Diddy's lawyers demand mistrial as his ex-girlfriend returns to testify
The rapper's ex - who has been testifying under pseudonym 'Jane Doe' - last week claimed that she and Diddy entered into a "love contract" after their "make-up" trip to Turks and Caicos.
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.
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Diddy's ex-girlfriend 'Jane' has returned to the witness stand for the third day of her testimony.
Diddy's defense team called for a mistrial at the weekend based on Bryana Bongolan's testimony, which they have argued is 'demonstrably' false.
Judge Arun Subramanian has responded by saying that he will pick up the motion tomorrow and has granted the government a day to respond.
Jane will be back on the stand today from 9am ET, with prosecutor Maurene Comey confirming that her direct-examination of the witness would most likely last the rest of the day.
'Jane' told the court on Friday that she and Diddy agreed on a $10,000 monthly allowance, with Jane saying she moved into a house where the rapper paid the rent. When asked by the prosecution who is paying the rent now, Jane confirmed Combs is currently paying it.
Diddy's ex also claimed that she pleaded with him to stop having freak-offs, telling the court that she took drugs during them because she 'didn't want to feel like it was too real.' She testified that she felt "obligated" at one point to perform those nights and that she was scared that he would stop paying for her house if she didn't.
She also broke down in tears as she spoke of a traumatising 'freak-off' that lasted 18 hours.
'Jane' claimed that early in their relationship, she believed that they were going to have a private date night - just the two of them. But Combs told her an 'entertainer' would be joining them, assuring her it would be brief. Instead, she testified, the encounter lasted 18 hours.
When it was over, Combs told her he had to leave. That's when she began to cry. 'I just went through all that and was feeling terrible that he was going to leave me alone,' she said.
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