Why Misa Hylton showed up with a walker at ex Diddy's sex-trafficking trial
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Diddy trial update: Cassie sobs on stand as her testimony concludes
After the first week of testimony Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial, Cassie's time on the stand ends following harrowing testimony on Combs' alleged abuse.
Misa Hylton is speaking out to explain her attendance at ex-partner Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-crimes trial.
In an Instagram post on May 17, the fashion designer told followers that she turned out for the embattled rapper's federal trial in support of the son they share together, 31-year-old Justin Combs.
Hylton, who has been using a walker due to an injury, wrote, "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. I'm a MOTHER FIRST, FOR REAL and I am my son's strength and thats just what it is. Plain and Simple."
She continued, "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."
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex Misa Hylton uses walker to support son Justin at his father's trial
Hylton and Combs welcomed their only child together, Justin Combs, in 1993. The rapper also has six other kids, whom he shares with Kim Porter, Sarah Chapman and Dana Tran.
A lawyer for Hylton previously told USA TODAY that her "attendance at Mr. Combs' trial is strictly in support of her son Justin and his siblings," adding, "During the course of these allegations against Mr. Combs, it has proven to be a very challenging and difficult time for all involved especially his children."
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Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. During the first week of testimony in the trial, Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine accused him of abuse on the stand over the course of several days.
Hylton previously spoke out to support Ventura Fine after video surfaced showing Combs assaulting Cassie at a hotel. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Hylton said she was "heartbroken that Cassie must relive the horror of her abuse, and my heart goes out to her," adding, "I know exactly how she feels, and through my empathy, it has triggered my own trauma."
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