulting Ventura. Two days later, Combs released a video expressing remorse for his behavior.
“I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to be a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry,” he said.
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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