Diddy on Trial: Jurors in Diddy Trial Shown Video of Cassie Assault
episodePreviously titled “Diddy On Trial - Jurors in Diddy trial shown video of Cassie assault” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 28, 2026
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Who are the main figures involved in the Diddy trial?
Sean Diddy Combs is accused of sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution, and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the charges and says he's never sexually assaulted anyone, man or woman, adult or minor. If found guilty, he could end up spending the rest of his life behind bars. I've been catching up with the BBC's New York correspondent, Neda Tawfiq, throughout the day. We've had jury selection finalised and that group of 12 people have already heard from two witnesses, one security guard and one male sex worker. We also got opening statements from both sides. I caught up with Neda straight after those first arguments.
What evidence was shown to the jury on the first day?
Yeah, it was interesting because they started off with this dramatic flare pointing right to Sean Diddy Combs and painting him really as, you know, this larger than life icon. But saying that behind that there was another side to him, one where he used his celebrity, his power, really his entire business to force victims into unconsensual sex.
What details did the prosecution present about the alleged assaults?
And they started off by painting the picture of one night where they said he was essentially in a rage. He was on the hunt for his girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. And they say he kind of got wind that she was going to be with another man. And he went to one of his employees, grabbed them out of bed, forced them to go with a security guard in their SUV to the man's home. broke in, and when they found they weren't there, went off again to look for Cassie. And they depict how when he finally found Cassie, that he brutally beat her, flung her around like a rag doll. And they used that one night to paint the picture of what they say happened over 20 years, not just to Cassie, but to another woman named Jane, who they say the jury will hear from, and also an employee named Mia that they say the jury will hear from. And they say he was somebody who referred to himself as a king and expected to be treated like one, had impossible demands.
So really setting the tone of the kind of character they want them to see. really graphic testimony just about how this was not a case about celebrity sexual preferences, that this was about coercion and control. They say that Cassie, that only one person had power in that relationship, and it was Diddy, not her. that he forced her into these freak-offs that she didn't enjoy at all, but she felt she had no choice. That in one instance, she almost felt like she was choking because he had a male prostitute urinate in her mouth. I mean, just to give you a sense of some of the graphic detail that we're going to be hearing over these next few weeks. And essentially, they say that this went on for years and years because he had financial control of her life, that she felt she couldn't escape, again, that she was physically abused throughout this relationship. So much really hinges on Cassie and the testimony and, of course, that video, that CCTV footage from that L.A. hotel in 2016.
We're going to be hearing from the prosecution they introduced that.
As part of this, they talk about the freak-offs, and we've heard about the freak-offs a lot all over social media. And they define them as these drug-fueled, days-long orgies with commercial male sex workers. Now, with Cassie, they say that she took drugs and at one point she overdosed, but they also talk about Jane, who was a sick mum, in a relationship with him. What did they have to say about her at the freak-offs at the drug-taking?
Yeah, what's really important with Jane is they say this all happened not even a year ago, this relationship with Jane. As you say, single mother, she wanted to have a relationship with him, but it wasn't so public in the way it was with Cassie. Now, prosecutors said that she will testify that shortly into their relationship, he asked her to take part in these freak-offs.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the main figures involved in the Diddy trial?
0:24–1:02
2
What evidence was shown to the jury on the first day?
1:02–1:22
3
What details did the prosecution present about the alleged assaults?
1:22–4:38
4
What is the significance of the 2016 CCTV footage in the trial?
4:38–5:16
5
What are the allegations surrounding the 'freak-offs' and drug use?
5:16–7:53
6
How does the prosecution describe the power dynamics in Diddy's relationships?
7:53–11:31
7
What was the defense's response to the charges against Diddy?
11:31–12:14
8
How does the defense explain the allegations of domestic violence and infidelity?
12:14–20:24