Diddy’s Alleged Drug Mule Takes Stand, Says Key Accuser ‘Absolutely’ Wasn’t Forced Into ‘Freak Offs’
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One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former assistants testified on Friday about getting drugs for his boss during his employment.

Brendan Paul, who was given immunity for his testimony, recounted being told to buy thousands in drugs — including cocaine, pink cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine — and meeting up with several drug dealers. Paul claimed Combs asked him to do the drugs, and he obliged to “prove my loyalty,” according to NBC.

Paul was arrested at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in Florida for carrying cocaine and marijuana-laced candy. Paul testified that he refused to tell authorities who the drugs belonged to out of “loyalty.”

“I was sweeping his room and put it in my bag and forgot it while I was packing,” he said, according to NBC.

Paul’s arrest occurred the same day federal authorities raided Combs’ homes in Holmby Hills, California, and Miami, Florida. Less than two months later, Paul entered a six-month diversionary program to have the cocaine possession dropped. Paul completed the program, abiding by the terms of his plea deal.

Paul also said  that Combs’ former girlfriend, who testified using the pseudonym “Jane,” willingly participated in Combs’ “freak offs.” Paul admitted his feelings about Combs are “complicated” before he was allowed to leave the stand.

Three women have testified about Combs subjecting them to physical or sexual abuse. One of those women was Cassie Ventura, who dated Combs from 2007 to 2018. She testified that Combs “stifled” her music career while forcing her to participate in “freak offs,” which often entailed her having sex with other men in Combs’ presence. Ventura said the drug-fueled ordeals left her sleep-deprived and dehydrated, as they would last for days on end.

Another victim, who used the alias “Mia,” worked as Combs’ assistant for eight years. She accused Combs of forcing her to perform oral sex and sneaking into her bed to penetrate her without her consent. She also claimed Combs hurled objects at her and threw her against a wall.

“Jane,” who dated Combs from 2021 to 2024, testified about “hotel nights,” which allegedly were sexual rendezvous arranged by Combs. Combs reportedly watched these encounters, which Jane said she had to be under the influence of drugs to participate.

Combs was arrested on September 16, 2024, outside a Manhattan hotel on federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs has been denied bail three times, as Judge Andrew L. Carter determined there was a “serious risk” of witness tampering in this case.

Federal authorities raided Combs’ homes in Holmby Hills, California, and Miami in March 2024. Reports indicated that the raids were connected to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation that resulted in his arrest months later.

The raids also occurred four months after Ventura accused him of sex trafficking and abuse. In a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, she alleged that Combs drugged her and forced her to have sex with other men. The pair settled the lawsuit a day after its filing.

However, in May 2024, CNN publicized hotel surveillance footage allegedly showing Combs assaulting Ventura. Two days later, Combs released a video expressing remorse for his behavior.

“I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to be a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry,” he said.

Two more accusers came forward a week after Ventura’s lawsuit. One of the women claimed Combs drugged and raped her at Syracuse University in New York in 1991. Combs denied those allegations before a third accuser, Liza Gardner, levied similar allegations against him.

Days after footage of the Ventura assault was publicized, two more women filed lawsuits against Combs. One of those women was April Lampros, a New York Fashion Institute of Technology student who reportedly met Combs in 1994. Lampros accused Combs of sexually assaulting her on four occasions between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s.

Combs has been accused of committing or facilitating sexual abuse in at least 30 other lawsuits — including one, filed in October, which alleges he and Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl in New York in 2000. The accuser in that case had her lawsuit dismissed in February.

Combs turned down a plea deal days before this trial began.

[Feature Photo: Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File]

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