Embattled rapper, Sean ”Diddy ‘ Combs
Prosecutors called two more witnesses before the end of Friday’s testimony after Cassie Ventura, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend, finished her nearly 20 hours on the stand.
Here’s a summary of each testimony:
Yasin Binda
Background: Binda is a Homeland Security Investigations special agent who works in the human trafficking division at the department. She handled the logistics for Combs’ arrest on September 16, 2024, and searched the room at the Park Hyatt where Combs was staying.
Baby oil and lubricant: The jury saw photos of two ziploc bags, each filled with Johnson’s baby oil and Astroglide, recovered from bags in an entryway closet. More bottles of baby oil and lubricant were found in the bathroom, on the nightstand and elsewhere in the room, according to the photos and Binda’s testimony.
Medication: A bottle of medication was found in a Louis Vuitton bag on a nightstand in the bedroom, Binda said. The name on the bottle was “Frank Black” and the label identified the medication as clonazepam, Binda said. Two bags of pink powder, which tested positive for ketamine and MDMA were also recovered, she said.
Cross-examination: Binda testified it appeared that a woman had been staying with him at the hotel.
Dawn Richard
Background: Richard is a former member of Danity Kane, a musical group formed by Combs as part of the MTV reality series “Making the Band.”
Accounts of violence: Richard testified she saw Combs attack Ventura in 2009. She said Combs came into the kitchen where they both were and tried to hit Ventura with a skillet. After the altercation, Combs dragged Ventura by her hair upstairs, Richard said. She said she heard “glass braking and yelling.”
Fear of Combs: Richard said she didn’t report the abuse because she was afraid and was “scared to do anything in fear of what that might mean for me, too.”
The next day, Richard said Combs asked her and another woman to come to his house where he told them what they witnessed was “passion” and what lovers do and told them it was in their “best interest if we didn’t say anything.”
