Diddy trial recap: What happened on day 16 of testimony? Key highlights explained

This week is the fourth week of Diddy's federal s*x trafficking and racketeering trial, and June 4, 2025, was the day 16 of the ongoing trial. The court heard testimonies from Combs' ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura's friend and fashion designer, Bryana Bongolan.

Bryana gave a detailed testimony in which she highlighted Combs' threatening behaviour and an alleged physical assault she endured from him. Previously, the court heard testimonies from Eddy Garcia, the former security supervisor at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, and Derek Furgoson, Diddy's former chief financial officer.

Combs has currently been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, since his arrest in September 2024.

Key highlights of Diddy's day 16 of trial

Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, is currently facing multiple serious federal charges, and Wednesday was the day 16 of the ongoing trial. The court previously heard testimonies from high-profile celebrities including the singer Cassie Ventura, rapper Kid Cudi, and many of Combs former associates.

On June 3, Cassie's friend and designer, Bryana Bongolan, took the stand in the court. According to CNN, Bryana testified about substance abuse, where she told the court that she used drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and ketamine with Combs and Cassie. She also mentioned that she would do drugs with Cassie weekly, but the two would also take sme time out to be sober, as they wanted to be better, but that phase would not last long, she said.

Bongolan further alleged an incident where she endured physical assault from Diddy back in 2016. She told the court that Combs once dangled her from Cassie's apartment balcony railing in Los Angeles. She mentioned that Combs would keep repeating 'Do you know what the f**k you did,' but she didn't know what he meant.

Bongolan recalled another incident that she witnessed of Combs throwing a knife at Cassie, which narrowly missed her, as per the NY Post. She further detailed an event of Combs' threatening behavior. She said that she was doing a photoshoot with Cassie at a beach in 2016 when Diddy had come close to her and said:

‘I’m the devil and I could kill you.''

She then said that she didn't know why he said that, but she was left feeling terrified. Bongolan also mentioned the $10 million lawsuit she filed against Combs, She testified that she filed the lawsuit because she wanted justice for herself.

Further, a forensic video expert testified about the video footage, dated March 2016, in which Combs was seen assaulting Cassie Ventura in the hallway of the hotel in Los Angeles. The expert, Frank Piazza, told the court that the video footage was authentic and unaltered, as per The Washington Post.

Combs is facing five felony charges and has pleaded not guilty to all. The trial is expected to continue till July.

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