Why were Beyoncé and Rihanna's names dropped during Diddy's trial? Cassie's friend makes a shocking testimony  

Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial's fourth week is ongoing, and yesterday, June 4, 2025, was the sixteenth day of the trial. On Wednesday, Bryana "Bana" Bongolan, a close friend of Combs' ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, and designer, gave her testimony in the court.

Bongolan gave a detailed testimony of her relationship with Cassie and also spoke about Combs threatening behaviour, and drug use, among other things. Bongolan was then cross-examined and asked why her womenswear brand with Cassie and Diamond Supply Co did not work out, as per the Daily Mail. The lawyer asked:

''It didn’t work because you were competing against people like Beyoncé? And Rihanna?''

Then Bongolan replied yes to the lawyer.

Bryana Bongolan's testimony at Diddy's trial

Cassie Ventura's longtime friend Bryana gave a long and detailed testimony on Wednesday, where she described Combs threatening her, a balcony incident, substance use, and also spoke about the lawsuit she filed against Combs.

As per CNN, Bongolan told the court about how she and Cassie would do drugs together. She said that they would set some time aside to get sober, like cooking together, but those periods would not last, she said.

She then recalled a time when she was doing a photo shoot with Cassie on a beach in 2016, and during that Combs had come close and told her 'I’m the devil and I could kill you.' She told the court she didn't know what made Combs tell her that. Bryana then spoke of an incident where Combs allegedly physically assaulted her.

She said in 2016, Combs came to Ventura's Los Angeles apartment, and at the time, Bongolan was standing on the balcony. She said that Combs dangled her over the balcony railing. She said that Diddy had grabbed her chest and had held her by her armpits over the railing and kept on yelling:

''Do you know what the f**k you did.''

She said that she didn't know what he was talking about, and neither did she report that incident, as she was scared, as per The Washington Post. Bongolan then said that she filed a lawsuit against Combs for $10 million as she wanted justice for everything that she had gone through. She also told the court that the last time she hung out with Combs and Cassie was in 2018, and after that her contact with Cassie was only 'sporadic.'

This week marked the fourth week of Diddy's trial. He is charged with multiple federal charges including sex trafficking by force or fraud, transportation to engane in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy. Diddy has pleaded not guilty to all these charges; however, if convicted, he could face a lifetime in prison.

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