Diddy trial day 13 as it happened: Alleged victim gave him note that said 'I love you forever'
What you need to know after day 13 of Diddy's trial - scroll down to catch up
That's all for our live coverage today.
Earlier, Sean "Diddy" Combs's former assistant continued testifying under the pseudonym "Mia" before his defence started cross-examination.
If you're just checking in, here's a recap of what we heard today: Mia said she was "put in the middle" after Cassie found out that Diddy was "cheating" on her when she saw a video showing Combs with another woman;
Jurors were shown text messages between Mia and Diddy's former chief of staff, with Mia explaining her "night terrors" about the rapper and saying he threatened to kill her;
In a WhatsApp exchange between Diddy and Mia, he threatened to "tell everything" and said "let's go to war" if Mia didn't respond to his messages;
Mia recalled a trip to the Caribbean island St Barts on New Year's Eve in 2010, describing a moment when she was told to count the money in Diddy's safe on a yacht. She said he became "really angry" and accused her of counting too slowly;
Diddy's former assistant also told jurors she hasn't been able to return to work because she suffers from "severe, complex PTSD";
As cross-examination began, Diddy's defence attorney quizzed Mia on a range of social media posts which featured the rapper and often included glowing captions;
Mia defended the posts by describing the situation as "very confusing" and saying "I didn't want my family and friends to know the misery I was in";
Diddy's defence attorney asked Mia to read the captions to some of her posts out loud to jurors, which included phrases like "we f****** love you" and one that described him as a "legend";
Mia was also presented in court with a scrapbook she made for Combs's 45th birthday, containing a note which said "I love you forever". Mia told jurors she was afraid Combs would kill her and said that making the scrapbook was "a lot more complicated on all levels".
The trial will resume on Monday as Mia's cross-examination continues. We'll see you back here then.
Court finishes for the day
The jury has now been dismissed, bringing day 13 of the trial to a close.
Cross-examination of Sean "Diddy" Combs's former assistant, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia", will continue on Monday.
Stay with us as we'll bring you a summary of today's proceedings.
'I am so heartbroken': Jurors shown texts of when Mia found out she was being cut from Diddy's company
Jurors are now shown text messages from December 2016 between Mia and Diddy's former chief of staff Kristina Khorram.
The messages were sent after Mia found out she was being made redundant from Sean Combs's company.
Mia starts the conversation by saying that her "life is over" and that she was "going to kill" herself.
"I am so heartbroken I cannot breathe," she wrote.
"Can't wait to see the light at the end of the tunnel... I don't know what to do... it hurts so f****** bad."
Mia is asked about the messages, and says: "I did not want to leave the company where I finally saw my dreams coming to fruition".
"It was not just a job, it was around 24 hours a day, this was all I knew and I worked so hard and went through so much."
'I have not lied to anyone at all', Mia says
In the most direct moment of the cross-examination so far, Sean Combs's defence attorney Brian Steel asks Mia whether she is wrong, and that his client never had non-consensual sex with her.
"What I said is true," Combs's former assistant says, adding: "I have not lied to anyone at all".
When asked whether she overestimated the number of times Combs may have inappropriately touched her, Mia says: "everything I said in this courtroom is true".
'Nobody around us even flinched at Diddy's behaviour'
Sean Combs's defence attorney Brian Steel is quizzing Mia over why she would make the scrapbook for Diddy if he ruined her life as she claims.
"At the time, he made me feel the opposite as well, I am not a professional to explain that," she says.
Mia goes on to say "nobody around us" would say that the things that were happening were wrong.
"There was nobody around us that even flinched at his behaviour... I was always in trouble and always finding a way not to be in trouble," she says.
Mia tells jurors that she was afraid Combs would kill her, and says that making a scrapbook for him was "a lot more complicated on all levels".
'I love you forever': Mia presented with scrapbook she made for Diddy and reads note aloud
Mia is now presented with a scrapbook she made for Sean "Diddy" Combs, which she gave to him as a gift for his 45th birthday.
"I have put together this scrapbook from 1991-1999 that I hope will stir up nostalgic feelings of when you started and how you felt and what was a dream to you that's now an everyday reality," a note in it says.
Mia, reading the note aloud, continues: "I hope it reminds you of when this world made your eyes light up.
"Happy happy birthday, I love you forever."
Asked whether she meant those words, Mia says "at the time... I was reflecting a conversation I had".
Combs's defence asks Mia to read her social media captions about Diddy to jurors
After showing Mia's social media post on Sean Combs's birthday (see previous post), his defence asked Mia to read her caption aloud.
She was full of praise for Diddy in the caption on her social media post, describing him as a "legend".
After calling up another post from his birthday, Combs's defence asks Mia to read another caption out loud.
She reads the caption to the court, which ends with "we f****** love you".
Despite Steel attempting to show a disconnect between what Mia claimed her life was like and the glowing posts about Combs, Mia is confidently claiming ownership of the posts.
Combs's defence attorney continues to focus on Mia's posts praising Diddy
Sean Combs's defence attorney Brian Steel continues his questioning over Mia's social media posts featuring Diddy, just like he did before the lunch break.
He points to one post in particular, in which Mia thanks Diddy for an "incredible experience".
Once again, she is asked whether this is the same Combs she said has altered her life for the worse forever.
"Yes," she replies.
She is also asked about another post six years after Combs allegedly sexually assaulted her.
"How is that not a significant date in your life?" Steel asks.
"It was Puff's birthday... I tried to protect that night and shut it down and not think about it again," she says.
Court back in session
Jurors are back in the courtroom and Mia has returned to the stand.
Sean Combs's former assistant, who is testifying under the pseudonym, will continue to be cross-examined.
She's facing questions from Combs's defence attorney Brian Steel.
Trial expected to resume shortly
The judge is back in the courtroom and is discussing some legal arguments with Diddy's defence attorneys and the prosecution.
We'll bring you the latest as soon as things get back under way shortly.
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