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Motor 1
an hour ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Is the 911 Hybrid Still a True Porsche? Video Review
There are so many Porsche 911 variants that it'll make your head spin. The 911 Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera T, GT3, GT3 RS, Turbo, Targa—you get the point. But snuck into the middle of the lineup is a highly significant 911: The 2025 911 GTS. The first hybrid 911. My first thought when hearing about the new GTS was: "Hybrid? Ew ." Hybrid is mostly a dirty word for driving enthusiasts, especially when it comes to sports cars. As was demonstrated by the new BMW M5 (which we reviewed last week on the channel), hybridization comes with weight and complexity. But when done right, hybridization can also genuinely enhance the driving experience, like with the 'holy trinity' of hypercars or, yes, even the newest Toyota Prius . With the GTS, Porsche tried to avoid as much bloat as possible while still adding performance. The 911 GTS is 110 pounds heavier than the previous 992.1, but the benefits of those 110 pounds are vast. With an electric motor adding 54 horsepower and 110 pound-feet of torque where the PDK clutches are, the GTS torque fills instantly. The 1.9 kilowatt-hour battery is mounted in the front/middle of the car, aiding weight distribution. And the hybrid drive means the entire engine accessory drive is gone, which allowed Porsche to move the engine 4.3 inches lower than before—a huge change. Sure, hybrid may be a dirty word for enthusiasts, but the 992.2 GTS challenged my notions of a hybrid in this latest video. Watch Our Latest Video Reviews The New BMW M5 Solves a Problem It Created: Video Review The 2026 Porsche 911 Carrera T is God's Sports Car Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Sean 'Diddy' Combs forced ex-girlfriend Cassie into ‘freak-offs', threatened to leak tapes and ruin career, says former stylist
Sean "Diddy" Combs Sean 'Diddy' Combs forced his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie, into sex marathons, her former stylist and close friend testified against the rapper on Wednesday. He also added that he physically assaulted her during their long-term relationship. Stylist Deonte Nash said the incident happened on Cassie's 29th birthday in 2015. She had planned a fun night with drinks, drugs, and karaoke, but Combs wanted something else. He insisted on taking her to a hotel for what he called a 'freak-off' — a sex marathon, AP reported quoting Nash. Nash said he saw Combs yelling at Cassie as she begged to celebrate her birthday her way. Later, Cassie told Nash she didn't want to do the 'freak-off' but had no choice because Combs was forcing her. Nash said this wasn't the first time Cassie told him she didn't want to take part in Combs' drug-filled hotel sex sessions. Earlier in the trial, Cassie said these encounters often included Combs watching, directing, and even filming her with a male sex worker. She said this happened hundreds of times during their 11-year relationship from 2007 to 2018. Nash also said Combs often beat and threatened Cassie. He claimed Combs would say he'd ruin her music career and release private videos if she didn't do what he wanted. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Sharing one example of abuse, Nash said that once he was at Cassie's apartment helping her pack for a music festival when Combs stormed in, pulled her off the couch by her hair, and hit her. Nash said he tried to stop him by jumping on his back, but Combs threw him off. Combs then followed Cassie into a bedroom and kept hitting her, slamming her head into a bed frame. She had a bloody cut above her eye. 'Look what y'all made me do,' Combs allegedly said. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty that he led a racketeering conspiracy for 20 years that relied on fear and violence to get what he wanted. If convicted, he could face 15 years to life in prison. On the same day, Combs' lawyers asked for a mistrial. They said prosecutors unfairly suggested that Combs interfered with a police probe into a 2012 firebombing of rapper Kid Cudi's Porsche 911. The judge, Arun Subramanian, denied the mistrial request but told jurors to ignore comments about destroyed fingerprint records. A day earlier, Combs' former assistant said Combs wanted to kill Cudi after learning he was dating Cassie in 2011. Weeks later, Cudi's car was firebombed. A Molotov cocktail made from a malt liquor bottle and a fancy handkerchief was found inside the car, according to a fire department investigator. The investigator, Lance Jimenez, told the court the fingerprints from the car were later destroyed by someone at the LAPD who was not part of the case, which he said was not normal. Combs' lawyers accused prosecutors of misconduct, but the judge sided with the prosecution.
The Star
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Cassie confided in stylist that Diddy pressured her into sex marathons
The singer Cassie was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks, drugs and karaoke with friends, but her boyfriend, Sean "Diddy' Combs, had a different idea. The hip-hop mogul insisted on taking Cassie, his R&B protege, to a Los Angeles hotel for another of his "freak-off' sex marathons, her friend and former stylist testified Wednesday at Combs' federal sex trafficking trial. Deonte Nash told jurors that he saw the temperamental Combs berating Cassie as she pleaded for him to let her enjoy her birthday on her own terms. Later that night, Nash said, Cassie told the stylist, "I don't want to freak-off," but that she had to because Combs was making her. Nash testified that the 2015 conversation was one of several times Cassie, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, confided to him that she didn't want to engage in Combs' drug-fueled hotel encounters. Earlier in the trial, Cassie testified that these often involved Combs watching, directing and sometimes filming her as she had sex with a male sex worker. She said she engaged in hundreds of such encounters during her nearly 11-year relationship with Combs from 2007 to 2018. Nash said he remains close with Cassie, even advising her on her trial wardrobe. He said he contacted her Tuesday to congratulate her on the birth of her third child. Along with shedding light on Cassie's feelings about freak-offs, Nash also corroborated her testimony that Combs frequently beat and tormented her. Combs would threaten to hinder Cassie's fledgling music career and said he'd ruin her reputation by releasing recordings of their sexual encounters, Nash said. The stylist said he was at Cassie's apartment, helping her pack for a music festival, when Combs stormed in, grabbed her by the hair, pulled her off a couch and hit her repeatedly. Nash said he jumped on Combs' back in an attempt to get him to stop, but Combs bucked and threw him to the ground. Combs resumed whaling on Cassie, who'd fled to a bedroom with Nash and another friend, knocking her head into the edge of the bed frame and causing a large, bloody gash above her eye, the witness said. "Look what y'all made me do," Combs said, according to Nash. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he led a racketeering conspiracy for 20 years that relied on fear and violence to get what he wanted. If convicted, he could face 15 years to life in prison. Earlier Wednesday, Combs' lawyers asked for a mistrial - which Judge Arun Subramanian denied - after they said prosecutors had tried to imply that Combs interfered with a police investigation into the January 2012 firebombing of rapper Kid Cudi's Porsche 911. Subramanian told jurors to disregard testimony about fingerprint records that ended up being destroyed months after the fire. Combs' ex-assistant testified Tuesday that Combs said he wanted to kill Cudi after he learned that Cassie and Cudi were dating in December 2011. A few weeks later, Cudi's Porsche was firebombed. A Molotov cocktail was found in the front seat, made out of a 40-ounce Old English 800 malt liquor bottle and a designer handkerchief, according to Lance Jimenez, an arson investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, and photographs shown in court. Combs' lawyers moved for a mistrial after Jimenez, prompted by prosecution questioning, testified that fingerprints taken from Cudi's vehicle were destroyed in August 2012, about eight months after the fire. Jimenez said someone at the Los Angeles Police Department who wasn't involved in the investigation ordered the fingerprint cards destroyed. He said this wasn't normal protocol. Combs' lawyer Alexandra Shapiro accused the government of prosecutorial misconduct for even broaching the idea that something untoward happened with the fingerprint cards. She said prosecutors should've known better because some prospective jurors were eliminated from consideration for the trial after they said they believed Combs could buy his way out of trouble. "These questions were designed to play right into that,' Shapiro said. Assistant US Attorney Christy Slavik countered that "a mistrial is absolutely unwarranted here," telling the judge that she only asked Jimenez about the fate of the fingerprint cards to counter defense suggestions that the firebombing was poorly investigated and that the area was not canvassed for fingerprints. No arrests were made as a result of Jimenez's investigation, but federal prosecutors contend Combs was responsible for the fire and have included the episode as one of several acts of alleged wrongdoing supporting the racketeering charge against him. – AP
South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
- South Wales Guardian
US judge rejects mistrial request from Combs' lawyers
The music mogul's lawyers said prosecutors tried to imply to a jury that he interfered with the investigation into rapper Kid Cudi's firebombed Porsche in 2012. Although such mistrial requests are common during lengthy federal trials involving hundreds of pieces of evidence and dozens of witnesses, this was the first request at Combs' trial, which is in its third week of testimony in Manhattan. Combs has been active in his defence, regularly writing notes to his lawyers, and they have consulted with him as they questioned witnesses. Judge Arun Subramanian instructed the jury to disregard testimony about the destruction of fingerprint cards that occurred months after Cudi's car was set ablaze. Weeks before that firebombing, Combs became enraged when he learned that Cudi was dating Cassie, the singer who had a nearly 11-year relationship with Combs from 2007 to 2018. The Molotov cocktail used to burn Cudi's car in his Hollywood Hills driveway was fashioned out of a 40-ounce Old English 800 malt liquor bottle and a designer handkerchief, according to Lance Jimenez, an arson investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, and photographs shown in court. The defence's mistrial request came after Mr Jimenez testified that fingerprints taken from Cudi's burned Porsche 911 were destroyed in August 2012, about eight months after the fire. Mr Jimenez said someone in the Los Angeles Police Department who was not involved in the investigation ordered the fingerprint cards destroyed. He said that was not normal protocol. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he led a racketeering conspiracy for 20 years that relied on fear and violence to get what he wanted. If convicted, he could face 15 years to life in prison. Cassie and other witnesses have testified that she was repeatedly beaten by Combs, and she said she was frequently coerced to engage in unwanted sex acts. Defence attorney Alexandra Shapiro asked for the mistrial during a morning break with the jury out of the room. She told Judge Subramanian that 'prosecutorial misconduct' had occurred and said 'there's no way to unring this bell'. She said prosecutors were on notice during jury selection that some prospective jurors had to be eliminated from consideration for the jury because they believed Combs could buy his way out of the racketeering conspiracy he is charged with. 'These questions were designed to play right into that,' she said. Defence lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the prosecution's conduct 'outrageous'. Combs' lawyers argued that the prosecution's questions and Mr Jimenez's resulting testimony was highly prejudicial because prosecutors were suggesting that Combs had something to do with the destruction of the records. Assistant US attorney Christy Slavik said 'a mistrial is absolutely unwarranted here'. She said the subject of fingerprints was raised to counter defence suggestions through questions posed to other witnesses that the car firebombing was poorly investigated and that the area was not canvassed for fingerprints. Later, a friend of Cassie gave evidence that the singer was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks, drugs and karaoke with friends but her boyfriend, Combs, had a different idea. The hip-hop mogul insisted on taking Cassie to a Los Angeles hotel for another of his 'freak-off' sex marathons, her friend and former stylist said. Deonte Nash told jurors that he saw the temperamental Combs berating Cassie as she pleaded for him to let her enjoy her birthday on her own terms. Later that night, Mr Nash said that Cassie told the stylist, 'I don't want to freak-off,' but that she had to because Combs was making her. Mr Nash testified that the 2015 conversation was one of several times Cassie confided to him that she did not want to engage in Combs' drug-fuelled hotel encounters. Earlier in the trial, Cassie testified that these often involved Combs watching, directing and sometimes filming her as she had sex with a male sex worker. She said she engaged in hundreds of such encounters during her nearly 11-year relationship with Combs from 2007 to 2018. Mr Nash said he remains close with Cassie, even advising her on her trial wardrobe. He said he contacted her on Tuesday to congratulate her on the birth of her third child. Along with shedding light on Cassie's feelings about freak-offs, M Nash also corroborated her testimony that Combs frequently beat and tormented her. Combs would threaten to hinder Cassie's fledgling music career and said he would ruin her reputation by releasing recordings of their sexual encounters, Mr Nash said. The stylist said he was at Cassie's apartment, helping her pack for a music festival, when Combs stormed in, grabbed her by the hair, pulled her off a couch and hit her repeatedly. Mr Nash said he jumped on Combs' back in an attempt to get him to stop but Combs bucked and threw him to the ground. Combs resumed attacking Cassie, who fled to a bedroom with Mr Nash and another friend, knocking her head into the edge of the bed frame and causing a large, bloody gash above her eye, the witness said. 'Look what y'all made me do,' Combs said, according to Mr Nash.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial day 15 recap: Judge denies motion for a mistrial over arson dispute
Testimony Wednesday in the sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs was marked by a surprise motion for a mistrial from Combs' defense team. The play, prompted by a reference to destroyed evidence in an arson investigation, was quickly turned back by the judge, who has kept a tight grip on the headline-grabbing trial. Judge Arun Subramanian rejected the defense request for a mistrial after having the jury removed from the courtroom in the wake of testimony related to the alleged firebombing of the Porsche owned by Combs' rival, rapper Kid Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi. MORE: Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial updates: Prosecution witness known as 'Mia' expected to testify next An arson investigator told jurors that fingerprint evidence obtained after an earlier break-in was inexplicably destroyed after it was turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department. In response, defense attorneys alleged that prosecutors were attempting to imply Combs interfered with the investigation into the incident -- a suggestion defense lawyers said was out of bounds. Subramanian dispensed with the request, in part, because the witness never answered a question posed by prosecutors about whether it would be unusual for fingerprint evidence to have been destroyed by LAPD staffers. The mistrial motion marked the first time Combs' attorneys pushed to short-circuit the trial, now in its third week of testimony, and threatens to land Combs behind bars for life if he is convicted. Prosecutors allege that Combs used his money and power to lead a sprawling criminal enterprise that enabled him to coerce women into sex. Combs has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers, confronted with testimony detailing a private life marked by violence, sexual escapades and illicit drug use, have argued that Combs might be guilty of other crimes but not the charges included in the federal case against him. The 15th day of the trial concluded with testimony from a close friend of Combs' former lover and the prosecution's star witness, Cassie Ventura. The friend, celebrity stylist Deonte Nash, testified to seeing Ventura physically and verbally abused by Combs. He told the jury Ventura, a singer who hoped Combs would make her a star, told him that she did not want to participate in Combs' sex orgies, called "freak-offs." Ventura's disturbing and often emotional testimony was the centerpiece of the trial's start. Attorneys were rushed to finish Ventura's appearance because she was on the verge of delivering her third child, and a source close to Ventura said Wednesday afternoon that Ventura has, in fact, given birth. Defense attorneys made their request for a mistrial after LA Fire Department arson investigator Lance Jimenez was questioned about the fingerprint evidence recovered while investigating the scene of Kid Cudi's torched Porsche 911. Kid Cudi testified last week that he suspected Combs was behind the fire, though the rap mogul has long denied being involved. Jimenez told jurors that he responded to the incident on Jan. 9, 2012, and quickly reached the conclusion that the fire was caused by a "makeshift firebomb" known as a Molotov cocktail. "Somebody had lit it, cut the roof and dropped it in the front seat," Jimenez told the jury. "In my opinion, it was targeted." Jimenez said he took note of the slash in the canvas top of the black Porsche 911 Cabriolet and "burn patterns" on the seat, carpeting and roof. The description was backed up by photos shown to the jury and are now publicly available. "There was a bottle on the front seat, and there was a cloth handkerchief on the center console that was burned," Jimenez said. "Inside the bottle, I observed a liquid that gave an odor I know to be gasoline." Jimenez said he also noticed a disposable red lighter on the ground, and walked the jury through photos of the damage, including the soot damage on the driver's door, the burns on the interior and the cut in the canvas roof. The jury also saw a picture of the lighter, the 40-ounce Old English 800 malt liquor bottle used to make the Molotov cocktail and a burned handkerchief. Jimenez testified that Kid Cudi had his home swept for fingerprints after the incident. Two prints were lifted from the glass front door, Jimenez told the jury, but the fingerprint cards he turned in to the LAPD evidence unit were destroyed in August 2012. The LAPD declined to comment about the investigation and destruction of the fingerprint cards. After prosecutors asked Jimenez if it was "unusual" for fingerprint evidence to be destroyed, defense attorneys immediately moved for a mistrial, accusing the government of prosecutorial misconduct. Combs' team accused the government of trying to plant the idea that Combs was responsible for the destruction of the fingerprints lifted from Kid Cudi's front door. "It was becoming clearer and clearer that this inference was what the government was doing this for," Shapiro said. "There's no way to unring this bell." Subramanian denied the mistrial but gave the jury a warning. "Before the break, you heard some testimony about fingerprint cards, and I'm now instructing you that questions regarding the destruction of the fingerprint cards and the answers are irrelevant to this case and to the defendant and are not to be considered by you," Subramanian said. Jimenez testified he tried calling several people at Kid Cudi's suggestion, including Ventura and Combs' former assistant Capricorn Clark. He said he was unable to reach them. No charges were filed in connection with the arson, though the case has not been closed. Jimenez said the status is "inactive pending anything further." Prosecutors began the day by calling to the witness stand the Los Angeles police officer who responded to Kid Cudi's home on Dec. 22, 2011, after he reported a break-in. LAPD officer Christopher Ignacio said he went through the home with the rapper and recorded the incident as trespassing for "someone entering someone's property without the owner's consent." When he ran the license plate from a black Cadillac Escalade seen driving from the house, the report from the California Department of Motor Vehicles showed the registered owner as Bad Boy Productions, Inc., Combs' company. Jurors saw the DMV report linking the car to Bad Boy Productions, the only piece of evidence that ties Combs' company to the incident. Tuesday, Combs' former personal assistant, Clark, told jurors that Combs and a bodyguard kidnapped her at gunpoint from an apartment and drove to Kid Cudi's home. She testified they entered the house. Kid Cudi testified that nothing was missing but he found Christmas presents opened on the counter and his dog locked in a bathroom. On cross-examination by Combs' attorneys, defense lawyers attempted to stress that Ignacio's report did not mention a firearm being involved. During Tuesday's testimony, defense attorneys similarly pressed Clark about her recollection that Combs had a gun on him at the time of the incident – a detail that could be vital to prosecutors who could argue the alleged kidnapping is connected to the racketeering conspiracy component of the case against Combs. Cassie Ventura's longtime friend and celebrity stylist Deonte Nash testified he "quite often" saw Combs' girlfriend Ventura with bruises, and he "quite often" knew her to spend nights with Combs in hotel rooms against her will. On Ventura's 29th birthday, Nash testified that Combs told Ventura, "[expletive] you. I do all this for you, and you can't do this one thing for me," Nash said. "Cassie said, 'He's just mad that I don't want to go to the hotel and freak off with him.'" Combs, according to Nash's testimony, would decide how Ventura would appear, from her clothing to her hairstyle. He recalled arriving with Cassie at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty. "She looked bomb. Her hair was down," Nash said, but he told the jury Combs came over and said, "I thought I told you she needs to wear her hair up." Nash testified Combs angrily grabbed him by his jacket and lifted him up. "I just started asking people at the party for hairpins," Nash said. During his testimony, Nash recalled numerous instances of violence and threats of violence by Combs, specifically one incident when he said Ventura considered climbing over a hotel balcony in Beverly Hills to escape Combs, who had just arrived. Nash testified that Ventura "was frightened" after he told her "that Puff was downstairs looking for her." Testifying because he was subpoenaed, Nash recalled Combs telling Ventura "that he wouldn't put her music out, that he would get her parents fired from their jobs, that he would put out sex tapes." Federal prosecutors have alleged Combs maintained coercive control over Ventura that caused her to engage in freak-offs that she did not want to be part of. The celebrity stylist remains a friend of Ventura's to this day, he testified, and said he helped her pick a wedding dress as well as talked to her about what she would wear while testifying at trial. Defense portrayed Combs as having the final say over Cassie's look as a business decision instead of an element of coercion, as prosecutors alleged. "It's important for the person who ran the label that the person look good, fair to say?" defense attorney Xaviar Donaldson asked. "Sometimes, yeah," Nash agreed. Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial day 15 recap: Judge denies motion for a mistrial over arson dispute originally appeared on
