{"id":144310,"date":"2025-06-03T23:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/hotel-security-says-diddy-feared-2016-hotel-assault-video-would-ruin-him-national\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T23:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:42:24","slug":"hotel-safety-says-diddy-feared-2016-resort-assault-video-would-ruin-him-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/hotel-safety-says-diddy-feared-2016-resort-assault-video-would-ruin-him-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel safety says Diddy feared 2016 resort assault video would \u2018ruin him\u2019 &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong><em>NOTE:\u00a0The following article comprises disturbing particulars and video footage. Please learn at your personal discretion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/a> advised a former Los Angeles resort guard it might destroy his profession if a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10503592\/sean-diddy-combs-assault-cassie-ventura-cnn-video-hotel-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety video of the hip-hop mogul kicking and dragging<\/a> his ex-girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/cassie-ventura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cassie Ventura<\/a> in 2016 had been made public, the safety specialist testified Tuesday at Combs\u2019 federal <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/diddy-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intercourse trafficking and racketeering trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eddy Garcia, 33, testified to a jury that Combs made the remark repeatedly in March 2016, quickly after the assault, as he tried to purchase what he hoped was the one copy of the video.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have made the footage from the Intercontinental Hotel a centrepiece of proof in opposition to the Bad Boy Records founder, saying it helps the claims of three girls, together with Ventura, who allege Combs abused them sexually and bodily over the previous 20 years. They additionally say Combs\u2019 persistent efforts to hush up the episode match into allegations that he used threats and his fortune and fame to get what he needed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11183810_683f7f2745cd8\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11183810\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11183810\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11183810_683f7f2745cd8\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs trial: Prosecutors release 2016 hotel assault video'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">3:11<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs trial: Prosecutors launch 2016 resort assault video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Combs has pleaded not responsible to a number of counts of an indictment accusing him of a sample of abuse towards Ventura and others.<\/p>\n<h2>Day 15<\/h2>\n<p>After the assault, Garcia mentioned, he spoke a number of occasions to Combs\u2019 chief-of-staff, Kristina Khorram, telling her he couldn\u2019t present her the recording however \u201coff the record, it\u2019s bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, who&#8217;s testifying underneath an immunity order, mentioned throughout one cellphone name she put a \u201cvery nervous\u201d sounding Combs on the cellphone. He \u201cwas just saying he had a little too much to drink\u201d and that, as Garcia certainly is aware of, \u201cwith women, one thing leads to another and if this got out it would ruin him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was talking really fast, a lot of stuttering,\u201d Garcia added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the night, Garcia mentioned, he turned nervous and scared when Khorram referred to as him at dwelling on his cellphone \u2014 a quantity he had not supplied \u2014 and put Combs on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe stated that I sounded like a good guy,\u201d Garcia testified, including that Combs once more mentioned \u201csomething like this could ruin him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was concerned that this video would get out and that it would ruin his career,\u201d Garcia advised the court docket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More movies<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When he advised Combs he didn\u2019t have entry to the server to acquire the video footage, Combs mentioned he believed Garcia may make it occur and that \u201che would take care of me,\u201d which Garcia mentioned he took \u201cto mean financially.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia mentioned he checked together with his boss and was advised he\u2019d promote the video to Combs for US$50,000.<\/p>\n<p>When he advised Combs, he mentioned the music producer \u201csounded excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe referred to me as \u2018Eddy my angel,&#8217;\u201d Garcia mentioned, including that Combs advised him: \u201cI knew you could help. I knew you could do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National information<\/h2>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s prime information, political, financial, and present affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox as soon as a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Within two days of Combs\u2019 assault on Ventura, Garcia delivered a storage machine containing the footage to Combs, who paid him $100,000 in money \u2014 feeding payments by way of a cash counter and placing them in a brown paper bag.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Garcia signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure settlement (NDA), proven in court docket, that required him to pay $1 million if he breached the deal. At the time, he mentioned, he was making $10.50 an hour working resort safety.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia mentioned he signed a declaration swearing that, underneath the penalty of perjury, there was no different copy of the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said it had to be the only copy and that he didn\u2019t want it getting out and if I was sure nothing was on the cloud,\u201d Garcia mentioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11184421_683f7f274a02c\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11184421\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11184421\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11184421_683f7f274a02c\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Diddy trial: Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura fought what \u2018only the demon himself could have done\u2019'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">3:49<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Diddy trial: Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura fought what \u2018only the demon himself could have done\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He mentioned he signed the papers in an workplace constructing with Combs\u2019 bodyguard and Khorram current. Garcia mentioned he didn\u2019t totally learn the paperwork, explaining that he was nervous and \u201cthe goal was to get out of there as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After signing, he mentioned, Combs requested him what he deliberate to do with the cash and suggested him to not make any huge purchases. Garcia mentioned he took that to imply he shouldn\u2019t do something that may draw consideration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Garcia mentioned he gave $50,000 to his boss, who had talked about promoting the video for revenue earlier than Combs intervened, and $20,000 to a different safety officer. He pocketed $30,000 and used a few of it to buy a used automotive, he mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>He used money and, avoiding an extra paper path, by no means put the cash within the financial institution, he mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks later, Garcia mentioned, Combs referred to as him and requested if anybody had inquired in regards to the video. Garcia mentioned no, recounting Combs\u2019 ebullient greeting: \u201cHappy Easter. Eddy, my angel. God is good. God put you in my way for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia mentioned that on the decision, he requested Combs if the rapper may need future work for him, and Combs sounded receptive. But Combs by no means responded to his later inquiries, the witness mentioned.<\/p>\n<h2>Ex-hotel worker spoke with former colleagues after video resurfaced in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Garcia mentioned that after the video resurfaced within the media in 2024, he reached out to his former colleagues, Israel Florez and Henry Elias.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned he was contacted by regulation enforcement in June 2024 in regards to the incident however testified that he wasn\u2019t trustworthy about his involvement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11179947_683f7f274c28f\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11179947\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11179947\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11179947_683f7f274c28f\" 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data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:46<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs ex-girlfriend Cassandra Ventura testifies in his ongoing intercourse trafficking trial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a 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class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1242818546.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"British Airways flight attendant allegedly found dancing naked in plane toilet\" data-title=\"\">British Airways flight attendant allegedly discovered dancing bare in aircraft bathroom<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Garcia added that he deleted his textual content messages with Florez and Elias after assembly with investigators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He mentioned he employed authorized counsel and met with the federal government later in 2024 and disclosed that Combs had paid him for the video.<\/p>\n<h2>Combs\u2019 former head of finance takes the stand<\/h2>\n<p>Derek Ferguson, the previous<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>head of the finance division for Combs Enterprises, mentioned he was testifying in compliance with a subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned he labored for Combs and his corporations from 1998 till 2017 and that he was the chief monetary officer at Bad Boy Entertainment from 1998 to 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson mentioned his duties included accounting, record-keeping and being concerned in joint ventures and strategic partnerships. He was additionally accountable for Combs\u2019 private funds.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that when he first began on the firm, he interacted with Combs \u201ca couple times a week\u201d however the interactions turned much less frequent as soon as he was introduced in to run the corporate.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson would then report back to the corporate president and when there was no president, he reported on to Combs.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors confirmed monetary information from one in every of Combs\u2019 financial institution accounts, which included a $20,000 wire switch from Ventura\u2019s father on Dec. 23, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura\u2019s mom <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11188154\/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-mother-regina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beforehand testified that Combs demanded the household pay $20,000<\/a> after he threatened to launch express intercourse tapes of her daughter after studying she was relationship rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/kid-cudi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kid Cudi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors additionally famous two different $20,000 transfers that very same month, with an outgoing switch to Ventura on Dec. 14, 2011 and one other to an unidentified account on Dec. 27, 2011.<\/p>\n<h2>What Combs is on trial for<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. prosecutors allege that for 20 years, behind the scenes, Combs was coercing and abusing girls with assist from a community of associates who helped silence victims by way of blackmail and violence.<\/p>\n<p>Combs faces an indictment that features descriptions of \u201cfreak-offs,\u201d that are outlined within the court docket doc as \u201celaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous witnesses have come ahead to accuse Combs of terrorizing folks into silence by choking, hitting, kicking and dragging them, in keeping with prosecutors. One indictment alleges that Combs dangled somebody from a balcony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10761404_683f7f274ed1b\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10761404\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10761404\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10761404_683f7f274ed1b\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs to fight charges with \u2018all of his energy\u2019'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/wivswdpzrq-k1mrzyv942\/TU_GN_DIDDY_VMS.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/wivswdpzrq-k1mrzyv942\/TU_GN_DIDDY_VMS.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/wivswdpzrq-k1mrzyv942\/TU_GN_DIDDY_VMS.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/wivswdpzrq-k1mrzyv942\/TU_GN_DIDDY_VMS.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:37<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs to combat expenses with \u2018all of his energy\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although dozens of women and men have alleged in lawsuits that Combs abused them, this trial will spotlight the claims of 4 girls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Combs is charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to interact in prostitution. He has denied all the fees in opposition to him and has rejected a plea deal, selecting to go to trial as a substitute.<\/p>\n<p>If discovered responsible within the New York court docket, he may face life in jail.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11208274\/diddy-trial-ex-employee-mia-brainwashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 14 testimony<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11205553\/diddy-trial-ex-employee-mia-sexual-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Day 13 testimony<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11203332\/diddy-trial-mia-violent-attacks-cassie-ventura-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Day 12 testimony<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11201055\/diddy-trial-stylist-deonte-nash-testifies-cassie-ventura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 11\u00a0testimony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11198793\/diddy-trial-capricorn-clark-testifies-kid-cudi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 10 testimony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>Global News will likely be overlaying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Diddy trial<\/a>\u00a0in its entirety. 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Please learn at your personal discretion. Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs advised a former Los Angeles resort guard it might destroy his profession if a safety video of the hip-hop mogul kicking and dragging his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 had been made public, the safety specialist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1788,394,11516,2409,192,10535,2875,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-144310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip","8":"tag-assault","9":"tag-diddy","10":"tag-feared","11":"tag-hotel","12":"tag-national","13":"tag-ruin","14":"tag-security","15":"tag-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}