Diddy Trial Day 15: Hotel Bribe, Money Trail, and Escort Testimony
Ashleigh Banfield x Drop Dead SeriousJune 4, 202534 min193,233 views
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- 🏨 A hotel security guard testified that he was handed a brown paper bag containing $100,000 in cash after Diddy allegedly offered him tea and asked him to make surveillance footage disappear.
- 💰 Diddy and his chief of staff repeatedly called the security guard, offering to pay him to obtain the hotel's surveillance video.
- 🤝 The security guard's boss agreed to sell the video for $50,000, and Diddy later gave the guard $100,000 in cash, double the agreed price, as a bonus.
- ⚠️ Diddy allegedly forced Cassie to FaceTime the security guard, stating she wanted the video too, despite appearing freshly beaten.
- 🤐 The security guard was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement with a $1 million penalty and a declaration that the USB drive was the only copy of the footage.
Financial Executive's Testimony: Money Trail and Company Structure
- 💼 Diddy's longtime CFO, Derek Ferguson, testified that he was subpoenaed and did not want to be there, describing Diddy's business empire.
- 🏦 Ferguson detailed how Diddy's companies managed finances, with shell companies and massive wire transfers, including payments to Diddy's mother and Cassie Ventura.
- 🏠 Diddy owned high-end homes under company names for privacy and legal protection, not in his own name.
- 📉 A summary of transactions showed $3.4 million flowed in and $3.2 million flowed out of an Alpine property account in one year, with significant transfers to various entities and individuals.
Testimony from Shawn Daring: Escort's Perspective on Cassie and Diddy
- 🎤 Shawn Daring, a former escort, testified about participating in sex acts with Diddy and Cassie, stating that initially, the encounters seemed consensual.
- 🎭 Over time, Daring perceived a change, describing Cassie's participation as becoming "very performative" rather than joyful.
- ⚠️ Daring noted that Cassie seemed to understand her role and the situation, using the term "respect" rather than
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Sean "Diddy" CombsFederal TrialRICO chargesObstruction of JusticeBriberySurveillance FootageMoney LaunderingShell CompaniesWire TransfersCFO TestimonyEscort TestimonyCassie VenturaShawn DaringHotel Security GuardNon-Disclosure Agreement
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