Yea I seen people care more about Cassie here than the bullshit Diddy was on, as if anything Cassie has done even matters when she's not facing charges.

can’t pretend it’s not really disheartening to me the way people can’t differentiate a victim from some cohort, it’s not like none of these people have women in their life they love either it’s just bizarre

Trial has started already

All rise!
Judge Subramanian: On the defense's application with regard to Dawn Richard, Ms. Geragos' opening statement opened the door to this testimony... As to Mr. James, the testimony would be inadmissible absent more

AUSA: As I argued in my letter -
Judge Subramanian: The same brand of testimony that was objected to on Friday, does the Government expect Ms. Richard to say what she heard and saw?
AUSA: Yes.
Judge: That would be permissible, just like the testimony in the recording studio.

AUSA Slavik: Personal assistants were with Mr. Combs 20 hours a day... their testimony is admissible.
Judge: My concern is that there are other ways to get this evidence in. What Mr. James would add is just the postscript

We back

Hope everyone has a good week

Combs' Agnifilo: On the David James issue, this defeats the whole purpose of this hearsay objection. The Government is arguing that it's all admissible because the job descriptions are so vague. We contend these are personal matters

Judge: Let me focus you on the assault on the chef. Mr. James learns from a member of the security detail that Mr. Combs assaulted the chef. Wouldn't that be in the scope of their employments?
Combs' Agnifilo: I don't know what relevance this has to racketeering

Combs' Agnifilo: This is becoming a sort of bad act free for all. Assault is just not one of the racketeering acts.
AUSA Slavik: This is relevant to the means and methods of the enterprise. The chef is identified as a victim of forced labor.

Combs' Agnifilo: I'm going to defer to Ms. Westmoreland on the other witness.
Combs' Westmoreland: Mr. Richard claims that Mr. Combs assaulted Ms. Ventura right in front of her. These other alleged threats are nowhere near in close proximity to an alleged assault

Combs' Westmoreland: We have to distinguish between the Danity Kane and the Diddy Dirty Money eras... And Mr. Pierre telling her, Where are you going to go, I don't see how that can be construed as a threat.
Judge: Let me think about it.

Judge: We have an application from the Press that emails be put in the record. I am directing you to put them together and put them in the docket by next Tuesday, and after that on a weekly basis.

Dawn Richard (former member of Danity Kane and Dirty Money) is back as a witness

Jury entering!
AUSA Slavik: When Mr. Combs told you people could do missing, how did you interpret it?
Dawn Richard: That people could die. I couldn't believe that this could be the beginning of a journey for us
AUSA: As Diddy Dirty Money?
Dawn Richard: Yes

AUSA Slavik: What did you observe?
Dawn Richard: He would drag her and kick her and punch her in the mouth.
AUSA: What would prompt these acts of violence?
Combs' Westmoreland: Objection!
Judge: Overruled.
Dawn Richard: When she would speak up for herself.

AUSA Slavik: Who in Security witnessed these things?
Dawn Richard: D-Roc and Bonds.
AUSA: Where did Ms. Ventura get hit?
Dawn Richard: Her knees, her face, all over.
AUSA: Did there come a time you were in NY for a festival?
Dawn Richard: Yes, in Central Park

AUSA Slavik: In the residence, what happened?
Dawn RIchard: He punched Cassie. She came into the bathroom crying. You could see her upset. Like, she was hurt-
Combs' Westmoreland: Objection!
Judge: Sustained.
AUSA: What injuries did you observe?
A: Swollen eye

AUSA: Why'd you remain with Ms. Ventura after this incident?
Dawn Richard: I wanted her to feel supported.
AUSA: What's this?
Dawn Richard: The Central Park event.
[Photo of Cassie in sunglasses - and Dawn Richard too]
AUSA: Why did you wear them?
Dawn Richard: Solidarity

AUSA: The next assault, who was there?
Dawn Richard: D-Roc... Capricorn Clark... Harve Pierre
AUSA: Who was Mr. Pierre?
Dawn Richard: At Bad Boy, answering to Sean Combs
AUSA: Did they do anything?
Dawn Richard: None of us did anything.

Dawn Richard: When we drove back to LA, he slapped Cassie in the mouth and told her to Shut the f*ck up.
AUSA: How did the passengers respond?
Dawn Richard: We stayed silent the rest of the ride.

Dawn Richard: I asked myself, If he did that to someone he supposedly loved, what he do to an employee? So I'd approach Mr. Combs with softness
AUSA: Did you try to intervene in the relationship?
Dawn Richard: No, for my own safety.

AUSA: Did you see Mr. Combs using d****?
Dawn Richard: Yes. Weed, ketamine, Molly, cocaine
AUSA: Opiates?
Dawn Richard: That, I never saw.
AUSA: Who brought him the d****?
Dawn Richard. One Stop. He had it all, including Plan B, birth control

AUSA: Did you see Mr. Combs with guns?
Dawn Richard: Yes. Handguns. On his lower back.
AUSA: Who asked had guns?
Dawn Richard: Security. D-Roc and Bonds
AUSA: What did you do after Bad Boy?
Dawn Richard: Sing. Whenever I got momentum, I'd get a Facetime from him

AUSA: How would you speak to him?
Dawn Richard: Very soft, I'd always call him Bro.
AUSA: Why did you not disclose the abuse you'd seen?
Dawn Richard: I was told not to, by Mr. Combs and Harve Pierre.
AUSA: When did you speak out?
Dawn Richard: 2024.