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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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hey everyone, and welcome back. Look quickly before we get
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into today's episode. You may have noticed I'm missed a
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day and didn't update you on Tuesday regarding Monday's trial testimony.
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The next week or so, it's gonna be a little
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sporadic for me, just a lot going on outside of
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recording the podcast. So just bear with me and maybe
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a couple of episodes here and there coming up where
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it's a two day update. But I'm gonna go ahead
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and update you for what occurred on Monday, June ninth,
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and to do that, I don't need to catch you
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up in case you didn't hear Friday, June fifth testimony,
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just a little sip nasis of that Jane had testified
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for the second day in a row. Of course, she
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described even more sexual encounters with these male escorts during
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what she terms as hotel nights. She studied they were
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organized at Diddy's direction, and they could last multiple days,
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involve drugs, and of course baby oil. She testified she
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didn't know why she couldn't outright tell Diddy to just
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stop with these hotel nights, and that he would give
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her multiple doses of ecstasy every night to keep her
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awake during these marathon sessions. She said on her birthday
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in Miami in twenty twenty three, she had sex with
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multiple men, as did he watched. And Jane previously testified
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that Diddy was paying her rent, and she reiterated Friday
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during her testimony that that was one of the reasons
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she felt she had to stay in that relationship. Now,
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before we get into what happened on Monday, June Nice testimony,
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a bombshell dropped over the weekend when the defense actually
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moved to have the judge declare a mistrial. So this
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motion was based on the testimony of Brianna Bengalin, which
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defense attorneys said her testimony was blatantly false and they
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wanted the whole case thrown out, and the judge said
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he will rule on that Tuesday morning, as court began,
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the jury entered the courtroom. Jane took the stand and
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this is her third day of testimony, and she started
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by reading a text thread between her and Combs. This
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was dated September thirteenth of twenty twenty three, before she
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went to visit him in New York, and Combs told
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her in that text quote, send me some shit of
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you being a bad girl. Jane said they could watch
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something when they were together, and she expressed some concern
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over the fact she was carrying a foam with footage
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from hotel nights. She texted him back and basically accused
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him of wanting videos of her to use with another woman.
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During a text session, Combs also said, quote, just do
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what I say please, I'm horny, and he followed that
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up with stop it. Don't say no to me, please,
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and that was after she was accusing him of wanting
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videos while he was with another woman. Jane went on
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to say that she had to buy Combs a second
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phone just for their hotel nights because all of COM's
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assistants had the security code for his personal phones that
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he regularly used and she didn't want them coming across
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her videos. She also said she was upset at the
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time of these texts because she had just heard Combs
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give a podcast interview and he was bragging how he
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had sex for forty eight hours straight with another woman.
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Jane said the trip he referenced in the podcast was
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a yacht excursion, and Combs promised to take her on
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that yacht excursion, but another woman apparently went on that trip.
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Combs downplayed it, claiming they didn't have sex when she
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asked him about it, but she was pissed. In another
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message to Diddy, Jane said she felt disrespected and she
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didn't want him to use her for what she called
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a hotel binge quote, I don't want to be used
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and locked in a room to perform and fulfill your fantasies,
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going on to tell him, I'm coming to the realization
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of what this is. Then, Jane said Combs a message
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in September of twenty twenty three that said, quote, I
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don't want to play this role in your life anymore.
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It's dark, sleazy. It makes me feel disgusted with myself.
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I feel it's the only reason you have me around
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and why you pay for the house. I don't want
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to feel obligated to perform these nights with you in
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fear of losing the roof over my head. I don't
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want to keep feeling like this anymore now. She testified
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that she had felt obligated to engage in hotel nights
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since Combs started paying the rent for her new home
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in April. Jane said Combs would say little, guilt trippy
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things about the house. Quote, I feel like he had
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made such a big purchase, and I felt like this
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was something I had to do in return to make
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him feel okay about it. Combs responded girls stop to
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her message, and then later said they should talk. Jane
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testified about a series of communications she had with Diddy
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before she visited him in New York in twenty twenty three,
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in which she said she felt disrespected and told him
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she didn't want him to use her for a hotel binge.
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Comb sent her a voice message telling her how sick
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he was and that nothing she was saying made sense.
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He didn't acknowledge her comment about feeling obligated to perform
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at hotel nights. She said they then get on a
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FaceTime call after that and Comb's calmed her down. He
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promised her they'd have what he called a proper New
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York trip with dinners and shopping, and she claimed that
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he didn't mention a hotel night during that FaceTime call.
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Jay said she went to New York this was on
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September seventeenth of twenty twenty three, because she didn't think
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there'd be a hotel night, and once she got off
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the plane, come send her messages about arranging a hotel night. Quote.
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I just remember taking a deep breath and just feeling upset,
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a little disappointed and a little defeated, and responding to
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a messages. Jane said she tried to brush away his
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questions about a hotel night. Then Combs texted her, quote, Okay,
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I have a surprise if that's okay, just one and
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Jane testified that Mint Combs was going to introduce her
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to a new entertainer for you guessed it a hotel night.
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She went on to say that once she was in
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New York City, they went to a lounge and quote,
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we bickered a lot. I was kind of showing discomfort
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about these nights and how it was just being sprung
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on me, She said. Combs started being defensive. On the
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way back to the hotel, she said she took an
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ecstasy pill. Then she went back into the hotel room,
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put on some lingerie, and when she came out, Combs
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said this new surprise was coming. She said that particular
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guy did not go very well. She said she felt
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like she had to make it up to Combs, so
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she contacted another entertainer they had called on a previous
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hotel night, many actually hotel nights, and she arranged to
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have him fly to New York City. The jury then
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saw text between Jane and that man in which Jane
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told him she was sorting out his cash payment. In
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another text, she told him there'd be an envelope with
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cash left on the front desk of the Trump International Hotel.
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Jane testified she got the cash from Combs. So a
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few days after that hotel night, Trup Jane nex saw
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Combs in Miami at a hotel. Now on the Miami trip,
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Comes wanted to watch footage from the New York City trup.
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Comes then said he wanted quote A part two, so
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they had the same entertainer who was with them in
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New York joined them in Miami on that trip as well.
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In October twenty twenty three, Jane and Diddy were discussing
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COM's requests for her to arrange a party with several entertainers.
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At the same time, Jane said she saw one of
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Combe's ex girlfriends posting with Combs on her social media.
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Jane testified she was furious in that he was asking
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for a hotel night while he was with another woman. Quote,
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you got that girl next to you, so figure it out.
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She texted Combs Combs responded, You're the only one that's
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gonna put me at peace. Jane responded, introduce her to Pee.
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It's not me, it's the entertainment that puts you at peace.
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And Jane testified at that point that Pee was in
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reference to an entertainer named Paul. In later messages from
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the same twenty twenty three conversation, Jane wrote, our experiences
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are desynthesizing sex for me, and that she didn't want
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to be mistreated. Quote, I don't feel like performing loveless
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cold sex. Jane said she was frustrated because she felt
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like Combs treated her differently than he treated others. Quote
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I had to earn and just basic things from my relationship,
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like love and respect and romance, but I felt like
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he was giving it to everyone else. She wrote to Combs,
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quote I'm not a porn star. I'm not an animal.
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I need a break. I don't want to do anything.
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I've hit a wall, and Comes responded, I'll only make
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love to you. Jane wrote back that she had to
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have sex with strangers for three years and quote, I'm tired,
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and Comes responded, So we're breaking up. Then Comes wrote,
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let's spend the day just you and me and no
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strangers please. It's my only day off. And Jane responded,
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it's loveless for me and nothing satisfies you. And you
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always push me to do more and more, and Comes responded,
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let me make love to you. It's filled with love,
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to which Jane responded, quote, spend the day with your
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family or your ECTX. I need time to myself now.
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Jane testified that it didn't matter how good a night was,
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he always wanted me to do more and more, and
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the text went on from there, with Jane saying, quote,
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spend the day with your family or Gina. I need
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time for myself now. Gina is another woman that Comes
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had a relationship with. Comes responded to that, No, I
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want to see you. We don't have to have sex.
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I want to spend the day with you, please, and
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Jane responded, you beat the love out of us. You
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made it crystal clear exactly what you want me for.
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You're going to spend the day what love bombing me
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so you can get what you want. It's not genuine.
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I've hit a mental and spiritual wall. She testified that
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quote whenever he wanted me or one of these nights,
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the love bombing or the persistency would start, and the
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fight at this point carried into the next day. She
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said she told Diddy she needed space and stop calling her.
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As a matter of fact, she said she stopped answering
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his calls. Comes left her an audio message saying, you
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know it wouldn't be calling you like this. I need
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you girl. Then later that day Come said, can I
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please come over there? It's my house too, and Jane
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was referring to the house she was living in where
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he was paying the rent. Jane testified she was shutting
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him out not for not answering his messages or calls,
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but because every time she let him in, I'd be
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right back into whatever he wanted. In other texts, the
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same month, Comes texted Jane a screenshot of a conversation
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he had with his doctor about his knee. Jane responded
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by telling him take it easy and giving him some
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advice about his medical issues. She hadn't agreed to see
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him before that message, but said she responded because she
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cared about his health. In the prosecution, they then asked
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Jane to be more detailed about these riety party I
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told you about in the last episode of this podcast.
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So Jane went on to say she didn't take drugs
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during that sobriety party, and she said she threw up
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after having sex with two men. When she told Combs
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she had thrown up, he said, Okay, that's good. You'll
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feel better now, let's go outside. She said she then
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had sex with a third man. Jane said at the
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end of the night, she felt absolutely terrible. Jane said
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after the sobriety party, did he went to Miami. She
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said she texted him asking him to put money in
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her account. She didn't hear from him, and she sent
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more angry text about feeling used for the sobriety party
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that had turned into a hotel night. Combs then sent
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her an audio message telling her he's single he didn't
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have to listen to her. The argument continued, and eventually
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Jane and Combs they get on the phone and Jane
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tests that over the phone, Comes offered to pay three
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months more of rent after she expressed frustration over the party,
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which she called traumatic. Jane testified she told him I'm
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not Gina or Cassie, of course, referring to the two
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other women that Comes and dated, who Jane said left
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their relationships with Combs quietly says a little bit of
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a threat there. Right after the call, Jane texted him,
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you agreed to match my two year investment in this
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toxic ass relationship, and boys, she couldn't say it any
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better than that, this is about as toxic relationship as
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I've ever seen. She goes on to say, match the