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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 in a quick catch up before we get
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into Today's episode. On Monday, June Ninth's testimony, Now, Jane
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testified for the third Dan in row. By this point
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and if you'll remember I told you about Jane telling
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jurors that did he force her to participate in these
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hotel nights with male escorts that she said made her
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feel debased. She went on to say you treat me
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like an animal to Ditty in text messages. Jane also
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described violent abuse, saying he once put her in a
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chokehold and punched her in the head. He then forced
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her to take drugs and perform oral sex on an escort.
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Jane also texted Ditty she didn't want to be used
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and locked in a room to perform and fulfill your fantasies.
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The same day, she told him she didn't want to
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fly to New York to be a quote oh for
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the medium time. Jane also said she felt obliged to
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perform sex acts that made her feel disgusting, in part
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because did he paid her rent. She said she fainted
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after Cassie filed a lawsuit and accused Diddy of rape
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and sexual abuse during a ten year on and off relationship.
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Jane said she was struck by the similarities between their
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two accounts. Quote, I feel like I'm reading my own
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sexual trauma, she texted Diddy in twenty twenty three. Now
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Jane also described a suicidal ideation she had at the
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end of her relationship with Diddy, adding that she told
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him she would kill herself in text messages. She said
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she believed he would use and break her When prosecutor come,
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he asked her why she sent those texts. Jane cried
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so hard it was difficult to understand her answer. In
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late twenty twenty three, did he threaten to release sex
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tapes of Jane and show them to her child's father,
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she testified. Jane texted did He's then chief of staff,
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Christina Korm, and begged her to talk some sensing to him.
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Korm assured Jane, He's not gonna do anything now. If
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you remember from yesterday's episode, I told you about the
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fact that the defense had moved at the beginning of
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that day, at the beginning of Monday for a mistrial,
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and the reasoning for that was they were saying that
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Brianna Bengalin's testimony was just total bullshit basically, and Judge said, okay,
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I'll rule on it. Tuesday morning, which he did rule
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on it this morning, and he ruled against declaring a mistrial.
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So with that, Jane is back on the stand and
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Tinny Gergos, the defense attorney, begins her cross examination and
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Geergas asked Jane if she regretted a lot of the
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choices she made throughout her relationship with Sean Combs. Jane responded, quote,
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I resent him for leading me to the lifestyle. He
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loved me too. Gigs then suggested that Jane chose to
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participate in that lifestyle, to which Jane responded, quote, my
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choices were made under a lot of emotional pressure. Jane
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went on to say she was hooked from the beginning
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of their relationship, but she didn't understand quote the terms
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and conditions of what our relationship would be like. She
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said she resented the way that Seawan Combs went about
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introducing her to the lifestyle that she termed was built
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under a lot of emotional manipulation and pressure, but she
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did say she still loved him. Defense attorney Gergos then
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took Jane through the routine after a hotel knight, and
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Jane said she's very naturally nurturing and she loved to
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take care of Combs after the hotel knights would take place.
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She went on to say she'd give him foot massages,
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feed him, bathe him. She put on his favorite show,
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which incidentally was Dateline, and they'd watch it until he
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fell asleep. How about that, Shawn Combs is a true
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crime fan. Now he's living his own Dateline episode. Jane
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testified she endured the hotel nights to have together time. Afterwards.
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She said that she didn't want Shawan Combs to feel
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judged during the hotel nights because it was a vulnerable moment. Quote.
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I feel that my partner was trusting me in this
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very vulnerable moment, and well, he made me feel like
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this was something really special. This was special in something
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only he and I did, and I really took that
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on very strongly. Jane said that she believed that while
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they were together, she was the only woman Combs was
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having hotel nights with. She said she would go through
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messages on his phone to make sure. And she testified
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that she left at the time because we experience it's
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these type of things together and because they were really
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special to him, and she added quote and as time
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went on, it was very conflicting for me internally, because
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I'm breaking all of my own boundaries just to make
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him feel extremely loved. Geergos then suggested that Jane chose
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to take ecstasy during a hotel night because it would
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make her feel uninhibited and allow her to play into
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Seawan Combe's fantasies for several hours, and Jane responded, my
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choice to take ecstasy, I would say, mister Combs would
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offer it and he would expect me to take it.
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Gegos then dug into these sexual encounters themselves a little more,
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and Jane provided more insight on that. She said that
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with or without entertainers, there was role play involved with Combs.
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She said during a hotel night, Combs would often direct
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her to play into a cheating fan with the entertainer.
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She said, quote, Sean left town and I'm home alone
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with me and whomever I'm sneaking in this entertainer. It's
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just me and the entertainer fantasy talking about Sean is
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on a plane and I couldn't wait to get this
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entertainer all alone. When asked, Jane did confirm that Combs
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was aroused by giving directions to her as an entertainer.
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During a hotel night. Gereg Gos returned to some of
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the times that Jane and Sean Combs would get into
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arguments and stop talking, and Jane testified, quote, we would
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get back because we missed each other. Gereg Goos then asked,
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so you would get back together with him on your
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own volition, and Jane responded yes. Gereg Gos then asked
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Jane to talk about some of the things that she
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loved about Sean Combs, and Jane said that Combs beamed
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a very bright light when she met him and said, quote,
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I was fascinated by him. Jane also testified that Combs,
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who she said was very motivating and encouraging, helped her
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be less shy and more confident quote, he would uplift me.
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Jane also confirmed that Combs supported her dress in swimwear
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fashion lines. She said he invested about twenty thousand dollars
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in her dress line. She confirmed that did he sent
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her money throughout the relationship and most of the time
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she didn't even have to ask for it. Ger Goes
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asked if the tuttle amount Combs wired her was more
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than one hundred and fifty grand, and she said, quote,
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I never really counted, but I would assume, yeah, that
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will be close. Jane said when she met Combs in
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twenty twenty, she was making money from Instagram influencing and
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also received about forty seven hundred dollars a month in
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child support. She said once she was with Combs, she
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couldn't devote time to influencing and felt like she only
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met ten percent of her earning potential during that relationship.
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Jane testified that when she moved into the new home
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in April of twenty twenty three, she thought that quote,
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if we got a home that was to Ditty's taste level,
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then we could just start at least doing hotel nights
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here in the privacy of our home. She confirmed that
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her and Combs did not want anything about the hotel
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nights to leak. She confirmed that it was important that
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the public didn't know anything about the hotel nights and
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that Combe's employees didn't know anything about the entertainers. Gergos
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asked if they had done any hotel nights at Jane's
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previous apartment, and she confirmed they had. Gergo showed the
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jury text messages and audio messages between Jane and Ditty
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from March of twenty twenty three, right after the Turks
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and Keiko's trip that I told you about. She previously
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testified that during that trip, Comes sprung an entertainer in
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a hotel night on her, and that prompted an argument
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that threw things off between them for days. The two
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then traded loving text messages and voice messages about how
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much fun they had. In Comb's voice note, he said
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he loved her, and that was played for the jury.
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Combs also mentioned Jane's contract on an audio recording, which
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Jane testified was a reference to the love contract that
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they had broken that I've told you about. Remember it
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was ten thousand dollars a month that he was going
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to pay, which all went towards her house note in
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that contract. The jury heard an upbeat recorded response Jane
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sent Combs telling him that she had so much fun
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on the trip and loved him and felt closer to him.
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She said on the recording, quote, everything just feels good
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and I'm so happy. Jane testified that she did have
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fun with Combs and was expressing that she loved the
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time with him, excluding the time they spent with entertainer.
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Jane confirmed that when she moved into her rented home
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in April of twenty twenty three. Did He paid forty
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thousand dollars up front to cover the security deposit. He
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also paid the rent for the first and the last month.
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Defense attorney Geergos pointed out that the landlord already possessed
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several months of rent payments in case Combs ever decided
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to stop paying the rent, and the attorney suggested Combs
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indicated that he was also open to paying three more
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moths of Jane's rent when they were about to break up,
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and I told you about that testimony from yesterday. Gegos
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asked Jane if she believed Combs would stop paying her rent.
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Jane responded, quote, there were sometimes that I definitely felt
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that he would do that, and he used it as
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kind of a little tool. The rent was always just
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a little reminder of his power. Then Gegos went into
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describing a time when Jane still was getting to know
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Did he asked her about that, and Jane testified she
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was with him to Miami before he bought her a
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pair of shoes, a Bodiga Vanita bag and a bracelet.
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And I probably just jacked up the name of that bag.
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Hey look, I don't buy a bag, y'all. Apparently it's
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expensive though, And during that trip, he explained to her
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that he led a polyamorous dating lifestyle, which means you
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have many partners and you're not committed to just one partner.
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Jane said that she didn't mind at first because they
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were getting to know each other, but it became more
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difficult once she began to develop deeper feelings for Comb quote,
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I was feeling my man and wanted him to be mine.
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Jane also said she felt there was an imbalance in
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the treatment she got from Comb's in comparison to how
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he treated his other girlfriends. She said it became difficult
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for her when shawan Combe started spending time with Young
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Miami about six months to a year after they began dating.
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Comb's in Young Miami had a very public relationship that
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appeared to be monoga, and they would post on each
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other's social media, but Jane said her relationship with Combs
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was very private. She's being legit on that I actually
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thought Jane was Young Miami until I really dug into
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this a couple of days ago and discovered she was not.
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Jane was quoted as saying it was definitely not something
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that I signed up for. I didn't sign up to
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datamand that was in a public relationship. She testified that
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on their first trip to Turks and Kkos, Jane suggested
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did he go to a rehab center in Thailand when
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she realized how the drugs he was taking more affecting him.
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On the flight to Turks and Kkos, she noticed he
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had shaky hands, eyes, teeth, and his coloring seemed to
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be off. She said, I could tell he wasn't taking
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very good care of himself. Gergoch suggested that Jane knew
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he was a drug addict from early on. Quote In
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the beginning, I didn't really know how to label it.
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I encountered somebody who was overdoing the Jane then added quote,
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as our relationship continued, I noticed a very strong pattern,
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and I still didn't really even label it as a
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drug addict. I think now I would say that, but
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then I would just say he was a really big
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party guy. Toward the end of their relationship, Jane learned
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Conbes was taking any depressants, she said. She confirmed that
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she wanted to get him off drugs and back to
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his natural form, and she testified that Cones had once
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told her he was interested in getting ketamine therapy.
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Jim, did you see what happened in Texas today?
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Wait before you tell me that, let me tell you
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what happened in New York.
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It cannot be as crazy as the case I told
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you about yesterday in Louisiana.
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You know what, we should do a podcast about it, and.
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With that we did. Crime War Weekly covers the crime
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news headlines that have dominated the week.
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We cover trending crimes from all over the country, and
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even sprinkle in a few glows.