Diddy's ex-girlfriend preps for cross examination after 'graphic, days-long' testimony
Fox News correspondent CB Cotton joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the upcoming cross examination of an alleged victim of rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs after the latest testimony given by an ex-girlfriend.
Jurors witnessed a testy back-and-forth between Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer and his ex-girlfriend, Jane, during cross-examination Tuesday.
While on the stand, Jane, who testified using a pseudonym, told Teny Geragos that she had been texting Diddy about him buying purses for another woman. Geragos commented that Jane also received a bag of her own.
"No, I only got trauma … after three-and-a-half years, I really don’t think I garnered anything," Jane told the court. Geragos pressed, "How much do Bottega bags cost?" to which Jane replied, "How much does my body cost?" before asking the court for a break from testimony.
When court resumed, Jane apologized to Geragos.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend continued testifying Tuesday in his sex trafficking and racketeering trial under the pseudonym Jane. (Jane Rosenberg)
Earlier in cross-examination, Geragos asked about drug use. Jane said she knew he consumed drugs when she first met the rapper. However, she claimed she didn’t know how much.
Jane testified that on the way to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Jane saw Diddy's eyes and teeth, noting that he wasn’t taking good care of himself. According to Jane, Diddy appeared jaundiced, his gums were gray and hands were shaky from over -consuming alcohol.
Jane said she spoke to him about rehab and suggested a trip to Thailand. "What the h---, you think I need rehab?" Jane claimed Diddy said at the time. She admitted she wanted Combs to be healthier during the cross-examination. Jane said in the beginning of their relationship, she was with someone who was overdoing the partying.
Sean "Diddy" Combs gives a thumbs up during his trial. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Jane also testified Diddy was upfront with her about dating multiple women at the start of their relationship in 2021. She explained the rapper was "polyamorous" and she was okay with that at the time. She testified at first she didn’t mind because she was just getting to know Diddy.
As her emotions for the rapper grew deeper, her feelings changed. "What was hard for me was the imbalance and the treatment…" Jane told Diddy's defense lawyer. She continued that it was difficult when publicly it looked like Diddy was in a monogamous relationship with someone else.
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After the trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Combs allegedly flew in other women. Jane testified that it was shocking. She called the woman a "hoe." She admits to also using the terms brothel and escort.
"I was really feeling my man and wanted him to be mine," she said on the stand.
Diddy paid Jane's rent through their "love contract," according to her testimony. The ex-girlfriend told the prosecution that she felt obligated to perform at "hotel nights" for the rapper because he had threatened to stop paying for her home. For "hotel nights," Jane claimed she was expected to dress in lingerie and have sex with other men in front of the rapper.
Jane testified Tuesday during her cross-examination that she would tell Diddy she did not want to participate in "hotel nights" and Combs would be dismissive.
Diddy listened to testimony from an ex-girlfriend, who testified under the nickname Jane. (Jane Rosenberg)
She told the defense that she definitely thought the rapper would use the rent as a "tool."
During cross-examination, Jane said in 2022 she was trying to figure out her relationship with Diddy and came upon the term "cuckold" – a word for a man turned on watching his woman have sex with another man. According to Jane, she wanted to know what was driving the rapper and to find an understanding of his alleged fantasies. She said she found multiple reasons, including that a "cuckold" derives pleasure from seeing his woman receive pleasure from another man. Jane testified that "cucks" could also have a curiosity that they were too ashamed to experience themselves, so they used a woman.
Jane claimed Diddy liked to use voyeurism and escapism. "I would use the work 'cuck' for him," she told his defense lawyers.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' request for a mistrial was denied Tuesday by Judge Arun Subramanian. (Jane Rosenberg)
Judge Arun Subramanian denied Diddy's request for a mistrial Tuesday morning ahead of the cross-examination of the rapper's ex-girlfriend.
Jurors heard testimony last week from Cassie Ventura's friend, Bryana "Bana" Bongolan, who claimed Diddy dangled her off a 17th floor balcony in September 2016. Portions of her testimony were questioned after Bana couldn't remember details of the alleged incident, including what drugs she was on at the time.
Diddy's legal team argued that the prosecution knowingly presented false testimony to the court in a letter filed June 7 and obtained by Fox News Digital.
Diddy's legal team wrote that Cassie and Bana each provided "demonstrably false" evidence about the balcony allegation to the court, and then "doubled down, using this false testimony to obtain a ruling admitting inadmissible hearsay evidence about it as well, all to present a false narrative to the jury."
Bryana "Bana" Bongolan testified against Diddy last week. (Eduardo Munoz)
However, the federal judge ruled there was no interference. Judge Subramanian noted the defense was able to, and did, attack Bongolan’s testimony to undermine her credibility. According to the judge, there was no prejudice to an exhibit that had helped the defense’s case.
Diddy's defense argued the issue could not be raised before Bongolan took the stand, and it's obvious she perjured herself. The defense insisted there is no basis that the government wasn’t aware this testimony was false.
The prosecution said there wasn't perjury and Bongolan's testimony could be explained by confusion, mistakes or faulty memory. The government pointed out Bongolan admitted she didn’t remember all the details.
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Following Bongolan's testimony, Didddy's ex-girlfriend Jane took the stand. Testifying under a pseudonym, she told the jury about meeting the "Last Night" rapper in 2020. The two began their romantic relationship in 2021 and dated until his September 2024 arrest.
According to Jane, she was forced to participate in "hotel nights." During these sessions, which could last anywhere from 24 hours to multiple days, she was allegedly expected to have sex with other men while Diddy watched.
Sean "Diddy" Combs spoke with his lawyers on the 17th day of testimony in his federal trial. (Jane Rosenberg)
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Jane was dating Diddy when Cassie's sexual abuse lawsuit was made public. She claimed she read three pages that showcased a similar experience to hers.
"I was reading these pages, and they felt like a nightmare," she told the jury. Jane began to cry on the stand, saying she had a lot of sympathy for Cassie. "I can’t believe I’m reading my own story," she recalled thinking at the time.
Jane testified from Thursday through Monday. Her cross-examination began Tuesday.
Diddy was arrested and charged with multiple counts in September 2024. (Shareif Ziyadat)
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