A former girlfriend and alleged sex-trafficking victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Friday in the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial.
“Jane,” who is testifying under a pseudonym, dated Combs from 2021 to 2024. Jane testified that Combs would ask her to have sex with other men at his direction, echoing Cassie Ventura’s previous description of “freak offs.” Jane explained that she felt “obligated” to participate in these “hotel nights” because she “loved him very deeply.”
One of these “hotel nights” lasted more than three days, she testified. Jane used drugs during these encounters because she “didn’t want to feel like it was too real,” she testified. Jane said she suffered health problems, including recurring UTIs and yeast infections, because of the frequent sex marathons.
Judge Arun Subramanian threatened to bar Combs from the courtroom yesterday after he “vigorously nodded” at jurors during testimony, with a defense attorney stating that it would not happen again.
Combs is facing sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy charges. Combs was arrested in September 2024 as federal authorities alleged he threatened, abused, and coerced victims “to fulfill his sexual desires” between 2004 and 2024. Combs has denied any accusations of wrongdoing.
Key points 06.06
- Diddy's ex-girlfriend 'Jane' returns to the stand this morning
- Jane says longest 'hotel night' lasted more than 3 days
- Jane says Diddy is still paying her rent
- Why did Sean Combs almost get booted from his own trial?
Recap: Jane testifies about details of her relationship with Diddy
22:22 , Katie Hawkinson, Kelly RissmanWeek four of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s trial ended with a full day of testimony from “Jane,” a woman he dated from 2021 to 2024 who is testifying under a pseudonym.
Jane testified that she frequently participated in “hotel nights,” which involved her having sex with other men while Combs watched. This echoes previous testimony from Cassie Ventura, another one of Combs’s ex-girlfriends. Ventura said she would often have “freak offs” with Combs, which involved her having sex with other men at his direction.
Jane testified she felt “obligated” to participate in these “hotel nights.” The interactions caused her to develop health problems, including frequent UTIs and yeast infections, she testified.
Prosecutors spent much of the day having Jane read old texts between her and Combs. In one message from 2023, months after he started paying her rent, Combs told Jane he’s “about to really disappear on you and “you’ll have a rude awakening, you’ll just have silence.”
Jane said she was “pretty alarmed by that message,” noting she realized he could cut her off if he wanted to.
Jane revealed she signed a “love contract” with Combs in 2023. As a result, she gets a $10,000 monthly allowance. Combs is currently paying her rent, she added.
Jane was soft spoken and often emotional throughout her testimony. At one point, she even interrupted herself to say “bless you” after a defense attorney sneezed
The prosecution will continue their direct questioning of Jane on Monday morning.
Court adjourned
22:02 , Katie HawkinsonJudge Arun Subramanian has sent the jury home for the weekend.
Court will resume on Monday morning with continued testimony from Jane.
Diddy paid for Jane's veneers because he didn't like her teeth, she testifies
21:57 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs paid for her to get veneers because he didn’t like her teeth.
“Look at the roof over your head and that pretty smile,” Combs wrote to Jane in 2023. “I don’t want to do anything if that’s still an issue.”
Jane says Diddy is still paying her rent
21:35 , Katie HawkinsonJane revealed that Sean “Diddy” Combs is still paying her rent after the pair signed a “love contract” in 2023.
Jane said they signed a two-year love contract while on a trip to Turks and Caicos. The contract involved Jane getting a $10,000 monthly allowance.
When prosecutor Maurene Comey asked Jane who pays her rent, she confirmed that it’s Combs.
Diddy and his staff reached out to Jane after they fought, she testifies
21:16 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that she fought with Sean “Diddy” Combs after her 2023 birthday celebration.
Afterward, both Combs and his staff reached out to her, but she said she didn’t respond.
Cassie Ventura gave similar testimony earlier in the trial, telling the jury that Combs and his staff would repeatedly contact her if she didn’t answer his calls.
Jane wrote that Diddy is a 'pathological liar'
20:47 , Katie HawkinsonProsecutors had Jane read a note from her phone from February 2023. The note was a drafted message to Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“You know what babe its okay I just accept the fact that you were a pathological liar,” Jane wrote.
Jane gives emotional testimony
20:35 , Kelly RissmanJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs asked her to get her nipples pierced. Jane said she took them out after a year because they got infected, bled and snagged on her lingerie.
She also cried when reading through old texts sent days after she saw Combs throwing a big birthday bash for another woman he was dating in Turks and Caicos. The celebration came days after they celebrated Jane’s birthday by having her sleep with three men at a hotel night.
“He knew that after three guys I was tired,’ Jane testified.
Prosecutors raise concerns about Jane's privacy
20:22 , Katie HawkinsonProsecutors have told Judge Arun Subramanian they are concerned that Jane’s true identity is being shared on social media and in news reports.
Jane is testifying under a pseudonym.
Earlier this week, Subramanian barred at least one person from court after they revealed the identity of a witness going by the pseudonym “Mia.”
Jane says Diddy 'broke my heart' after birthday celebration in 2023
20:19 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs “broke my heart” after her birthday celebration in February 2023.
After a “hotel night” on her birthday, Jane said Combs went on a vacation with another woman.
“It broke my heart because I just finished spending my birthday with these guys having sex with me and then just for my partner to leave and do such a romantic gesture for someone else,” she testified.
Jane testified Diddy said he didn't know how she felt about 'hotel nights'
20:09 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs told her he didn’t know how she felt about “hotel nights” even though she told him often.
"I had been telling him the same thing over and over again,” Jane said.
Jury sees Jane's texts to Diddy
19:44 , Katie HawkinsonThe jury saw some 2021 texts Jane sent to Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Jane told Combs she was “feeling some type of way.”
“I need a breather and a break from you,” she wrote to Combs. “This doesn’t make me feel good at all. Your true intentions with me are in plain sight.”
Jane then testified she felt mistreated.
“I felt mistreated that I was coming there to do a hotel night and when I leave he’s giving another woman this quality time that I was like begging for,” she told the jury.
Jane describes preparation for 'hotel nights'
19:37 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs asked her to do various things to prepare for hotel nights, including asking her to get her nipples pierced.
"I would always been on point, I would have my nails, hair and tan," she testified. "I would have outfits and shoes ready, same type of shoes every night, high heels, stripper heels.
“I had them on the entire time of the night. It was a lot,” she added. “The baby oil would make my feet sticky and oily."
Jane describes health problems from 'hotel nights'
19:28 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified she had health problems as a result of the lengthy and frequent “hotel nights” with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Jane described shoulder and back pain, along with frequent UTIs and yeast infections. Sometimes, she would not have time to recover from an infection before the next “hotel night,” she testified.
Cassie Ventura similarly testified earlier that she developed an antibiotic-resistant UTI as a result of frequent “freak offs.”
Jane says Diddy recorded videos of 'hotel nights'
19:16 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs often recorded videos of her having sex with other men during their “hotel nights.”
Jane said Combs told her the videos were “just for him.”
“It was just a part of what was happening,” she testified.
Earlier in the trial, Cassie Ventura testified that Combs would record “freak offs,” which similarly involved her having sex with other men at his direction.
Ventura testified that Combs would sometimes threaten to release these tapes. Ventura’s mother also testified that Combs once threatened to release the tapes if he wasn’t paid $20,000.
Jane testifies she 'bickered' with Diddy after she said no to a 'hotel night'
19:04 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that she and Sean “Diddy” Combs “bickered” because she said she didn’t want to have a “hotel night” in New York in 2023.
Jane said Combs told her she didn’t have to do the “hotel nights” anymore.
“But in my heart I knew he didn’t mean that, because it still happened that night,” she testified.
In another 2023 incident in Los Angeles, Jane said she rejected a man who came for a “hotel night” because she was “repulsed.”
Combs seemed agitated confused by the incident, but eventually they just called another man in, Jane testified.
Jane previously testified that “hotel nights” involved her having sex with another man at Combs’s direction. Her testimony echoes Cassie Ventura’s testimony about “freak offs.”
Courtroom sketch: Jane testifies
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Court resumes
18:28 , Katie HawkinsonThe jury has returned from their lunch break.
Jane is back on the stand.
Mid-day recap: Jane testifies about 'hotel nights'
18:23 , Kelly RissmanLots of tears today from Jane throughout the morning as she described the hotel nights.
At one point, the prosecutor asked why she felt the need to ask for Sean “Diddy” Combs’s permission for the entertainer to wear a condom.
She broke down and said, “I’m still trying to process that.”
We also heard a text from September 2023 in which Jane told Combs she felt like hotel nights “were the only reason you have me around and why you pay for the house.”
She also walked through seven escorts that she had sex with at Combs’s request. One of them was Paul, a personal trainer for Combs. She described how she would sometimes book their flights to LA and be reimbursed by Combs.
Jane speaks very softly. The jurors are taking notes and appear engaged
Lunch break
17:19 , Katie HawkinsonThe court is now on a lunch break.
Jane’s testimony will resume after the break.
Jane says she was 'repulsed' by a man during a 'hotel night'
17:12 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified she was “repulsed” by one of the men who participated in a “hotel night” with her and Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Jane said she “wasn’t into it.”
"I tried to make it work. I tried to kind of seduce him with my body and, I don't know, make some sort of attraction happen," she testified.
Jane says 'hotel nights' were frequent
16:54 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that her “hotel nights” with Sean Diddy Combs happened frequently from 2021 to 2023, often weekly or bi-weekly.
Jane said she and Combs took a break from their relationship in October 2023 until February 2024. After that, they became less frequent and they had their last “hotel night” in August 2024.
Jane describes 'hotel night' with performer named Sly
16:30 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that the first performer she picked to do a “hotel night” was a man who went by Sly.
Jane found Sly while watching pornographic videos with Sean “Diddy” Combs, she testified. Jane said she picked Sly because “because he was familiar with me...he felt like a safe option for me.”
Jane and Combs flew Sly out to Los Angeles, Miami and New York, she said. Combs would typically pay him between $2,000 and $4,000 in cash, Jane testified.
Diddy's chief of staff told Jane to fly with drugs, she testifies
16:13 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Kristina Khorram, Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former chief of staff, told her it’s “fine” to fly with illegal drugs.
Jane said Khorram told her, “I do it all the time, just put it in your checked luggage.”
Jane testified she didn’t feel safe traveling with drugs.
Jane started reaching out to performers for 'hotel nights,' she testifies
16:09 , Katie HawkinsonJane says Sean “Diddy” Combs initially picked the men she would have sex with during “hotel nights.”
However, Jane testified that she started choosing men in late 2021 because she “couldn’t get away” from the “hotel nights” and didn’t want to have sex with a stranger.
Jane testified yesterday that she felt “obligated” to have these “hotel nights” with Combs because he paid her rent.
Jane says longest 'hotel night' lasted over 3 days
15:41 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that the longest “hotel night” she had was 3.5 days.
Jane said “hotel nights” involved her having sex with another man while Sean “Diddy” Combs watched.
She stayed awake with ecstasy, caffeine and protein shakes, she testified.
Jane said she would take drugs during these “hotel nights” because she “didn’t want to feel like it was too real.” Jane recounted a sober “hotel night,” which made her feel “disgusted.”
“I was just repulsed, I was just so mad at myself for doing that,” she testified. “I just deeply regretted that.”
Jane told Diddy she didn't want to do 'hotel nights' anymore
15:31 , Katie HawkinsonJane texted Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2023 saying that she didn’t want to do “hotel nights” anymore, according to messages shown in court.
“Hotel nights” often involved her having sex with other men for hours while Combs watched, she previously testified.
Jane told Combs the “hotel nights” involved her “doing things that make me feel disgusted with myself,” the messages show.
“I feel it’s the only reason you have me around and why you pay for the house,” she wrote to Combs. “I don’t want to feel obligated to perform these nights for you.”
Jane previously testified she felt “obligated” to have “hotel nights.”
Jane tried to 'block out' how sad she felt after having sex with other men, she says
15:09Jane testified that she would “really fight to block out just how sad” she felt after having sex with other men at Sean “Diddy” Combs’s direction
At the end of these encounters, Jane said she’d cook for Combs, massage him and put on his favorite shows.
Jane says sexual encounters with other men could last 18 hours
15:01 , Katie HawkinsonJane testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs would ask her to have sex with other men at his direction. These sessions could last hours, she said.
Jane testified about one incident in which she had sex with another man for 18 hours. Combs then left after the encounter, which made Jane cry, she said.
“I just went through all that and was feeling terrible that he was going to leave me alone,” she testified.
Jane said Combs didn’t like it when she tried to speed up these encounters.
“He didn’t like that, he asked me to slow things down and do more foreplay,” she testified.
Jane testifies about 2023 Las Vegas trip
14:37Jane testified that she once visited Sean “Diddy” Combs in Las Vegas around 2023.
There, Combs asked her to have sex with another man at his direction, she said. Jane’s description closely mirrors Cassie Ventura’s previous descriptions of “freak offs,” which involved her having sex with other men as Combs watched.
Jane said Combs didn’t want her and the other man to use a condom.
“He said he didn’t want to see a rubber while he was watching,” she testified.
Jane takes the stand
14:16 , Katie Hawkinson“Jane,” who dated Sean “Diddy” Combs from 2021 to 2024, has taken the stand again.
She’s testifying under a pseudonym. Prosecutors are set to continue their direct questioning.
ICYMI: Investigative analyst testified briefly yesterday
13:52 , James LiddellWith Bryana Bongolan and alleged victim “Jane” on the stand yesterday, you may have missed the brief testimony from Enrique Santos, an investigative analyst for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
He was called about extracting data from cellphones, which included deleted messages.
In one exchange, Cassie Ventura notified Kristina Khorram, Combs’s former chief of staff, about a 2016 incident where the rapper dangled a woman over the balcony.
While Ventura implied she didn’t directly witness the alleged incident, she wrote in a text message relayed through Santos, “this is crazy” and that she has “to stay away.”
From court: Jane at stand and Diddy on best behavior
13:30 , Kelly RissmanWe’re going from 9-5 today. “Jane” is likely to continue her testimony about the so-called “hotel nights” and the control Sean “Diddy” Combs exerted over her (like paying for her rent and selecting her nail polish color).
Yesterday, Jane said she “felt obligated to perform” because he was paying for her housing.
After facing ire from Judge Arun Subramanian yesterday for nodding at the jury, Combs will likely be on his best behavior to avoid being kicked out today.
'You're making me look like a koala,' Combs tells sketch artist
13:01 , James LiddellWhen Thursday’s hearing resumed after lunch, Sean Combs spun around from the defense table to make an unusual request.
“Soften me up a bit,” the grey-haired music mogul said to courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg while sitting in the front row, according to Reuters.
“You’re making me look like a koala bear.”
Defense casts doubt over woman's claims Diddy dangled her over 17-story balcony
12:30 , James LiddellFashion designer Bryana Bongolan wrapped up her testimony on Thursday after telling the jury she had been left traumatized after Sean Combs dangled her over a 17th-story balcony of Cassie Ventura’s Los Angeles apartment.
Jurors saw a photo (dated September 26, 2016) showing a large bruise on the back of Bongolan’s leg she said she sustained when Diddy “slammed her onto patio furniture.”
One of Diddy’s defense attorneys pointed out a discrepancy in Bongolan’s timeline by displaying records from the Trump International Hotel in New York, showing Combs was checked in between September 24-29, 2016.
Pointing out that Bongolan claimed the incident happened in the early hours of the next morning across the country in California, Westmoreland asked: “Do you agree that a person can’t be in two places at the same time?”
“In theory, yeah,” Bongolan replied, speaking quietly, as she did throughout her time on the stand.
Westmoreland then directly asked if she lied to the jury. “I can’t agree with you,” Bongolan said.
'90% of Combs relationship was spent having sex with other men,' Jane testifies
12:00 , James LiddellAfter her first drug-dazed sex session, which she referred to as a “hotel night” or “debauchery,” Jane said she felt exhilarated.
The witness, who has been given an alias to protect her privacy, told jurors she was under the impression that it would be a one-time thing.
For the next three years, she testified, she felt obliged to have sex with male prostitutes at the behest of Combs.
“I truly felt like that night opened a Pandora's box in our relationship,” Jane said. “It was like a door I was unable to shut for the remainder of the relationship.”
Jane estimated that about 90 percent of her time with Combs was spent having sex with other men.
When pressed by prosecutors about how many times she told Combs that she did not want to have sex with other men, Jane testified “many times.”
Trial to end later today to make up for lost time
11:27 , James LiddellAfter a late start yesterday, Jane is expected to continue testifying on direct examination this morning at the trial’s typical 9 a.m. start time.
With the trial running slightly behind schedule, Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors yesterday they would remain until 5 p.m. today. Proceedings are usually scheduled to finish at 3 p.m.
Jurors may need to stay that late on some days next week as well, the judge said.
Recap: Sketches of day 17 of testimony in Diddy trial
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From court: Jane delivers teary testimony about how ‘wonderful’ relationship turned toxic
10:53 , Kelly Rissman, James Liddell“Jane” appeared almost nostalgic as she testified about how “wonderful” the start of her relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs was.
They called each other “Burt” and “Ernie.”
But she started tearing up, pausing and grabbing a tissue, when the prosecutor asked what changed in May 2021, just months into their relationship, when they had their first “freak-off,” a term she didn’t use (she called them “debauchery” and “hotel nights”).
Jane mostly looked down as she walked through the typical pattern of these marathon sex sessions with male prostitutes and stressed that she only wanted to be with Combs.
On a typical hotel night, she said they usually went through two dozen bottles of baby oil.
'Jane' set to return to stand this morning
10:47 , James LiddellJane, a former girlfriend and alleged sex-trafficking victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs, will continue her testimony Friday morning, when court resumes at about 9 a.m.
All up, her testimony could span across five days. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is aiming to ensure that direct questioning of Jane is finished by the end of Monday’s hearing.
Here's what happened yesterday
10:43 , James LiddellJudge Arun Subramanian threatened to yank Sean “Diddy” Combs from his own trial after he “vigorously nodded” at jurors during testimony on Thursday.
“Your client was looking at jurors and nodding vigorously,” Subramanian told Combs’s attorney. “This can't continue or I will give a limiting instruction you won't like, or other measures, including barring your client from the courtroom.”
“Do you understand?,” he asked, firmly.
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo told the judge that it wouldn’t happen again.
The incident followed further testimony from Cassie Ventura’s close friend, Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, who testified that Combs once dangled her over a 17th-floor balcony. The defense accused Bongolan of lying, which she rejected.
Alleged Combs victim “Jane,” who is testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity, was called to the stand on Thursday afternoon. Jane was in a relationship with Combs from 2021 to 2024, she said in court. Her testimony could last up to five days.
Judge threatens to boot Diddy from his own trial
10:39 , James LiddellA judge has threatened to remove Sean “Diddy” Combs from the courtroom for “nodding vigorously” at jurors during his sex trafficking trial.
Judge Arun Subramanian admonished Diddy for reportedly interacting with the jury during testimony given by fashion designer Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, a longtime friend of his former long-term partner Cassie Ventura.
“Mr. Agnifilo, your client was looking at jurors and nodding vigorously,” Subramanian said, referring to Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo. “This can't continue or I will give a limiting instruction you won't like, or other measures including barring your client from the courtroom. Do you understand?”
Rhian Lubin has the full details:
Judge threatens to boot Diddy from his own trial for ‘nodding vigorously’ at jury
