Diddy trial latest: Abusive and 'threatening' texts to assistant read out at trial

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6 days ago

The sex-trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is continuing to hear evidence from the second of his alleged victims, a former assistant called 'Mia'. Follow the latest from the trial, and catch up on what's happened so far, below.
15:33:39
Mia says Diddy 'chased me out the room' on New Year's Eve yacht trip as she 'ran to hide'
Mia is now asked about a trip to St Barts on New Year's Eve in 2010.
She explains that she was staying on a chartered yacht with Diddy and other members of his staff.
She describes a moment when she was called into Diddy's room and was told to count the money in the safe, something she says was not her job.
Despite counting out the money, Mia says Coombs became "really angry" and said she was counting too slowly.
"He chased me out of the room," she says, telling the jury that she ran to the third floor to hide.
"I just wanted to get away from him and leave the country," she adds, but says she went back on the boat "because I felt that I had to".
15:18:56
'He is currently firing me at the moment': Email shows moment Diddy's former assistant was suspended
Attention now turns to how Sean Combs's former assistant was suspended.
Mia explains that she was suspended for oversleeping, adding that she accidentally overslept after being awake for several days.
The jury is shown an email chain between Mia and another employee of Sean Combs in March 2011.
In the email, Mia is asked about the handling of tickets for an event, and responded by saying "I'd totally help but he is currently firing me at the moment".
She says that came after she bought the wrong workout gear for Diddy, leading to her being suspended without pay.
Mia explains that she continued working for Combs until 2017, adding "I tried to run away before and it didn't work".
When asked if she could get other jobs, Mia says Diddy would have destroyed her reputation.
"I was scared of him," she says.
15:02:57
'Let's go to war': Diddy threatens to 'tell everything' in messages shown to jury
The jury is shown another WhatsApp exchange, this time between Sean Combs and Mia on 31 October 2025, while she was still in South Africa.
"If you don't call me now f*** it all. And imma tell everything. And dont ever speak me again. You have 2 min. F*** her. Call my [house] now or never speak to me again. F*** abc and all lawyers. Let's go to war," Diddy wrote in one message shared with the court.
Mia explains that US TV network ABC had bought the right to a comedy show she had written, but it never aired.
When asked what she thought Diddy's message meant, Mia says he was threatening to tell Cassie about the times he had sexually assaulted her but "framed differently... that I had a part in it".
Prosecutor Madison Smyser asks Mia what would happen if she didn't follow Diddy's instructions, to which she says she would have been in big trouble, losing her job and being emotionally or physically abused.
14:50:48
Mia recalls 'night terrors' about Diddy and says he threatened to kill her
The jury is shown a WhatsApp exchange between Sean Combs's chief of staff Kristina Khorram and Mia in October 2015.
Khorram initiates the conversation and tells Mia that Diddy wants to talk to her.
Mia responds by saying Diddy didn't sound right in his mind, adding that he was slurring his words, threatening her job and threatened to kill her.
When asked by prosecutor Madison Smyser about how those threats made her feel, Mia says she was "desperate to make it right, terrified and sad".
When Khorram asked Mia how things were going, she said she was sore, had anxiety and suffered "night terrors" about Diddy.
14:36:11
'I was put in the middle': Mia on moment Cassie found out Diddy was 'cheating' on her
Prosecutor Madison Smyser starts by asking Mia about the relationship between Sean "Diddy" Combs and Cassie Ventura.
Mia explains that Combs told her to go to South Africa with Cassie in October 2015, and while they were there Cassie found out Combs was allegedly cheating on her.
"She was devastated," Mia says, after Cassie found a video online showing Combs with another woman.
Mia testifies that Cassie stopped answering his calls at one point, with Combs's chief of staff Kristina Khorram trying to reach out.
"I was put in the middle," she adds.
14:16:37
'Mia' returns to the stand
Sean "Diddy" Combs's former personal assistant, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia", has now returned to the stand and will continue giving evidence.
Mia testified for most of the day yesterday and started by answering questions calmly, but became emotional as she described Diddy's relationship with Cassie Ventura and alleged sexual assaults.
She cried as she recalled feeling "terrified and trapped", recounting Combs allegedly forcing himself on her.
14:11:26
Judge and attorneys discuss logistics as former personal assistant to resume evidence
The judge and attorneys are continuing to discuss logistics after Diddy's attorney Marc Agnifilo highlighted communication issues with Sean Combs (see previous post).
A reminder, we're expecting Combs's former personal assistant, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia", to return to the stand and continue giving evidence today.
13:48:05
Diddy case pushing boundaries of what court security is available to do, judge says
Before we hear from Mia again, Judge Arun Subramanian is in conversation with one of Diddy's attorneys about his ability to speak to Sean Combs outside courtroom hours.
Subramanian tells the court that the Diddy case is pushing the boundaries of what court security and the marshals are available to do.
He suggests getting Combs to the court building at 7am (12pm UK time) would give his attorneys substantial time to confer with him.
Marc Agnifilo, one of Diddy's attorneys, says thank you for the marshals service but says they don't allow documents to be shown.
"We are restrained if we want to show him exhibits, we can't do it in the facility we have," he says.
However, the judge tells Agnifilo that the access he and Combs have had is much greater than defendants in many cases, adding that this is a unique case.
13:34:12
Day 13 of trial under way
Today's session is now under way.
A reminder, Sean Combs's former personal assistant, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia", will continue giving evidence.
Take a look back at a summary of the testimony she gave yesterday in our previous post.
We'll bring you the latest updates from her evidence.
13:23:01
A recap of what happened in court yesterday
It's day 13 of Sean "Diddy" Combs's trial and proceedings are about to start again in a few minutes.
Before that, here is a look at what happened yesterday:
Combs's former personal assistant, who testified under the pseudonym "Mia", said that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her head and slammed her arm into a door during her eight-year tenure;
She said Combs berated her for mistakes, even ones made by other employees, and loaded her up with so many tasks she did not sleep for days;
Mia told the court she once woke to find Combs on top of her and that he forced her to have sex against her will. Another time, he forced her to perform oral sex, she alleged;
She also said Combs's employees were always on edge because his mood could "change in a split second", causing everything to go from "happy to chaotic";
Mia said she saw Diddy being violent or threatening towards Cassie on several occasions, including at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012, during a party at Prince's house, and on a trip to a private island in Turks and Caicos;
She claimed Combs once pressured her into taking ketamine, and described incidents when he allegedly slammed a door on her arm and threw spaghetti at her;
The court heard she had never told anyone of the alleged attacks until the government's investigation in this case, and that it was a secret she had expected to take to the grave;
Mia's testimony echoed that of prior prosecution witnesses, including several of Combs's other former employees, as well as his former partner Cassie.