A former employee of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, testifying anonymously as ‘Mia’, alleges he sexually assaulted her ‘on more than one occasion’.She also testified about feeling ‘terrified and trapped’ by Diddy.‘Mia’ told the court that she was in charge of cleaning hotel rooms after ‘freak-offs’, describing them as ‘destroyed’.A warning that this episode contains descriptions of violence, sexual violence and rape.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to Nada Tawfik, the BBC’s New York correspondent and criminal defence attorney Shaun Kent about the testimony from ‘Mia’ and the rest of the week in court.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York, facing federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering with conspiracy and transportation for prostitution. He denies all the charges.The Diddy on Trial podcast is here to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give you the answers that you need.We also want YOU to be part of the conversation. Have you any questions about the case? Heard a theory that doesn’t sit right with you? Get in touch now via WhatsApp: 0330 123 555 1.Details of organisations in the UK offering information and support with some of the issues raised are available at bbc.co.uk/actionlinePresenter: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Laura Jones Sound Design: Mark Burrows Senior Digital Producer: Matthew Pintus Executive Producer: Richard Fenton-Smith Senior Producer: Chrystal Genesis Production Coordinator: Hattie Valentine Editor: Clare Fordham Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Assistant Producer: Rechmial Miller
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BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts Hello and welcome to Diddy on Trial from BBC Sounds with me, Anushka Matanda-Doughty. Now, I'm stood outside the federal court in Lower Manhattan. It's threatening to rain again, but that is not deterring the press and all the influencers from turning up because we're told today we're going to hear from Mia.
Now, she's somebody that the prosecution has been talking about since opening statements. Just a reminder, Sean Diddy Combs is on trial for federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering with conspiracy and transportation for prostitution. These are charges he's always denied.
Today, we're expected to start to hear a testimony that is going to last until the end of the week from Mia about what she experienced while she was working for Diddy. But this is also our episode where we round up all the big developments from the week. And just a warning, this episode contains descriptions of violence, sexual violence and rape. So it's four o'clock.
We stayed in a little bit late today. The judge kept everybody late because Mia's direct testimony is going to carry on into tomorrow, actually. So we've just come out and I'm catching up with the BBC's New York correspondent, Neda Tawfiq, who's going to break down some of what Mia had to say. So Mia was a big witness for the prosecution that we'd heard about from opening statements.
And they began in a similar way to others with her corroborating accounts of violence we'd heard from Cassie.
Yeah, that's right. You know, Mia was testifying under a pseudonym, but she worked for Diddy for eight years. So she was there for a big span. She was somebody who was supposed to keep tabs on Cassie, she said, under her testimony. So she details seeing Diddy crack Cassie's head open, chase after her, throw her to the ground, among other things.
And prosecutors actually asked, did Cassie ever fight back? And she kind of laughed weakly on the stand, saying no. You know, the most she ever did was kind of hold her hands up to shield herself. But the individual incidents she went through, and one was when she was there with Deontay Nash, Cassie's stylist, with Cassie in an apartment.
And all of a sudden, Diddy came running in angry, looking for Cassie, and grabbed her and dragged her into the bedroom. Now, Mia says that her and Deontay both jumped on Diddy's back to try to stop him, but he wouldn't stop beating Cassie. And She talks about the kind of wood frame of the bed and how hard it was and how it ultimately left a huge gash in Cassie's eyebrow and her head.
And she actually needed stitches. But Diddy basically said not to call emergency services, according to Mia, and told them to get in touch with an assistant who was aware of doctors who could help in those situations. Eventually, she had to go to a plastic surgeon, but Diddy was adamant that they be told that she was drunk and hit her head.
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