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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces New Allegations in Ongoing Sex Trafficking Trial

New testimony reveals Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly dangled a friend of his ex-girlfriend off a balcony, intensifying the trial's serious allegations.


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In the ongoing federal trial against Sean 'Diddy' Combs, new testimony from Bryana Bongolan, a friend of ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, revealed a 2016 incident where Combs allegedly dangled her off a 17th-floor balcony. Bongolan described the traumatic experience, claiming Combs yelled at her and threw her onto balcony furniture, resulting in lasting emotional and physical scars. This incident adds to the serious allegations of racketeering and sex trafficking against Combs, who has pleaded not guilty. The trial continues, with more witnesses expected to testify about Combs's alleged abusive behavior over two decades.

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The articles detail serious allegations against Sean Combs, including violence, coercion, and financial manipulation related to abuse.

Testimonies from witnesses paint a grim picture of the events, highlighting the emotional and physical trauma involved.

Criticism is directed at societal attitudes that minimize victim experiences, emphasizing the need for accountability and support for survivors.

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Opinion | Bill Maher acknowledges Diddy is violent — but minimizes his victim's abuse
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"…It is disappointing that as evidence of Combs’ mistreatment of Ventura has been mounting that so many men with platforms have attempted to minimize the abuse or the effects of the abuse."

Hotel security officer testifies Diddy paid $100K to suppress assault video
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"…Much of today’s testimony was spent revisiting Diddy’s March 2016 assault on Casandra Ventura, an incident at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles that was captured on security video and shown to jurors at the start of his trial."

What the cross-examination of one witness reveals about the Sean Combs trial
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"…Mia's testimony is part of the government's racketeering conspiracy charge against Combs, which accuses him of running a criminal enterprise that facilitated and concealed abuse for two decades."

Diddy paid $100K to make the Cassie assault footage disappear, hotel security guard says
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"…The heavy stacks of cash fit into a pattern emerging throughout the trial as prosecutors attempt to paint Combs as a man spoiled by success, able to hide a tendency for abuse and criminality through a large staff and an ever-larger fortune."

Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial day 19 recap: Security guard says Combs paid him $100,000 for assault video
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"…A hotel security guard on Tuesday told the jury in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking and racketeering trial that the rap mogul paid him $100,000 in an attempt to secure his silence and bury a video that is now the central piece of evidence in the criminal case that threatens to send him to prison for life."

‘I’m the Devil and I Could Kill You’
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"…Diddy approached Bongolan, inched close to her face, and said “something along the lines of: ‘I’m the devil and I could kill you.’”"

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