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Get ready to dive deep into one of the most
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gripping legal battles of our time. I'm your host, Jim Chapman,
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and today we're unraveling the high stakes drama surrounding one
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of the music industry's most enematic figures, Sean Diddy Combs,
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in a case that has captivated millions. The courtroom has
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become a battleground for fame, fortune, in the dark secrets
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that lurk beneath the glittering surface of celebrity life. As
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the gavel comes down, we'll explore the allegations, the testimonies,
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and the shocking twists that could change the course of
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Diddy's legacy forever. Was this case merely a clash of
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lifestyles or something much more sinister? With each episode, I
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will bring you exclusive insights, analysis, and witness testimony accounts
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that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
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So buckle up as we embark on this thrilling ride
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through the trial of the century, where the stakes are high,
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the drama is real, and the truth is anything but certain.
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This is the Trial of Sean Combs. Let's get started.
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Welcome back, and before we get into today's episode, I
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want to wish every father out there a happy Father's Day.
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It is Father's Day weekend and we're going to get
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back into it with the trial of Shawing Combs, and
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I want to give you a quick catch up on
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what occurred with the testimony for Tuesday, June tenth, Jane
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testified that she agreed to sexual encounters with other men.
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During Tuesday's testimony, she said she believed it was the
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only way to see Combs. During her cross examination, she
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described one occasion when Combs asked if she wanted him
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to visit her home with an entertainer, and she said yes.
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She explained that she agreed to the encounter because, quote,
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that was the only option I was given and I
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wanted to see my lover. The jury saw text messages
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previously shown during direct examination in which Jane expressed frustration
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that Comebs was pressuring her for a hotel night while
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spending time with another woman who was posted about their
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outings on social media. In one message, Jane reference Comes
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buying the other woman a Chanelle bag, and during a
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tense exchange with Combe's defense attorney Tiny Gergos, Jane said
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it bothered her that other women got nice gifts and
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trips from Comb's while she did not receive the same
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treatment even when she agreed to have sex with strangers.
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Jane testified about a specific voice message exchange discussed during
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cross examination, in which she and Combs talked about seeing
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each other. Combs suggested that they set something up involving
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two entertainers they frequently used, but Jane replied that she
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thought he wanted to save that situation as a grand
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finale after he finished his album. Jane said she was
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actually trying to make excuses to get out of this thing,
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and that he was encouraging her to set it up.
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Jane testified that she now lives in a home large
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than the previous one, that she profited a little bit
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from the dress business that Comes invested twenty thousand dollars in.
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She also confirmed that Comes never asked for a share
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of the proceeds. When Gerges questioned her about the earlier
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testimony regarding her limited ability to work during the relationship
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with Combs, Jane said, quote, had I not dove headstrong
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into this relationship, I probably would have been a bit
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more successful in that time frame. So that was a
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little catch up on what occurred on Tuesday, June tenth,
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and I'm bringing you today Wednesday, June eleven's testimony and
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Jane is back on the stand. But before she even
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takes that stand, some questions loomed as the judge was
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considering whether to dismiss adjuror juring number six to be
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more specific, and the judge said he'll handle that issue
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on Thursday the twelfth, after here hearing him. Writing from
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both sides, Prosecutor Marine Comy said the government was reluctant
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to ask for the juror's removal, but said after a
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review they found there appeared to be what she called
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a lack of candor with the court from the juror.
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Defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro accused the government of thinly veiled
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efforts to dismiss a black juror. So this is a
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very sensitive and very important thing right here, because if
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they dismiss that juri it's never good to dismiss any
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jur regardless of the color of the person. But in
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this situation, if a black juror is dismissed, you know
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it's going to be a problem and it's going to
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open up some sort of appeal opportunity for Combe's defense team.
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I'll keep you posted on that now. At this point,
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Jane did enter the courtroom. She takes the stand and
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ger gos is a resis her cross examination, and Jane
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starts off her testimony talking about the longest hotel night
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that she could remember, and that was New Year's of
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twenty twenty two. Get this. She estimated it lasted about
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three days and involved three men, and she said after
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New Year's she saw a social media post where comes
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it went on vacation with another woman named Gina. Gina
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has come up before in her testimony. Jane them read
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aloud a message she sent Diddy in January of twenty
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twenty two, expressing her frustration about the Trump after quote
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we had such an amazing New Year's week together quote
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you have made me feel so taken advantage of and
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regreting everything. Jane testified she considered breaking up with Combs
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after this. So ger Goes then returned to the time
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period after Jane's birthday in twenty twenty two. Jane previously
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testified that she in Seawan Combs had a hotel night
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on her birthday. She said then she got upset after
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she saw Combs on vacation with another woman shortly after,
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and she testified that she made Combs come home from
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that vacation a day early. She told him, quote, if
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you don't come here now, we're not going to do
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anything that you want to do. You know what she's
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referring to with that. Gargos asked whether Jane told Combs
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she wouldn't have a Valentine's Day party with him, and
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Jane responded, yes, that was the first time I pulled
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that card. Geigos asked the hotel night card, and Jane
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responded yes. Jane confirmed that she planned a hotel night
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for Valentine's Day that year after Diddy left the vacation.
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He was on with another woman early and planned to
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have two entertainers in the room at once. Jane acknowledged
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that it was her idea to have the two entertainers
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and said it was her first time doing that. Jane
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read some March t two messages between her and Diddy
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that occurred after a hotel might. Combs had recently made
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her delete a photo of food she had posted that
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indicated they were together, and then she saw Gina post
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a photo wearing a necklace the match of bracelet that
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Combs had gifted her previously. In the messages, Jane told
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Combs to make Gina delete her post and accused him
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of giving her anxiety quote to see these things were
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deeply hurtful to me. Jane confirmed that she and Sean
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Combs went about two months without having a hotel night.
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This was in the spring of twenty twenty two, despite
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spending time together several days during that period. On June
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nineteenth that year, Comes suggested he and Jane should have
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a hotel might and Jane responded, not really in the
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mood for that part. Don't want to make you mad.
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Comb said back, quote all good and suggested a role
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play scenario instead. Jane testified they had a movie night,
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watching past hotel night footage and pornography. Jane read aloud
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messages between her and Sean Combs from July of twenty
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twenty two. After exchanging explicit messages, Comes texted her to
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call a specific entertainer and then said, or is Paul free.
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Jane liked the message about Paul, who is one of
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the entertainers they frequently saw, and she testified she understood
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Combs was giving her an option between the two men,
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and later messages, Comes relayed details about the time and
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location of the hotel night and asked her a quote,
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is this cool. The day after, Jane text it Comes
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in part, last night was amazing. The jury then saw
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more texts between Diddy and Jane from about a week
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later in July of twenty twenty two, and the messages
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Comes suggested a hotel til night with either Paul or
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another entertainer. When Jane told him she was kind of
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icked out by a booboo the other entertainer had it
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doesn't get specific, Comebs agreed that the person was a
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no go and arranged a hotel night with Paul. According
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to the messages, Jane testified that Combs only gave her
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a choice between two entertainers, as though it wasn't an
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option to skip the hotel night altogether. Jane also confirmed,
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when asked that she thought she recalled spending a few
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days just with Combs after that late July hotel night,
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and Jane confirmed that she and Combs had another hotel
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night at her home on August thirtieth of twenty twenty two.
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The next day, Jane texted Comes, singing in part quote
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that was so much fun baby. She then sent him
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a long message about how much she loved and appreciated him, quote,
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my love for you is unconditional and for life. Jane
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confirmed she sent these messages after a hotel night, but
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she testified that the feelings she was expressing were only
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directed at Comb's. In February of twenty twenty three, Jane
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texted Seawan Combe's asking him if he could send her
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something for her birthday festivities. She testified she asked for
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fifteen thousand dollars to cover buying an outfit in dinner
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for her and her friends Wow. She confirmed the Combs
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paid for the dinner. Jane later traveled to Miami to
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celebrate her birthday with Combs. She texted him asking if Nobu,
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a sushi restaurant inside the hotel where she was staying,
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was the only dinner option, and she suggested they try
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to work out something different. She testified that she was
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trying to get out of the hotel quote, I'm asking
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if he could please romance meet out of hotel rooms.
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The jury then saw photographs of the couple actually eating
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at Nobuu. Jane testified she went along with it when
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Diddy said he had entertainment planned for after her twenty
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twenty three birthday dinner. Quote, my circumstances were my options
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in this relationship. If I see him, there is a
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request for a hotel night. So I'm just adapting to
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my circumstances in my environment. So yes, there were moments
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I suggested or organized things under pressures of my lover. Yes.
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Defense attorney Tenny Gergos then showed a Jerry a photo
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that was taken after Combs gifted Jane a Von Cleef
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necklace and bracelet for her birthday. Jane testified that she
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had just received the gifts, taken an ecstasy pill, and
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was waiting for an entertainer to join them. Gergo suggested
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that Jane took a photo because she was so excited.
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Quote any type of affection at this point my life
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that I received from Shaan, I received with open arms,
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Jane said. She said she was happy to be quote
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wrapped in my lover's arms at that moment. The jury
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saw a message Jane sent Diddy after her birthday celebration. Now,
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during the celebration, Jane said she had sex with three
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entertainers and Combs. In the message, Jane said quote, she
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loved and appreciated every detail you put into my birthday.
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Jane testified she was referring to the gifts and the
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time alone with Combs. The jury revisited other text messages
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previously introduced by prosecutors, exchanged after Jane learned Combes lied
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to her and took another woman on a birthday vacation
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to Turks and Kekos immediately after Combs was with Jane
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for her own birthday in February twenty twenty three. Jane
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testified she was hurt after her words being made to
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have sex with three guys, and it was equally hurtful
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and emotional for me to see him with another woman
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on a beautiful vacation quote, where as I'm alone and
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recovering from having to sleep with three men that I
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didn't want to sleep with. Jane confirmed that after the
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fallout over how Comes handled his two girlfriend's birthdays, they
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broke up for several weeks. Jane said when she pushed
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back on Combs, he'd say they should break up, but
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would be blowing up her phone. A week later, on
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March second of twenty twenty three, did he texted Jane,
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apologizing and saying quote, I didn't know I was going
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to lose one of my closest friends over a stupid lie.
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And later messages, Comes said he missed Jane and wanted
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to see her, and Jane responded, I'm open as friends.
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She balked when he offered to get a hotel for her,
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and he responded saying, quote, you said friends. He then
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suggested going to Turks and Kkos, and they started planning
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their twenty twenty three trip to that location. After that,
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gerret Go suggested Comes spent get this about fifty five
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thousand dollars on that twenty twenty three trup to Turks
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and Keko's. Now keep in mind, Jane previously testified that
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this was a makeup trup that was meant to reconnect them,
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and that she told Combs, I just want us on
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the trup, but it ended up featuring a hotel night
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with an entertainer, if you'll remember. Defense attorney Gergos then
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pulled up a message Jane sent to an entertainer they
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saw frequently, Sly, and this text was of her inviting
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Sly with them on that Turks and Kkos truck. Quote,
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would you be available to come to Turks by any chance,
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you would need a passport and I think a vaccination card.
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Let me know what you think. Jane testified that she
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sent the text, but said I believe my lover wanted
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me to send the text to Sly to invite him
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on the truck. Jane previously testified that another entertainer, Paul,
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joined them in Turks and Kkos, and that Sly met
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her and Combs once a return to Miami. She also
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had testified that she felt she had to see Sli
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in Miami because she believed she had ruined the hotel
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night in Turks and Kekos with Paul. So at this point,
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Jane grew kind of emotional. She paused to wipe her
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face with a tissue, and she read a text message
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she sent to Diddy in April of twenty twenty three.
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This is around the time she moved into that La
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home that we've talked about where Combs was paying the rent.