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But Brian Steele then used this response to confront her about her accusations. He suggested that she was lying about the way that Diddy treated her.

But Brian Steele then used this response to confront her about her accusations. He suggested that she was lying about the way that Diddy treated her.

Yeah, and again, Diddy's defense attorney, Brian Steele's questioning was at times confrontational and aggressive. He really grilled her about her friendly text messages she'd sent Diddy between 2019 and 2022 after she had stopped working for him, in which her tone and words toward him seemed to be very positive and encouraging. In one message sent in January 2019, she wrote, quote,

Yeah, and again, Diddy's defense attorney, Brian Steele's questioning was at times confrontational and aggressive. He really grilled her about her friendly text messages she'd sent Diddy between 2019 and 2022 after she had stopped working for him, in which her tone and words toward him seemed to be very positive and encouraging. In one message sent in January 2019, she wrote, quote,

Just thinking of you today and every day. I had a nightmare I was trapped in an elevator with R. Kelly. I screamed and you came to rescue me. So thank you for that too. Sending you love. Here's Brian Steele again. His words have been voiced by an actor.

Just thinking of you today and every day. I had a nightmare I was trapped in an elevator with R. Kelly. I screamed and you came to rescue me. So thank you for that too. Sending you love. Here's Brian Steele again. His words have been voiced by an actor.

Steele asked her why she would have written that message if Diddy had really sexually assaulted and been abusive toward her. But she insisted that at the time she felt she was brainwashed by him.

Steele asked her why she would have written that message if Diddy had really sexually assaulted and been abusive toward her. But she insisted that at the time she felt she was brainwashed by him.

Now, Hermania, there was a pretty astonishing moment in the courtroom after she gave this gut-wrenching explanation about feeling brainwashed. Because at the end of it, Steele retorted with an aggressive, quote, are you done? Yeah, it was quite a moment.

Now, Hermania, there was a pretty astonishing moment in the courtroom after she gave this gut-wrenching explanation about feeling brainwashed. Because at the end of it, Steele retorted with an aggressive, quote, are you done? Yeah, it was quite a moment.

So then after that, Steele moved on to Mia's exit from Diddy's employment in March 2017 and the settlement she received. She admitted that she'd requested $10 million but only received $400,000 and that she only ended up with half that amount after she'd paid all her legal fees.

So then after that, Steele moved on to Mia's exit from Diddy's employment in March 2017 and the settlement she received. She admitted that she'd requested $10 million but only received $400,000 and that she only ended up with half that amount after she'd paid all her legal fees.

She admitted she was surprised she'd been let go by Diddy but denied it was because she was late and had been caught drinking on the job, which he had claimed.

She admitted she was surprised she'd been let go by Diddy but denied it was because she was late and had been caught drinking on the job, which he had claimed.

The jury was shown her resume and heard that prior to working for Diddy, she was the personal assistant to the actor and comedian Mike Myers. And then after leaving Diddy, she went on to work for Madonna, but she denied Diddy helping her get the job with Madonna or that she had been in any way blacklisted.

The jury was shown her resume and heard that prior to working for Diddy, she was the personal assistant to the actor and comedian Mike Myers. And then after leaving Diddy, she went on to work for Madonna, but she denied Diddy helping her get the job with Madonna or that she had been in any way blacklisted.

So that's it for today. We'll be back as usual on Friday with every detail from this case.

So that's it for today. We'll be back as usual on Friday with every detail from this case.

Welcome to The Trial of Diddy. I'm Kayla Brantley. And I'm Hermania Rodriguez-Poleo. We'll be back in a second.

Welcome to The Trial of Diddy. I'm Kayla Brantley. And I'm Hermania Rodriguez-Poleo. We'll be back in a second.