Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial: Security Officer Testifies About $100,000 Payment for Attack Video

Testimony of Hotel Security Officer

• 👨‍✈️ Eddie Garcia, a former private security officer at the Intercontinental Hotel in LA, testified under immunity in the sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
• 💡 Garcia stated that Combs' personal assistant initially requested security footage of an incident where Combs was seen attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
• 📞 Garcia reported that Combs sounded nervous during a phone call and explained that the video's release would "ruin him."

The $100,000 Payment

• 🤝 Combs offered to "take care of" Garcia in exchange for help, leading to a negotiation where Garcia's boss initially asked for $50,000.
• 💰 Combs ultimately paid $100,000 for the video, with Garcia receiving $30,000, his boss $50,000, and another security officer $20,000.
• 📝 Garcia dropped off a USB drive, signed a non-disclosure agreement, and a document confirming no other copies existed.
• 📱 Combs facetimed Ventura, who expressed a desire for the matter to