AUSA Smyser: What did you do?
Perez: I told Faheem and KK that Mr. Combs was arguing with his guest and that I was going to pick him up.
AUSA: What is this?
Perez: Message between me, Faheem and Mr. Combs, June 20, 2024. I wrote, need cash for his guest asap.
AUSA Smyser: Do you know what the money was for?
Perez: No.
AUSA: Why did you leave working for Mr. Combs?
Perez: To avoid a situation like this.
AUSA: How do you feel about Mr. Combs?
Perez: Great. The same way as when I worked there.
AUSA: No further questions
Judge: Mr. Steel?
Combs' Brian Steel: Mr. Combs is a motivator, yes?
Perez: He is.
Steel: Have you seen Mr. Combs cry? Let me show you something - give me one second... Your Honor, may I hand him a book?
Judge: You may.
Steel: 3605 [3600 material]
Perez: I can't remember if he was crying, but this does remind me that he ws upset
Combs' Steel: Look again.
Perez: It does not refresh
Steel: OK. You said there was a lot going on - do you remember the March searches?
Perez: Yes
Steel: You saw the news?
Perez: Yes
What is happening? Everytime i come in here they asking some irrelevant ass questions
Same time i have no idea how court cases usually go
Perez: I can't remember if he was crying, but this does remind me that he ws upset
Combs' Steel: Look again.
Perez: It does not refresh
Steel: OK. You said there was a lot going on - do you remember the March searches?
Perez: Yes
Steel: You saw the news?
Perez: Yes
Combs' Steel: Have you been in the bedroom at Two Star?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: Did you ever see any guns there?
Perez: No.
Steel: Did you ever see him with firearms?
Perez: Never. I only saw Security with them.
Steel: Because he's a man of note, right?
Perez: Yes
Combs' Steel: He is a man respected in many fields?
AUSA: Objection
Steel: I'll ask this. You have worked with other celebrities?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: And many of them have security, right?
Perez: They do.
Steel: You mentioned Jane - she was nice to you?
Perez: Yes
Combs' Steel: You called King Nights "personal time," right?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: Mr. Combs works long hours, right?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: Because you worked out of his homes, sometimes business and personal got mixed, right?
Perez: Correct.
Combs' Steel: Setting up a Kings Night, was that business or personal?
Perez: Personal.
Steel: And buying d**** - I'm not saying you did it often - that was personal too, right?
Perez: Right.
Steel: And buying lingerie for Jane, personal?
Perez: Personal
Combs' Stee: Did Jane always appear to you to be a willing participant in the Kings Nights?
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Overruled.
Perez: Yes, always.
Steel: A small amount of d****, personal use-
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: That's sustained
What is happening? Everytime i come in here they asking some irrelevant ass questions
Same time i have no idea how court cases usually go
Kanye showed up in the courtroom recently but left
Right now Diddy's assistant is on the stand
Combs' Stee: Did Jane always appear to you to be a willing participant in the Kings Nights?
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Overruled.
Perez: Yes, always.
Steel: A small amount of d****, personal use-
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: That's sustained
Combs' Steel: Can you estimate percentages of your work business and personal?
Perez: I'd say personal was one percent.
Steel: Mr. Combs needed help connection to BlueTooth?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: He was not very high tech
Perez: He was not
Combs' Steel: Mr. Combs was working on an album, very hard, right?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: You said KK and Mr. Combs were close, right?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: But you are not saying it was sexual?
Perez: I am not.
Combs' Steel: The argument you saw on Facetime, it was a verbal argument, not physical as you saw it, right?
Perez: Right.
Steel: You learned it was about jealousy?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: Jane was very jealous?
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Sustained
Combs' Steel: You are about the same age as Jane?
Perez: Yes...
Steel: Was Jane a strong and independent woman?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: You made purchases in s***stores with the company credit card?
Perez: I did
Steel: But you don't know if Mr. Combs paid?
Perez: I don't
Combs' Steel: The hotel was put in your name, you had to go in to set up the room, right?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: And if the room was registered as Sean Combs there might be cameras outside, right?
Perez: Right.
Combs' Steel: The hotel was put in your name, you had to go in to set up the room, right?
Perez: Yes.
Steel: And if the room was registered as Sean Combs there might be cameras outside, right?
Perez: Right.
Combs' Steel: We propose this exhibit
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Do we need a sidebar?
AUSA: There are a number of objection, we probably do need a sidebar, Your Honor
Judge: OK
[Sidebar]
50 Cent speaks
https://twitter.com/XXL/status/1933598702523891733He mad ye smashed bm
Video of Kanye walking out of the courtroom
https://twitter.com/HotNewHipHop/status/1933593884376092762just needed a good hit of attention in the veins
Combs' Steel: We propose this exhibit
AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Do we need a sidebar?
AUSA: There are a number of objection, we probably do need a sidebar, Your Honor
Judge: OK
[Sidebar]
[They're back]
Judge: You may proceed, but without showing this exhibit to the public in the gallery
Combs' Steel: So Mr. Perez-
AUSA: Make sure all the screens are turned off.
[They were and are]
Steel: These are between you and...Jane. What did you say to her?