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Sean "Diddy" Combs Paid $100K for Video of Cassie Beating, Security Guard Testifies

CBS NewsJune 7, 20253 min9,700 views
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Security Guard's Testimony

  • 🛡️ 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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