The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been one of the few celebrities to publicly defend Mr. Combs, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
Category: Sex Crimes
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Inside the Jury Room at the Weinstein Trial, Rancor and Recrimination
As the panelists deliberated over whether the former Hollywood mogul should be convicted of sex crimes for a second time in Manhattan, accusations began to fly.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-Girlfriend Will Return for 22nd Hour of Testimony
“Jane,” taking the stand under a pseudonym, is expected to face her final questions from the mogul’s lawyers on Thursday.
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After a Wild Day in Court, Weinstein Jurors Will Resume Deliberations
On Wednesday, the jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of one felony sex crime. The judge sent jurors home to cool off after their discussions devolved into threats and yelling.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Defense to Analyze ‘Hotel Night’ Texts With ‘Jane’
The music mogul’s lawyers have started walking his former girlfriend — now a government witness — through a voluminous history of text and audio messages.
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Defense to Question Woman About ‘Hotel Nights’ With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
One of the music mogul’s ex-girlfriends, who is going by the pseudonym Jane, has spent days testifying that he pressured her to have sex with other men.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-Girlfriend to Resume Testimony About Sex Under Duress
The woman, known in court as Jane, has testified that she felt obligated to participate in sex marathons with male escorts because the mogul was paying her rent.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-Girlfriend Will Continue Testimony About Unwanted Sex
Testifying under a pseudonym, “Jane,” the woman has described “hotel nights” involving drugs and encounters with escorts that she told the mogul she did not want to continue.
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At Combs Trial, ‘Jane,’ an Ex-Girlfriend, to Testify About Sex Abuse
Prosecutors say the woman, who will take the stand under a pseudonym, endured coerced sex marathons called “freak-offs.” The defense contends they were consensual.
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Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions
Mr. Epstein, the late financier and sex offender, started by putting $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm backed by Mr. Thiel. Today that investment is worth about $170 million.
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Woman Expected to Testify That Sean Combs Held Her Over a Balcony
Bryana Bongolan, a friend of the mogul’s former girlfriend Casandra Ventura, is set to give her account of being dangled from a 17th-floor balcony.
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Sean Combs, Defendant: Gestures to His Family, Sticky Notes to His Lawyers
With no cameras in the courtroom, few have glimpsed the music mogul as he helps direct his defense, facing charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.