The judge in the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has warned his lawyers that he may be removed from the courtroom, unless he stops trying to interact with the jury.Judge Subramanian said that he had seen Diddy nodding towards jurors. Meanwhile, one of Diddy’s former girlfriends, who is testifying under the pseudonym ‘Jane’, has started to give evidence. She told the court that they dated between 2021 and 2024.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik about the week in court and hears analysis from criminal defence attorney Shaun Kent.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 Senior Journalist: 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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Hello and welcome back to Diddy on Trial from BBC Sounds with me, Anushka Matanda-Dowdy. Make sure you subscribe and turn on your push notifications so you never miss a thing. Here at the Southern District of New York Court in Lower Manhattan, it's 4pm and court has just finished for the day.
Before we get into things, a reminder, Diddy is charged with sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering with conspiracy, all of which he has consistently denied. Just a warning, this episode contains descriptions of violence and graphic descriptions of sex. Now, this is our roundup episode today.
So you're going to be hearing from our resident criminal defense attorney later, Sean Kent. But first of all, we have the BBC's New York correspondent, Neda Tawfiq, to walk us through what was said in court today and go through what's been said for the rest of the week. Hi, Neda.
Hi, Anoushka.
So let's start with the woman who's testifying under the pseudonym Jane. She took the stand for the first time today. What did we hear?
Yeah, well, Jane went right to the beginning of when she met Diddy. She said she met him on a girls' trip to Miami and that they didn't get together right away, but eventually they did in 2021. And she talks about how he was extremely charming, how their first date lasted five days. At the end of it, they said started using the L word for love.
And she talks about how she was open with him, that she had a son with someone who he didn't get along with, and that she had also been with somebody who was close to him previously. But that Sean, as she called him, Diddy, said that hadn't bothered him at all. And she said that really it was Diddy who started to introduce drugs more regularly into her life.
having molly, ketamine, ecstasy pretty frequently in their sex life. And there was a moment on the stand where she actually started crying. It was the only moment she started crying and actually dabbed the tears away from her eyes with a tissue. And that's when She spoke about May 2021, and she said that was the first time that Diddy introduced the idea of these fantasies.
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