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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Diddy Allegedly Paid Male Escort Named 'The Punisher' $2000 To Have An Oiled Freak Off With Cassie
Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial is still underway, and on May 20, the court heard testimony from a male escort who testified that he was part of the rapper's alleged sexual orgies, dubbed "Freak Offs." Sharay Hayes, a male escort who goes by the stage name "The Punisher," testified on Tuesday that he had participated in Diddy's alleged "freak offs" on several different occasions. On the stand, Hayes testified about the first time he interacted with Diddy and his then-girlfriend, Cassie, who, in early May 2025, testified that she felt pressured to have sex with different men for Diddy's pleasure. According to Hayes, he was directed to meet Cassie at a room in Trump Tower in New York City in 2012 and was told to create a "sexy scene" for the rap mogul, which included Hayes and Cassie applying baby oil on each other. 'I was specifically told to not acknowledge her husband,' Hayes told the court before revealing he was paid $800 when he arrived. Later, Hayes testified that a man, presumed to be Diddy, entered the room wearing a covering that "Muslim women wear" and began to masturbate with Astroglide lubricant before exiting some time later. He shared that Cassie left, too, after handing him another $1,200. Hayes testified that his alleged interactions with Cassie and Diddy happened repeatedly, at least eight to 12 times. On May 19, Kerry Morgan, one of Cassie's former friends, also testified about her alleged interactions with Cassie and Diddy, who dated on-and-off from 2008 to 2018. On the stand, Morgan told the court that she saw Diddy physically abuse Cassie in Los Angeles and Jamaica. Morgan, 39, also testified that she had allegedly been assaulted by the rapper, too, after a heated interaction inside his home in 2018. "He came up behind me and choked me and left finger marks on my neck and hit me in the head with a wooden hanger," Morgan testified. "Cassie was in the bathroom. It hit me behind my right ear." According to Morgan, the hanger left her concussed and feeling "dizzy," causing her to vomit repeatedly. Morgan later added that she retained a lawyer after the incident; however, she didn't file a lawsuit against the "Hello Good Morning" rapper. Instead, she told the court that she accepted a $30,000 payment to stay silent and signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). When Cassie was on the stand testifying about her alleged experience with Diddy, the "Me & U" singer recounted the first time she heard Diddy allegedly express his interest in watching her have sex with another man. "I was 22 at the time, my stomach churned, didn't have a concept of how that would be a turn on, but I accepted the responsibility," Cassie said on the stand. "I was confused, nervous, but also loved him very much and wanted to make him happy." Later, the 38-year-old mother of two said that participating in the alleged sexual orgies became the only thing she had time for, adding that they could last for hours or even days. "They would be 36, 48, 72 hours, the longest one was four days," she said. "I felt disgusting. I felt humiliated," Cassie said about her involvement in the sexual encounters. "I didn't have the words to show how horrible I felt. I couldn't talk to anyone about it." To make matters worse, Cassie also testified that during the "freak offs," she'd often question her reality because the encounters were allegedly fueled with illicit drugs and alcohol. "I was high so I didn't feel much," she said. "Did this really happen to me? I didn't know what was going to happen after that, if we were going to do it more frequently, I said yes to more, I didn't want to make him upset or angry." One of Diddy's former musicians, Aubrey O'Day, recently appeared on Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' podcast to discuss the trial of her former boss and praised Cassie for her bravery in the process. "Sometimes I hear her discuss things that she did then and how now she would never, she understands it differently, and that makes me feel like so happy for her that she's come, you know, because I don't know her as a mom, so like to understand that she made that evolution and went to the other side of viewing all of it made me feel like really proud of her," she said.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Diddy Allegedly Offered Cassie's Friend $30,000 After Hitting Her With A Hanger, Leaving Her Concussed
As Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial continues, one of Cassie's friends took the stand on Monday, May 19, and recounted her alleged interaction with him. According to Kerry Morgan, a friend of Cassie (Diddy's ex-girlfriend), after allegedly being concussed by the rap mogul in 2018, she accepted a $30,000 payment in exchange for her silence. While testifying in Diddy's trial, Morgan, 39, recounted several experiences where she allegedly witnessed the "Hello Good Morning" rapper assault Cassie, whom he dated on-and-off from 2008 to 2018. Morgan also opened up about her own alleged experience with Diddy, claiming the rapper assaulted her during a fit of rage while she was at his home in 2018. "He came up behind me and choked me and left finger marks on my neck and hit me in the head with a wooden hanger," Morgan told the court, according to NBC News. "Cassie was in the bathroom. It hit me behind my right ear." Morgan further explained that Diddy's alleged actions left her concussed and "dizzy," causing her to vomit several times. Following the interaction, Morgan testified that she hired a lawyer; however, she never filed a lawsuit against Diddy. Instead, she accepted a $30,000 payment from the rapper and signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). "We haven't spoken since," Morgan said. "The last time I spoke to Sean was the night of the assault, and the last time I saw Cassie was when I signed the NDA." Throughout the first week of testimony in Diddy's federal trial, which began on May 12, the jury heard several allegations about Diddy's physically abusive behavior. On Monday, Morgan also testified that she witnessed this alleged behavior on two separate occasions: once in Los Angeles and once in Jamaica. During their trip to Jamaica, Morgan testified she saw Diddy "dragging" Cassie by her hair after hearing "guttural" and "terrifying" screams from the singer. She explained that after that incident, Diddy allegedly dragged Cassie outside, where she hit her head on a brick. However, they were able to escape on one of his golf carts and hid in a ditch as Diddy reportedly searched for them. During the second incident, Morgan told the court that she was inside Diddy's Los Angeles home when she saw him allegedly hit and kick his then-girlfriend. Morgan testified that she urged Diddy's security to "do something," but he refused. Following that situation, Morgan and Cassie went to a neighbor's home to hide, where they heard Diddy driving by to look for them. On a recent episode of Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' new podcast, Aubrey O'Day, who worked with Diddy from 2005 to 2009 as part of Danity Kane, discussed the ongoing trial involving her former boss. She praised Cassie, who spent all of last week recounting harrowing details about her alleged interactions with Diddy, for being "open" and "vulnerable" with her story. "Sometimes I hear her discuss things that she did then and how now she would never, she understands it differently, and that makes me feel like so happy for her that she's come, you know, because I don't know her as a mom, so like to understand that she made that evolution and went to the other side of viewing all of it made me feel like really proud of her," she said. O'Day, who's been open about her rocky relationship with the rap star in the past, then slammed him for being a "selfish" father for allowing his kids to be present during the trial. 'The fact that the kids are marching up to that court, praying over everything, and walking in with a bunch of women also that are encouraging it,' O'Day said. 'I don't know any father that would want their children to sit through testimony about how much their daddy liked to watch people [get] lubricated, f-cking, getting pissed on and urinated in their mouths, having his girlfriend come in the other room and rub their c-m all over his nipples,' she continued, referring to statements Cassie made during her time on the stand. 'You're a father first, and as a father, I just wouldn't want my two girls that are only a year younger than [Cassie] was when he started dating her, 19,' the "Damaged" singer said. 'I believe the girls are around 18. I would not ever want my child to hear anything like that.' O'Day, also known for her roles in different reality shows, including "Marriage Boot Camp," further stated Diddy's choice to have his children in the courtroom while witnesses recount his alleged salacious deeds was "telling" to her. "It means that [Diddy's] being selfish and he needs, in my opinion, it feels like, 'Daddy needs you in court because daddy needs all the optics to look in his favor,' and I don't really care what you have to sit through," she added.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Terrence Howard Claims Diddy Tried To Come On To Him During Private Meeting: 'I Don't Bend Over That Way'
"Iron Man" actor and musician Terrence Howard recently made the shocking allegation that Sean "Diddy" Combs attempted to come on to him during a private meeting they had years prior. While appearing on the "PBD Podcast" on Friday, April 4, Howard, 56, recalled a situation with Diddy in which the "Empire" actor claimed the now-imprisoned hip-hop mogul wanted to "f-ck" him. After their alleged interaction, Howard claimed he cut off all communication with Diddy so he could protect his "man card." During the "PBD Podcast," Howard opened up to Patrick Bet-David about scientific theories, academia, and his departure from Hollywood. At one point in their conversation, Howard reflected on an alleged situation he had with Diddy, who's currently facing several criminal charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering. According to Howard, he once visited Diddy to help him with his acting skills after being "invited ... for weeks." However, Howard claimed that when the two were together, Diddy didn't have materials to work on, and, instead, he only sat there, "looking" at Howard. The "Best Man Holiday" actor then claimed that Diddy asked to listen to some of Howard's music, but instead of offering feedback, Diddy allegedly stayed silent, "just sitting" there. Howard revealed to David he was confused by Diddy's behavior before saying his assistant alleged the "Hello Good Morning" rapper was "trying to f-ck" him. 'Now you know to be hands-off with somebody,' Howard said, adding he's had that interaction with several producers in the past whom he's threatened "to punch" or "knock their head off." He continued: 'When you approach a real man about his masculinity, you're going to get a real reaction back." Howard, who has starred in TV shows like "All My Children," "Family Matters," and, most recently, "Flight Night," also revealed he won't take certain roles, including any gay characters. 'I've lost businesses because I don't bend over in that way. I don't compromise. I don't play gay roles. I don't kiss a man. I don't do that sh-t because the man card means everything," he said. Howard's claims come 10 years after reports surfaced that Diddy banned his sons from appearing on the Fox show "Empire," which also featured Taraji P. Henson. "Diddy kicked up a huge stink and called all the top brass at 20th Century Fox TV to get them to change their rules over music rights,' a source told Page Six. 'He said there was no way his son was signing over his intellectual property. So he banned him from the show.' In April 2025, The Blast reported about the two new counts of sex trafficking and transportation added to Diddy's ongoing federal case. Per court documents, prosecutors working the case made new claims about the rapper, including that he "recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, advertised, maintained, patronized and solicited" the victims to "engage in commercial sex acts." The new charges come months after Diddy was first arrested and indicted on prostitution-related charges, per PEOPLE. In the documents, Diddy allegedly manipulated women into participating in "highly orchestrated performances," also known as "freak-offs." According to the indictment, "freak-offs" involved male sex workers who Diddy allegedly flew to his location. Following the new charges, Diddy's representative shared a statement with The Blast, clarifying that the allegations were not "new." "These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships. This was their private sex life, defined by consent, not coercion," they said. Nearly a year ago, CNN released a video of Diddy seemingly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel. The disturbing clip showcased the rapper running down the hallway after Ventura in a towel before grabbing her by the neck area and slamming her on the ground. In court documents, Diddy's team alleged CNN bought the only copy of the video and altered it before destroying the original footage. "CNN purchased the only known copy of the Hotel's surveillance footage, uploaded that footage into a free editing software, altered the video, and then destroyed the original footage, even though it knew about and repeatedly reported about the federal investigation," the rapper's team said in a joint letter. They also accused the news network of "covering the time stamp and then changing the video sequence." "It also includes speeding up the video to make it falsely appear that the actions in the video are taking place faster than they are. As a result, the CNN videos do not fairly and accurately depict the events in question," they finished.
Miami Herald
05-02-2025
- Miami Herald
Inside Diddy's late-night trip to the hospital under ‘the cover of darkness'
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was briefly sprung from prison late Thursday night. The disgraced rapper, who has been behind bars at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since September, was apparently dealing with a medical issue, The New York Post reports. The 55 year old was transported to a nearby hospital 'under cover of darkness' to have an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of his knee. A source told the newspaper that Combs had been dealing with some pain and that he's had knee issues since running the New York Marathon more than 20 years ago. According to CBS News, the music mogul developed 'severe tendinitis' in his right knee while training for the grueling 26.2 mile race in 2003. 'Never in my life have I ever experienced anything as crazy as this,' said the hip-hop entrepreneur after crossing the finish line. 'It was a beautiful experience.' After Thursday night's scan, Combs was reportedly taken back to his cell. It's unclear if surgery or any other treatment is required as MDC does not comment on inmate matters. The 'Hello Good Morning' singer, who still maintains a home on Star Island in Miami Beach, was indicted on sex trafficking charges last year after a federal investigation; his trial is set for May.
