Diddy’s trial update: Key highlights of rapper’s ex Jane’s testimony during Sean Combs’ sex trafficking trial

The fifth week of Sean "Diddy" Combs's federal trial in Manhattan started with fresh and sometimes horrifying testimony from a lady dubbed "Jane," who was a critical witness for the prosecution. Jane laid out in detail the numerous ways in which she alleges Combs assaulted her, affording a clear peek into the alleged abuse that grounds the sex-trafficking and racketeering charges against him on June 9, 2025.

Her account, revealed anonymously to safeguard her privacy, is a watershed moment in a case that pushes the boundaries of celebrity power, coercion, and permission.

Highlights of the rapper’s ex Jane’s testimony during Sean Diddy Combs’ sex trafficking trial: more details

Combs, who is 55 years old, is accused of sex trafficking because he is said to have set up paid sexual sessions between women and male companions. In the music business, these gatherings were called "hotel nights" or "Freak Offs."

The prosecution says that these activities were part of a bigger scheme to make money via illegal means and that Combs was in charge and got the money. He is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking, and two counts of transporting people for prostitution.

"Jane" is the third person to testify, after another woman named Bryana Bongolan and R&B artist Cassie Ventura. According to court papers, she and Combs were together from 2021 until he was arrested in 2024. The prosecution says that she was a single mother who met the defendant in the middle of 2020 and was engaged in his sexual escapades, which included coercion.

Jane said that she wanted the male entertainers during the act to use condoms on two separate occasions. She alleged that Combs "guilt-tripped" her by rejecting her pleas for protection to be used and continuing with the activities even though she was scared for her safety.

In another incident, Jane said that he kicked, punched, and dragged her after they fought over the rules of their relationship on June 18, 2024. She said that even though she had "golf-ball-sized" welts and a black eye, he told her, "You're not going to ruin my f---ing night," and then advised her to have a "Freak Off" with an escort the same night.

According to Jane's evidence before the jury, Combs threatened to stop her rent payments as a punishment for her repeated reluctance to partake in group encounters with other men. "He was simply indifferent or wanted to shift the focus," she stated, bringing attention to the control he reportedly had financially over her living arrangements.

Jane spoke about more than just the bodily effects; she also talked about the mental imprisonment she felt. She characterized the first "hotel night" in May 2021 as "opening a Pandora's box," in which she felt unable to deny subsequent encounters owing to the tone of escalating control. She characterized the psychological pressure she felt as "forceful" and "coercive" when she heard Combs demand her acquiescence during questioning.

The lawyers for Combs have said that all of the encounters were consensual and called it a "mutually agreed lifestyle." The defense says that Jane is lying and has given many versions of her narrative about the balcony attack. Cross-examination, which was set to start on June 10, will look at Jane's reasons for doing what she did and any comments she may have made about the alleged assaults in the past.

During the day's testimony, "Jane" described a devastating picture of abuse that she says happened to one of the world's most recognized entertainers. She assisted the prosecution in showing that there was a planned trafficking organization by talking about times when people were physically violent, psychologically manipulative, and threatened with money.

The jury will decide whether music singer Sean "Diddy" is guilty of setting up a practice of abuse that lasted ten years based on her evidence and that of other witnesses.

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