00:00Sean Diddy Combs' upcoming sex trafficking trial will include graphic evidence, according
00:06to NBC News.
00:08During an April 25 court hearing, Judge Aaron Subramanian ruled that a video showing Combs
00:15assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in March 2016 can be
00:21presented in court.
00:22Jury selection is scheduled to begin on May 5.
00:27In May 2023, CNN released surveillance footage from the Intercontinental Hotel, which appeared
00:33to align with details from Ventura's lawsuit, filed in November 2023.
00:39The lawsuit was settled the eyes-eyed next day after Combs publicly denied the allegations.
00:46Following the video's release, Combs addressed the situation in a statement posted to Instagram.
00:53Would you like this shortened further or adapted for social media?
00:59I mean, I hit rock bottom, but I make no excuses.
01:04My behavior on that video is inexcusable.
01:07I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.
01:12Four months after the release of hotel surveillance footage showing Sean Diddy Combs allegedly assaulting
01:18Cassie Ventura, New developments emerged during a hearing on his second bail request.
01:24According to NBC News, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily, Johnson revealed that Combs allegedly
01:30sent a text shortly after the incident, stating,
01:34Call me.
01:35Call me.
01:36The cops are here.
01:37I have six kids.
01:38Call.
01:39I'm surrounded.
01:40While Johnson didn't name the victim in court, she said the woman responded,
01:45Sick.
01:46You think it's okay to do what you've done?
01:49During the April 25th hearing, U.S. Attorney Madison Smizer told the court that additional
01:55videos, referred to as freak-offs, will be presented during the trial.
02:02These recordings allegedly show Combs coercing female victims into sexual performances.
02:10Smizer emphasized that this graphic content will only be shown to the jury and involved
02:15parties and will not be made public.
02:20Following the video's initial release last May, Cassie shared a heartfelt statement on
02:25Instagram.
02:27She thanked supporters, writing,
02:30Thank you for all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers, and those I
02:35have yet to meet.
02:37She added that the outpouring of compassion had given her younger self a sense of safety.
02:43This is only the beginning, Cassie wrote, reflecting on her experience.
02:49Domestic violence is the issue.
02:51It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.
02:55With a lot of hard work, I am better today.
02:58But I will always be recovering from my past.
03:02Now expecting her third child with husband Alex Fine, Cassie concluded her post by acknowledging
03:09the continuous nature of healing.
03:11This journey is never ending, but this support means everything to me.
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