P Diddy's alleged victim 'Mia' lays down more allegations as Cassie 'in labour'
Prosecutors have confirmed that they will also be calling a Los Angeles Fire Department investigator, Denote Nash and a Los Angeles Police Department officer to testify.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, is currently facing a number of serious charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He was arrested in September and strongly denies all allegations made against him. He has been in prison since his arrest, and a number of bail requests have been rejected.
On Tuesday, Capricorn Clark, who worked on-and-off as a PA for Diddy for over a decade, broke down in tears on the stand.
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Cassie Ventura reportedly went into labour on Tuesday after testifying in the sex trafficking trial of her ex P Diddy. The rapper is facing a number of serious charges - including racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Diddy's ex-girlfriend Cassie, who is pregnant with her third child, took to the stand last week and according to TMZ, the singer has been rushed to a New York hospital to give birth.
Following the jury's departure on Tuesday, the government confirmed that it would be calling an LA Police Department officer, n Los Angeles fire department arson investigator and stylist Deonte Nash to the stand.
Diddy's alleged victim and former assistant 'Mia' is also being called to testify.
Diddy's defense team raised concerns on Tuesday that call restrictions at his prison do not give them enough time to speak to him after the trial wraps for the day.
He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. Judge Arun Subramanian said he believes there is a disconnect between the prison and the defence team and he would help come up with a solution.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former PA Capricorn Clark's testimony took longer than expected to wrap up on Tuesday after she broke down in tears during her cross-examination by defense attorney Marc Agnifilo.
The jury were excused by Judge Arun Subramanian almost 30 minutes past the usual 3pm finish time.
During her time on the stand, Clark testified that Combs kidnapped her at gunpoint and broke into love rival and rapper Kid Cudi's home in a plot to kill him.
Kid Cudi - whose legal name is Scott Mescudi - told the court last week about his relationship with Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. He also spoke about an alleged break-in at his LA home, which he believed Combs orchestrated alongside an incident which saw his Porsche damaged by a Molotov cocktail.
While she was cross-examined by the defense, Clark cried as she reflected on emails she sent Diddy in 2014 and 2015, pleading for his forgiveness.
She said that she was initially fired in 2012 after taking a holiday, but believed Diddy fired her as he was upset over her knowing about Cassie and Kid Cudi's relationship.
Capricorn told the court she felt as though she was a "protector" for Diddy as he had nobody other than her looking out for him. "That email is me pleading like, dude let it go," she told the court. She said she was initially hurt because she believed that Cassie wanted her to be fired.
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