Beverly Hills Hotel employee takes the stand in Diddy's sex trafficking trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs booked rooms at the Beverly Hills Hotel under changing alias names, according to a hotel employee.

After “Mia,” a former assistant of Sean “Diddy” Combs, completed her testimony Monday, Beverly Hills Hotel employee Sylvia Oken took the stand. Oken is the area director of sales and marketing at the hotel. Oken testified that prior to her current job, she was a sales director. Oken explained to the jury what happens when a guest makes a reservation. She said there are profiles for guests generated through a system called "Opera." The guest profile at the Beverly Hills Hotel includes the name, notes and previous stays. The name on the profile is not always the name of the guest, especially if the guest is a celebrity. Oken testified that the hotel will have both names listed.

The jury was shown the profile of Beverly Hills Hotel guest Phillip Pines. Sylvia Oken testified “Phillip Pines” was an alias for Diddy. According to Oken, a guest can change their profile name.

The jury was then presented a record that showed a stay for a guest. Oken testified that the reservation notes have any special requests, like late check-out.

Oken explained that once the guest checks in, the hotel never really knows who is inside the room. The Beverly Hills Hotel employee said Diddy’s alias has changed over time. He had previously used Frank Black.

During cross-examination, Oken admitted booking a celebrity under an alias is not uncommon.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-assistant, testifying under the pseudonym "Mia," explained why she was looking down during most of her testimony.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Madison Smyser asked Diddy’s former employee about her demeanor during her testimony after her cross-examination concluded Monday.

“It’s the worst thing that I've ever had to talk about in my life,” Mia told the prosecution. According to Mia, she was there today testifying because “I look my niece and goddaughters in the eyes…”

Mia explained to prosecutors while on the stand that she met with the government so many times in order to understand the story because she was so terrified and learning how the things that happened to her were wrong. Mia claimed she was “terrified of Puff and the repercussions.”

Mia confirmed she was only asked to tell the truth.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-assistant testified she would have been made to look crazy if she told HR about the alleged sexual assaults.

Mia, testifying under a pseudonym, claimed Diddy sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was working for him between 2009 and 2017.

The rapper’s former employee said she didn’t tell HR about the sexual assaults because they only punished her unjustly. According to Mia, HR wouldn’t have believed her.

Mia testified if you went against Combs, it was betrayal.

The ex-assistant said if she disclosed the sexual abuse, she might have have been abused, fired or made to look like a crazy person making things up.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Mia, a former assistant for Sean “Diddy” Combs, testified that she kept the rapper happy so she would be “safe.”

After being cross-examined by the defense, Mia confirmed to Assistant U.S. Attorney Madison Smyser that she posted on social media as part of her job. She gave examples of posting for Ciroc and the Bad Boy Reunion tour.

Mia reiterated it was part of her job to promote Diddy on social media and if Combs believed she wasn’t doing her job, she could be screamed at or punished. According to Mia, her job would be threatened.

Smyser asked about Mia posting for the rapper’s birthday. Mia explained if she didn’t post for his birthday, it would have been awkward. The ex-assistant claimed she could have gotten into trouble.

Mia testified posting the bad times was not what social media was for which is why she did not post about Diddy allegedly pushing his girlfriend Cassie Ventura into a bedframe or the rapper allegedly sexually assaulting her.

Mia explained she made Diddy a scrapbook gift for his birthday to keep him happy because, “When he was happy, I was safe.”

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense questioned his former assistant about possibly testifying for money in the rapper’s sex trafficking and racketeering trial.

Brian Steel asked if Mia was told she would make any money from testifying.

“No, that’s not a thing,” she told the court.

Earlier Monday during the cross-examination, Diddy’s defense lawyer asked if Mia sought a lawyer to sue Combs. She said no. “You joined the Diddy money grab,” Steel claimed. The prosecution objected and it was sustained.

Authorities charged Diddy with multiple counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transporting for prostitution in September 2024. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

His trial began with jury selection on May 5 while testimony began on May 12. The trial is expected to last eight weeks.

So far, the jury has heard from Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, Kid Cudi, former Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard, multiple ex-assistants and investigators.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ assistant testified she burst into tears after allegedly working five days with no sleep.

When asked about the five days she worked, Mia testified she had physical reactions, but did not say to Diddy that she had to go to sleep. The rapper’s defense attorney asked if she complained. Mia said she burst into tears.

Diddy’s lawyer, Brian Steel, asked if HR was a front for Combs. Mia testified that her only interactions were to enforce punishment that she did not deserve. She previously testified that she would often get suspended without pay after allegedly witnessing Diddy do something violent.

Mia first testified about working for five days straight with no sleep on Thursday. She said they were working, traveling, making club appearances and filming impromptu music videos. Mia claimed she has ADHD and has had a prescription since she was 17. According to Mia, she took extended release Adderall. She finally slept when she had a “physical breakdown.” Mia claimed she lost her hearing, had blurred vision, saw lights that weren’t there, burst into tears and couldn’t stop. Diddy then allegedly told her she could sleep.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former employee, testifying under the pseudonym “Mia,” explained she took it hard after losing her job working for the rapper, even texting that she was going to "kill" herself.

The ex-assistant believed the music mogul was a genius at the time, according to her testimony during Monday’s cross-examination.

Diddy’s lawyer questioned how any high could cover up the alleged lows she experienced while working for Combs. Mia said because “I felt safe…”

Brian Steel then asked why Mia texted she wanted to kill herself when first learning she wouldn't be working for Combs. Mia testified that her “entire world was being ripped away from me immediately…” Steel asked if Mia made the decision to continue working for Diddy. Mia claimed she didn’t feel like she had a choice. Mia testified she was devastated when she was told she was being let go because it came out of nowhere and it felt like her world was being ripped apart.

On Friday, Diddy’s defense attorney questioned Mia about finding out she would be let go from Revolt Films. Mia said she believed it was around Thanksgiving, but does not recall the exact date.

Texts between Mia and Diddy’s Chief of Staff Kristina “KK” Khorram from Dec. 2016 were shown to the jury. Mia wrote, “I’m going to kill myself. My life is over.” KK texted multiple times asking Mia to answer her phone. Mia eventually texted that she would call soon. Mia later wrote that she was hurt.

According to Mia, she was given this notification out of the blue and it made no sense. She noted they were in the middle of working on a documentary. Mia claimed it was “very overwhelming and horrific.” She said she did not want to leave the company she built where she was seeing her dreams come true. Mia testified that she loved what she was doing at the time.

Mia explained she didn’t see quitting as an option. According to Diddy’s ex-assistant, there is a long psychological explanation. It wasn’t just a job. She said she couldn’t leave the job on her own. Mia claimed she was misled about Combs wanting to dissolve Revolt.

Steel noted it was great and pointed out she was away from her abuser. Mia agreed in hindsight it was great, but at the time it was horrible.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorney asked if his former assistant had evidence she was “blacklisted” after she stopped working for the rapper in 2017.

“No…of course not,” Mia said when asked by Brian Steel if there was any evidence she was “blacklisted.”

The defense attorney asked if there had been any retribution by Combs. Mia testified that Diddy took away the documentary credit and other projects she had been working on.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-employee took the stand Monday for a third day of testimony in the rapper's federal trial for sex crimes.

Testifying under the pseudonym Mia, she told the court that after she finished her employment with Diddy, she began working for Madonna, operating like an assistant.

Mia claimed to work for the "Material Girl" singer for six months in either 2018 or 2019.

She previously testified to working for Diddy as his personal assistant and as a director at Revolt films. She described the work environment as "chaotic, toxic ... the highs were really high and the lows were really low.” According to Mia, Diddy’s mood determined the environment.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former assistant was questioned about her meetings with the prosecution during her cross-examination.

Mia was shown her notes from her meeting with the government from Jan. 5, 2024. Mia reviewed them on the stand. Diddy’s defense lawyer, Brian Steel, then asked if Mia ever told the prosecution about the alleged sexual abuse she experience by the rapper at the meeting on Jan. 5, 2024. Mia claimed she does not remember dates, but if Jan 5. 2024 was the first meeting then she did not say anything about the alleged sexual abuse.

Steel then had Mia look at more notes and asked if she mentioned anything about sexual assault during a Jan. 8, 2024 meeting with the government. Mia again said she doesn’t remember dates and did not tell the government about the alleged sexual assault until she had legal representation.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mother attended court Monday as the jury continued to hear testimony from the rapper’s former assistant.

Janice Combs was pictured wearing a colorful blazer as she walked into the Manhattan courthouse for the 14th day of testimony in the 55-year-old music producer’s federal trial for sex crimes.

She's publicly defended the disgraced music mogul, and claimed in an October statement provided to Fox News Digital that her son is "not the monster they have painted him to be."

"It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies," Janice wrote. "To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence."

Testifying under the pseudonym Mia, Diddy's ex-assistant has been on the stand since Thursday. In addition to allegations of witnessing Diddy attack his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, she claimed the "Last Night" rapper also sexually assaulted her.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense team accused his former assistant, Mia, of joining the “Diddy money grab” during cross-examination Monday.

The disgraced music mogul’s attorney noted that until Mia got a lawyer in 2024, she never revealed to anyone that Diddy was allegedly sexually violent with her. “Unless it was to my privileged therapist, correct,” the ex-assistant told the courtroom.

Brian Steel, Diddy’s defense lawyer, asked if Mia sought a lawyer to sue Combs. She said no. “You joined the Diddy money grab,” Steel claimed. The prosecution objected and it was sustained by Judge Arun Subramanian, which means the jury was instructed to disregard.

Mia testified that she was aware that Cassie Ventura received a settlement from Diddy after filing a sexual abuse lawsuit against the rapper. According to the former assistant, she never discussed with Cassie anything about the substance of their convos with the government.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

During cross-examination Monday, Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant Mia was asked about the legitimacy of her testimony.

Diddy's lawyer, Brian Steel, asked Mia about her recollection of a party at Prince's house. She testified last week that she and Cassie Ventura allegedly snuck away together to attend an event at the late "Little Red Corvette" singer's place without the rapper's permission in 2011 or 2012.

Mia told Steel that she and Cassie were told to remain in the hotel suite, and that it was possible Diddy would know people at the party.

Once at the party, Mia testified last week that she saw Diddy come through wearing a bucket hat. Mia and Cassie "booked it" out of the house, and tried to hide in the bushes, but she claimed Diddy caught Cassie and had her on the ground. Mia testified that Diddy "started to attack her," but security "swiftly intervened."

On the stand Monday, Steel asked if there were pictures of a chase, to which Mia responded she wasn't sure. The lawyer then asked if she recalled taking paddleboards out onto the water to escape Diddy, and if there was any recorded evidence of the escape. Steel wondered if Mia made up the event, to which she said "no."

Following the incident, the Bad Boy Records founder allegedly suspended her without pay, and deemed her "insubordinate."

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Mia, a former assistant of Sean “Diddy” Combs, didn’t disclose the alleged sexual assault she experienced while working for the rapper until she had a lawyer.

Diddy’s defense attorney, Brian Steel, asked Mia about meeting with prosecutors on Jan. 5, 2024. The ex-assistant remembered meeting with them, but does not recall the date. She confirmed she did not tell prosecutors at that meeting about the alleged sexual assaults.

Steel asked about Mia meeting with prosecutors again in January of 2024. Mia claimed she does not remember when she told prosecutors about Combs sexually assaulting her. According to Mia, she did not tell the government about the alleged sexual assaults before she had legal representation.

Diddy’s attorney questioned Mia about having a lawyer at her third meeting with prosecutors. The former employee of Diddy said she is not sure. Mia said she remembered meeting with prosecutors with her lawyer, Shawn Crowley, present but can’t remember the dates.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant was "deeply ashamed" of the alleged sexual assault she experienced by the rapper.

Diddy's defense lawyer brought up Cassie Ventura's sexual abuse lawsuit against the rapper. Cassie sued Diddy in November 2023.

Mia testified that she remembered the lawsuit becoming public on Nov. 16, 2023 and confirmed she was aware of the #MeToo movement. Brian Steel, Diddy's attorney, asked if Mia called Cassie after reading her allegations about being sexually abused by Combs. According to Mia, she and Cassie spoke at the time.

However, Mia said she did not reveal her own alleged sexual abuse. "I was still deeply ashamed and wanted to die and didn't want to tell anyone ever," she told the court.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs put tracking devices on his ex-assistant’s car, according to her testimony Monday.

During cross-examination, Mia explained Diddy had stolen her phone many times and stolen his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura’s phone. The former assistant also claimed Diddy had put tracking devices on her car and testified that she was terrified of the rapper because she wasn’t sure what he was capable of.

Diddy’s defense attorney shifted the cross-examination to Mia leaving Combs Enterprises and Revolt.

Mia testified that she did have a lawyer to negotiate her settlement. The ex-assistant testified that she had to articulate through her lawyer why she was owed money. Mia admitted she never mentioned anything about sexual assault during the mediation.

Mia previously testified that she settled for about $400K, and personally received about $200K.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-assistant, testifying under the pseudonym “Mia,” claimed she was “forced” to cover for the rapper during his relationship with Cassie Ventura.

Brian Steel, Diddy’s attorney, asked why Mia would stick up for the “I’ll Be Missing You” singer when she had knowledge he was “jerky.” Mia claimed she was required to be put in the middle and coverup for Combs to Cassie, which “he forced me to do constantly."

Steel then asked if Mia told Cassie she needed to stay with Diddy. According to Mia, she doesn’t remember using those words. She said she remembers covering for the disgraced music mogul when he forced her to and if she didn’t he would have taken her away.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

During cross-examination Monday, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorney turned the questioning back to the rapper’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

Brian Steel asked the rapper’s former employee, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia," about her relationship with Cassie. Mia confirmed they were best friends, like sisters, and they are still close. Mia claimed there was a time period where they didn’t see each other.

Steel asked if Mia would lie to Cassie. Mia said she wouldn’t lie to her about anything unless she was forced to. According to Diddy’s ex-assistant, sometimes she was told to uphold whatever story the rapper told her.

Mia never told Cassie that Diddy allegedly sexually assaulted her.

Mia said she did not tell Cassie to get away from the “Gotta Move On” rapper in the way she wishes she could have. The former assistant testified she was not allowed to because of Combs.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

The judge in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial refused to admit more photos into evidence, denying the defense’s request during a morning break Monday.

Diddy’s defense said they were alerted to additional pictures this morning that they want to use for impeachment evidence. According to the defense, the images of Mia spending time with family and friends is relevant because they show she had time away from Diddy.

Judge Arun Subramanian ruled the photos will not be admitted.

The defense then asked to have them moved into evidence for a record.

The judge said no. According to Subramanian, the social media posts and images have no relevance. He said the images will not be shown, but Diddy’s attorney Brian Steel can still ask questions.

Mia, a former employee of Diddy, previously testified to the long hours she allegedly endured while working for the rapper. She told the jury that she didn’t sleep for 24 hours on her first day of work. The ex-assistant also claimed she was forced to work five days without sleep.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.