Will Diddy be next to take the stand? Rapper urged to testify to 'humanize' himself: Live trial updates
Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' ex-assistant and alleged victim 'Mia' became the second woman to say the disgraced mogul raped her during his sex-trafficking trial in New York.
Mia testified in Manhattan federal court that the Bad Boy Records founder raped her at least twice. She told jurors Combs climbed on top of her while she was sleeping and raped her while she lay frozen with fear.
Prosecutors say the founder of Bad Boy Records, 55, coerced women over two decades to take part in days-long, drug-fueled sexual performances with male sex workers known as 'freak offs.'
Combs' lawyers have acknowledged he was at times abusive in domestic relationships but said any sex was consensual and he is innocent of the charges against him.
Diddy's arch-nemesis Suge Knight
Death Row records founder Suge Knight has urged Diddy to take the stand in his trial so he can 'humanize' himself.
'I feel if he do tell his truth, he really would walk,' Knight told CNN from prison as he serves a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter.
'If Puffy goes up there and says, "Hey … I did all the drugs, I wasn't in control of my life at the time, or myself' – he can humanize his old self and the jury might give him a shot."'
Knight added: 'But if they keep him sitting down, it's like he's scared to face the music... He should just have his faith in God, put up his pants and go up there and tell his truth.'
It's not clear whether Diddy will take the stand in his trial - he will be able to decide if he wants to up until the last minute, but his lawyers will most likely advise him not to do so.
All the witnesses at Diddy's blockbuster trial
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial is ongoing in New York City. Here is a list of all the witnesses who have testified so far.
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