Combs engaged with his defense today
The defendant appeared to be particularly engaged with his attorneys today.
Combs seemed to be paying very close to attention to the testimony of a federal agent describing the raid on his home in Los Angeles. Combs even handed his attorney a note while the lawyer was cross-examining the agent.
Combs could be fighting some congestion, perhaps an allergy, today as he gabbed tissues and forcefully blew his nose at one point in the morning.
Witness testifies he found sex tape on iPad
Perez recounted how he found a sex tape — showing “Jane” engaged with another man as Combs watched in the background — on a company iPad.
The employee said he immediately brought the issue to Combs and his chief of staff Kristina Khorram.
Judge Subramanian declared a recess and asked jurors to return to court before 1:30 p.m. ET.
Assistant testifies staff had to prepare for a ‘king night’
Combs’ staff would typically get between two and 24 hours to prepare for a “king night,” an evening their boss would spend in a hotel with a woman, the witness said.
Food, a change of clothes, condoms, lubricants and red lights were among the items commonly packed, Perez said.
Ye leaves the courthouse
Ye walked out of the front doors of the federal courthouse, got into a car and was driven away.
He spent about 40 minutes in the courthouse but never made it into Judge Subramanian’s courtroom to show support for the defendant, Combs.

The many names of Combs
Perez worked for Combs between December 2021 and this past September, addressing his boss by several names.
The witness said he, at different times, addressed Combs as “Diddy,” “P. Diddy” and “Mr. C Love.”
Former Combs assistant takes the witness stand
Jonathan Perez, a former personal assistant to Combs, took the witness stand for prosecutors.
The 35-year-old native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, wore a brown suit, black shirt and black tie.
Ye has kept quiet lately
Hundreds of bottles of lubricants found at Combs’ L.A. home, witness testifies
The lubricants were frequently used during “hotel nights” and “freak offs,” when Combs directed women to have sex with other men as he watched, witnesses have testified at this trial.
In a nightstand, agents also found six envelopes marked with “K” on them all, LeMon said. Those envelopes tested positive for ketamine, attorneys stipulated.
Government calls its first witness of the day
The government called Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Andre LeMon to the witness stand, presumably to discuss details of Combs’ arrest last year.
Combs wore light-colored pants and a brown long-sleeve sweater to court this morning.
Defense wants to limit or bar testimony about guns
The defense told the court that it’ll likely object to questions about guns found during raids during Combs’ arrest.
Combs attorney Marc Agnifilo called firearms a “divisive issue” that he’d rather not have on the minds of jurors.
“I am not seeing how guns in a security room are relevant to any of the charges in this case,” Agnifilo said.
Judge wants to settle juror issue
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said he wants to settle the government’s objections to one of the jurors, though there doesn’t appear to be enough evidence yet to remove the panelist.
Subramanian revealed the issue could be about where the juror lives.
The government, earlier this week, said that panelist should be removed over “lack of candor.”
“My preference would be to hear from the juror and it is likely we will hear a perfect innocent explanation,” Subramanian said, adding that he wants to “quickly resolve this issue” and “put it to bed.”
Court is in session
Here’s what ‘Jane’ said yesterday
Jane reiterated how much Combs pushed her for “hotel nights” even after telling him she didn’t want to do it.
“All the time,” Jane said.
The constant need to have sex for Combs’ entertainment made Jane “sore, tired, exhausted and overwhelmed,” she testified.
While she witnessed positive changes in Combs after Cassie’s lawsuit in November 2023, Jane said she and Combs physically fought at her residence in Los Angeles in 2024.
In that incident, she said she pushed Combs’ head into a marble countertop when she was angry that he went on a family trip to Turks and Caicos with another woman. She claimed Combs later assaulted her in the hallway.
Who is expected to testify today
Special Agent Andre LeMon, Jonathan Perez and Ananya Sankar are expected to be called to the witness stand next.
‘Jane’ was composed on the last day of her marathon time on the stand
“Jane” came across as firm and composed on her sixth day of testimony, only fighting back tears near the end of the day.
Combs, clad in what appeared to be the same orange sweater and khaki pants he wore the day before, hugged members of his defense team when he walked into the courtroom yesterday morning. During an afternoon break, Combs grabbed tissues and dabbed an eye before leaving the room.