The jury found Combs guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane").
He was found not guilty of both charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion in connection with Ventura and "Jane."
Combs was accused of being the ringleader of an alleged enterprise that "abused, threatened and coerced women" into prolonged, drug-fueled sexual orgies with male prostitutes, which he called "freak-offs," and then threatened them into silence. Combs has said that all of the sex was consensual and that while his relationships sometimes involved domestic violence, he wasn't engaged in trafficking.
Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs was simply part of the swinger lifestyle and that he "vehemently denies the accusations made by the SDNY."
Jun 13, 2025, 4:18 PM EDT
Combs’ assistant testifies personal errands were part of his job
On re-direct examination, Sean Combs’ former personal assistant Jonathan Perez testified that personal errands were part of his job.
"Who told you to set up king nights?" prosecutor Madison Smyser asked. "KK," Perez testified, referring to Combs’ chief of staff, Kristina Khorram.
"Did you set up those king nights for free?" Smyser asked. "No," Perez told the jury.
Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Marc Agnifilo makes arguments during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, June 13, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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"Ever set up king nights on vacation?" Smyser followed up. "No," Perez told the jury.
Perez testified that part of his job involved doing personal things for Combs like writing cards to his girlfriends and buying them flowers.
Perez has concluded his testimony, thus concluding five weeks of testimony.
The judge dismissed jurors for the weekend with customary instructions not to talk to anyone about the case and turn off news notifications.
Jun 13, 2025, 4:02 PM EDT
Combs' assistant testified he set up hotel rooms, procured drugs
On cross-examination, Sean Combs’ former personal assistant Jonathan Perez testified that setting up hotel rooms and procuring drugs were personal errands and not work-related tasks.
"It had nothing to do with your work?" defense attorney Brian Steel asked. "No," Perez responded on the stand. Combs is accused of conspiring with his employees as part of a criminal enterprise.
Perez told the jury under cross-examination that he performed those tasks 1% of the time compared with his business-related duties.
"You just did it because you’re a nice person?" Steel asked. "Yes," Perez testified.
Perez testified that he helped "Jane" -- a former Combs girlfriend who took the stand under a pseudonym -- with outfits for hotel nights because she trusted his fashion sense.
"She would ask you to go out and go shopping for her?" Steel asked. "Yes," Perez told the jury.
"Would you look for her for lingerie?" "Yes," Perez testified on the stand.
"Would you look for her for dresses?" "Yes," Perez told the jury.
"The goal for her was to look good for Mr. Combs?" "Yes," Perez replied on the stand.
"Did you ever get the feeling that she was hesitant of joining the king nights?" Steel asked, using Perez’s term for "hotel nights" or "freak offs." "No," Perez testified.
Steel followed up, asking, "Did it always appear to you that she was willing?" "Yes," Perez told the jury.
Steel tried to emphasize Perez's testimony, asking, "Did ‘Jane’ ever appear to you, from your observation, that she was upset or unhappy after the king nights?" "No," Perez testified.
Jun 13, 2025, 2:56 PM EDT
Assistant testifies about alleged fight between Combs, 'Jane'
Sean Combs’ former personal assistant, Jonathan Perez, testified that Combs had a Gucci pouch containing money and drugs, including cocaine, ketamine, molly, Adderall and Xanax.
The jury saw a text from another assistant who messaged Perez, "Yo will you locate his Gucci pouch in his bathroom. … Make sure it’s in there please and if anything is out and around kind of stuff it back in I guess. LOL".
"I zipped it up -- no residue and I didn’t steal one addy," Perez responded, according to the text showed to the jury.
Perez testified that he played a role in obtaining drugs for Combs "a handful of times," either purchasing them or he "grabbed them from someone outside."
"What did you purchase or grab for Mr. Combs?" prosecutor Madison Smyser asked. "Xanax, cocaine and molly," Perez testified on the stand.
Perez testified that he brought Combs to "Jane"'s house in June 2024, the night "Jane" testified Combs subjected her to physical violence. "Jane" is a former Combs girlfriend who took the stand under a pseudonym.
A few hours after dropping off Combs, Perez testified that Combs called him on FaceTime, looking "angry and annoyed."
"He was asking me to confirm that another woman hadn’t been on a trip we had been on a week earlier," Perez said on the stand. "'Jane' had been accusing him of another female on the trip a week prior, so it seemed like they had been arguing."
Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Marc Agnifilo makes arguments during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, June 13, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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"I let ‘Jane’ know that there had not been another female on the trip and he hung up," Perez testified.
Perez said on the stand that he then messaged Combs’ chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, telling her, "Heads up he and guest are fighting I’m going to pick him up. … Just the normal her being jealous over other women."
He testified that a moment later he messaged Khorram again, writing, "Just heard from him he said not to come all good."
"Jane" testified earlier that she was subjected to physical violence that night before she claims Combs forced her to take ecstasy and perform oral sex on a male escort.
The jury saw a message from Perez to one of Combs’ bodyguards, saying Combs was "asking me to bring him his cash." The bodyguard responded, "We don’t have more on hand but will get more now."
Perez testified that the next day he sent another message about cash for "Jane," writing, "Need 3500 cash for his guest."
"Do you have an independent, clear memory of what ended up happening with that money?" Smyser asked. "No," Perez told the court.
"Jane" testified that she sent the escort money for his services.
Jun 13, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT
Combs' former personal assistant takes the stand
Sean Combs' former personal assistant, Jonathan Perez, testified that he saw something he shouldn't have: a video of "Jane" -- a former Combs girlfriend who took the stand under a pseudonym -- having sex with another man.
Perez testified that Combs' videographer first discovered the video on an iPad. Perez testified that he went to Combs and then to chief of staff Kristina Khorram.
"[Khorram] said that in the future I should just bring it to her and she would communicate to Mr. Combs," Perez recalled on the stand. "I gave her the general gist of the video that it was 'Jane' and another man."
Six months later, Perez testified, Khorram brought the video up again because "she had gotten a call from someone outside the company talking about the video in some capacity." The jury heard his conversation with Khorram that she surreptitiously recorded.
"I just need you to tell me step by step and don't leave out a beat," Khorram was heard saying on the recording. "An outside person brought up something."
Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Marc Agnifilo makes arguments during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, June 13, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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The conversation did not reveal who had approached the Combs team, but "Jane" testified that a male escort tried to extort Combs and "Jane" by saying he would release a video from a hotel night.
"It is out and I just need to know step by step where you found it," Khorram was heard telling Perez on the recording. "Don't leave out anything please."
Perez was heard telling Khorram on the recording, "I took the iPad, I went to the office, I saw what he was talking about, closed it."
Perez testified that another employee advised him to delete the video, but he didn't feel comfortable doing that.
