Sean ‘Diddy' Combs bribed hotel security guard $100K to hand over Cassie beating video, then called him on Easter: ‘God put you in my life for a reason'
Sean 'Diddy' Combs called the security guard whom he bribed to give him what he believed was the only copy of a video of the rapper beating Cassie Ventura, telling him, 'God put you in my life for a reason.'
Eddy Garcia, who testified that he accepted $100,000 from Combs in exchange for the surveillance footage, said after their March 7, 2016, deal, Combs called him on Easter.
Eddy Garcia, who testified that he accepted $100,000 from Combs in exchange for the surveillance footage, said after their March 7, 2016, deal, Combs called him on Easter.
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'He said, 'Happy Easter. You are my angel. God is good. God put you in my life for a reason.' And he asked if anyone had inquired about the video,' Garcia told jurors.
Garcia informed the Bad Boy Records founder that he hadn't received any questions.
Combs said 'Great' and then told Garcia to keep him posted if he did, Garcia testified.
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