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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Michael Jordan's furious response to being named in twisted Diddy roleplay fantasy with Shaq
Puffing on a thick cigar and staring out across the Mediterranean, Michael Jordan didn't have a care in the world as he settled into his Sardinia vacation with his family. But the NBA great, 62, was taken aback this week when he was interrupted on his Italian trip to be told his name had come up at the trial of disgraced rap mogul .
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jaw-dropping new Diddy photos show how rapper prepared for hotel 'freak-off' despite knowing feds were on their way
Incendiary images shown in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' trial reveal the disgraced rap mogul was preparing for a hotel 'freak off' despite knowing he was about to be arrested, prosecutors say. The shocking images were shown to jurors as Diddy's ex-girlfriend Cassie testified at his federal trial on Monday - after she previously alleged how she was coerced into a life of manipulatio n and abuse. On Monday, prosecutors brought up a set of images taken by law enforcement when Diddy was arrested at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in September 2024. The rapper had already agreed with his attorneys to surrender to authorities, but in his hotel room Diddy was assembling bottles of baby oil and mood lighting when teams were descending on the hotel to take him into custody. Other images show a mysterious pink powder in small bags, pills in pill bottles, a blue light heater and stacks of cash. Prosecutors claimed some drugs found in the room were found to be ketamine and MDMA. Cassie testified from the stand that Diddy was meticulous about how he would want a 'freak off' room to be set up. This included wanting strongly scented candles to be lit at all times, which Cassie said were 'super pungent and were mixed with oil and all of the other scents.' She also claimed that Combs wanted her to heat up the baby oil before they would use it in the 'freak offs.' Diddy has pleaded not guilty in his ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering trial, with his attorneys claiming the 'freak off' pictures were from consensual parties as he denies any wrongdoing. It comes after prosecutors claimed last week that Diddy was caught preparing for one last hurrah of a 'freak off' before he was arrested. One of the special agents who raided Diddy's hotel room, Yasin Binda, testified on Friday that federal authorities found a cache of suggestive and damning evidence in the room. Binda - who works for Homeland Security Investigations' human trafficking division - said baby oil was found alongside bags of Astroglide lubricant inside a closet. 'This is one zip lock bag filled with Johnson's baby oil and you see another zip lock bag filled with Astroglide that was in the hallway closet,' she said of what she found in Diddy's room at the Park Hyatt hotel on the night of the arrest. She also told the court that police found 'mood lighting' as well as drugs including ketamine and MDMA in his room. There were also pouches of pink powder in a bottle of medication in the drawer which may have been pink cocaine, and a prescription for Klonopin found, written for the name 'Frank Black' which could be a pseudonym for Combs. 'This is one zip lock bag filled with Johnson's baby oil and you see another zip lock bag filled with Astroglide that was in the hallway closet,' she said of what she found in Diddy's room at the Park Hyatt hotel on September 16, 2024. Diddy had been in New York for 11 days before his arrest and prosecutors said he was 'waiting potentially for his arrest.' The mogul looked stressed as agent Binda spoke and put his hand on the back of his head. The bombshell images were shown in court shortly after Cassie was seen in separate pictures with a large bruise on her upper lip during her relationship with Combs. Cassie said she sustained the injury in a horror episode inside a Los Angeles hotel where Combs was caught on surveillance footage kicking and stomping on her. 'That's me, a selfie of me with a fat lip,' the singer said in court when questioned over the picture. She said she took the selfie inside an Uber shortly after, and claimed she texted Diddy saying: 'I have a premiere for the biggest thing I've ever done in my life on Monday. You are sick for thinking it's OK to do what you've done. Please stay away from me.' The rapper reportedly then claimed he was getting arrested. Cassie said her then-best friend, model Kerry Morgan, became upset when she saw her face and called the cops. But Cassie said she chose to not report who had assaulted her when police showed up because she wanted to protect Diddy, adding: 'In in that moment I didn't want to hurt him that way. Just too much going on. A lot for me in that moment. I wasn't ready.' Cassie also testified about the start of her relationship with Diddy, saying it was initially a platonic mentorship before it became romantic during a trip to Miami when she celebrated her 21st birthday. In another picture shown in court, Cassie was seen with a large cut over her left eye, which she claimed she sustained in Canada when Diddy threw her into a bed frame. Cassie said she suffered a 'pretty significant gash' above her left eye. Diddy's security personnel brought her to a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills to get the wound stitched up. Afterward, she texted Diddy a photo of her injured face and wrote: 'So you can remember.'
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Diddy appears in court at start of landmark sex trafficking trial as his mum & six of his children pack gallery in NYC
SEAN "Diddy" Combs has appeared in court at the start of his sex trafficking trial. The disgraced rap mogul's family were seen arriving as his mum and six of his children packed the gallery at the New York City courthouse. 3 3 3 Combs, 55, was seen in court as opening statements kicked off on Monday. His mum, Janice Combs, watched on from the front row of the gallery along with six of her sons children. Combs was reportedly wearing a light gray sweater and light gray pants. A court clerk reportedly asked him if he had got some water and Combs said: "I could use a little more if you don't mind." The disgraced music star is being tried over five criminal counts which include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy ranging from across a 20-year period. Combs denies all of the allegations against him. The trial is expected to last two months with testimonies from three and possibly four of the rapper's female accusers, as well as his former employees who prosecutors say helped arrange and cover up his actions. Combs was previously offered a chance to accept a plea deal from prosecutors in court which would have reduced any final sentence and allowed him to leave jail at an earlier date. But he rejected the offer at a hearing in a Manhattan federal court. .
Washington Post
12-05-2025
- Washington Post
Who's in Diddy's sex trafficking trial: The witnesses, lawyers and more
Opening statements begin Monday in Sean 'Diddy' Combs's federal sex trafficking trial, propelling a high-profile case expected to draw intense public scrutiny. Combs, 55, who has been detained in a Brooklyn jail since September, has pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted on all counts, he faces 15 years to life in prison. The rap mogul has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, including allegations at the center of a growing number of civil sexual assault lawsuits.
