Let’s take a look at the celebrities who have been named in Diddy’s trial – and whether they’ll become witnesses or not.

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ s*x trafficking lawsuit has taken the entire Hollywood industry by storm. He used to be one of the most sought-after record producers and rappers of his time, but in recent years, his life has taken a turn for the worse. While his luxurious lifestyle was known to many, what was happening behind the scenes revealed a different part of his personality that surprised many.

Now, with the ongoing trial, several names have been making their way in the media, but at the center of it is his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. That’s right—the singer/actress took the stand and revealed some shocking details about their decades-long on-and-off relationship. While doing so, several names were thrown in the mix as well, which was shocking to say the least.

Though there’s no official word yet on whether these stars will actually testify in court, their mention alone has added even more drama to an already intense situation. But why does this matter? Well, when celebrities are name-dropped in serious legal matters, it often raises questions about what they say, what they knew, and whether they were part of – or simply witnesses to what actually went down. So, here we’ll take a closer look at some of the big names who can turn witnesses in Diddy’s trial. Let’s dive in.

6 Kanye West

Kanye West in the Runaway music video | Credits: @kanyewest/YouTube

When it comes to controversies in the music industry, it only rarely happens that Kanye West‘s name is not thrown in the mix. Well! The same happened in Diddy’s ongoing federal trial as well, but not in the way you’d think. Apparently, during jury selection, a potential juror who was a scientist in his forties mentioned to the court that he recognized West’s name from a long list related to the trial.

However, he assured the judge that he would still be fair and unbiased if chosen. So, there’s no suggestion that Ye has done anything wrong. In fact, Judge Subramanian clarified that the list of names and locations linked to the case was several pages long; he jokingly even compared it to an appendix from The Lord of the Rings.

Also, the list is simply being used as a reference to identify any potential conflicts or biases among jurors – nothing more. However, this doesn’t mean that West and Diddy have no connection. In fact, the All Falls Down rapper was among the first ones to support Diddy after his September 2024 arrest. Moreover, in March 2025, he also released a track titled Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine featuring his daughter North and Combs.

Also, The Shade Room shared an alleged prison audio call between the duo on Instagram in which they expressed their love for one another. Here, Diddy also thanked the Runaway rapper for taking care of his kids. Ye had shared the same recording clip on X as well, but it was later removed from the platform.

5 Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan | Credits: @michaelbjordan/Instagram

After West, even actor Michael B. Jordan’s name surfaced during Diddy’s ongoing trial, but not because he’s directly involved in the case. That’s right – the mention came up while Cassie Ventura (who has been a key witness in the case) was being questioned in court. During cross-examination, one of Diddy’s lawyers, Anna Estevao, brought up a time when she was working on Honey 3 in South Africa.

The attorney then asked her if the infamous rapper had ever accused her of being romantically involved with someone from the entertainment industry while she was on set. Ventura confirmed that Diddy suspected her of having an affair with the Creed actor.

It’s also important to note that the actor was not part of the case and will most likely not appear in court.

4 Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi | Credits: @kidcudi/Instagram

As of now, Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, is not expected to take the stand in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial. However, his name came up during a dramatic testimony from Cassie Ventura. The singer/actress told the court about a brief romantic relationship she had with Cudi in 2011.

So, according to her, Diddy found out about it during a “Freak Off” he had hosted. He apparently became furious after going through her phone and discovering several emails that hinted at her romance with Kid Cudi. Ventura also detailed a disturbing situation in which he allegedly put a corkscrew between his fingers and lunged at her in a rage.

Although he didn’t physically harm her in the moment, she says she fled the scene and used a secret phone call to Cudi, who picked her up and took her to safety. Later that day, when she returned to Diddy’s house, she claimed that he threatened both her and Cudi and even warned that he would hurt them. Moreover, he would also release their explicit videos of Cassie Ventura from those parties.

Things escalated further when Ventura claimed that Diddy kicked her in the back, causing bruises that her mother later photographed. Even more shocking was her allegation that Diddy threatened to blow up Kid Cudi’s car – and that not long after, Cudi’s car did, in fact, explode in his driveway.

His team confirmed this incident to The New York Times, lending credibility to Cassie’s account. Despite being involved in these disturbing claims, Kid Cudi has not been called as a witness, at least not yet.

3 Mike Myers

Mike Myers | Credits: @mikemyers/Instagram

With Diddy facing severe charges in a high-profile federal trial, many people are paying close attention, especially since the case has mentioned the names of some of the industry’s most high-profile celebrities. While these names included Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Michael B. Jordan, things escalated to a whole new level when fans saw comedian Mike Myers on the list as well.

So, it was only natural that this news turned some heads. Why would the man behind Austin Powers be named in a trial involving sex trafficking and racketeering? At this point, there’s no evidence that Myers has any real connection to the music mogul or the trial. The only odd pop culture crossover between the two is a joke in Austin Powers in Goldmember, where Myers’ character Dr. Evil has “E. Diddy” tattooed on his backside.

But that’s likely just a coincidence and not related to the actual trial. At this time, it seems likely that Mike Myers was just randomly named as part of the jury screening process and most likely won’t appear in the courtroom. However, there’s still a chance.

2 Britney Spears

Britney Spears in a still from the Baby One More Time music video | Credits: @britneyspears

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In a shocking turn of events, Britney Spears’ name unexpectedly came up during Cassie Ventura’s testimony on May 15. This was surprising because she wasn’t on the original list of celebrities mentioned during jury selection. For context: The Criminal singer isn’t involved in the case at all and is not accused of any wrongdoing.

According to the Me & U singer, Diddy made his first romantic move on her during her 21st birthday party in Las Vegas all the way back in 2007. She further said that he brought music producer Dallas Austin and pop star Britney Spears as guests to the party as well, which was held at Jet Nightclub in The Mirage Hotel.

So, she mentioned the pop icon’s name while explaining how she and Diddy first started getting close. Her name is one of several well-known celebrity names that Ventura has mentioned during her testimony, including Drake, French Montana, and Prince. And just like Britney Spears, none of them are involved in the legal case or accused of anything.

For now, Britney Spears’ name appears to have been brought up only in the context of a past event and not as part of the charges the infamous music mogul is facing.

1 Usher, Ne-Yo, Jimmy Lovine, and Big Daddy Kane

Usher in The Howard Stern Show | Credits: @howardstern/YouTube

Singer Dawn Richard, known from Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money, testified in court on May 19. Here, she revealed that she saw Sean “Diddy” Combs punch his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in the stomach back in 2010. The incident allegedly happened during a private conversation at a restaurant in West Hollywood.

And according to Richard, singer Usher was there and saw it happen. Other celebrities, like Ne-Yo, music executive Jimmy Iovine, and rapper Big Daddy Kane, were also reportedly present. Richard said the abuse didn’t stop there and described another moment later that night when Diddy allegedly slapped and hit Ventura in a car.

He also apparently told her to “shut the f–k up.” Moreover, Richard also testified that she once saw Diddy try to hit Ventura with a skillet full of eggs during a fight in 2009. She claimed that he screamed about his missing phone, then threw her to the ground and tried to kick her.

Richard also said in court that Diddy also threatened her life, adding, “He told me I could go missing or die.” At the time, she was beginning to work with him again in Dirty Money. Given that she mentioned Usher, Ne-Yo, and Big Daddy Kane in an incident in which Diddy allegedly attacked Ventura, there is a chance that the court will call them up to assess the authenticity of Richard’s claims.

Celebrities whose names are trending on social media with respect to Diddy’s trial

Nicki Minaj in an interview with Stephen Colbert | Credits: @ColbertLateShow/YouTube

As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial unfolds, his actions are not the only ones being scrutinized. In fact, many familiar names in the music and entertainment industry are being pulled into the conversation. While none of these celebrities are accused, their past interactions, warnings, or associations with the infamous rapper have resurfaced, sparking public curiosity.

Nicki Minaj’s past statements and her brother’s legal troubles have drawn comparisons, though she has no direct link to the case. Drake, who once had a tense relationship with Diddy, finds his name brought up as fans dig into past beefs. Moreover, Pusha T’s long-standing rivalry with his allies has reignited major speculation.

Also, finding herself in the mix is Keke Palmer, who once faced a troubling situation at Diddy’s party, is now seen as someone who may have tried to speak out early. But all in all, there’s still uncertainty on whether these celebs will be called to testify or not.

Though these celebrities are not on trial, their stories remind us how deeply connected the industry can be—and how, in moments like this, every link is being questioned.

Stay tuned to FandomWire for all the latest updates on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial.

As the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs kicked off in New York City, observers were surprised to hear the names of numerous other celebrities mentioned during jury selection and various witness testimonies.

When potential jurors were questioned starting May 5, they were asked about their familiarity with stars like Kanye West and former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard. While some of these people have previously worked with Diddy, it was not immediately clear why other names, like actor and comedian Mike Myers, were included on the list.

As jury selection continued into May 6, Judge Arun Subramanian revised his line of questioning to ask whether potential jurors “personally know” any of the celebrities mentioned. (He had previously asked whether they were “familiar” with the names on the list.)

Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied all of the allegations against him.fmia

Related: Diddy Trial Begins in New York City: Daily Updates From the Courtroom The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs began in New York City on May 5 following his September 2024 arrest on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. The process began with jury selection, which was finalized on May 12 before opening arguments started that same day. Diddy, 55, has pleaded […]

“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement at the time. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Since his arrest, Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His four requests for bail were denied by Judge Subramanian.

Keep scrolling for a list of every celebrity whose name has been mentioned during the Diddy trial:

Michael B. Jordan

The actor previously dated Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie. When Cassie sued Diddy in November 2023, her relationship with Jordan was referenced in the lawsuit. Diddy and Cassie settled the lawsuit out of court, and Diddy denied all her allegations.

Jordan’s name was mentioned on May 15 during Cassie’s testimony. She said she began dating him in 2015 after discovering that Diddy was allegedly spending time with one of his on-off girlfriends while she was filming a movie in South Africa. As a result, Cassie halted communication with Diddy and moved on with the Sinners actor. She also told the jury that one of Diddy’s staff members informed her that the musician knew about her relationship with Jordan. (Jordan and Cassie’s relationship did not last, as she married husband Alex Fine in 2019.)

Harve Pierre

Pierre is a record exec who has worked with Diddy’s label, Bad Boy Entertainment. In her testimony on May 19, Richard claimed that Pierre was one of several Diddy employees who witnessed him abusing Cassie during their relationship.

Mike Myers

When Myers was mentioned during jury selection, USA Today noted that there is a reference to Diddy in one of the comedian’s Austin Powers movies. On May 29, however, the jury and the public learned that he was brought up because Diddy’s former assistant “Mia” previously worked for the actor. In her testimony, Mia said that she had hours similar to a typical 9-to-5 job while working for Myers and would occasionally watch his dog on the weekend.

Dallas Austin

Austin, a record producer, previously dated Diddy’s late partner Kim Porter, who died in 2018 at age 47.

Related: Breaking Down All of the Allegations Against Diddy Paras Griffin/Getty Images While Sean “Diddy” Combs has fervently denied ex-girlfriend Cassie’s rape and assault allegations, multiple women have come forward with similar claims of alleged misconduct by the music mogul. Us Weekly confirmed in November 2023 that Cassie (real name Casandra Ventura) filed a lawsuit against Diddy, accusing him of rape and repeated physical […]

Dawn Richard

Richard was a member of the girl group Danity Kane, which formed on Diddy’s Making the Band reality TV show in 2005. She sued Diddy for sexual assault and battery in September 2024, shortly before his arrest. Diddy denied her allegations in a statement via his lawyer Erica Wolff, who said, “Mr. Combs is shocked and disappointed by this lawsuit. In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.”

Richard’s case is still ongoing. She testified in court on May 16 and May 19, claiming she witnessed Diddy physically abuse Cassie on multiple occasions.

Michelle Williams

Jurors were asked about the Destiny’s Child singer on the first day of jury selection.

Kanye West

The controversial rapper released a song with Diddy in March, months after his arrest.

Kid Cudi

The rapper, who dated Cassie during a break in her relationship with Diddy, was also mentioned in Cassie’s lawsuit. According to Cassie, Diddy became “so angry” when he found out she was dating Cudi in 2012. “Around that time, Kid Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway,” read her lawsuit. Cudi’s spokesperson told The New York Times in November 2023 that Cassie’s account of the exploding car was “all true.”

Diddy, meanwhile, denied Cassie’s accusations in a statement provided by his attorney.

“Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations,” lawyer Ben Brafman said at the time. “For the past six months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail. Despite withdrawing her initial threat, Ms. Ventura has now resorted to filing a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs’s reputation and seeking a payday.”

During her testimony on May 14, Cassie claimed that Diddy was “irate” when he learned of her relationship with Cudi. After learning about her connection to the rapper, Diddy allegedly lunged at her with a “wine bottle opener.” Following the alleged incident, Cassie ran out and called Cudi from her burner phone, asking him to pick her up. When she returned to a hotel room where she was staying, the space had allegedly been trashed, with urine and feces found in the bathroom and the furniture in disarray.

Cudi testified on May 22. In addition to addressing the car incident, he alleged that Diddy broke into his home in 2011 after learning of his relationship with Cassie. Cudi said nothing was damaged but claimed Christmas presents on his kitchen counter were opened and his dog was locked in the bathroom.

Cassie

Cassie, who dated Diddy off and on from 2007 to 2018, testified in the trial from May 13 through May 16. CNN’s 2024 video that showed Diddy assaulting her in a hotel in 2016 will be shown to jurors, who were asked whether they had seen the footage during selection.

Related: How Diddy’s Trial Jury Will Be Chosen When Everyone Has Seen Cassie Footage The viral hotel video of Sean “Diddy” Combs — first published by CNN in May 2024 — has already shaped public perception around his criminal sex trafficking case. Court began Monday, May 5, in Manhattan’s Southern District, months after his September 2024 arrest on charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. Now, the court faces a […]

Laurieann Gibson

The choreographer worked with Diddy on Making the Band as well as his short-lived TV show P. Diddy’s Starmaker. During her testimony on May 19, Richard said she once reached out to Diddy after leaving his label because she was trying to reconnect with Gibson. According to Richard, Gibson advised her to connect with Diddy first.

Lauren London

The actress has said that Diddy was a great source of support for her after the 2019 death of her longtime partner, Nipsey Hussle.

Usher

In her May 19 testimony, Richard claimed Usher and other Diddy associates were present on one occasion when Diddy allegedly punched Cassie in the stomach at a restaurant in 2010. “She immediately bent over, [Diddy] told her to leave,” Richard alleged. “No one intervened.”

Wiz Khalifa

The jury was shown photos from the rapper’s 2011 “Black and Yellow” music video, which featured Cassie. The defense attempted to use the video as evidence that Cassie’s career was not stifled by Diddy, as she claimed in her testimony.

Related: Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Mia Settled With Him for $400K After Quitting The woman known as “Mia,” who worked as a personal assistant for Sean “Diddy” Combs, continued her testimony about the mogul in court on Friday, May 30. Mia, who is using a pseudonym to protect her privacy, claimed on Friday that she settled with Diddy, 55, for $400,000 when she quit working for him in […]

Suge Knight

Diddy’s former assistant David James claimed that Diddy once ordered him and other members of his team to confront his rival when he was spotted at a nearby diner. Cassie corroborated the same incident in her testimony, alleging that Diddy gave her a gun to hold during the possible confrontation (which didn’t end up happening).

Another of Diddy’s former assistants, Capricorn Clark, claimed that Diddy threatened to kill her after she didn’t disclose that she’d previously worked for Knight.

50 Cent

Clark testified about Diddy’s feud with his fellow rapper on May 27, alleging that her former boss “had an issue” with the “In Da Club” artist. According to Clark, she was once with Diddy when he was doing press at MTV alongside 50 Cent. She allegedly witnessed Diddy discussing 50 Cent with an “entertainment manager” and claimed he said, “I don’t like all the back and forth … I like guns.”

50 Cent seemingly responded to his name being mentioned in the trial that same day, writing via Instagram, “Cut, CUT 🎬Wait a minute PUFFY’s got a gun, I can’t believe this I don’t feel safe 😔LOL.”

Rita Ora

Deonte Nash, a former stylist for Diddy and Cassie, claimed that Diddy once blew up at Cassie because she went clubbing without him, instead partying with Nash, Ora and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton.

Georgina Chapman

Mia testified that she worked for the Marchesa designer before becoming an assistant for Diddy.

R. Kelly

On June 2, the jury was shown text messages between Diddy and Mia where she said she had a dream that she was stuck in an elevator with the “Ignition (Remix)” singer. “I had a nightmare,” she wrote. “I was trapped in an elevator with R. Kelly and you came to rescue me.” Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence on federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

Prince

Mia claimed that she once witnessed security guards pull Diddy off of Cassie on the front lawn of Prince’s house, where the duo were attending a party following the 2010 Emmy Awards. Cassie, meanwhile, testified that she attempted to keep her attendance at the party a secret from Diddy because she thought he would tell her she couldn’t go.

Mick Jagger and Leonardo DiCaprio

The Rolling Stones frontman and the Oscar winner were mentioned in text messages from Mia to Diddy that were shown to the jury. Mia hinted they’d run into the stars at a party. (Neither Jagger nor DiCaprio have been implicated in any of the allegations against Diddy.

Chadwick Boseman and James Brown

During her testimony, Mia claimed that Diddy auditioned for the role of Brown in the 2014 biopic Get On Up, which eventually went to the late Boseman. When Boseman died in 2020, Mia sent Diddy a text message expressing her condolences.

Madonna

Mia testified that she worked for the Queen of Pop after her employment with Diddy ended.

Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal

Jane Doe, an ex-girlfriend of Diddy’s who also testified anonymously, claimed on June 10 that she and the rapper would role-play as NBA stars during freak offs. She alleged that Diddy would play Jordan while she pretended to be the late Bryant. An escort, meanwhile, allegedly role-played as O’Neal.

Related: Jane Doe Claims She and Diddy Role-Played as NBA Stars in Freak Offs Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly role-played as NBA superstars during freak offs, his ex-girlfriend, identified as Jane Doe, testified on Tuesday, June 10, as part of Diddy’s sex trafficking trial. Doe claimed that Diddy, 55, would role-play as Michael Jordan during some of his alleged freak offs, with Doe playing Kobe Bryant and a male escort, […]

Rihanna and Beyoncé

Cassie’s friend Bryana “Bana” Bongolan testified that she and Cassie were once working on a clothing line together that didn’t work. According to Bongolan, one reason the line failed was because they were competing with similar lines by Beyoncé and Rihanna.

Ne-Yo

Richard claimed during her testimony that the “Closer” singer was present in 2010 when Diddy allegedly punched Cassie in the stomach at a restaurant. Richard did not specify whether she believed Ne-Yo saw the alleged abuse.

Chris Brown

The defense questioned Cassie about an incident where Diddy allegedly took her phone because he was angry at her for dancing with Brown at a party. She told the court that she “was not dancing” with the singer.

Britney Spears

Cassie said Spears was in attendance at her 21st birthday party but noted she did not know the pop star. “That was all [Diddy],” she claimed. “I didn’t know them.”

Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey

Clark mentioned the iconic singers while discussing Cassie’s music career, saying, “Talented to me is Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey. Very talented is that level of performer, entertainer. Cassie was more of a studio artist.”

Related: Jane Doe Says Diddy‘s Son Was 1st to Tell Him About Cassie Hotel Video Leak As testimony continues in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing sex trafficking case, one woman and former girlfriend is giving insight into what she claims were the moments that immediately followed the leak of the infamous hotel security video. On Monday, June 9, the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, testified in court that one of Diddy’s […]

Judd Apatow

In a text message shown to the court, Mia encouraged Diddy to watch the Netflix series Love. “Judd Apatow created it,” she wrote.

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Rick Ross, Pusha T and G-Eazy

All six artists were mentioned as people Cassie worked with during her relationship with Diddy. They were cited by the defense as evidence that Diddy did not hinder Cassie’s career as much as she claimed he did.

Jennifer Lopez

Cassie’s friend and former makeup artist Mylah Morales said she worked for Lopez, who dated Diddy from 1999 to 2001, after she stopped working for Diddy.

Barack Obama

James, a former Diddy assistant, claimed that Diddy once took ecstasy pills formed in the shape of the former president’s head.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Diddy’s former executive assistant testified that May 21, the late rapper’s birthday, is a paid holiday at Diddy’s company.

Bruce Willis and Eddie Murphy

The two actors were referenced in text messages between Cassie and Diddy that were shown to the jury. Cassie cited both men as examples of men who had respectful relationships with exes while dating new partners. (Neither Willis nor Murphy have been implicated in any of the allegations against Diddy.)

Jay-Z

Clark claimed that Cassie once told her she would have dated Jay-Z if he weren’t “taken.”

Related: Judge Denies Diddy‘s 2nd Request for a Mistrial Sean “Diddy” Combs’ second request for a mistrial has been denied. Judge Arun Subramanian denied the defense’s motion for a mistrial on Tuesday, June 10. Days earlier, lawyers for Diddy, 55, alleged that prosecutors presented false testimony and asked the judge to throw out the trial. The defense’s argument was over the testimony of Cassie’s […]

Keke Palmer

Cassie’s former friend Kerry Morgan was asked to identify the people in a photograph for the court. One was Cassie, one was a music producer and one was Palmer.

Machine Gun Kelly and French Montana

Clark named the two musicians as artists who were at one point managed by Diddy’s label.

Will Smith and Pharrell Williams

James, the former assistant, claimed his ex-boss would record at a studio in Miami owned by Smith where Williams also liked to work.

Yung Miami

Jane Doe said it was “painful” for her to see photos of Diddy with the City Girls rapper after all she’d done to please him during the alleged freak offs.

Brad Pitt

Mia alleged that she once saw Diddy assault Cassie at the premiere of Pitt’s film Killing Me Softly in 2012.

Related: Is There Enough Evidence to Convict Diddy? Why Legal Experts Aren’t Sure Over the course of four weeks, witnesses for the prosecution in the trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs have painted a picture of a monster — an abusive figure fixated on power and control, willing to do whatever it takes to bend victims to his will. His ex Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, then eight months pregnant, tearfully […]

Lil’ Kim

Nash, Cassie’s former stylist, mentioned the “How Many Licks?” rapper during his testimony, saying he discussed Cassie’s relationship with Diddy while he was in Miami to style Kim’s hair.

Ike Turner

Cassie testified that she once told Diddy he treated her like Ike treated Tina Turner. (Before her death, Tina accused Ike of verbal and physical abuse throughout their marriage.)

Kalenna Harper

Richard claimed that her Dirty Money bandmate was present on one occasion when Diddy allegedly abused Cassie. In September 2024, however, Harper denied a similar claim put forth in Richard’s lawsuit against Diddy.

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The sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continues in Manhattan federal court, where jurors heard testimony that mentioned a few A-list stars.

At the start, jurors were given a list of 190 celebrities, spanning beloved Hollywood actors and elite musicians who may be referenced during the trial, including Michael B. Jordan and Kanye West, among others, according to Variety. Other big names, including Britney Spears and 50 Cent, have also popped up with the trial testimony in full swing.

Combs is facing a five-count indictment accusing him of sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. The rapper was arrested in September 2024 after federal authorities alleged he and his associates threatened, abused and coerced victims “to fulfill his sexual desires” – through twisted “freak offs” – or recorded sex performances.

Diddy has denied any wrongdoing and rejected a plea deal offer.

Here are the celebrities featured in the list, and others who have come up in the trial:

As Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces trial – several celebrities have been mentioned by name as being witnesses or mentioned during the case. (REUTERS)

Cassie Ventura

Ventura, Combs’ ex-longtime girlfriend, is the star witness in the federal trial.

The pair met in 2005 when Ventura signed to Combs’ label. She was 19 and he was 37. Their relationship first became public in 2007, with the pair splitting and reconciling several times over the course of a decade before breaking up for good in 2018. Ventura came forward last year about her experience of domestic abuse, saying it had “broken” her.

Ventura, now 38 and eight months pregnant, spent four days on the stand sharing emotional testimony accusing Combs of rape, blackmail, sexual degradation and physical abuse – detailing the twisted “freak-offs” she grudgingly participated in to appease him.

Cassie Ventura, the former longtime girlfriend of Combs, was included on the list to potential jurors. (2017 Invision)

She testified that while she initially participated in the days-long, drug-fueled sex marathons, she eventually grew exhausted of them. She said she didn’t stop, however, because she was worried Diddy would release footage from them if she didn’t go along with it.

She also testified that Combs raped her in 2018 after the two had broken up, telling the jury, “I just remember crying and saying no.”

In a statement through her lawyer, Ventura said the trial was “extremely challenging,” “remarkably empowering” and “healing.”

“I hope that my testimony has given strength and a voice to other survivors, and can help others who have suffered to speak up and also heal from abuse and fear,” Ventura said.

50 Cent

Rapper 50 Cent said he isn’t scared of “itty bitty Diddy,” after Combs’ former assistant described a “back and forth” between the two rappers during testimony on May 27.

Capricorn Clark, a former assistant for Combs from 2004 to 2012, testified that Combs once threatened 50 Cent after an MTV press event by telling his employees that he had guns.

The “9 Shots” rapper, who is a longtime critic of Diddy, has repeatedly mocked the disgraced music mogul – and jumped at the opportunity to continue making jokes at his expense after he was name dropped during the trial.

“Cut, CUT…Wait a minute PUFFY’s got a gun, I can’t believe this I don’t feel safe…LOL,” 50 Cent captioned an AI photo of himself on a movie set on Instagram.

Hours later, 50 Cent made another jab at Combs, captioning a second AI-generated photo of himself looking scared in a New York Yankees hat, “Oh my goodness itty bitty Diddy wants me Dead, I have to lay low, I think I’m gonna hide out at the playoff game tonight. LOL.”

Britney Spears

Cassie Ventura testified on May 15, that Sean “Diddy” Combs brought pop star Britney Spears to her 21st birthday party — where Ventura said she first kissed the rap mogul and their relationship began.

The “Oops!…I Did It Again” singer and producer Dallas Austin were in attendance at the soiree held in a Las Vegas club, Ventura said.

“Sean was there and he brought Dallas Austin, Britney Spears,” Ventura testified. “I think those were the two people that stand out to me.”

Michael B. Jordan

The “Sinners” actor likely appeared on the list because he went on a date with Combs’ longtime ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, the star witness of the federal trial, a source familiar with the case told Variety.

Combs was said to be upset about the date, which took place in 2015, the source added.

Jordan will not be a witness in the trial, according to the report.

Mike Myers

It was not immediately clear why Myers was included in the list, though many have speculated that his inclusion stems from a brief mention of Combs in one of his beloved Austin Powers films.

Mike Myers’ named appeared on the list – though its not exactly clear why. It could be in reference to a joke made in an Austin Powers movie (Getty Images)

Austin Powers, one of Myers’ most popular roles, has a movie with a joke poking fun at the musician, USA Today reported.

The scene in reference is likely from 2002’s Austin Powers: Goldmember, during which the character Dr. Evil has an “E Diddy” tattoo on his butt after spending time in prison.

Other celebrities mentioned in the trial so far

Kid Cudi

Chadwick Boseman

Mick Jagger

Jennifer Lopez

Mariah Carey

Whitney Houston

Leonardo DiCaprio

Nicki Minaj

Jay-Z

Rick Ross

Drake

Kanye West

R. Kelly

Machine Gun Kelly

Usher

Ne-Yo

Wiz Khalifa

Biggie Smalls

Prince

Bruce Willis

Eddie Murphy

Chris Brown

Pusha T

Suge Knight

Keke Palmer

Dallas Austin

Laurieann Gibson

Dawn Richard

Harve Pierre

Lauren London

Michelle Williams

Ariana Baio contributed to this report

Sean “Diddy” Combs is on trial in New York federal court. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

It’s the fifth week of testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering trial.

An ex said he beat her even after apologizing for abusing Cassie Ventura.

Here are 16 of the biggest revelations from the trial so far.

It’s week five of the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking and racketeering trial.

A federal jury in Manhattan has heard R&B singer Cassie Ventura — Combs’ ex-girlfriend and the catalyst for his public downfall — tearfully testify about the humiliating “freak offs” she says she endured throughout their 11-year relationship.

A second sex-assault accuser, who testified as “Mia,” described four times she says Combs attacked her, and a third accuser. A third accuser, “Jane,” is testifying about the alleged violence underlying what prosecutors say were her three years as Combs’ sex-trafficking victim.

Along the way, there have been numerous celebrity mentions, including pop icon Britney Spears, actor Michael B. Jordan, rapper Kid Cudi, and late music legend Prince.

Combs was arrested in September on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution — the culmination of months of lawsuits and public accusations of sexual assault and other misconduct.

The music tycoon is arguing through his defense team that all sexual encounters were consensual, including the alleged drug-fueled freak offs at the trial’s center — and that any violence fell short of sex trafficking.

Here are some of the most striking moments from the trial so far.

Diddy’s ex says he beat her a month after he apologized for Cassie abuse

This courtroom sketch shows “Jane,” the second sex-trafficking accuser to testify at the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial in Manhattan. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

In May 2024, shortly after CNN aired hotel surveillance video showing Combs dragging Ventura down a hallway and beating her, the rapper posted an apology on Instagram.

On video, Combs told his followers that his behavior that day was “inexcusable” — and that he began therapy soon after the 2016 hotel incident.

“I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” he said in his Instagram video.

On June 9, however, Combs’ ex testified that exactly one month after he posted that apology, he abused her, leaving her face covered in bruises.

After the abuse, she said, Combs leaned close to her and asked her: “Is this coercion?”

The woman, testifying under the pseudonym “Jane,” said he then demanded she put on makeup, pop an ecstasy pill, and have sex with a male escort.

“Take this fucking pill. You’re not going to ruin my fucking night,” Jane said Combs demanded as she screamed, “I don’t want to! I don’t want to!”

Prosecutors say Combs sex trafficked Ventura and Jane by means of false promises, violence, and coercion.

Jane’s and other trial witnesses’ testimony contradicts the story she says Combs told people close to him after the CNN video was released.

Jane testified that when the news broke, Combs “huddled” with his team and his family.

“He said that that was the only time that they had physical violence like that,” Jane said of the abuse between Combs and Ventura. “He said that she was a hitter and she would hit.

At trial, the jury has heard testimony from multiple witnesses describing more than a dozen times they said Combs physically abused Ventura between 2008 and 2018.

A witness said Combs personally counted a $100K bribe to kill the Cassie hotel video

A video showing Sean Combs hitting Cassie Ventura is central to the case against him. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

A former security guard described Combs personally pulling $100,000 out of a paper bag and counting it, painting an image that’s both surprising and legally significant.

The guard said Combs hoped the cash — prosecutors call it a bribe — would bury forever a 15-minute video showing him beating Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March, 2016.

Combs fed “stacks of $10,000 at a time” into a money-counting machine, then stuffed it back in the paper bag, according to the ex-guard, Eddy Garcia.

The ex-guard said Combs then handed him the bag as payment for a USB thumb drive containing what both men believed was the only copy of the incriminating footage.

“Eddy, my angel,” the guard said Combs called him after the transaction.

“Something like this would ruin him,” he said Combs told him.

Eight years later, a surviving copy of the video was first made public by CNN. Now, it’s the single most important piece of evidence in the trial, both sides say.

Prosecutors say the video shows Combs in the very act of sex-trafficking Ventura, meaning coercing her through physical force into engaging in sex at the hotel with a male sex worker known only as “Jewels.”

The first charge in Combs’ indictment accused him of racketeering, a charge that requires proof of at least two underlying crimes. Prosecutors may argue that the video alone is proof of three underlying crimes: sex trafficking, bribery, and obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors hope the video will also clinch the second charge in Combs’ indictment, which accuses him of sex trafficking Ventura. Both racketeering and sex trafficking carry maximum sentences of life in prison.

Combs raped his PA, “Mia,” as she slept in the staff room at his Beverly Hills mansion, she said

A witness at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial testified he raped her at this Beverly Hills mansion. US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York

One of Combs’ former personal assistants testified under the pseudonym “Mia,” telling jurors he sexually attacked her four times between 2009 and 2017, when she was in her mid-20s and early 30s.

She said that two of the attacks were at the sprawling glass and concrete mansion he rented in Beverly Hills, including a rape in the staff bedroom. She described waking to feeling Combs on top of her. “Be quiet,” she said he told her.

“I knew his power and I knew his control over me,” she told the jury, her voice hushed and halting.

“And I didn’t want to lose everything that I worked so hard for — or this, like, this world that was the only thing I had anymore.”

Combs beat Ventura outside a Prince party, Mia also told jurors

Prince’s security once intervened after Sean “Diddy” Combs attacked Cassie Ventura, Combs’ ex-assistant testified. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images

Combs once attacked Ventura during a party thrown by music icon Prince, the former personal assistant also testified.

The ex-PA, who used the pseudonym “Mia,” told the jury she and Ventura had snuck out to Prince’s Los Angeles home after learning he would be performing for a small gathering — a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, as Ventura described it on the stand.

Prince did not disappoint. Mia said that as he played music, they danced atop his backyard pool, which was backlit and covered in purple plexiglas.

Then Combs showed up, she said.

“I saw his bucket hat come through the entrance and then made eye contact with him,” Mia said of Combs. “Me and Cass just booked it.”

They ran through Prince’s house and into the woods out front, where “Puff caught Cass,” and started beating her, Mia said, until Prince’s security intervened.

Later that night, Ventura testified that Combs continued to beat her back at her hotel, leaving her with “bruising on my face, knots on my head.”

Ex-employee Capricorn Clark testified Combs kidnapped her at gunpoint

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-assistant Capricorn Clark testified against the hip-hop mogul at his criminal trial. Adam Gray/Getty Images

Capricorn Clark, another former personal assistant and one who became one of his top marketing executives, kicked off week three of the trial by telling jurors that he once kidnapped her at gunpoint.

It was December 2011, after Combs learned of rapper Kid Cudi’s brief relationship with Ventura, Clark testified on May 27.

Combs was “furious” with Clark for keeping him in the dark about Ventura’s romance with the “Pursuit of Happiness” rapper, she said.

Clark told the jury that Combs, armed with a gun, went to her house in a rage and banged on the door.

“He just said, ‘Get dressed, we’re going to go kill'” him, Clark testified that Combs told her, using the N-word to refer to Kid Cudi.

Combs then took Clark to Kid Cudi’s Los Angeles home, she told the jury, describing it as being “kidnapped.”

“The way he was acting, I just felt like anything could happen,” a tearful Clark testified.

Ex-exec says years before “freak offs” Combs took Kim Porter to hotels too — with candles and baby oil

Kim Porter and Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2003. Getty Images/Giulio Marcocchi

In the first week of trial testimony, Ventura told jurors that starting in late 2008, she was coerced by Combs into a decade’s worth of near-weekly “freak offs” — dayslong sex performances, usually at luxury hotels, involving male escorts, Glade candles, and numerous bottles of baby oil.

Clark told jurors that in the years she was Combs personal assistant, from 2004 until 2006, she would set up and clean up the hotel rooms where Combs took another longterm girlfriend, model Kim Porter, the mother of four of Combs’ children.

During those years, Combs and Porter would stay for days at luxury hotels in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York. Clark said, as a personal assistant, she made sure Combs’ suite was stocked with ecstasy, baby oil, and pricey Diptyque candles.

Cleanup was tricky, Clark told jurors, who mentioned “handprints left in oil on the, like, ultra-suede wall” as a particular problem. “It was just a lot of baby oil. It was just everywhere.”

These were not “freak offs,” Porter’s former family attorney, Suzanne Kimberly Bracker, told Business Insider.

“He was madly in love with Kim,” said Bracker, who helped negotiate Combs’ child support settlement and who said that Porter had two children with Combs at the time.

“There is absolutely no way that he would share her with another man,” she said. “He would tell her ‘I’m not gonna pay for an apartment with my kids in one room while you’re with another guy in the other bedroom.'”

Kid Cudi said Combs broke into his house and probably torched his Porsche

A courtroom sketch of Kid Cudi, left, testifying at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

Kid Cudi took the witness stand in Combs’ trial on May 22, telling jurors that in December 2011, the music tycoon broke into his Hollywood Hills home, enraged after finding out about the rival rapper’s short-lived romance with Ventura.

Kid Cudi, given name Scott Mescudi, told the jury that he returned home after the break-in to find the Christmas gifts he’d planned to give his family unwrapped and opened. His dog, he said, had been shut in the bathroom.

“Motherfucker, you in my house?” Mescudi recalled telling Combs over the phone as he raced home to confront him.

Combs was gone by the time he arrived, Mescudi said.

Mescudi also told the jury that some two weeks later, his Porsche was firebombed while in his driveway.

The Porsche “arson” is a specific element in the racketeering charges against Combs. Prosecutors alleged in court papers that Combs ordered his underlings to torch a vehicle “by slicing open the car’s convertible top and dropping a Molotov cocktail inside the interior.”

Cassie’s mom describes ‘trying to hit’ Combs in a fight over her daughter’s stolen phone

Regina Ventura, mother to star prosecution witness Cassie Ventura, arrives for her own testimony at the Manhattan sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Kylie Cooper/REUTERS

Regina Ventura corroborated her daughter’s testimony, telling jurors she witnessed the aftermath of two of Combs’ violent, jealous rages over romantic rivals.

The first was in 2011. The mom said Cassie Ventura came home to Connecticut for the Christmas holidays with a large bruise on her back.

Cassie Ventura had told jurors the week before that the bruise was from being kicked to the ground by Combs during a fight over Mescudi.

Regina Ventura also confirmed a 2016 incident from shortly before the younger Ventura’s 30th birthday. Combs had swiped her cellphone, Cassie Ventura testified, after learning about her affair with an unnamed professional NFL player.

When she returned to her Los Angeles apartment without her phone, her mother, who was visiting, called the police and confronted Combs outside the building as her daughter remained upstairs, the elder Ventura testified.

“I was yelling and screaming and trying to hit him,” the mom told jurors. “He did give it back,” she told jurors of the missing phone.

Cassie screamed, ‘Isn’t anybody seeing this?’ as Combs attacked her on his private jet, ex-assistant says

Singer and key prosecution witness Cassie Ventura was in tears on the witness stand at the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking trial. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

A former Combs personal assistant described watching — and doing nothing — as his boss brutally attacked a cowering Ventura in the bedroom of the rapper’s private jet.

George Kaplan, 34, said the attack happened on a crowded flight to Las Vegas in the latter half of 2015. Kaplan said he heard the sound of screams and shattering glass coming from the jet’s bedroom.

He said he turned to see Combs standing over Ventura with a “whiskey rock glass” in his hand, as she cowered on the bed.

“After the glass crashed, Ventura screamed, ‘Isn’t anybody seeing this?'” Kaplan told the jury.

“Did you look away?” asked a federal prosecutor, Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey. Kaplan said he did.

“And after you looked away, what did you hear?” the prosecutor asked.

“Further glass crashing and chaos.”

When the prosecutor asked what, if anything, the Combs security staff did in response, Kaplan answered, “Nothing.”

No one, he said, went back to check on Ventura after Combs left the bedroom to rejoin his employees.

“I was 23 years old,” Kaplan said in explanation of his own inaction. “All I wanted to do was have a great job in the entertainment industry.”

Ultimately, he told the jury, this and similar domestic violence incidents drove him to quit.

Another former personal assistant told of the night he said Diddy went looking for Suge Knight

David James, a former assistant for Sean “Diddy” Combs. John Lamparski/Getty Images

Combs’ former personal assistant spent two days on the witness stand, and in his most dramatic testimony, described how a 2008 run for cheeseburgers at an all-night diner nearly escalated the East Coast-West Coast rap wars.

It started at 4 a.m. in the parking lot at Mel’s Drive-In in Los Angeles, the ex-assistant, David James, testified.

Combs’ trusted security guard, Damian “D-Roc” Butler, noticed that Suge Knight, cofounder of rival recording studio Death Row Records, was sitting in an Escalade just a few parking spots away.

James, Combs’ personal assistant from 2007 to 2009, testified that he was at the wheel of Combs’ silver Lincoln Navigator when Knight and D-Roc faced off.

“What are you doing in my city?” James, according to his testimony, remembered hearing Knight asking Combs’ security guard, who had introduced himself as “D-Roc, Biggie’s boy,” a reference to the rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Within moments, James and the bodyguard saw someone pass a gun to Knight and watched as four SUVs pulled up into different corners of the parking lot, he told jurors.

James testified that he was ordered by D-Roc to speed back to Combs’ Hollywood Hills estate. There was no mention of whether they drove back with or without the cheeseburgers.

Once back home, and as Ventura protested in tears, Combs grabbed three guns for the ten-minute drive with D-Roc back to Mel’s, testified James, who said he was still the driver.

Knight was nowhere to be found upon their return, James said.

“It was the first time I realized my life was in danger,” the former PA testified, telling jurors that he sent in his resignation soon after.

Dawn Richard testified about a brutal beating, an alleged death threat, and flowers

Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard testified against Sean “Diddy” Combs at his trial. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for MTV

Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard was the fifth prosecution witness, and her testimony on May 16 alleged that in 2009, Combs brutally beat Ventura after she took too long to cook him dinner.

“Where’s my fucking egg?” Richard recounted to the jury Combs shouting in 2009, as he stormed into the kitchen of his rented Los Angeles mansion.

“He took the skillet with the eggs in it and tried to hit her in the head, and she fell to the ground,” Richard testified.

Ventura cowered on the floor “in a fetal position” as Combs punched her and kicked her, she testified. Then he dragged her upstairs by her hair, she said, adding that she then heard the sound of screaming and breaking glass from the third floor.

The next day, Combs called Ventura and Richard into the mansion’s first-floor recording studio, she said.

“He said that what we saw was passion, and it was what lovers in a relationship do,” Richard said.

She said Combs told the two women that “he was trying to take us to the top, and that, where he comes from, people go missing if they say things like that, like, if people talk. And then he gave us flowers.”

While back on the stand on May 19, Richard re-emphasized that she felt this was a threat to her life.

The details in the testimony came as a surprise to Combs’ lead defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, who called it prejudicial and “just a drop dead lie.”

“It didn’t happen,” the lawyer complained to the judge. “And the reason we know it didn’t happen is that Ms. Ventura didn’t talk about it” during her four days on the witness stand.

On cross-examination on May 19, Richard agreed that she only recalled the alleged death threat in speaking with prosecutors earlier this month. It had gone unmentioned, she agreed, during a half-dozen prior interviews with prosecutors.

Combs attacked Ventura over bathroom use, prosecutor and ex-bestie say

Combs and Ventura had an on-and-off relationship for 11 years. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images; Johnny Nunez/WireImage

Ventura was beaten by Combs for the most minor of perceived infractions, including taking too long in the bathroom, prosecutor Emily Johnson said in her opening statement.

“He beat her when she didn’t answer the phone when he called. He beat her when she left a freak off without his permission,” Johnson said.

Ventura’s ex-best friend, Kerry Morgan, was called to the witness stand on May 19 and told jurors about two attacks on Ventura she witnessed, including one while on vacation in Jamaica in 2013.

Morgan said Ventura at one point went to the bathroom at the residence where they were staying, and Combs said, “She’s taking too long.”

“A few minutes later, I heard her screaming — like guttural. Terrifying,” Morgan said. “He was dragging her by her hair on the floor.”

Morgan told jurors that she saw Combs push Ventura to the ground, causing her to hit her head on the paving bricks.

“She didn’t move. She fell on her side,” Morgan said, adding, “I thought she was knocked out.”

Ventura, too, had testified that arguments with Combs would regularly result in physical abuse.

Ventura —who dated Combs on and off from 2007 to 2018 — described six separate times when Combs’ attacks left her with injuries, with the most severe beating occurring in Los Angeles in 2009 following a party Combs had hosted at a club called Ace of Diamonds.

Ventura said she punched Combs in the face after he called her a “slut or a bitch” for talking to a record producer. Combs retaliated in the back seat of a chauffeured luxury vehicle by punching and kicking Ventura throughout a ten-minute ride to the rapper’s rented mansion, she said.

She said she hid under the back seat to escape the attack. Combs demanded she stay hidden in a hotel for a week so her bruises could heal, she said.

The surprising things Combs kept in his luxury NYC hotel room while waiting to be arrested

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in September 2024. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

The prosecution’s fourth witness took the witness stand briefly on May 16 to detail what she and other Homeland Security investigators say they found inside Combs’ suite at Manhattan’s Park Hyatt New York after his September arrest.

Combs had checked into the luxury Midtown hotel, his lawyers have said, in case federal prosecutors in Manhattan had asked him to surrender voluntarily.

Special Agent Yasin Binda told the Combs jury she photographed what her colleagues found inside the room.

Those items included a clear plastic bag of baby oil bottles found inside a duffle bag. There were three more bottles of baby oil in his bathtub, alongside two bottles of personal lubricant.

Two more bottles of lubricant were recovered from a nightstand drawer, next to a prescription pill bottle she said held two small baggies containing a pink powder.

On the living room floor was a large blue party light of the kind Ventura testified were used to illuminate freak offs.

Similar bags of pink powder have previously been seized from Combs and tested positive for ecstasy and other drugs, a prosecutor had said in court the day after Combs was arrested.

Ventura’s big settlements after her lawsuit and that infamous hallway-beatdown video

Cassie Ventura testified over the course of four days at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

In some of her final moments on the witness stand, Ventura was asked by the defense about a legal settlement that she said she is on the verge of receiving from the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.

“I think it was $10 million,” Ventura said of the settlement, hesitating when asked for the total amount agreed to.

The InterContinental is where security cameras captured Combs beating Ventura in a hallway in 2016, as she tried to flee what prosecutors say was one of Combs’ freak offs.

The jury was shown the infamous footage at the beginning of the trial.

Johnson, the prosecutor, said in her opening statements that at the time of the attack, Combs paid a security guard at the hotel $100,000 in a brown paper envelope in exchange for the footage.

Combs apologized for his actions in the video after CNN published the footage last year.

It was the second big-money settlement revealed in Ventura’s testimony.

Earlier in her testimony, Ventura told jurors that Combs paid her $20 million to settle her civil suit against him in 2023.

Britney Spears and Michael B. Jordan were among the celebrities mentioned at the trial

Britney Spears was among the celebrities mentioned at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial. Christopher Polk via Getty Images

Pop icon Britney Spears and actor Michael B. Jordan were both name-dropped on May 15, on Ventura’s third day of testimony.

During a cross-examination, Ventura was asked to tell the jury about the 21st birthday party Combs threw for her in 2007, at a club in Las Vegas.

The party was a significant moment in the Combs-Ventura story. Ventura testified that Combs, who recently signed her to his record label, gave her an uninvited kiss in a bathroom, sparking their relationship.

“I believe there were other celebrities there in attendance?” defense attorney Anna Estevao asked Ventura, who answered yes, there were.

“Sean was there, and he brought Dallas Austin, he brought Britney Spears,” Ventura said, referring to the “Oops!… I Did It Again” singer and the record producer. “I think those were the two people that stand out to me,” Ventura added.

Asked how a 21-year-old of limited fame was able to attract such big names to her party, Ventura credited Combs, saying, “That was all him.”

Jordan’s name came up as the cross-examination focused on 2015, when Combs became suspicious that she was having an affair with the actor.

“Is Michael B. Jordan a celebrity?” Estevao asked.

“I would say so,” Ventura answered, sounding surprised.

Ventura said she first joined Diddy’s freak offs out of love

Ventura is the prosecution’s key witness in the criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Ventura testified on May 13 that she was initially nervous, but felt a sense of responsibility to participate in Combs’ freak offs.

“I was just in love and wanted to make him happy,” Ventura told the jury.

Ventura testified that in 2007, Combs first proposed “this sexual encounter that he called voyeurism, where he would watch me have a sexual encounter with a third man, specifically another man.”

“I didn’t want to upset him if I said it scared me or if I said anything aside from, ‘OK, let’s try it,'” she said.

Johnson said in her opening statements that Combs eventually made it Ventura’s job to find and book escorts to participate in the sex encounters.

While on the stand, Ventura described in detail what went on during freak offs. Prosecutors say Combs arranged, directed, and often electronically recorded the sex performances.

Ventura testified that Combs would urinate and ask escorts to urinate on her during the freak offs.

“It was disgusting. It was too much. It was overwhelming,” she said. “I choked.”

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