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The fifth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering case saw the completion of “Jane’s” testimony.
Diddy’s ex-girlfriend first took the stand on June 5, finishing her testimony on June 13. Testifying under a pseudonym, Jane told the jury about her relationship with Diddy from 2021 until his arrest in 2024. She claimed Diddy forced her into participating in “hotel nights” where the “Last Night” rapper expected her to have sex with a male escort while he watched.
“Overall, the testimony this week from Jane could have been puzzling to the jury,” defense attorney John W. Day told Fox News Digital. “Did she pull together for jurors the web of Diddy’s control and intimidation that builds the foundation for RICO convictions? She did say she felt like a ‘sex worker in my own relationship,’ which suggests an element of control on Diddy’s part.”
“The jury may use her testimony to understand why someone would engage in that type of conduct, and yet they still may feel conflicted about her participation in these sex acts and her relationship with Diddy. She testified as a prosecution witness, but did she raise more questions than she answered in the mind of the jurors about why she continued to engage with Diddy? I believe the testimony from Jane cuts both ways,” Day noted.
Jane’s longest ‘hotel night’
At one point in Jane’s testimony, she claimed the longest “hotel night” she experienced was during New Year’s in 2022. The “hotel night” allegedly lasted three days and involved three different men. After the alleged sex session, Jane confronted Diddy about a trip he took another woman on.
Jane read her text message to Diddy in court. She wrote, “It’s not right how you’re treating me right now and how you’re doing me. We had such an amazing New Year’s Eve week together, and the last thing I would expect from you is coming at me sideways about a girl you like. To even be speaking to me about another female, worried about her to me, is something I’ve never seen before. You completely had your way and more with New Year’s Eve week, just to send me home to worry about a doctor’s visit, handling entertainment, accuse me of lying, then take another girl on vacation. Ignoring us for days to prioritize that right now shows where your care is, and it’s not for me. Cold. I’d never make you feel like that. We have been so good. You were telling me you love me, I’m your baby, how you’re not going to use me, all to treat me like this. Why? You have me feeling so taken advantage of and regretting everything.”
A legal expert explained why Jane’s testimony could be seen as harmful to the prosecution.
“The danger for the prosecution is that jurors might see in this testimony reasons why a person might feel scorned by Diddy and now be happy to seek revenge,” Day explained. “This kind of witness testimony is relatable to jurors, whether they have personal experience or know people who have gone through a horrendous moment in a relationship.”
“In the minds of a juror, this could be a peg for questioning the credibility of Jane and her motives now that she is a prosecution witness.”
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained to Fox News Digital, “Jane was Combs’ most recent girlfriend up until the time of his arrest. And there were text messages from her to Combs in which she said she’s not a sex robot, porn star or animal and that she didn’t want to have sex with strangers. We heard audio of Jane asking the sex workers to wear a condom and Combs telling them not to. That’s evidence of force and coercion for sex trafficking.”
“We also heard that one of the entertainers sold a sex tape of a freak off to a big media company,” said Rahmani, founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers. “That must be the video that one of the victim’s lawyers said they had seen. An HSI agent testified about the drugs and guns found when they raided Combs’ L.A. home with more than a thousand bottles of baby oil and lube.”
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Jane’s cross-examination became heated Tuesday when defense attorney Teny Geragos began questioning Diddy’s ex-girlfriend about the money he spent on her and gifts she received from the rapper.
Texts to Combs from Jane about the “Last Night” rapper buying purses for another woman were brought up in court. Geragos commented that Jane also received a bag of her own.
“No, I only got trauma … after three-and-a-half years, I really don’t think I garnered anything,” Jane told the court.
Geragos asked, “How much do Bottega bags cost?” to which Jane replied, “How much does my body cost?” before asking the court for a break from testimony. When court resumed, Jane apologized to Geragos.
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