June 21, 2025
Saturday 6/21. “Loyalty, Baby Oil, and Bombshells” — Brendan Paul Breaks the Silence
After a dramatic pause, the Diddy trial roars back as former assistant Brendan Paul takes the stand with explosive testimony about drugs, wild hotel parties, and a world ruled by loyalty. Paul details cleaning up baby oil-soaked suites, cash drops for “king nights,” and the moment he took the fall for Diddy’s cocaine bust. With hotel records, photos, and secret texts tying the operation together, the prosecution lays out its most salacious evidence yet. Nate Oliver recaps every jaw-dropping moment as the government closes in and the defense prepares to fight back in America’s most-watched courtroom drama.
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Warning. This episode contains references to sexual situations that may
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be disturbing to some listeners. Please proceed with caution.
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Callaroga Shark Media Welcome back to Did He Do It?
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The Daily podcast bringing you every raw, unfiltered detail from
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the Sean Diddycombs sex trafficking and racketeering trial. I'm Nate
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Oliver outside the Manhattan Federal Courthouse on Saturday, June twenty first,
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after a Friday in court that brought the prosecution's final
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act into sharp explosive focus. After a two day pause
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for a sick juror and the Juneteenth Holiday, the trial
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resumed with the kind of testimony that left the gallery
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buzzing and the jury visibly riveted. Friday session belonged to
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Brendan Paul, Diddy's former assistant and for many months, the
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alleged drug mule at the center of the guvernman's case.
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Paul's appearance on the witness stand was highly anticipated, and
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he did not disappoint. Paul, just twenty six, and a
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former Syracuse basketball player, described a world where loyalty to
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Ditty was everything. He testified that part of his job
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was to move like Seal Team six discreet, precise, and
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always at Ditty's beck and call. Paul admitted to buying
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drugs for Ditty between five and ten times, spending up
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to five hundred dollars at a time on cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy,
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and marijuana, and said he was instructed to set up
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hotel rooms for wild king knights. These nights, he explained,
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were not just about sex. They were about orchestrating an
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environment where anything could happen and where staff were expected
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to clean up the aftermath no questions asked. Paul recounted
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how he would wear gloves to clean up after Ditty's
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hotel parties, gathering up towels and sheets soaked in baby
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oil and alcohol, and disposing of empty bottles and other evidence.
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On at least one occasion, he found a suspicious white
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powder what he believed to be cocaine left behind in
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the chaos. He testified that he would photograph the state
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of the rooms and send the images to Ditty's travel
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manager to warn about potential damage costs. The jury saw
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these photos sheets draped over furniture, towels stained with oil,
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and rooms in disarray. Hotel records corroborated Paul's account showing
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thousands of dollars in damage fees, three thousand, seven hundred
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and fifty dollars for damaged furniture after a January twenty
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twenty three stay under the alias Joseph Chavez, and one thousand,
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eight hundred dollars for ruined linens and carpets soaked in
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baby oil after another visit. Paul's testimony didn't stop at
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the cleanup. He revealed that he was arrested at a
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Miami airport in March twenty twenty four with cocaine in
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his bag, just as he and Ditty were about to
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leave for a family trip to the Bahamas. He told
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the jury that the drugs belonged to Ditty, but when
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questioned by authorities, he took the fall out of loyalty.
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He completed a drug rehab program and the charges were dropped,
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but his cooperation with prosecutors came with immunity. When asked
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how he felt about Ditty now, Paul paused and said
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it's complicated. The prosecution used Paul's testimony to stitch together
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a timeline of Ditty's alleged criminal enterprise. The jury reviewed
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texts and notes showing Ditty's personal cash expenditures five thousand
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dollars here six hundred dollars there, often tied to sudden
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trips to Jane's house or to cover the cost of entertainment.
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On June eighteenth, twenty twenty four, as Ditty prepared to
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visit Jane, Paul texted Ditty's security chief, Fahim Mohammad that
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they needed six hundred dollars because PD is about to
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go to Jane's house. The next day, Ditty's chief of staff,
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Christina Korum, messaged the team to retrieve Ditty asap, and
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Paul requested more cash to deliver to Jane. These messages,
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along with hotel records and ATM withdraws by associates, painted
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a picture of a tightly cour co ordinated operation where money, drugs,
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and sex were all part of the machinery. Special Agent
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Joseph Serzielo of Homeland Security Investigations added another layer to
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the prosecution's case. He testified about hotel records from January
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and April twenty twenty three, showing bookings under aliases, large
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cash withdrawals, and damage reports that included bodily fluids stained
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the wood and soaked towels. And carpets in baby oil.
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In one instance, did he messaged Jane to transfer money
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to cowboys angels, an escort service to cover flights, and
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an overnight rate. Texts also showed Jane and Ditty coordinating
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the arrival of three individuals at a hotel, with one
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person withdrawing one thousand, five hundred dollars in cash shortly
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after check in. The evidence was explicit. Did he wasn't
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just a participant, he was the orchestrator. The jury also
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heard about the emotional and psychological control did he allegedly
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wielded over those around him. Paul described how Ditty could
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be extremely creative when on drugs, and that staff were
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expected to anticipate his needs, cover for his mistakes, and
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never question his orders. When defense attorney Brian Steele pressed
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Paul on whether Ditty was violent or harmful while using drugs,
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Paul replied, he got extremely creative, hinting at the unpredictable
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and sometimes dangerous environment staff navigated throughout the day. The
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prosecution hammered home the theme of loyalty, how it was
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both currency and weapon in Ditty's world. Paul admitted he
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never told law enforcement the cocaine wasn't his because of loyalty.
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He described feeling his heart drop when he realized he'd
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left the drugs in his travel bag, but still didn't
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betray his boss. When asked if he would take a
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bullet for Ditty, Paul replied absolutely not, but his actions
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told a more complicated story more in a moment. As
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the day ended, Assistant US Attorney Marine Comi told the
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court she expects to finish questioning Special Agent Sertiello by
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the end of Monday, after which the defense will begin
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its case. Defense attorney Mark Agnifilo indicated the defense could
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finish by Tuesday or Wednesday, with closing arguments likely by Thursday.
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The judge reminded everyone that the schedule could shift depending
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on how testimony unfolds. Outside the courthouse, the media circus
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was back in full swing. Reporters, live streamers, and onlookers
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crowded the plaza, eager for every new detail. The testimony
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about baby oil soaked carpets, ruined hotel suites, and secret
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cash drops made for salacious headlines, but for the jury,
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it was another day of evidence in a case that's
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already redefined the boundaries of celebrity justice. That's where we
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stand after a friday of bombshell testimony, emotional confessions, and
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a prosecution determined to tie every thread together. The government's
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case is nearly done, but the defense is ready to
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fight back. I'll be back Monday with every new twist,
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every legal battle, and every rumor from inside and outside
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the courthouse. I'm Nate Oliver and this is Did He
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Do It?
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This episode of Did He Did He Do It? Was
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produced by Mark Francis and John McDermott for Calaroga Shark Media.
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