Diddy trial day 8: what went down

Sean “Diddy” Combs saw the 8th day of his sex trafficking trial, which is currently in the middle of its second week.

Taking the stand first off was Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Gerard Gannon, who was in charge the day the authorities performed a raid on Diddy’s Miami home in March, 2024.

He was followed by a sexual trauma therapist named Dr. Dawn Hughes, who has also testified at the trials of R. Kelly (for sex trafficking), as well as the disgraced Harvey Weinstein.

George Kaplan, Diddy’s former assistant, was also put on the stand.

Rapper Kid Cudi, whose birth name is Scott Mescudi, is rumored to be taking the stand sometime this week as well.

Mescudi has been involved romantically with Casandra “Cassie” Ventura after meeting her in 2011. She took the stand four times in a row and gave a bombshell testimony last week, as Diddy’s former girlfriend.

Having been in a relationship with him for 11 years and as the prosecution’s key witness, Cassie has often been the subject of the testimonies from other victims.

Charges being faced by Diddy include sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to.

Some key events:

Former Assistant Cleaned Up Diddy’s Hotel Rooms

Kaplan revealed that he would be the one responsible for cleaning up Diddy’s hotel rooms rather than the staff.

“It was implied, protect his public image," he explained to the jury. "I was keen on doing that.”

The former assistant detailed how he would clean up "bottles of baby oil, Gatorade" and "once brown crystalized powder on the counter of the bathroom sink.”

Testimony from Psychologist

Hughes made her testimony as a “blind expert” meaning she was not informed which side had hired her.

She explained how often victims tended to wait months or even years to report cases of abuse, and are more willing to report assault by strangers rather than by intimate partners.

“The closer the relationship to the perpetrator, the less likely you’re going to be to disclose,” the psychologist testified.

She cited financial dependence as one of the major reasons as to why victims don't leave abusive relationships.

“The closer the relationship to the perpetrator, the less likely you’re going to be to disclose,” she added.

Experience of Psychologist

Besides the trials of Kelly and Weinstein, Hughes further took the stand as a witness at the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard civil trial.

Diddy’s lawyers tried to have her removed in April, claiming that "testimony is advocacy masquerading as expertise," according to NBC News.

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