Sean “Diddy” Combs’ girlfriend alleged on Tuesday that Combs had her transport drugs to Florida.
The woman using the alias “Jane” was granted immunity to provide her testimony. During the trial, defense lawyer Teny Geragos read out conversations between Jane and Kristina Khorram, who works as Combs’ chief of staff. These messages included discussions about travel arrangements, but Jane stated that conversations concerning drug transportation were held over the phone, as reported by CNN.
Jane claimed Khorram told her it was fine for her to transport drugs for Combs, and to smuggle the drugs in her checked luggage.
“She’s not asking you to do it here, right?” Geragos asked Jane. “She says, ‘He is going to have you pick up a package.’ ”
Jane’s relationship with Combs spanned from 2021 to 2024. She had previously testified about certain “hotel nights,” alleged to be sexual encounters orchestrated by Combs. Jane claimed that Combs observed these acts, and she felt she needed to use drugs to take part in them.
Among three individuals accusing Combs of physical or sexual abuse, Jane is one. Ventura, another accuser who dated Combs from 2007 to 2018, testified earlier that Combs hindered her music career and compelled her to participate in “freak offs.” These incidents, described as involving sexual activities with other men in front of Combs, left Ventura exhausted and dehydrated due to their lengthy, drug-induced nature.
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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