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‘$100k hush deal, still brainwashed’: Diddy trial enters fourth week. What are the key moments?

The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs entered its fourth week, with testimony from a second former girlfriend, vital to the prosecution’s case against the music executive facing sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.Notable events from the week included: Combs paid $100,000 to secure footage of beating Cassie A hotel security guard, Eddy Garcia, testified about […]

Diddy trial: Combs hired porn stars for ‘freak off’, witness testifies; alleges rapper flew them cross-country

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his former influencer partner hired two male porn stars, who were flown across the country for “Freak Off” referring to sex parties, according to testimony in a Manhattan court on Friday.In the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial, an anonymous witness, identified as “Jane,” informed the jury that she contacted the performers […]

Diddy trial: Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend in sex-trafficking case; says initial ‘passionate nights’ opened ‘Pandora’s box’

A former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs testified on Thursday about the evolution of their relationship, which began as a passionate affair but, according to her, turned into a series of unwanted and coercive voyeuristic encounters. Her account follows Combs’ recent apprehension on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges.Identified only as “Jane” and granted anonymity by the […]

A French police officer to stand trial over teen’s killing that sparked nationwide riots

PARIS: A French police officer will face trial next year on charges of voluntary homicide over the killing of a 17-year-old of North African descent, a death that triggered nationwide riots.The prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where victim Nahel Merzouk grew up and was killed in 2023, announced in a statement that […]

US judge cancels planned Boeing trial over 737 crashes

Boeing’s planned trial over deadly 737 MAX crashes called off by US judge (Image caption: AP) NEW YORK: A US federal judge on Monday cancelled the planned trial of US aviation giant Boeing over crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft that left nearly 350 people dead.The trial had been scheduled to begin June 23, but […]

Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision, faces UK trial in January | World News

The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a US tanker in the North Sea pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of one of his crew at a U.K. court hearing on Friday. Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, appeared by video link from prison for the pretrial hearing at London’s Central Criminal […]

A Paris court will deliver the verdict in Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial | World News

PARIS: The robbery was over in minutes, the fallout long: Nearly a decade after robbers stormed Kim Kardashian’s luxury residence and tied her up at gunpoint, a Paris court will decide the verdict Friday in one of the most audacious celebrity heists in modern French history. Nine men and a woman stand accused of carrying […]

Diddy trial: Luigi Mangione’s lawyer assists defence as Combs makes heart gesture at her mother in court

Luigi Mangione and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (Picture credit: Agencies) Karen Friedman Agnifilo, wife of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lead attorney Marc Agnifilo, was seen conferring with members of the music mogul’s defence team during a break in court proceedings on Thursday.Among those she spoke to was defence attorney Anna Estevao, who has been spearheading the cross-examination […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: After Kid Cudi, Cassie Ventura names Britney Spears and Michael B. Jordan in bombshell testimony

Britney Spears and Michael B. Jordan were unexpectedly drawn into Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial this week, as Cassie Ventura, the rapper’s former longtime girlfriend, continued her gripping testimony in a New York courtroom.Ventura, who dated Combs for more than a decade, was being cross-examined by the defence as she detailed incidents from their turbulent […]

Trial opens for former Capitol riot defendant who was arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023

Capital Hill (File Photo AP) WASHINGTON: Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them, a military veteran charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat, began Tuesday with testimony […]