A courtroom microphone accidentally captured Sean “Diddy” Combs praising his lawyer during an intense cross-examination of his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. The music icon is on trial for multiple charges, including sex trafficking, which he vehemently denies.
Cassie spent three days on the stand, recounting harrowing details of their relationship. She described being coerced into participating in degrading sex parties, which she said left her with physical injuries and PTSD. At one point, she claimed Combs directed an escort to urinate in her mouth, an act she called “humiliating.”
As Combs’ attorney, Anna Estevao, grilled Cassie about past text messages—some of which appeared to show affection between the two—a mic picked up Combs whispering, “I’m proud,” seemingly commending his lawyer’s strategy.
Cassie acknowledged that she had once loved Combs but insisted the alleged abuse was never consensual. She also testified about his drug use, alleging he frequently abused opiates, ecstasy, and cocaine, even overdosing at the Playboy Mansion in 2012.
The trial continues to unfold, with both sides painting vastly different pictures of their relationship.
