Claire Lampen

3 weeks ago | thecut.com | Claire Lampen

Photo: Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS The fifth week of the sex-trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs introduced testimony from a third anonymous victim: “Jane,” a single mother who dated Combs between 2020 and 2024. Jane alleged that Combs used financial control over her life to secure her continued participation in the Freak Offs at the center of the trial.

4 weeks ago | thecut.com | Claire Lampen

Art: Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS This week, during the sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the court heard from several of the mogul’s former employees, who said they experienced his extreme, volatile temper firsthand. Capricorn Clark, a former personal assistant who went on to serve several other roles in his companies, alleged that Combs kidnapped her.

1 month ago | thecut.com | Claire Lampen

Illustration: Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS The biggest moment in week three of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial arrived on Thursday when Scott Mescudi — known professionally as Kid Cudi — took the stand. Mescudi briefly dated Combs’s ex-girlfriend the singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in 2011 and believes the mogul blew up his car as payback. In addition to Mescudi, jurors heard from two of Combs’s former employees who spoke to painfully long workdays and their boss’s volatility.

1 month ago | thecut.com | Claire Lampen

Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images One of the most surprising claims to surface in the sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs came up in its earliest moments.

1 month ago | thecut.com | Claire Lampen

Illustration: Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS As the second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial nears its close, his ex-girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, has been on the stand for four days, fielding questioning that has been equal parts emotional and tedious. Prosecutors got Ventura to establish a pattern of alleged abuse: She fell in love with Combs as a 19-year-old, but was unprepared for his lifestyle and sexual demands.