Sean "Diddy" Combs Paid $100K for Video of Cassie Beating, Security Guard Testifies
CBS NewsJune 7, 20253 min9,700 views
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- 🛡️ A former hotel security guard, Eddie Garcia, testified that Sean "Diddy" Combs paid him $100,000 in cash for a security video.
- 💡 The video reportedly showed Combs attacking his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.
- 💰 Garcia stated Combs believed the video would ruin his career if it became public.
Transaction Details
- 🤝 Christina Corom, Combs' personal assistant, initially contacted Garcia, later putting Combs on the phone.
- 😟 Garcia, then 24 and new to the job, was nervous and concerned about potential law enforcement reports due to the apparent assault.
- 💵 Combs counted out $100,000 in $10,000 bills in a brown bag and gave it to Garcia.
Cassie Ventura's Involvement
- 📱 Combs FaceTime'd Cassie Ventura during the transaction.
- 🎬 Ventura, wearing a hoodie, expressed a desire for the video to not go public because she had a movie coming out.
Courtroom Disruption
- 🚨 A woman caused an outburst in the courtroom, requiring three security guards to escort her out.
- 🗣️ She yelled at Sean Combs and dared the guards to draw their weapons.
- 🎭 It was revealed that the woman was a familiar, often loud, individual who typically stayed in an overflow room but entered the main courtroom this time, causing a significant disruption.
- 🤫 The disruption occurred as it was disclosed that Mia, a former employee who testified under a pseudonym, had her identity revealed.
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