Female Diddy Fan Forced Out Of Courtroom After Profanity-Laced Rant Amid The Rapper's Trial
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial saw a brief moment of chaos when an unidentified woman suddenly began shouting wild expletives.
Amid the rant, the woman was escorted out of the courtroom by the marshals as Diddy watched on, unfazed.
The outburst took place moments before a hotel security guard took the stand to testify about Diddy allegedly offering him a bribe to help hide surveillance footage of the assault on his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura, in 2016.
Just as the courtroom was preparing for the first witness on day 15 of Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial, it was rocked by a wild interruption from an unknown woman who was shouting profanities.
According to the New York Post, the woman, who is yet to be identified, yelled things like, "Diddy, these motherf-ckers are laughing at you!"
She also ranted about the "system," but the disruption was quickly brought under control when the marshals removed her from the courtroom under the judge's orders.
The jury was not present during the incident but was brought in shortly afterward to begin the day's hearing.
It remains unclear whether the woman was released after being escorted out or detained by authorities.
She was apparently able to attend the session because the trial is open to the public, even though it is not being streamed or televised.
After the brief chaos, the hearing proceeded in full, with the jury hearing testimony from a security guard, Eddy Garcia, who worked at the hotel where Diddy allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend Cassie in 2016.
"He was talking really fast, a lot of stuttering," Garcia said, recalling the initial phone call conversation with Diddy, which was facilitated by his chief of staff, Kristinaina Khorram, per the New York Post.
"[Combs] was just saying he had a little too much to drink," he further remarked, adding that the rapper said "it would ruin him" if the assault video "got out."
During a second phone call, Diddy asked Garcia to obtain the surveillance footage, promising to "take care of him" in return.
Garcia then checked with his supervisor to confirm that he could access the footage, and when he informed Diddy it was possible, the rapper reportedly sounded very excited.
Garcia later handed over a storage device containing the footage in exchange for $100,000. He then shared the reward with his boss and another security officer while keeping only $30,000 for himself.
According to Garcia, Diddy forced him to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before handing over the money. The NDA included a declaration that there was no other copy of the video and a clause stating that Garcia would be required to pay $1 million if he breached the agreement.
After the meeting, Diddy reportedly contacted Garcia again, not long after Easter that year, to confirm that no one knew the footage was missing.
"Happy Easter. You are my angel. God is good. God put you in my life for a reason," Diddy reportedly said before asking if "anyone had inquired about the video."
Garcia claimed he informed Diddy that no one had asked, to which the rapper replied with "Great" and asked him to provide him with updates if anyone brought it up.
According to the Daily Mail, Diddy has adopted the position of a "quarterback" to his lineup of well-paid attorneys and has seemingly shaken off the early nerves he felt in the courtroom during the trial.
The rapper has been seen passing sticky notes to his lawyers, intensely questioning them during breaks, and suggesting they bring in additional evidence. He has also reportedly used his memories to bolster his lawyers' tactics.
"He was there, he remembers exactly what happened: nobody knows more about Diddy's life than he does," a source told the news outlet. "He's very involved and he's on top of things because he knows his life is on the line."
The report is a far cry from what things initially looked like when Diddy's trial first started. During jury selection on May 5, the "I'm Coming Home" rapper notably raised his hand and asked for a bathroom break because he was a "little nervous."
The rapper's trial, which began last month, is expected to last around eight weeks.
He is facing two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and one count of racketeering. The rapper has pleaded not guilty to all charges and reportedly rejected a plea deal ahead of the trial.
If convicted of the sex trafficking charges, he could face a minimum sentence of 15 years. For the transportation to engage in prostitution charges, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
As for the racketeering charge, he could face life in prison. However, sources have suggested that the rapper may beat the charge as the actions leading to the racketeering count only reflected that of a "crazed, criminal, jealous boyfriend" acting out, per Fox News Digital.
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