“Mia,” a former employee of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testified today after ex-stylist Deonte Nash in the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial.
The woman, who is testifying under a pseudonym, says Combs sexually abused her and attacked her on multiple occasions. Mia testified that she was “terrified” to report Combs because she “didn’t want to die or get hurt.” Mia testified she never wanted to have sex with him, but was afraid to tell him no.
“I couldn’t tell him no, like, about a sandwich,” Mia testified. “I couldn’t tell him no about anything. There’s no way I could tell him no.”
“He would fire me and ruin my future and somehow twist the story into making me look like a threat,” she added.
Nash, a stylist who worked with both Combs and Ventura, testified early Thursday that he witnessed Combs’ violence against his ex-girlfriend firsthand. Nash said that he and Ventura hid from Combs "too many times to count.”
Combs is facing sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy charges. Combs was arrested in September 2024 as federal authorities alleged he threatened, abused, and coerced victims “to fulfill his sexual desires” between 2004 and 2024. Combs has denied any accusations of wrongdoing.
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Key points
- Day 12 recap: 'Mia' testifies about sexual abuse
- Who is 'Mia'?
- Mia believed Diddy's authority was 'above the police'
- Mia says she was scared Diddy would kill Cassie
Jury dismissed
21:03
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Katie Hawkinson
Judge Arun Subramanian has dismissed the jury for today.
‘Mia’ will continue testifying tomorrow morning.
Deonte Nash testifies he tried to jump on Diddy to stop him from attacking Cassie
Wednesday 28 May 2025 18:55
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash told the jury he once tried to jump on Sean “Diddy” Combs’s back to stop him from assaulting Cassie Ventura.
Nash said he and a woman named Mia, also known as “Victim-4,” tried to jump on Combs’s back but were thrown off. Mia is set to testify later today.
Nash said Combs then hit Ventura until she banged her head against the edge of her bed frame. She then started bleeding, he testified.
Deonte Nash says Diddy 'panicked' after making Cassie bleed
Wednesday 28 May 2025 19:02
Deonte Nash further detailed an incident in which Sean “Diddy” Combs hit Cassie Ventura until she banged her head on her bed frame, causing her to bleed.
Combs only stopped hitting her when he noticed the blood, Nash said.
“When he noticed the blood he just panicked,” Nash testified.
Combs said to them, “Look what y’all made me do,” Nash testified.
Nash testified he called 911 but hung up before a dispatcher answered because someone told him to. He can’t recall who told him to end the call.
Diddy blackmailed Cassie, Deonte Nash says
Wednesday 28 May 2025 19:08
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Katie Hawkinson
Sean “Diddy” Combs threatened to release explicit footage of Cassie Ventura, Deonte Nash said.
Combs once told Ventura he would release the footage online and send it to her parents’ jobs to get them fired, Nash testified.
Nash said he tried to comfort Ventura by telling her Combs was on the tapes, too. But Ventura said he wasn’t because he was filming her having sex with other men.
Ventura previously said Combs would ask her to participate in “freak offs,” during which she’d have sex with other men at his direction.
Ventura and her mother both previously testified that Combs blackmailed them by threatening to release explicit videos and pictures of the singer.
Deonte Nash says Combs searched his home for Ventura
Wednesday 28 May 2025 19:31
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash says Sean "Diddy" Combs once searched his home for Cassie Ventura, even looking in his oven.
“He looked in the oven — I don’t know why he looked in the oven,” Nash said.
Afterward, Combs demanded that Nash drive to a hotel while he followed in hopes that Nash could get Ventura out of her room, he testified. Ventura was frightened when he arrived, Nash said.
When he left the hotel, Nash said someone followed him. He thought they may be with Combs.
“I didn’t think my home was safe to go to that night,” he said.
When he returned home, Nash said he discovered his backpack — which contained cash, an iPad and his ID — had been stolen.
Deonte Nash says he didn't go to police because he feared Combs
Wednesday 28 May 2025 19:34
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash testified that he didn’t report Sean “Diddy” Combs’s violence against Cassie Ventura to the police because he was scared of the music mogul.
Nash said he did report it to Combs’s chief of staff.
Nash added that he “often” saw Ventura covered in bruises.
Deonte Nash says he doesn't hate Diddy
Wednesday 28 May 2025 19:43
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash says he doesn’t hate Sean “Diddy” Combs and has kept in touch with him.
"I don't hate him," Nash said. "It's just not me."
Cassie Ventura said she didn't want to do 'freak offs,' Nash said
Wednesday 28 May 2025 19:46
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash said Cassie Ventura expressed that she didn’t want to do “freak offs” with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Ventura previously said “freak offs” involved her having sex with other men at Combs’s direction.
Nash said Ventura once told him she didn’t want to go to a “freak off”, but she did “because he wanted her to.”
Ventura also once told Nash that Combs was angry because she didn’t want to go to a hotel for a freak off, he testified.
Courtroom sketch: Deonte Nash testifies
Wednesday 28 May 2025 20:04
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash details working for Combs as stylist
Wednesday 28 May 2025 20:21
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash first became a celebrity stylist while working for Sean “Diddy” Combs’s production company.
When defense attorney Xavier Donaldson suggested Combs helped Nash kickstart his career, the witness replied, “Go ahead.”
Nash also said it’s “sometimes” important for the person running a label to ensure an artist looks good. Earlier, Nash testified that Combs controlled Cassie Ventura’s looks and sometimes threatened to not release her music if he was upset.
Deonte Nash says he last spoke to Cassie yesterday
Wednesday 28 May 2025 20:45
Deonte Nash said he last spoke to Cassie Ventura yesterday to congratulate her on the birth of her third child with her husband, Alex Fine.
Nash is Ventura’s close friend and worked for Sean “Diddy” Combs from 2008 to 2018. Ventura dated Combs on and off from 2007 to 2018.
Deonte Nash says Cassie Ventura used drugs
Wednesday 28 May 2025 20:53
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash said he witnessed Cassie Ventura taking Molly and ecstasy.
Ventura previously testified that she would take drugs before “freak offs,” which involved her having sex with other men at Sean “Diddy” Combs’s direction.
Deonte Nash further details alleged 2013 assault
Wednesday 28 May 2025 21:01
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash testified that he jumped on Sean “Diddy” Combs’s back while he attacked Cassie Ventura in 2013 to protect both of them.
Nash testified that he tried to jump on Combs’s back to protect Ventura, but also to “protect him from doing something more serious.”
Earlier, Nash said Combs hit Ventura until she banged her head on a bed frame, causing her to bleed. At this point, Combs stopped hitting her and “panicked” when he noticed the blood, Nash said.
Court adjourned
Wednesday 28 May 2025 21:05
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Katie Hawkinson
Judge Arun Subramanian has dismissed the jury for today.
Court will resume tomorrow morning with more testimony from Deonte Nash.
Day 11 recap: Stylist, arson investigator testify
Wednesday 28 May 2025 21:25
Day 11 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking trial started with testimony from LAPD Officer Christopher Ignacio.
Ignacio responded to Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s house in December 2011 over a possible trespassing. Mescudi alleged Combs broke into his home after finding out he was dating Cassie Ventura.
Ignacio said a black Escalade pulled away from the home as soon as he drove up. When he ran the plates, he discovered the car belonged to Combs’s production company.
Next up was Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator Lance Jimenez. He investigated the January 2012 bombing of Mescudi’s Porsche. Mescudi testified last week he believed Combs had something to do with the bombing, but Combs denied any involvement when confronted.
Jimenez revealed that the car was set ablaze with a Molotov cocktail that didn’t successfully break on impact. As a result, the car was burned in a smoldering fire, rather than an explosion.
Jimenez also said that Mescudi sent him fingerprints taken from his house during the alleged 2011 break-in. A LAPD officer went on to destroy those prints in August 2012, Jimenez said.
Prosecutors asked if this was “unusual” and the defense objected. Soon afterward, the defense asked for a mistrial.
Judge Arun Subramanian struck the discussion of the fingerprints from the record but denied their request for a mistrial.
The final witness was Deonte Nash, a stylist who worked for Combs and one of Ventura’s close friends.
Nash said he witnessed Combs attacking Ventura. Combs once threatened to release Ventura’s sex tapes and send them to her parents’ jobs to get them fired, Nash testified.
Court will resume Thursday morning with continued testimony from Nash.
Who will testify on Thursday?
Wednesday 28 May 2025 21:32
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Katie Hawkinson
Court will resume Thursday with continued testimony from stylist Deonte Nash.
Afterward, prosecutor Maurene Comey said she will call a woman identified as “Mia” to the stand. Mia is one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former assistants and an alleged victim of his abuse.
Victim-4, known as 'Mia,' set to testify
09:19
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James Liddell
The Independent’s live coverage of the 12th day of testimony at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial is underway.
Another ex-assistant and alleged victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs, identified by the assumed name “Mia,” could testify Thursday, prosecutors say. Prosecutors had previously referred to Mia as “Victim-4.”
First up at the witness stand is Deonte Nash, a former stylist at Combs’ record label Bad Boy who worked with both its owner and Cassie Ventura, Combs’ on-again-off-again girlfriend for a decade. Nash began testimony during Wednesday’s hearing.
Combs PA to share 'secrets' she had planned to take 'to her grave'
09:21
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James Liddell
The former employee of Sean “Diddy” Combs, known by the alias “Mia,” is set to be called by prosecutors to testify Wednesday.
During opening statements on May 12, prosecutors alleged that Combs coerced Mia – who prosecutors also referred to as “Victim 4” – into sex and forced himself onto her.
“She is just beginning to grapple with the times he forced himself on her sexually,” prosecutor Emily Johnson told the jury. “She wanted to keep the secret to her grave.”
Two days later, Mia’s attorney Michael Ferrara told Judge Arun Subramanian the witness would share details that she would have taken “to her grave” before Combs’ arrest.
“Candidly, her nerves are through the roof,” Ferrara said on May 14 “She would’ve taken these things to her grave. These are the worst things that ever happened to her.”
What did stylist Deonte Nash testify yesterday?
09:27
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James Liddell
Celebrity stylist Deonte Nash is set to continue testimony on Thursday.
After taking the stand Wednesday, he testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs’ girlfriend Cassie Ventura said she wanted to jump off a hotel balcony after the rapper threatened to release sex tapes from their “freak offs.”
Deonte Nash, a stylist for Ventura and Combs from 2009 through 2018, took the stand Wednesday afternoon in Combs’ sex trafficking trial to tell jurors about how the music mogul threatened, abused and controlled Ventura’s life and career.
Three violent incidents stood out in his mind, he said, including one in 2013 that began in Ventura’s Los Angeles apartment and ended with Ventura threatening to throw herself off a balcony.
Kelly Rissman has the details:
What did LA emergency services testify yesterday?
09:55
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James Liddell
Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Ignacio was first up at the witness stand Wednesday.
Ignacio responded to Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s house in December 2011 over a possible trespassing. Mescudi alleged Combs broke into his home after finding out he was dating Cassie Ventura, Combs’ decade-long girlfriend.
Ignacio said a black Escalade pulled away from the home and, when he ran the plates, the officer discovered the car belonged to Combs’s production company.
Next up was Los Angeles Fire Department Arson Investigator Lance Jimenez. He investigated the January 2012 bombing of Mescudi’s Porsche. Mescudi testified last week that he believed Combs was involved in the bombing, an allegation Combs denies. Jimenez revealed that the car was set ablaze with a Molotov cocktail that didn’t successfully break on impact.
The firefighter also said that Mescudi sent him fingerprints taken from his house during the alleged 2011 break-in. A LAPD officer went on to destroy those prints in August 2012, Jimenez testified.
Judge rejected defense's mistrial request
10:25
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James Liddell
The defense requested a mistrial on Wednesday after a Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator said the Los Angeles police Department threw out fingerprints that Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi had taken from his home after Combs’ alleged 2011 break-in.
Judge Arun Subramanian struck the testimony of the fingerprints and denied the defense’s request for a mistrial.
Cassie Ventura gives birth less than two weeks after testifying
10:55
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James Liddell
Cassie Ventura has reportedly given birth less than two weeks after the prosecution’s heavily pregnant star witness testified at Sean “Diddy” Combs’s trial.
Vetura, who dated Combs for over a decade, and her husband Alex Fine welcomed their third child, a source close to the family told ABC News. They share two daughters together, and confirmed they were expecting their third baby in a February Instagram post.
The Independent has reached out to a representative for Ventura for comment.
Caitlin Hornik has more:
The celebrities mentioned during Diddy’s sex trafficking trial
11:25
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James Liddell
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.
Isabel Keane has outlined the celebrities featured in the list and others who have come up in the trial:
In sketches: Day 11 of testimony in Diddy trial
11:57
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James Liddell
Testimony from Combs PA 'Mia' expected to take up most of Thursday and Friday
12:29
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James Liddell
Testimony from an alleged victim and former employee of Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to last for most of Thursday and well into Friday afternoon, prosecutors said.
The former personal assistant is known by the alias “Mia” while prosecutors have referred to her as “Victim-4.”
After her will be a man named Enrique Santos, who may not testify until Monday.
Deonte Nash set to be cross-examined shortly
13:00
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James Liddell
Deonte Nash, Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura’s former stylist, is expected to be back on the stand after testimony resumes at 9 a.m., to be cross-examined by defense attorney Xavier Donaldson.
Crowds thin in drizzly Manhattan
13:15
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Kelly Rissman
It’s another rainy day and the crowds seem to finally be dwindling. There’s still enough to fill most of an overflow room, but it’s no longer bursting at the seams.
Deonte Nash will finish up his testimony with Xavier Donaldson cross-examining him. Then we’ll likely hear Mia (a pseudonym) for most of the day and into tomorrow.
Defense asks court for 'more access' with Diddy in jail
13:35
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James Liddell
As Judge Arun Subramanian hopes to keep the trial rolling along at a brisk pace, the defense has argued that an inability to visit Sean Combs in jail after 7 p.m. may slow down proceedings.
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo made a plea to the court, asking permission to meet with Combs until 10 p.m. He argued that the current curfew means that the defense has to spend more time debating strategy without Combs, slowing up trial preparations.
“We just need more access to Mr. Combs” Agnifilo told the court Wednesday.
Judge Subramanian said he would call the jail to see if arrangements could be made.
The defense previously requested last week to have additional videoconferencing time with Combs from his jail after stating he was “out of minutes.” Prosecutors said they would call the Bureau of Prisons and ask on Subramanian’s behalf, after the judge expressed that he had had no luck with the agency.
Judge denies request to cut video feed of Mia's testimony
13:54
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James Liddell
Judge Arun Subramanian, who is now on the bench, denied the prosecution’s request to cut the video feed to the overflow room while Mia, Combs’ former assistant and alleged victim, delivers testimony.
Instead, the prosecutor asked for just the audio feed to remain on, which the judge refused, according to CNN.
Judge Subramanian stated that those in the overflow room would be in the main courtroom if there was space.
Combs at defense table as court 'running behind' schedule
13:56
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James Liddell
Sean Combs is back at Manhattan federal court wearing a sweater and a white shirt.
Today’s hearing is running about 10 minutes behind schedule, according to the Washington Post.
Court resumes
14:21
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Katie Hawkinson
The 12th day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking trial has begun.
Stylist Deonte Nash has returned to the witness stand to finish testifying.
Judge orders no courtroom sketches of upcoming witness
14:35
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Katie Hawkinson
Judge Arun Subramanian has banned courtroom sketches of Mia, a former employee who allegedly faced abuse from Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Mia, who is going by a pseudonym, is set to testify later today.
Deonte Nash testifies about timeline of Cassie Ventura's relationship with Kid Cudi
14:48
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Katie Hawkinson
Stylist Deonte Nash says he was told by Sean “Diddy” Combs’s staff that he and Cassie Ventura broke up before she started dating Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi in late 2011.
Much of the testimony so far has centered around allegations of what Combs did after discovering their relationship. Mescudi alleges Combs broke into his home in December 2011.
Mescudi’s Porsche was bombed just weeks later. The rapper testified he knew Combs had something to do with the bombing. But Mescudi says Combs denied any involvement when confronted.
Deonte Nash says he set Cassie up with actor Michael B. Jordan
14:49
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Katie Hawkinson
Deonte Nash told the court he set Cassie Ventura up with actor Michael B. Jordan.
Nash offered the information unprompted, telling Sean “Diddy” Combs’s defense attorney, “I know where we’re going with this. He fine, she fine. I mean, why not?”
Judge Arun Subramanian told Nash to wait for attorneys to finish their questions before offering information.
Cassie was concerned about how Diddy's relationships would impact her career, stylist says
15:00
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Katie Hawkinson
Stylist Deonte Nash said Cassie Ventura was concerned about how Sean “Diddy” Combs might affect her career by “running around with other women.”
Nash testified that Combs contacted him and Ventura when he discovered she was dating actor Michael B. Jordan.
Cassie didn't tell Deonte Nash about 'freak off' videos, he testifies
15:03
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Katie Hawkinson
Yesterday, stylist Deonte Nash testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs threatened to release explicit footage of Cassie Ventura and send the videos to her parents’ jobs to get them fired.
Nash said he tried to comfort Ventura by assuring her that Combs was in the videos, too. Ventura then told Nash that Combs filmed the videos, which showed her having sex with other men, he testified.
Today, Nash told Combs’s defense attorneys that the incident marked the first time he learned that Ventura was having sex with other men despite their close friendship.
Defense questions Deonte Nash's previous testimony
15:25
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Katie Hawkinson
The defense has suggested that some of Deonte Nash’s testimony doesn’t match what he told prosecutors in pre-trial interviews, CNN reports.
Nash has testified several times that he didn’t give many details to prosecutors before the trial and that he wants no involvement in this case. Yesterday, he even testified that he did not want to be in court.
'Mia' takes the stand
15:38
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia, a former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs and alleged victim of his abuse, is now testifying.
She is testifying under a pseudonym, but the jury knows her legal name.
Mia testifies Diddy sexually assaulted her
15:51
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia, a witness who previously worked for Sean “Diddy” Combs, told the jury the music mogul sexually assaulted her multiple times.
Mia described working for Combs as “toxic” and “chaotic.”
Mia worked as Combs’s personal assistant. She also worked as director of development and acquisitions for Revolt Films, a company which Combs founded.
“It was chaotic, it was toxic, It could be exciting,” Mia testified. “The highs were really high and the lows were really, really low.”
Mia says Diddy attacked her several times
15:57
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia said Sean “Diddy” Combs attacked her several times while she worked for him.
“He’s thrown things at me,” she testified. “He’s thrown me against the wall. He’s thrown me into a pool. He’s thrown an ice bucket on my head.”
Diddy met Mia for interview in his underwear, she testified
16:02
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia said that she went to Sean “Diddy” Combs’s apartment for an interview while she was applying to work with him.
Combs answered the door in his underwear, she testified, before later putting more clothes on.
Mia was 25 or 26 when she interviewed for the job, she said.
Mia says she worked for five days with no sleep, took Adderall to stay awake
16:04
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia testified that she once worked as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s assistant for five days straight with no sleep and took Adderall to keep herself awake.
Adderall is a stimulant medication typically used to treat ADHD.
“I had a physical breakdown, my hearing went, it felt like I was under water, my equilibrium was off, blurred vision, out of nowhere I was hysterical and could not stop crying,” she testified. “At that point Puff said she could go to sleep.”
Mia testified she’d often work for 24 hours straight or go multiple days without sleep.
Jury sees list of Mia's job responsibilities
16:27
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Katie Hawkinson
The jury saw a list of Mia’s job responsibilities as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s assistant.
Her duties included “maintaining [Combs’s] daily routine in both professional and private circles from the minute he wakes up in the morning until the moment he falls asleep at night” and “anticipating his needs, whims and moods.”
She was also told to “PROTECT HIM AT ALL TIMES” and with “STAYING WITHIN PDs EYESIGHT (unless he advises otherwise),” according to the list.
Mia further details working conditions under Diddy
17:06
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia further detailed working as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s personal assistant.
Mia said she wasn’t allowed to leave his home without permission while working, and detailed one time she got in “big trouble” for leaving while he was asleep around 2009 or 2010.
Mia also wasn’t allowed to lock her bedroom door when she stayed at one of his homes, she testified.
"Puff said, 'This is my house and no one locks the doors,'" she testified.
Combs would often threaten her job, Mia testified. She said there was “a lot of getting cursed out and humiliated and berated.”
Mia also said she became quite close with Cassie Ventura while working for Combs, describing their relationship as “like sisters.”
Mia says Cassie’s relationship with Diddy was abusive
17:10
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia testified that Cassie Ventura and Sean Diddy Combs’s relationship was abusive.
“It was a cycle of highs and lows,” she said. “He was abusive towards her.”
Mia says Diddy attacked Cassie often
17:15
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia says she often witnesses Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
She recounted one incident in which Combs allegedly threw Ventura to the ground, cracking her head open.
Mia said Ventura never fought back.
“I’ve just seen her with her arms up, for him to stop,” she testified.
Cassie needed Diddy’s approval for looks, Mia testifies
17:20
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Andrew Georgeson
Mia backed up Cassie Ventura and Deonte Nash’s previous testimony claiming Sean “Diddy” Combs controlled her looks.
Mia said Combs had to approve Ventura’s hair, nails and outfits.
“Everyone would be really nervous,” Mia testified. “He would ask a lot of questions and sort of insert himself.”
Mia recounts incident in which she and Deonte Nash tried to protect Cassie
17:28
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia recounted one incident during which she and stylist Deonte Nash tried to jump on Sean “Diddy” Combs’s back to stop him from attacking Cassie Ventura.
Nash recounted the same incident during his testimony yesterday.
“Me and Deonte immediately jumped in and tried to stop it,” Mia said. “We were both just trying to get him off of her.”
“At some point, he had Deonte in like a position where I was like scared he was going to kill him and I jumped on his back,” she added. “He threw me against the wall so quick and so easily, and I realized we were in real danger.”
Mia recounts 2010 Prince party
18:36
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Katie Hawkinson
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s ex-assistant Mia recounted a 2010 party hosted by musician Prince. Cassie Ventura recounted the same party in her previous testimony.
Combs had told Mia and Ventura to stay in a hotel, but the two decided to go to the party instead, she testified.
“Cass and I debated like little kids if we should sneak out of the house for probably what felt like forever,” Mia said.
When Combs arrived, he attacked Ventura.
“He caught up to her and had her on the ground,” Mia said. “He started attacking her, but Prince’s security swiftly intervened.”
From the courtroom: Mia testifies
18:45
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Kelly Rissman
A woman going by the pseudonym Mia is testifying today in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s trial.
Mia keeps looking down as she speaks, oscillating her head back and forth. She stutters a bit, especially when talking about tough memories.
The judge has warned those observing the trial not to describe Mia’s physical traits. Courtroom sketches are also banned while she’s testifying.
Mia testified that Combs threw her against the wall, into a pool, threw an ice bucket over her head and hit her arm against a door. She then paused, struggling to get the words out, before saying he sexually assaulted her multiple times.
We just heard for the third time about the 2013 incident at Ventura’s apartment in which Mia and Deonte Nash jumped on Combs’s back when he assaulted Ventura. The incident ended with a gash on Ventura’s eyebrow.
When she saw Ventura’s head hit the corner of the bed frame, Mia testified that she thought Combs was “actually going to kill her.”
She said it “was the first time I realized the severe danger we were actually in.
Throughout her testimony, she has emphasized the power and control Combs had over her and Ventura.
Mia has repeatedly said: “I had to do everything that he told me to do.” If not, there would be consequences that were “something bad, very scary.” The punishment was “unpredictable but typically pretty terrifying,” she added.
Mia believed Diddy's authority was 'above the police'
18:47
Mia testified that she didn’t think Sean “Diddy” Combs would face consequences if she ever called the police.
“I believed that Puff’s authority was above the police,” Mia testified. “This was a period years and years before social media or ‘Me Too’ or any sort of example where someone had stood up successfully to someone in power, such as him.”
Mia added that she believed she had to keep Combs’s violence a secret as one of his employees.
“I was supposed to protect him from people,” she added.
Diddy was 'heartbroken' when Cassie dated Kid Cudi, Mia says
19:09
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia described Sean “Diddy” Combs as “heartbroken” when he found out Cassie Ventura was dating Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi in 2011.
“Normally he was just angry and aggressive, and this time felt like almost this dark calm before the storm,” Mia told the jury.
Mia describes cleaning up Diddy's hotel rooms
19:17
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia, who worked as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s assistant, told the jury she would often have to clean up his hotel rooms.
Mia said the rooms were a “nightmare” and “really nasty.” She often had to clean candle wax, glass, water, blood, oil and wet towels, she said.
Mia says Diddy pressured her to take ketamine
19:25
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia testified that she once attended Burning Man with Sean “Diddy” Combs. There, he had separated ketamine, molly and cocaine onto three plates.
“People were taking turns going up and playing some guessing game,” Mia said.
Combs then said it was Mia’s turn, she said. When she protested, he got upset and gave her a dose he wanted her to take, Mia testified.
Mia said she then snorted the drug because she felt she had no choice.
Mia says Diddy treated her like a best friend and a 'worthless piece of crap'
19:33
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Katie Hawkinson
Sean “Diddy” Combs would switch between treating Mia like a best friend and a “worthless piece of crap,” she testified today.
“He would humiliate me, curse at me, go on a rant about how incompetent and stupid I was,” she testified.
Mia said Combs often threw things at her, including spaghetti, turkey meat and a computer.
Mia says Diddy threw spaghetti at her
19:55
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Katie Hawkinson
Mia told the court that she once had blood dripping down her leg because Sean “Diddy” Combs wouldn’t let her go to the bathroom to change her tampon.
Instead, Combs wanted her to go get iHop for a group of people. He then threw a bowl of spaghetti at her.
Mia said she felt “terrified, so humiliated, so confused” when he threw things at her and thought “something was wrong with me for making him this upset.”
Combs chased her out of the house, so she left barefoot, hid in a bush and eventually escaped to a hotel.
Mia says Combs sexually assaulted her after 40th birthday celebration
20:29
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Katie Hawkinson
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former assistant Mia testified that he sexually assaulted her following his 40th birth