Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Rapper's former personal assistant takes the stand in sex trafficking case

Additional evidence submitted by the government in the Sean "Diddy" Combs federal trial showed images of bags of baby oil.

The U.S. Attorney's Office included multiple images of items recovered from Diddy's hotel room at the Park Hyatt when he was arrested in New York on Sept. 16.

HSI special agent Yasin Binda testified in court Friday that detectives allegedly discovered a number of supplies frequently used in "freak off" sessions.

Binda told Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson that one Ziploc bag with Johnson's baby oil and another bag with AstroGlide was recovered from Diddy's hotel room.

A lighting device used for "potentially mood lighting" was also discovered. Binda claimed that agents found "several bottles of baby oil in the bathroom," and another "five bottles" were found in the bathtub.

The government also included images of a pink powder substance found in small baggies.

Fox News Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

The U.S. Attorney's Office included new evidence of injuries Cassie Ventura allegedly sustained while she was in a relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs.

One image submitted by the government showed the singer with a gash across her eyebrow.

Cassie finished testifying last week as "Victim 1" after four days on the stand. She recalled the Intercontinental Hotel incident in March 2016, and alleged Diddy was often abusive.

After the jury was shown screenshots from the alleged “freak offs,” Cassie claimed that it had become common for Diddy to become “physical” with her.

She defined “physical” as punishment, beatings, kicking, etc. Cassie claimed Combs’ security was present and aware of the rapper getting physical with her at times. Additionally, Cassie testified that Diddy’s driver in New York City knew about the abuse.

Dawn Richard, a former member of Diddy's girl group, testified to witnessing Diddy hitting Cassie during an alleged altercation in 2019.

The singer said she "observed Cassie being attacked." She alleged that Diddy came down stairs screaming, hit her in the head and beat her around.

Richard claimed Diddy "came downstairs angry saying where the f--- is his eggs." She then alleged Diddy grabbed a skillet of eggs and attempted to hit Cassie in the head.

Cassie allegedly fell to the ground anticipating the hit, but it didn't hit her. "She went into a fetal position ... literally trying to hide her face," Richard said.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former personal assistant claimed the rapper went through a lot of other assistants while he was working for him between 2007 and 2009.

While on the stand, David James shared what his typical day working for Diddy looked like.

He told the jury his responsibilities included making sure Combs was able to operate the company, a lot of organization of personal items and traveling.

James testified he would have to arrive at Diddy’s home before the rapper woke up, set up the day, have his business schedule laid out, a folder of press clippings, turn on the TV to his favorite channel and have the chef get breakfast going.

After Diddy woke up, he would eat and James would call security to let them know the rapper was getting ready to leave. He would go to meetings, dinners and the studio with the music mogul.

James claimed it was important he didn’t leave Combs' side until he was given a call time. The former personal assistant was working from 30 mins before Diddy woke up until the call time.

He confirmed his starting salary was $70K and that he was paid overtime.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura’s former friend Kerry Morgan was dismissed after prosecutors asked her a few questions during re-direct.

Afterwards, David James took the stand. James worked as Diddy’s personal assistant from May 2007 until May 2009.

He confirmed he is there to testify because he was subpoenaed.

After attending college at Michigan State, he went on to become an executive assistant.

James initially wanted to pursue a career in fashion and applied for Combs’ assistant position. He testified the Interview was in New York and 15 others applied for the job.

During the interview, he met with an executive of Bad Boy Records. She told James during the interview that “we’re all here to serve [Diddy.]”

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Kerry Morgan believed Cassie Ventura's relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs was volatile.

During cross-examination with Diddy's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, Morgan admitted she thought Cassie should break up with Diddy.

She also admitted there were times she thought the Bad Boy Records founder and Cassie were in love, and very much loved each other.

Morgan, 38, noted that Diddy was a flawed person.

Earlier in the day, Morgan claimed that Diddy once assaulted her at Cassie's home in 2018.

They were allegedly listening to music when Diddy walked into the room. Cassie allegedly proceeded to lock herself in the bathroom.

"He came up behind me, choked me," Morgan claimed before Diddy allegedly threw a hanger at her head which hit her right behind her ear. She allegedly suffered a concussion from the incident and was treated at an urgent care.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Kerry Morgan explained why her friendship with Cassie Ventura ended in 2018 during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial.

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked Morgan about how she has not been speaking to Cassie since she was allegedly assault by Diddy. The former friend of Cassie confirmed the two have not spoken in seven years.

Morgan explained she stopped speaking to Cassie because the singer-songwriter “was not supportive to me after that incident.”

Angifilo then pressed Morgan about why that would break up the friendship. Morgan replied, “I draw my line at physical abuse.” According to Morgan’s testimony, Cassie has not reached out to her either since that moment.

Agnifilo then brought up the money Morgan received from Diddy. Morgan claimed the money was not coming from Cassie. She told the jury, “I didn’t demand money from anyone.” According to Morgan, Cassie offered her money to sign an NDA. Morgan claimed she got $30K. Agnifilo asked if it was $50K. However, Morgan confirmed she only got $30K.

Morgan testified that she does not know why Cassie hasn’t reached out to her. The two haven’t spoken since Cassie offered her $30K if she signed the NDA.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly got another woman pregnant while dating Cassie Ventura, according to the singer’s former friend.

Kerry Morgan brought up the alleged other woman during cross-examination. Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo asked if Gina was a source of jealousy and worry for Cassie. Morgan testified, “She was a big problem.”

Morgan claimed that Diddy was having a relationship with Gina. According to her testimony, Morgan and Cassie referred to Gina as a little girl because she acted like one. Morgan confirmed Cassie was hurt by Diddy’s relationship with Gina.

 “I’m pretty sure she got pregnant, that Gina girl,” Morgan told the jury during cross-examination.

Cassie previously testified about Gina during her four days on the stand.

The now 38-year-old musician explained she called things off with Diddy in 2018 after she found out that he was still allegedly seeing Gina. Combs and Gina supposedly began an on-and-off again romance in April 2014.

Cassie had also moved on in 2018 and had begun seeing her now-husband, Alex Fine. However, she testified that contact between her and Diddy did not end after the break up. Cassie said, “There was no ceasing of all contact, but the relationship was over.” She confirmed she did continue to communicate with Diddy after telling him the relationship was over.

Another message was shown where Cassie wrote, “That last shot was the nail in the coffin…she never went away…”  Cassie said she believes she was referencing Gina. “I promised myself I wouldn’t be with you anymore if you did that again,” a message from Cassie to Combs read.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Kerry Morgan testified that law enforcement officials were called to Cassie Ventura's apartment, following the hotel incident involving Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Morgan claimed neither she nor Cassie called the police, but that they came to the apartment because of the noise. Morgan said Cassie had a noticeable black eye.

Upon arrival, police allegedly asked for identification and asked Cassie what happened, but she didn't respond. She also did not provide her license, and the police allegedly didn't do anything to determine her identity.

Morgan claimed law enforcement officials were in the home for approximately 15 minutes.

 Cassie previously testified that she went to the Intercontinental Hotel because Diddy had requested a “freak off,” days before her movie premiere on March 7, 2016.

Diddy allegedly arrived at Cassie’s home about 30 minutes later. “He was hitting the door with a hammer…” Morgan testified. She admitted she was “terrified.”

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Kerry Morgan confirmed that Cassie Ventura did talk to Michael B. Jordan right before heading to South Africa for a movie shoot during cross-examination Monday.

Morgan told Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense lawyer that Cassie was not with Combs at this time. 

Marc Agnifilo, Diddy’s attorney, asked Morgan about the relationship between Cassie and Jordan. Morgan testified that she does not know much, just that they were speaking at the time. She emphasized that Cassie was not with Diddy at this time, but the rapper was allegedly jealous.

Morgan claimed she and Cassie were not using controlled substances while in South Africa.

Fox News Digital reached out to a representative for Michael B. Jordan for comment.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura's former friend, Kerry Morgan, testified Monday that Sean "Diddy" Combs was "quite jealous" of other rappers.

Morgan, 38, told the court that Cassie worked with French Montana, Too Short and Kid Cudi during her career.

She claimed that Diddy's jealousy would stress her if she was involved.

The federal criminal trial against Diddy for sex crimes has taken Hollywood by storm, with many big actors and musicians being brought up in court.

It started during jury selection when prospective jurors were given a list of celebrity names during the voir dire process and asked if they recognized any of them.

The celebrity names on the list included Mike Myers, Diddy's children – Justin and Christian Combs – Aubrey O'Day, actress Lauren London, actor Michael B. Jordan, Cudi, Kanye West, singer Michelle Williams, Dawn Richards and Cassie Ventura.

While it's unclear why some of the celebrities made this list, USA Today reported there is a scene in Myers' "Austin Powers" that jokes about the disgraced rapper.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex Kim Porter made Cassie Ventura jealous, the singer's former friend testified.

Diddy’s main defense lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, began cross-examination of Cassie's friend Kerry Morgan after lunch wrapped up. Agnifilo asked Morgan if Cassie was jealous of Diddy’s ex Kim Porter.

“I’m sure…she could never live up to the New Year’s Eve parties.”

Cassie herself testified that she was hurt after Diddy said Porter was his soulmate. After Porter died unexpectedly on Nov. 5, 2018, Cassie attended the memorial.

Diddy’s defense showed the jury a text Cassie wrote to Combs afterwards.

On Nov. 19, 2018, Cassie wrote, “I didn’t just leave you…said good bye. I wanted to be there for you…I need to be real with you…you compared me to Gina the other day…you posted that Kim was your soulmate…what was the 11 years all about?...I know you’re going through a lot right now, but that really hurt me…”

Cassie confirmed during her testimony that she was hurt after Porter’s memorial.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Judge Arun Subramanian is the judge presiding over the federal trial against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs for allegations of sex crimes.

Subramanian was the first Indian-American to serve as the District Judge for the Southern District of New York, with the United States Senate confirming his position in March 2023.

He earned his law degree in 2004 from Columbia Law School and went on to work as a law clerk for many famous names, including Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for many years. He landed a position at Susman Godfrey LLP in 2007, and eventually worked his way up to partner.

Subramanian was assigned to oversee Diddy’s case in October 2024, taking over the case from Judge Andrew Carter.

Prior to the start of the trial, Subramanian denied Diddy’s request for bail. The rapper is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where he has been since his arrest on September 16, 2024.

Kerry Morgan, Cassie Ventura's former friend, was seen Monday entering the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan.

Morgan, 38, was called to testified on behalf of the government in the Sean "Diddy" Combs federal trial for sex crimes. She was pictured wearing a khaki colored blouse and dark sunglasses.

Diddy's team objected to testimony Morgan gave on the stand about an alleged conversation between Morgan and Cassie. The government claimed Morgan would testify about specific memories from a hotel.

Judge Arun Subramanian said he would allow the testimony and also allow Diddy's legal team the right to call Cassie back to the stand.

Prosecutors said it was unlikely Cassie would be available for a recall due to her medical condition. Cassie is pregnant with her third child with Alex Fine.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex Misa Hylton explained her presence at the rapper’s federal trial last week.

Hylton, who appeared at the Manhattan courthouse with a walker, told her Instagram followers she was there to support her and Diddy’s son – Justin Combs.

“When I suffered my injury I had chosen to heal privately but when my son said ‘Mommy I need you’ I was right there for him walker and all,” she wrote Saturday on Instagram. “I'm a MOTHER FIRST, FOR REAL and I am my son's strength and thats just what it is. Plain and Simple. Whoever doesn't understand that just simply isn't in alignment with me or anything that I'm about in life. I'm cool with that. I have a purpose filled life that I live daily. I make impact. I'm not concerned with insecure people attempting to project their insecurities on to me. EVER.”

“Let's start being real people who do real things again,” she added. “Don't let this app rule your life I promise you it's really not good for you. Every moment isn't a glamour moment, your best highlight reel, some moments are as down to the bone as you could ever in your life imagine. Layered and complex. To all of my temporarily disabled and disabled people, don't ever be ashamed of your condition or the need to use the medical tools created to assist in your healing or the way you need to move around in this world.”

Hylton concluded: “If you have God in your heart, pray for us all. Be kind, use critical thinking and hold your head high.”

The fashion designer’s son with Diddy, Justin Combs, attended his father’s trial throughout last week.

Kerry Morgan testified on behalf of the government Monday in the Sean "Diddy" Combs federal trial for sex crimes.

Morgan, 38, claimed the "All About the Benjamins" rapper assaulted her at Cassie Ventura's home in 2018.

They were allegedly listening to music when Diddy walked into the room. Cassie allegedly proceeded to lock herself in the bathroom.

"He came up behind me, choked me," Morgan said before Diddy allegedly threw a hanger at her head which hit her right behind her ear.

Morgan claimed Diddy wanted to know who Cassie was cheating on him with. She also claimed to have a brief conversation with Diddy's old assistant, Ryan, and said Diddy had lost it.

Morgan allegedly had a concussion from the incident and was treated at an urgent care.

Following the alleged assault, Morgan had legal counsel reach out to Diddy because she was debating filing a lawsuit against the Bad Boy Records founder. She didn't file, but allegedly received a $30,000 payout from Diddy.

Cassie and Morgan then met at a pizza place where she told Morgan she was "milking it" for the money and gave Morgan an NDA (non-disclosure agreement.) That was the last time Morgan allegedly spoke with Cassie.

The last time Morgan allegedly spoke with Diddy was the night of the assault.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Kerry Morgan claimed Cassie Ventura never told her why she was at the Intercontinental Hotel with Diddy on March 5, 2016.

Diddy and Cassie allegedly had a “freak off” at the Intercontinental Hotel on March 5, 2016 that turned violent. Cassie previously testified that she was attempting to leave the “freak off” after Diddy gave her a black eye.

Prosecutors asked Morgan if she every spoke to Cassie about her relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs.

She claimed she did, telling her that she should leave the "Last Night" rapper. Cassie claimed she couldn't because Diddy controlled everything from her homes to her cars and more.

Morgan said she encouraged Cassie to talk to law enforcement officials about the hotel incident. Morgan hadn't called the police before because Cassie didn't want her to.

Fox News Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie’s former friend Kerry Morgan testified about the March 5, 2016 assault on the singer by Sean “Diddy” Combs.

At the time, Morgan was staying at Cassie’s home ahead of the movie premiere. Cassie previously testified that she went to the Intercontinental Hotel because Diddy had requested a “freak off,” days before her movie premiere on March 7, 2016.

Morgan testified that when Cassie arrived home from the hotel, she had her hoodie over her head. When Cassie pulled the hoodie back, she had a black eye, according to Morgan.

Diddy allegedly arrived at Cassie’s home about 30 minutes later. “He was hitting the door with a hammer…” Morgan testified. She admitted she was “terrified.”

She described Cassie as appearing “numb” while just sitting on the couch. Morgan testified that she called KK and Diddy’s security guard D-Roc. Diddy eventually left, she claimed.

Morgan said the police did come, but Cassie would not provide her ID or tell them anything.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Kerry Morgan told prosecutors she witnessed Sean "Diddy" Combs assault Cassie Ventura while on vacation in Jamaica in 2013.

Morgan, 38, said she was in the bar area when she allegedly heard Cassie screaming. The singer had gone to the bathroom and Diddy allegedly told her she was taking too long to get ready.

Morgan then went to the hallway and claimed to witness Diddy dragging Cassie by her hair. She then testified to witnessing the "Victory" rapper push Cassie to the ground and hit her head.

Cassie allegedly fell on her side in a loose fetal position with her eyes closed and "didn't move" for upwards of 20-30 seconds.

"I thought she was knocked out," Morgan testified. Cassie then allegedly ran off, and Morgan went searching for her with Diddy in a golf cart.

They eventually found her hiding in a ditch. Morgan claimed the search "felt like hours."

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura’s former friend Kerry Morgan testified that the two once hid from Sean “Diddy” Combs after one of his alleged violent outbursts.

Morgan testified that Diddy would often call her looking for Cassie. “Sometimes he would call 50 times in a row…” the personal assistant said on the stand.

Morgan claimed that she witnessed Diddy assault Cassie twice and described the violence as hitting, kicking or pulling the singer. One assault allegedly took place in Los Angeles.

The first assault Morgan claimed she witnessed occurred at Combs’ home in Los Angeles.  Combs, Cassie, Morgan, and Ruben – one of Diddy’s security guards, were all present, according to her testimony.

Morgan described the assault, “I saw him push her…” She said they were on the other side of the bed. Morgan continued saying that she was upset and told Ruben, “do something.”  Ruben allegedly responded that he wasn’t going to do anything.

Morgan said after the assault, she and Cassie left the house and hid by the neighbor’s concrete steps. She testified that the two hid for 20 to 30 minutes.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.