About three hours after they asked for testimony from star witness Cassie Ventura and male escort Daniel Phillip, the jury in Sean Combs sex trafficking trial received the transcripts they requested.
The delay was caused in part because of a dispute between the lawyers about how much of the testimony to include.
Defense lawyers wanted to add more – including testimony about the Ventura’s $10 million settlement with the Los Angeles InterContinental Hotel – while prosecutors advocated to send a narrower portion of the transcript. After Judge Arun Subramanian suggested sending the jury the entirety of Ventura’s testimony – prompting Combs to visibly shake his head at his lawyer – defense lawyers relented and agreed to send a shorter portion of the transcript.
Sean “Diddy” Combs and his attorney Marc Agnifilo discuss with other defense lawyers on how to respond to a new note sent by jurors, during Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York City, July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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Overall, the testimony the jury requested focuses on three instances that prosecutors highlighted as examples of Combs’ alleged sex trafficking of Ventura.
First, the jury requested Ventura’s testimony about being assaulted by Combs at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. She testified that she tried to leave a so-called “freak-off” sexual encounter after Combs gave her a black eye.
The jury also requested testimony given by Ventura and Phillip about an alleged instance in which Combs became violent with Ventura at a New York hotel during a “freak-off.”
The last portion of testimony requested by the jury focused on a time when Ventura traveled with Combs overseas to attend the Cannes Film Festival in France.