June 4, 2025

Wednesday 6/4 Day 23. Cash, Cover-Ups, and Celebrity Fallout — Diddy’s Empire on the Brink

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Day 23 delivers explosive courtroom revelations as former hotel security supervisor Eddy Garcia exposes Diddy’s desperate attempts to erase damning surveillance footage. Financial insiders reveal the inner workings of Diddy’s empire, while the prosecution unveils payment records hinting at hush money. The trial’s cultural impact deepens with celebrity mentions and political attention, including President Trump’s comments and 50 Cent’s vow to oppose clemency. As the prosecution nears the end of its case, new witnesses and evidence promise even more drama. Nate Oliver breaks down every twist and turn in this pivotal episode of Did He Do It?

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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 Diddy Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial. I'm

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Nate Oliver, reporting from outside the Manhattan Federal Courthouse on

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Wednesday morning, June fourth, day twenty three of this landmark case. Today,

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I'm breaking down a day in court that was nothing

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short of explosive, with bombshell testimony, high stakes financial revelations,

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and a glimpse into the lengths Diddy allegedly went to

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cover his tracks. The morning began with the highly anticipated

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testimony of Eddie Garcia, the former security supervisor at the

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Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, Laws Angeles. Garcia was on

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duty the night in March twenty sixteen when Ditty was

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caught on hotel surveillance video brutally assaulting Cassie Ventura, dragging, kicking,

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and beating her in the hallway after what witnesses have

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described as a freak off. Garcia's account revealed not only

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the violence itself, but the extraordinary measures Diddy allegedly took

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to erase the evidence. Garcia told a jury that soon

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after the incident, Ditty's chief of staff, Christina Korum, contacted him,

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asking if there was any way to obtain the video.

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Garcia advised her that only management or a subpoena could

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access the footage, but he warned her privately, it's bad.

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Within hours, Korum showed up in the hotel lobby, pressing

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him further. Garcia testified that later that evening, Korum called

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again and put Ditty himself on the phone. Diddy, Garcia said,

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sounded nervous and agitated, speaking rapidly and admitting he'd had

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too much to drink. He was worried the video would

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ruin him. Garcia testified, and he promised to take care

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of me if I could help. What happened next. Stunned

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to the courtroom, Garcia recounted being summoned to a private

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suite where he was greeted by Ditty, who was smiling,

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excited and making me feel comfortable. Ditty's bodyguard brought Garcia

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inside and Koram made him a cup of tea. Garcia

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handed over a USB drive containing the only copy of

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the surveillance video and signed a non disclosure agreement with

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a one million dollar penalty for breach did He demanded

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copies of Garcia's ID, as well as those of his

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supervisor and another security officer who was on duty that night.

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The jury saw these documents, along with the NDA and

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a certification that there was only one copy of the video.

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Garcia testified that Diddy then left the room and returned

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with a brown paper bag and a money counter. He

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started feeding stacks of ten thousand dollars through the machine,

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Garcia said, describing how did he counted out one hundred

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thousand dollars in cash. Garcia split the money with his

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supervisor and another officer, keeping thirty thousand dollars for himself,

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which he used to buy a used car, careful never

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to deposit the cash in a bank or report it

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for taxes. Before Garcia left, did he warned him don't

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make any big purchases. But Diddy's efforts didn't stop there.

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Garcia told the jury that Diddy facetimed Cassie Ventura in

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front of him, instructing her to tell Garcia she wanted

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the video to disappear. She was wearing a hoodie. The

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lighting wasn't great, Garcia recalled. She said she had a

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movie coming out and it wasn't a good time for

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this to come out, and she wanted it to go away.

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Later did he texted Garcia Happy Easter, Eddie, my angel

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God is good and asked if anyone had inquired about

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the video. Garcia said he assured Diddy that all was quiet.

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In the months that followed, Garcia noticed that both the

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incident report and the video file had vanished from the

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hotel's records. The prosecution used Garcia's testimony to paint a

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picture of a man who, when faced with the threat

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of exposure, used his wealth and influence to buy silence

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and erase evidence. The jury saw not only the NDA

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and the cash transaction, but also the lengths Ditty allegedly

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went to in order to keep Cassie and the hotel

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staff from ever speaking out. The day's drama escalated when

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the prosecution introduced payment records showing transactions between Ditty and

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Cassie Ventura's father. Prosecutors suggested these payments could be interpreted

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as hush money or an attempt to maintain Cassie's silence.

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Though the defense insisted they were legitimate financial support. The

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government also previewed upcoming testimony from financial insiders, promising further

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revelations about how Ditty's team handled damaging incidents behind closed doors.

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After Garcia, the prosecution called Derek Ferguson, the former chief

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financial officer for Bad Boy Entertainment. Ferguson testified about the

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structure of Ditty's business empire, how cash was handled, and

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how employees, including assistants, were reimbursed for expenses. Ferguson confirmed

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that large amounts of cash were kept on hand and

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that assistants often purchased supplies for freak off parties, including drugs,

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sex toys, and other paraphernalia. Ferguson's testimony reinforced the prosecution's

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argument that Ditty's criminal enterprise was meticulously organized and that

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financial secrecy was a key part of the operation. As

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the day wore on, the courtroom atmosphere grew even more charged.

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During jury seating, a woman in the gallery erupted, shouting

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Ditty and launching into a tirade about the trial not

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being a game and people laughing at you. The judge

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ordered her removed. A stark reminder of the intense public

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scrutiny and raw emotions swirling around this case. The defense, meanwhile,

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is in a precarious position. In opening statements, they admitted

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Ditty's relationships sometimes involved domestic violence and drug use, but

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insisted all sexual acts were consensual. Legal experts warned that

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such admissions could backfire, as jurors may see a pattern

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of coercion and violence that undermines any claim of consent,

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especially in the context of the freak offs and the

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power dynamics described by witnesses like Cassie and Mia. The

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prosecution also revealed that they intend to introduce Ditty's phone

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calls from jail as evidence. In these calls, Diddy allegedly

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discussed launching a social media campaign around his birthday to

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shift the narrative. Countering the defense's assertion that MIA's continued

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positive posts about Ditty proved a friendly relationship, prosecutors argue

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that these calls showed Ditty's obsession with controlling public perception

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and demonstrate a pattern of manipulation that extends far beyond

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the court room more in a moment. Security was tight

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throughout the day, especially after prosecutors alerted the judge that

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someone had used a phone to stream the trial and

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reveal MIA's real name. The individual has now been banned

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from the courthouse as the court takes extra steps to

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protect witnesses who have testified under pseudonyms to shield their

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identities from public exposure. As the government's case nears its conclusion,

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all eyes are now in the next witnesses expected to

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include more financial insiders, additional hotel staff, and another alleged

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victim who will testify under the pseudonym Jane. Jane's testimony

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is expected to include a trove of text messages and exhibits,

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which the judge has ruled will not be shown on

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video to protect her identity. The prosecution is also expected

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to introduce more evidence of Ditty's efforts to control and

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silence those around him, including non disclosure agreements and testimony

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about payments to potential witnesses outside the courthouse. The trial's

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cultural and political aftershocks continued to ripple President Donald Trump,

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when asked if he would consider a pardon for Didty

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if convicted, said he would certainly look at the facts,

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but fifty cent, Ditty's longtime rival, vowed to personally intervene

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to stop any clemency. The parade of celebrities named in testimony,

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including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Brad Pitt,

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and Mike Myers, underscored just how far Ditty's reach once

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extended and how far the fallout from this trial may go.

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As Day twenty three dawns, the stakes could not be higher.

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Didt He faces five federal charges, including racketeering, conspiracy, sex

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trafficking by force, and transportation for prostitution. If convicted, he

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could spend the rest of his life behind bars. The

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prosecution's case has already painted a devastating portrait of a

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world where fear, violence and blackmail were routine, and where

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loyalty was enforced through threats and surveillance. The defence is

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fighting to convince the jury that Diddy's world was wild

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but consensual, and that the government's case is built on

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exaggeration and opportunism. That's where we stand after another day

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of bombshell testimony, emotional breakdowns, and legal brinkmanship. Tomorrow, I'll

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bring you every new revelation, every legal twist, and every

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rumor from inside and outside the courthouse. I'm Nate Oliver

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and this is Did He Do It?

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