NEW YORK (AP) — Under cross-examination, Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ ex-girlfriend testified Tuesday she took part in sex acts with male sex workers at the music mogul’s request because it made her feel loved by him, but now regrets what she came to recognize as the “cuckold” lifestyle.
The woman testified at Combs’ sex-trafficking trial under the pseudonym “Jane” to protect her identity. A day earlier, she revealed their three-year relationship lasted until the Bad Boy Records founder was arrested in September at a New York hotel, where she’d been planning to meet him.
Sean "Diddy" Combs, 55, faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges, pleading not guilty to allegations carrying a potential sentence of 15 years to life in prison. Currently jailed without bail, his trial unfolds in Manhattan federal court
Prosecutors allege Combs used violence, threats and a network of employees and associates to control and abuse women for two decades. His lawyers have told the jury in federal court in Manhattan that although there was domestic violence in his relationships, everything he did sexually was consensual.
Earlier in the trial, R&B signer Casandra “ Cassie ” Ventura testified over four days that Combs physically abused her and that she participated in hundreds of “freak-off” sexual performances during a nearly 11-year relationship that ended in 2018.
AP policy protects the identities of alleged sexual abuse victims unless they've publicly disclosed their identities, as singer Cassie Ventura has
Diddy's Sex Trafficking Trial: Attorney Teny Geragos Cross-Examines Jane, Highlighting Drug-Fueled Sex Marathons and Regret. During Tuesday's cross-examination in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, attorney Teny Geragos confronted Jane, Combs' ex-girlfriend, about her previous testimony expressing regret over their drug-fueled sexual encounters. Geragos elicited testimony detailing weekly "sexual marathons" orchestrated by Combs, prompting Jane to reiterate her resentment towards him for introducing her to this lifestyle
“I resent him for leading me into the lifestyle he led me to,” Jane said. “I resented the way he went about introducing me to this lifestyle.”
She said she agreed to these “hotel nights” while “under a lot of emotional pressure” — and already hooked on love and a desire to stay in a relationship with Combs.
Jane testified that she partook in the encounters, sometimes grudgingly, because they pleased Combs and she enjoyed spending time alone with him afterward.
Diddy's sex trafficking trial: Key witness Jane revealed she began therapy three months prior to testifying and ended consultations with Combs' defense lawyers in April, days before the trial commenced
She said she struggles to understand why she kept participating in “hotel nights” even though she only wanted to have sex with Combs, however the reasons are “becoming more and more clear” as she proceeds with therapy.
Jane initially felt it was “something very special” to have these secret sexual experiences with Combs. She said she didn’t want to judge him and “really wanted to just go along with these things because if I can be my partner’s escapes than I would be.”
Jane said she researched sexual variations in 2022 and came across the words “cuck” and “cuckold,” which seemed to fit the lifestyle she found herself in because she said a man known as a “cuck” derives pleasure seeing “his woman receive pleasure” from another man.
“He likes to use the words ‘voyeurism’ and ‘escapism,’” Jane said. She added: “I would use the word cuck for him more so.”
Geragos reminded Jane that she had testified last week that she loves Combs currently.
“I do,” she responded.
Geragos had Jane read aloud some of the many sexually explicit messages in which she expressed the types of activities she wanted to engage in during “hotel nights” with Combs and male sex workers as she tried to portray Jane as a willing and eager participant in frequent sex events.
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In earlier testimony, Jane provided recent examples of Combs acting violently toward a woman while seeking to fulfill his sexual desires. Cassie sued Combs in November 2023 alleging sexual abuse. The lawsuit was settled within hours for $20 million, but it touched off the criminal investigation into Combs.
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