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Chloe Melas

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Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

He had, again, his gray hair, a gray goatee, but he was smiling. He blew a kiss to his family behind him. His children were there, his mother. He hugged all of his attorneys.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

His team recently put in a motion to actually get sweaters. So you're not going to see him in suits. He's going to be in sweaters and khaki pants, shoes without laces. And I was told that this is something that dates as far back as Menendez. The Menendez brothers, when they wore sweaters, is to make them look more approachable to the jury.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

His team recently put in a motion to actually get sweaters. So you're not going to see him in suits. He's going to be in sweaters and khaki pants, shoes without laces. And I was told that this is something that dates as far back as Menendez. The Menendez brothers, when they wore sweaters, is to make them look more approachable to the jury.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So the first person was a security guard. This was someone that was actually working at the hotel when Cassie was brutally beaten in that hallway in 2016. He testified that on that night, he got a call about a woman in distress on the sixth floor of the hotel. So he went up to go see what was going on. And when he got there, that's when he recognized, oh, Cassie.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So the first person was a security guard. This was someone that was actually working at the hotel when Cassie was brutally beaten in that hallway in 2016. He testified that on that night, he got a call about a woman in distress on the sixth floor of the hotel. So he went up to go see what was going on. And when he got there, that's when he recognized, oh, Cassie.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

This is Sean Diddy Combs, and he was there in a towel and socks, and he actually said that Combs had a, quote, devilish stare. He then said that he asked Combs what was going on, and Combs said, look, we were arguing, we were just having a dispute. But then he testified that he heard Combs tell Cassie, you are not going to leave. OK, so how did the defense cross-examine the security guard?

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

This is Sean Diddy Combs, and he was there in a towel and socks, and he actually said that Combs had a, quote, devilish stare. He then said that he asked Combs what was going on, and Combs said, look, we were arguing, we were just having a dispute. But then he testified that he heard Combs tell Cassie, you are not going to leave. OK, so how did the defense cross-examine the security guard?

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So Brian Steele handled the cross-examination. You have Brian Steele saying what you wrote in your incident report to your employer is not what you're describing to me now on the stand. So he pointed out that in his report, he did not write that Combs told Cassie, you're not leaving. He never said that Combs had a devilish stare on his face. And he also asked, why did you not call 911?

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So Brian Steele handled the cross-examination. You have Brian Steele saying what you wrote in your incident report to your employer is not what you're describing to me now on the stand. So he pointed out that in his report, he did not write that Combs told Cassie, you're not leaving. He never said that Combs had a devilish stare on his face. And he also asked, why did you not call 911?

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

Why did you not get authorities involved?

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

Why did you not get authorities involved?

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

This individual calls himself a stripper, but prosecutors had called him an escort. He does say that he had been paid by Ventura, actually, to take part in sex acts where he would have sex with Cassie while Combs watched. And he also testified that on two occasions, he actually remembers Combs physically assaulting Cassie.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

This individual calls himself a stripper, but prosecutors had called him an escort. He does say that he had been paid by Ventura, actually, to take part in sex acts where he would have sex with Cassie while Combs watched. And he also testified that on two occasions, he actually remembers Combs physically assaulting Cassie.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

He said in one instance he saw Combs grab Cassie by the hair while she was sitting in front of her computer, pulled her off of a chair and dragged her into the bedroom and that he could hear slapping sounds coming from the other room. And he was asked by prosecutors, why did you not call the police? Why did you not intervene? And he said more than once that he was scared for his own life.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

He said in one instance he saw Combs grab Cassie by the hair while she was sitting in front of her computer, pulled her off of a chair and dragged her into the bedroom and that he could hear slapping sounds coming from the other room. And he was asked by prosecutors, why did you not call the police? Why did you not intervene? And he said more than once that he was scared for his own life.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

Yes. So Cassie is the main witness for the government. She's victim one. She's heavily pregnant. She's in her third trimester. She's pregnant with her third child. But she's going to take the stand, and it's going to take multiple days for her testimony. According to opening statements, this will actually be the first time that Cassie has been in the same room as Combs since they broke up. Wow.

Dateline NBC
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

Yes. So Cassie is the main witness for the government. She's victim one. She's heavily pregnant. She's in her third trimester. She's pregnant with her third child. But she's going to take the stand, and it's going to take multiple days for her testimony. According to opening statements, this will actually be the first time that Cassie has been in the same room as Combs since they broke up. Wow.

Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So early. But I was not the earliest because there actually are a lot of people that have been camping out since yesterday. So tell us everything about how this all started this morning. So they finally settled on 12 jurors, six alternates, and that 12-person jury is made up of eight men and four women. I think that's really interesting to point out here that it's a male-dominated jury.

Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So early. But I was not the earliest because there actually are a lot of people that have been camping out since yesterday. So tell us everything about how this all started this morning. So they finally settled on 12 jurors, six alternates, and that 12-person jury is made up of eight men and four women. I think that's really interesting to point out here that it's a male-dominated jury.

Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Sean Combs: Opening statements and the first witnesses.

So early. But I was not the earliest because there actually are a lot of people that have been camping out since yesterday. So tell us everything about how this all started this morning. So they finally settled on 12 jurors, six alternates, and that 12-person jury is made up of eight men and four women. I think that's really interesting to point out here that it's a male-dominated jury.