US EditionSean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Day One takeaways
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs faced trial beginning May 12, 2025, in Manhattan federal court on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
- The case followed a months-long investigation prompted by multiple women accusing Combs of abuse and coercion in drug-fueled sex parties called 'Freak Offs'.
- Prosecutors showed a 2016 hotel video of Combs violently assaulting Cassie Ventura, his then-girlfriend, and called witnesses who described coerced sexual encounters with Combs observing.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson said, "He sometimes called himself the king" and expected to be treated like one, highlighting the defendant's control over victims.
- Combs denied the charges, with defense attorney Teny Geragos asserting relationships were consensual and motives driven by financial gain, suggesting a trial centered on adults' voluntary choices.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs grabbed and dragged then-girlfriend in NYC hotel, male stripper testifies
A male stripper took the stand on the first day of Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial on Monday and testified he had sex with the hip-hop mogul's then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for money many times in 2012 and 2013 while Combs watched and masturbated.
Witness testimony begins in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial
Jurors began hearing from witnesses on Monday during the first day of testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City. CBS News' Jericka Duncan is in Manhattan with more on what happened in court.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs grabbed, dragged then-girlfriend in NYC hotel, male stripper testifies
NEW YORK, USA – A male stripper took the stand on the first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial on Monday and testified he had sex with the hip-hop mogul’s then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for money multiple times in 2012 and 2013 while Combs watched and masturbated. Stripper Daniel Phillip, the prosecution’s second witness, recounted an episode in a New York City hotel where Combs threw a liquor bottle in Ventura’s direction, grabb…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Day One Takeaways
Here are five takeaways from Monday’s first day of rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ New York trial where he faces federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, could face life in prison if convicted of all five felony counts. Video of Hotel Attack Shown Jurors were shown a surveillance video of Combs throwing his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, an aspiring hip-hop artist known as Cassie, to the ground in a L…
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