Hoje, dia 15 de novembro, completou um ano de falecimento do cronista, romancista e dramaturgo Alcione Araújo. Desde então, nós, leitores, ficamos sem ler suas crônicas às segundas-feiras, no jornal Estado de Minas.
É difícil apontar qual a melhor crônica do Alcione que foi publicada, desde setembro de 2001, no Caderno Cultura. Porém, a crônica SEM PARAR DE CANTAR foi uma das que mais me marcou. E eu dizia isso a ele. Tanto que, no lançamento da coletânea das crônicas publicadas no livro: “Cala a boca e me beija”, na Academia Mineira de Letras, no dia 9 de dezembro de 2010, algumas crônicas foram lidas por ele, e essa não ficou de fora.
Relendo novamente a crônica, creio que algumas passagens são dignas de ser lembradas:
“O senhor eu sei que não reclama dos meus passarinhos e até aprecia o canto deles. Já vi o senhor de manhã, na volta da caminhada, ficar um tempão olhando pra gaiola pendurada na árvore, ouvindo o meu curió. O senhor, que tem tanto livro, sabe como é bonito, gosta do que toca o coração. Mas tem morador que reclama que o canto dos passarinhos acorda ele, que não dorme mais, e começa o dia nervoso. O senhor acha que é possível canto de passarinho dar nos nervos?
…
Já chegou no ouvido do síndico. Ele avisou que na volta quer ter uma conversa comigo. Vai dizer que reclamaram dos passarinhos. O quê que eu posso fazer? Calar os bichinhos, não posso! Vai querer que me livre deles – também não posso.
Sou do interior, o senhor sabe, que nem os porteiros de tudo que é prédio por aí. Lá a gente aprende as coisas com os bichos. Aprendi tanta coisa com passarinho! O senhor já viu passarinho fazer ninho? Ele bica um gravetinho aqui, um garrancho acolá, vai longe atrás de uma palha, de um capim, voa horas por uma flor de algodão. Quando fica pronto, arrumadinho, bate a ventania, cai o temporal, vem um bicho qualquer, ou aparece algum menino e acaba com tudo. Acha que passarinho chora, reclama da vida? Passarinho, não. Passarinho começa tudo de novo. E sem parar de cantar! Lá vem ele com o graveto, o capim, a folha seca, o ramo…
O senhor já viu ninho com ovinhos? Três, cinco, meia dúzia, desse tamanhinho! Quando filhotinho tá pra nascer, é de chorar: vem o vento, a chuva, o bicho ou o menino e acaba com tudo! Passarinho xinga e quer matar? Passarinho, não. Passarinho começa tudo de novo. E sem parar de cantar! Lá vem o garranchinho, a palha, a flor de algodão…
O senhor tá entendo aonde eu quero chegar? A vida tem sua atrapalhação, tem homem de mais e passarinho de menos, o senhor não concorda? Homem reclama, chora, desanima, desiste e tudo o mais. Passarinho, não. Passarinho não desiste. Nem para de cantar.
Se não posso calar passarinho, nem vou dar pros outros, nem vender, nem trocar, nem soltar, é capaz que o síndico me mande embora. O que eu posso fazer!
O senhor sabe, se tiver que ser, vai ser. Vou chorar e pedir pra ficar? Eu não! Vou embora, e levo meus passarinhos e minhas gaiolas, que é quase tudo que tenho. No caminho não sei pra onde, vou juntando esperança, que nem passarinho junta graveto, e faço meu ninho com as folhas verdes da esperança. E sem parar de cantar, que nem tô cantando aqui pro senhor.”
A última crônica do livro “Cala a boca e me beija” chama-se “Morte e ressurreição” e narra a recuperação de uma cadela semimorta, salva por ele e um amigo: duas crianças de seis anos de idade, que deram, a ela, o nome de Morte:
“Morte nos trouxe muita alegria. Logo se ergueu e andou. Antes de correr, latia. E, por latir, ficou arriscado mantê-la no porão. Mas não foi difícil passar a Morte adiante. Embora despelada, estava curada e esperta. Surgiu até a tentação de adotá-la, mas desistimos. Uma vizinha idosa a acolheu – tivemos o bom-senso de não revelar seu nome. Ao lembrar-me de Morte, saltitante e eufórica, e compará-la com o animalzinho que agonizava na esquina, sou inclinado a crer que aos 6 anos aprendi os vestígios do que se chama morte e ressurreição. Com os dois entendi também o que é esperança.”
Que não percamos a esperança de poder ressuscitá-lo, Alcione, por meio das palavras que você deixou registradas em seus livros!
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ is back in a federal courtroom for his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City.
The music mogul, 55, could spend the rest of his
life in prison if he is found guilty of using
his wealth and fame to run a criminal enterprise for two decades.
The dramatic testimony continued on Tuesday.
Among witnesses was Eddy Garcia, who a hotel security guard who worked at the Intercontinental in Los Angeles in 2016, when the rapper was filmed
beating his girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in the halls.
He told jurors how Diddy bribed him to delete the tape – offering
him $100,000 to get rid of it. The footage infamously emerged in May 2024.
Tuesday’s testimony comes after that of Diddy’s former assistant and alleged victim
Mia, who followed Cassie as the second of three key
prosecution witnesses.
The third, using the pseudonym ‘Jane,’ will testify later
this week.
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers concede he could be violent, but he denies using
threats or his music industry clout to commit abuse.
Diddy’s lawyers keep asking for more time with him – after already getting special treatment
Diddy’s team of star lawyers again asked the judge on Tuesday to allow them to have more time with the mogul
before he has to go back to the Brooklyn jail where he has been since September.
The attorneys have told the judge the conditions of visiting at
the jail are not appropriate to discuss the trial with Diddy.
‘We need to be able to sit in a place with a desk with no
separation so we can go through these text messages,’ lead attorney Marc Agnifilo said on Tuesday.
Agnifilo said a ‘Very, very important witness is going’ on the stand tomorrow, likely referring to alleged victim Jane.
Judge Arun Subramanian poointed out that he already agreed to allow
Diddy and his lawyers to use a side room in the courthouse to discuss the case from 3pm until 6pm.
Diddy also gets to court early and is able to discuss the case with his
lawyers from 7 to 8.30am.
‘If you’re here in the courtroom, there’s going to be marshals
here,’ the judge told the defense.
‘I have no issue with the marshals,’ Agnifilo replied.
Who are Diddy’s lawyers – and will they save him from
disgrace?
Eight key attorneys are taking center stage as the blockbuster case unfolds in Manhattan federal court, while the Grammy Award winning rapper sits silently amongst them.
All the explosive testimony from inside Diddy courtroom on Daily Mail’s
podcast The Trial
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From sworn testimony to video evidence and the rapper’s every subtle move, our team
of journalists take you inside the courtroom of the world’s biggest
celebrity case.
Daily Mail has been following Diddy’s downfall from the
very beginning. Join us as we hear from experts involved in the case,
and members of the rapper’s inside circle.
All the explosive testimony from inside Diddy courtroom
From sworn testimony to video evidence and the rapper’s every
subtle move, our team of journalists take you inside
the courtroom of the world’s biggest celebrity case.
20:15
Diddy faces more lurid allegations… from a tiny town thousands of miles away from his ‘freak
offs’
‘Thank you for calling the Sean P Diddy Combs abuse helpline.
This call is being recorded.’
This is the first thing that up to 40 people a week are hearing when they ring
the Montana-based call center fielding legal complaints from alleged
victims of the embattled music mogul.
‘We understand the strength and courage it takes to come forward,’ the message continues.
‘Any information you provide will be kept completely confidential,
but we expect full honesty in order to properly assist you
with your potential case.’
Andrew Van Arsdale, CEO of Reciprocity Industries, which runs the hotline,
told the Daily Mail that the volume of calls has surged since
the start of Diddy’s sex trafficking, racketeering, and assault trial in New York.
Read the full story here:
Diddy faces more lurid allegations in a tiny town far away from court
As Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs stands trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New
York, a tiny town thousands of miles away is fielding dozens
more complaints every week…
20:00
Diddy escort who was named at trial breaks silence to share harrowing details of
Cassie’s freak-off claims
A former escort forced to have sex with Diddy’s ex Cassie Ventura at
the disgraced mogul’s notorious ‘Freak Off’ parties has broken his silence to give ‘some credence’ to her testimony.
Ventura took the stand as a star witness in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking
trial, breaking down in tears as she told how she was forced to participate in elaborately choreographed sex marathons that routinely involved male escorts.
Shawn Dearing was among the more than 10 men hired to perform at Diddy’s parties, it was revealed during the R&B singer’s testimony.
Diddy escort shares harrowing details of Cassie’s Freak Off claims
Shawn Dearing was among the more than 10 men hired by Cassie Ventura to perform at Diddy’s freak-off
parties. He has broken his silence to give ‘some credence’ to her testimony.
19:30
Prosecutors ask judge for privacy measures for alleged Diddy victim ‘Jane’
After court wrapped up on Tuesday, prosecutors asked the judge to turn the livestream in the overflow room when alleged
victim Jane testifies on Wednesday.
They said they want to avoid a situation where nonredacted information is shown to those in the overflow and press rooms.
Jane will be testifying under a pseudonym.
19:21
Diddy’s CFO can’t say whether he thinks ‘highly’ of the mogul
‘Do you think highly of Mr Combs?’ defense attorney Brian Steel
asked Derek Ferguson on Tueaday as cross-examination wrapped
up.
Ferguson replied, after a long pause: ‘I don’t know how to respond to that.’
Ferguson did previously have some positive words about Diddy, saying:
‘He worked constantly… his passion for what he did was really high….
His work ethic was something that pushed the entire
team.’
19:09
Diddy’s CFO says he never saw mogul engage in criminal
activity
‘Did you see anyone help Sean Combs commit crimes?’ defense attorney Brian Steel asked Diddy’s former CFO Derek Ferguson on Tuesday.
‘No,’ Ferguson replied.
‘See anyone commit acts of violence?’
‘No.’
‘See anyone make the company stronger through threats of violence?’
‘No.’
‘Did yo usee anyone enhance Mr Combs reputation through emotional, physical or sexual abuse?’
‘I did not.’
19:00
Will Diddy take the stand?
The rap mogul himself could take the stand and will
be able to decide if he wants to up until the last minute, but his
lawyers will most likely advise him not to do so.
So far, the blockbuster trial has consisted of a number of bombshell
testimonies from his ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura, rapper Kid Cudi, Dawn Richard, a former
member of Combs’ pop group Danity Kane, and his former executive
assistant George Kaplan, among others.
All the witnesses at Diddy’s blockbuster trial
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial is ongoing in New York City.
Here is a list of all the witnesses who have testified so far.
18:45
It took two days for Diddy to bury 2016 Cassie assault video, court hears
Within two days of the attack on Cassie at the InterContinental Hotel, former hotel security
guard Eddie Garcia gave Combs a storage device containing
the footage in exchange for $100,000 in cash — with Combs feeding bills through
a money counter and putting them in a brown paper bag.
Garcia signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement, shown in court, that required he pay $1 million if he breached
the deal. At the time, he said, he was making $10.50 an hour working hotel security.
Garcia said he signed a declaration swearing that there was no other copy of
the video.
He said he signed the papers in an office building with Combs’ bodyguard and Kristina Khorram present.
Garcia said he didn’t fully read the documents, explaining
that he was nervous and ‘the goal was to get out of there as soon as possible.’
Sean Diddy Combs ‘gatekeeper’ exec who is his ‘manipulator
in chief’
Kristina Khorram has not been charged with any crime but insiders say she might hold the key to the investigation into the disgraced music mogul.
18:35
2016 assault video central to the state’s case
Prosecutors at Combs’ sex trafficking trial in Manhattan have made the footage of Combs
kicking, beating and dragging Cassie at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles a centerpiece
of their federal case against him.
They contend it supports the claims of three women, including Cassie,
who allege the Bad Boy Records founder sexually and physically abused them
over two decades.
Prosecutors say Combs’ persistent efforts to hush up the episode fit into allegations he used
threats and his fortune and fame to get what he wanted.
Cassie fires back at Diddy’s claim CNN assault video was edited
Cassie’s legal team is pushing back against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ claim
that the recently surfaced hotel surveillance video-showing him
assaulting her-is edited and should be thrown out of court.
18:05
Diddy’s former CFO confirms Cassie’s mom sent mogul $20k after ‘he demanded the cash’
Former CFO of Sean Combs enterprises Derek Ferguson confirmed that
in 2011, Diddy’s bank account received $20,000 from Cassie’s
mom, Regina Ventura. The money then was sent back.
This appears to confirm Regina Ventura’s testimony.
She told the court an angry Diddy demanded $20,000 and threatened to release explicit sex tapes of his
longtime girlfriend after learning she was dating someone else.
Regina Ventura said she felt ‘physically sick’
when her daughter sent her an email in late 2011 to say Combs threatened to
release two explicit videos of her and send someone to hurt her and the man she was seeing, the rapper Kid Cudi.
‘I did not understand a lot of it. The sex tapes threw me,’ Ventura told the Manhattan federal court last month.
‘He was angry that he had spent money on her and she went with
another person,’ she said.
Ventura said she tapped a home equity loan to pay Combs because she was
‘scared for my daughter’s safety.’ Days later, she said, the money was returned
and Cassie was soon dating Diddy again.
17:57
Prosecutors say media outlet has violated the court’s
order and published Mia’s identity
Prosector Mauren Comey told the judge on Tuesday that a media outlet reported on Mia’s identity.
She said a reporter shared the information ‘With reference to the birthday video, containing a link to that exhibit showing the witnesses’ true identity.’
Comey was talking about a video presented by Diddy’s lawyers where his accuser Mia wished him
a happy birthday.
Online sleuths found the video and have been sharing it online.
Comey asked the judge that ‘the court consider directing that outlet to remove the
post and barring individuals who break the court’s
order from attending this trial.’
The judge said he will consider the request.
17:45
Court is back in session after lunch
Diddy’s former CFO Derek Ferguson is back on the stand after a brief lunch break.
17:40
Who is Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan? Fashion designer set to testify in Diddy trial
A fashion designer who accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of groping her and dangling her over the edge of a 17th-story balcony is set to take the
stand in his federal sex trafficking trial as early as today.
Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan sued the rap mogul for $10million last year, accusing him
of sexual battery and physical abuse.
Bongolan’s lawsuit claimed Combs molested and attacked
her at Cassie Ventura’s Los Angeles apartment in 2016 after one of
his notorious ‘freak off’ parties.
Who is Diddy accuser Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan?
Bryana Bongolan sued Sean Combs for $10 million last year, accusing him of sexual battery and physical abuse.
She alleged he groped her and dangled her over the edge of a 17th-story balcony.
17:15
Diddy ex-assistant details ‘nightmare’ freak off aftermath in testimony last week
After Diddy’s ‘freak off’ hotel nights with Cassie, Diddy’s ex assistant, who testified under the pseudonym ‘Mia’,
testified last week that assistants would have to
‘sweep’ hotel rooms to clean up the mess he left behind ‘wherever he was.’
This was so ‘a housekeper couldn’t take and run to
TMZ and expose any of his private business.’
Mia alleged the hotel rooms were a ‘nightmare’ to clean.
‘They were destroyed, really messy,’ she described.
‘I saw a lot of candlewax that was impossible to get out, lots of wet towels, I’ve seen broken glass, water all over
the floor, sometimes blood, oil all over furniture and walls and things.’
17:00
Diddy’s attorney accuses alleged victim of ‘joining the MeToo money-grab against Diddy’ this week
‘You joined the MeToo money grab against Sean Combs?’ Diddy’s attorney asked
accuser Mia on Monday as he suggested her motivations for
her claims were financial.
‘You knew Ms Ventura by making this claim against Mr Combs
in Nov 2023, you knew she was seeking money?’ Steel went on.
‘You were aware that before you made any claim Sean Combs
sexually assaulted you that Ms Ventura received money?’
Mia replied that she was aware that Cassie received a
settlement after filing a lawsuit against Diddy in 2023.
16:45
Celebrities share Diddy trial outcome predictions
after ‘explosive’ testimony
With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ blockbuster trial underway, some celebrities
have shared their predictions of what the disgraced rapper’s future could look like.
The 55-year-old faces several charges, including sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life behind bars.
All the celebrities who have shared Diddy trial outcome predictions
With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial in its third week, several celebrities have spoken out about what they think the future holds
for the disgraced rapper once the blockbuster legal case ends.
16:37
Court goes on lunch break
Diddy’s former CFO Derek Ferguson will return to the stand after a lunch break.
He has been discussing the mogul’s financial arrangements and how his companies
were organized.
16:30
Who is on the Diddy jury?
Eight men and four women are on the final panel of 12 with a further four men and two women listed as
alternates.
On the main juror panel, four are white, two are Hispanic, five are black and one
is Asian. Of the six alternates, four are white
and two are black.
The jury that could put Diddy behind bars for life
The jurors who hold the fate of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in their hands have finally been selected and
are ready to get down to deciding the fate of the multi-millionaire rap mogul.
16:03
Next witness, Derek Ferguson, takes the stand
Ferguson told the court he worked for the mogul from 1998 until 2017 – as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Growth Officer, Chief Operating Officer
for Revolt media and TV.
He said he was at times responsible for managing Diddy’s personal finances.
When asked why he was testifying, Ferguson replied that he
had been subpoenaed.
15:51
Diddy’s former head of finance to take the stand
Former Intercontinental hotel security guard Eddie Garcia has left the stand.
The prosecution is now expected to call Diddy’s former
head of finance Derek Ferguson to the stand after a short break.
15:45
Bribery and arson are among racketeering charges Diddy is
accused of
Prosecutors say bribery and arson are among the racketeering acts that Combs or
his employees undertook in order to facilitate ‘freak offs’ and prevent word of his abuse from getting out.
Kid Cudi’s testimony served as evidence to
the prosecution’s claim of arson, as he told the jury he believes Diddy was responsible
for a Molotov cocktail placed in his car.
Meanwhile former Intercontinental hotel security guard Eddie Garcia told the
jury he took a $100k from Diddy to make the video of the mogul assaulting Cassie
in 2016 disappear from the servers.
Combs could face life in prison if convicted on all counts.
Prosecutors have said they may finish presenting their case next week, allowing the defense to put on its case.
What is Diddy charged with? Rapper’s allegations explained
The disgraced rap mogul, 55, has been charged with two counts of sex trafficking,
two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering.
15:40
Diddy supporters cause mayhem in court, heckle witnesses
The Washington Post reported on Monday that Diddy supporters have been going
into the overflow room in the federal courthouse.
The mogul’s supporters have reportedly created a ‘watch-party-like atmosphere in the rooms,
where a livestream shows the closed-circuit live feed the press sees in the press room.
The supporters’ behaviors is notable because those in the overflow rooms are expected to behave
as if they were inside the courtoom – quietly.
But the Diddy supporters have been heckling witness testiumony and egging on his lawyers, per
the Post.
The heckling started on Monday, the same day Diddy’s attorney Brian Steel accused an alleged victim, Mia,
of a ‘MeToo money grab’ against the disgraced mogul.
The trial is not being televised because it is in federal court, where cameras are not allowed.
15:25
Cassie told hotel guard she wanted assault video gone, court hears
Former InterContinental security guard Eddie Garcia said
from the stand that, before he accepted money to
give Diddy the video of him assaulting Cassie, he told the mogul he was concerned that Cassie would report the incident to police.
That’s when Diddy reportedly called Cassie and anded the phone to Garcia.
‘Before he passed the phone to me he said [to Cassie], “let him know you want this to go away too,”‘ Garcia said on Tuesday.
Garcia added: ‘[Cassie] said she had a movie coming out and it
wasn’t a good time for this to come out and she wanted it to go away.’
14:55
50 Cent vows to call Trump over Diddy pardon
50 Cent has vowed to reach out to President Donald Trump to deter him from
pardoning Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs if the rapper is found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Trump revealed last week he would ‘look at the facts’ of the case, noting
he and rapper used to have a friendly relationship.
The president added: ‘If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they
like me or don’t like me, it wouldn’t have any impact.’
50 Cent vows to call Trump on Diddy pardon after pardon declaration
The Grammy-winning rap artist, 49, discussed the topic on Friday on Instagram.
14:45
Diddy’s son Justin and mom Janice Combs arrive to court
Diddy’s son Justin Combs, whom the mogul had with Misa Hylton,
arrives to court with his grandmother, Diddy’s mom Janice.
Diddy’s children and his mom have consistently showed up for
the mogul throughout the trial. His daughters attended
week one, but have not returned since.
14:45
Diddy ‘paid a total of $100k to LA hotel staff to get rid of infamous Cassie assault video’
Former Intercontinental hotel security guard Eddie Garcia,
33, told the jury that Diddy predicted accurately that his iconic
career would be ruined — his image as the affable, successful ‘Puff Daddy’ destroyed —
if video of the beating ever became public.
Garcia testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul made the comment repeatedly before giving a brown paper bag stuffed
with $100,000 in cash to the then guard, in order to buy what he hoped was
the only copy of surveillance footage of the March 2016 assault.
Garcia told the court that Diddy made him sign an NDA when he met him to hand
over the assault video. The document included $1million in damages if Garcia breached confidentiality
of the deal.
Diddy then allegedly handed Garcia $100,000 in cash,
although the initial deal was for half that amount.
‘He’d mentioned he’d take care of us, so the additional was for me and
what he thought was Israel Flores,’ Garcia said, refering to former security
guard Israel Flores, who also took the stand in the trial and said he declined a bribe.
Garcia said Diddy asked what he was going to do with the cash, and warned him
to not make extravagant purchases that could draw attention.
In the end, Garcia said his boss Bill Medrano made $50k from the deal, while
another guard, Henry Elias, made $20,000.
Garcia made $30,000 – which he said he used to buy a used car.
‘He referred to me as “Eddy my angel,”‘ Garcia said,
adding that Combs told him: ‘I knew you could help. I knew
you could do it.’
He requested immunity before testifying.
Watch full unedited video of Diddy’s violent hotel
attack on Cassie
Diddy’s violent attack on ex-girlfriend Cassie during a freak-off in a Los Angeles was made public early Wednesday after
the full unedited footage was shown to court.
14:23
Hotel employee took $50k bribe to delete video of Diddy assaulting Cassie at hotel, court hears
Former InterContinental security guard Eddie Garcia said that after Diddy and his right-hand woman Kristina
Khorram repeatedly called him to ask for the assault video, he gave in.
Garcia said he talked to his boss, Bill Medrano, who said
he would give Diddy the video for $50,000.
The former guard said Diddy was excited to hear the news and called him ‘Eddy my angel.’
Medrano then allegedly showed up to his office ‘and shortly after came out of his office and made his way to the server,’ Garcia told the court.
Medrano then came back and handed Garcia an USB, saying ‘done.’
Garcia then met with Diddy and handed over the video, the jury heard.
Garcia demanded immunity before taknig the stand.
14:09
Hotel guard says Diddy begged him for 2016
assault video
Former InterContinental security guard Eddie Garcia
told the court he was working at the hotel the night that
Diddy assaulted Cassie in the hallway on camera.
Garcia said he received a call from Diddy’s right-hand
woman Kristina Khorram, who asked if she could see the damning surveillance footage.
‘She stated that Mr Combs had been intoxicated and didn’t
remember exactly,’ Garcia told the court.
Garcia said he told Khorram she would have to contact
management about her request.
Hours later, Garcia said Khorram showed up at the hotel lobby looking for him.
Garcia said he could not help her, but did share that the footage ‘was bad.’
Later the same evening, Garcia received a call from
Diddy himself, he told the court.
‘Mr Combs sounded very nervous, just was talking really fast, was saying that
he had a little too much to drink and that I knew how
things were with women, one thing led to another… If this got out it could ruin him,’
Garcia told the jury.
‘He was talking really fast, lot of stuttering, just sounded very nervous.
‘He asked if I could provide the video.’
Garcia said he could not, and Diddy and Khorram went on to contact him repeatedly, including at his home and
his personal phone.
13:47
Judge kicks man out of courtroom after he reveals identity of alleged Diddy
victim ‘Mia’
The court heard on Tuesday that a man violated the order to protect Mia’s identity
and shared her real name on his YouTube channel.
Jusge Subramanian granted the prosecution’s request to bar him from the courtroom if he
tries to return.
13:40
Photos show how Diddy prepared for ‘freak-off’ despite knowing feds were on their way
Incendiary images shown in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial reveal the disgraced rap mogul was preparing for a hotel ‘freak off’
despite knowing he was about to be arrested, prosecutors say.
Jaw-dropping Diddy photos show how he prepared for hotel ‘freak-off’
Bombshell images shown in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial reveal the disgraced
rap mogul was preparing for a hotel ‘freak off’ despite knowing he was about to be arrested, prosecutors
say.
13:32
All the celebrities mentioned in Diddy trial so far
Diddy’s ex-assistant Capricorn Clark exposed the mogul’s list of celebrities enemies
and many other A-listers have come up in testimony.
The trial has even inspired deep fake videos that use
AI-generated images to falsely claim that certain celebrities, such as Oprah and Jennifer Lawrence, have been mentioned in the
mogul’s sex-trafficking case.
Here is a list of all the celebrities talked about in the trial so far:
All the celebrities mentioned in Diddy trial so far
Several A-list celebrities have been named dropped throughout the
bombshell testimony.
13:21
Diddy supporter disrupts the court’s public gallery
A woman was escorted out of the court’s public gallery Tuesday after she started
yelling against ‘the system.’
‘Diddy these motherf***ers are laughing at you in every courtroom,’ the woman yelled.
‘It’s not nice.’
Judge Arun Subramanian quickly asked a guard to escort
the woman out.
She has not been identified.
13:10
Who will testify on Tuesday?
Eddie Garcia, a former security guard at
the Intercontinental Hotel in LA is scheduled to take the stand Tuesday morning.
The hotel was where Diddy was filmed assaulting Cassie in 2016.
Video expert Frank Piazza and former Diddy executive Derek Ferguson are also expected on the stand.
They will be followed by Bryana Bongolan – Cassie Ventura’s friend who will likely
testify about being dangled over the side of a building by Diddy.
Designer claims Diddy dangled her off 17th-story balcony
Fashion designer Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan claims Sean ‘Diddy’
Combs dangled her over a 17th floor balcony and she was only
saved when Cassie Ventura intervened.
13:01
Diddy arrives in court
The music mogul arrived in court Tuesday wearing a mustard sweater and beige pants, one of a limited number of outfits he is allowed to
wear during the trial.
One of his attorneys, Teny Teragos appeared to compliment
him on the color choice.
Diddy is allowed to wear his own clothes to the trial
but with some conditions.
He can only have up to five pairs of pants, shirts and socks and only two pairs of shoes – with no laces.
Diddy learns if he must wear prison attire at upcoming sex
crime trial
Diddy will be allowed to wear his own clothing in court after a judge ruled
in his favor ahead of his upcoming sex trafficking trial.
13:00
Jamie Foxx reveals exactly how he feels about Diddy
Jamie Foxx has spoken out again about Diddy, making it clear what he thought of the disgraced rap mogul.
During his appearance at The Comedy Store for Netflix’s All-Star Comedy Night, Jamie called Diddy a
‘nasty motherf****r,’ according to Urban Hollywood.
‘That Diddy s**t is crazy, huh? I don’t know if he’s going to jail, but he’s a
nasty motherf***er. S**t! Am I right? Especially for our community.
[For] white people, it’s cool, but black people are like, that was our hero.
All that godd**n baby oil, boy. Then, the urine,’ Jamie said, referring to an alleged claim regarding Diddy’s
ex Cassie and an escort urinating in her mouth.
Jamie Foxx reveals exactly how he feels about Diddy
Jamie Foxx has spoken out again about Diddy, making it clear what he thought of
the disgraced rap mogul.
12:55
A third alleged victim will take the stand against Diddy this week
A woman, who will testify under the pseudonym of Jane, is expected to testify this week for the prosecution.
Prosecutors told the court on Monday that Jane
should be taking the stand as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
12:50
Diddy’s ex assistant Mia’s testimony echoed concerns that prompted judges to deny mogul’s
bail
Mia said one of Combs’ former bodyguards also reached
out to her in the days after Cassie filed her lawsuit.
Mia testified that she felt ‘terrified, threatened, scared, nervous’ that Combs was using an intermediary to reach her.
She said she ‘wanted to play dumb’ and needed a gameplan to protect herself.
Mia’s testimony echoed concerns that prompted judges to
deny Combs bail, keeping him jailed since his
arrest last September.
Prosecutors said Combs and his allies were contacting potential victims or witnesses to prevent them from cooperating or to get them to alter their recollection of
events.
At a bail hearing last September, Assistant U.S.
Attorney Emily Johnson said Combs contacted at least one victim in November 2023 and
was in constant contact with witnesses including as late as last July.
Diddy denied bail for THIRD time ahead of sex trafficking trial
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been denied bail for a third time ahead
of his sex trafficking trial.
12:42
Defense team takes on assistant’s rape allegation on Monday
On Monday, Diddy’s lawyer Brian Steel highlighted a post from 2013 celebrating Combs’ 44th birthday, showing a still image from a comedy video featuring Combs as a doctor helping Mia give birth to a fake baby.
Below it, Mia wrote: ‘Shout out to my mentor.
Thank you for always letting me give birth to my dreams.’
‘Here, you have posted on your personal account your rapist delivering the baby,’ Steel
said.
Mia testified Thursday that, just months after Combs forcibly kissed her
at his 40th birthday party in 2009, he woke her up then raped her in a bunk bed in his
Los Angeles home.
The ex-assistant said sexual assault continued sporadically enough that
she thought it wouldn’t happen again. She is the
second of three women expected to testify at the federal trial
in Manhattan that they were sexually abused by Combs.
12:37
50 Cent gun threat comes up in Diddy’s trial
Diddy’s ex-assistant Capricorn Clark told the court on Tuesday she once
heard the mogul discussing weapons as he spoke of his rivalry
against rapper 50 Cent.
She said she and Diddy were leaving a press event at MTV when the mogul told an executive he was having issues with
50 Cent.
Diddy reportedly said, ‘I don’t lie the back
and forth, I don’t like that. I like guns.’
Diddy has frequently dispelled any rumors of a feud between the legends,
but Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, has been slamming his nemesis publicly for years.
Diddy nemesis 50 Cent trolls trial with AI images of disgraced star
50 Cent is dedicated to trolling his rap nemesis, Diddy, online and in public.
Since Diddy’s arrest, 50 has become even more vocal about his
feud with the music mogul.
12:27
Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna are dragged into Diddy
trial
The fourth week of Diddy’s infamous sex trafficking trial kicked off with a bang as his
former assistant took the stand and more A-list celebrities were named –
only to face a relentless cross-examination by the disgraced
mogul’s attorney, Brian Steel.
Hollywood heavyweights like Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna were pulled into the spotlight
as Diddy’s legal team sifted through a trove of text messages between the disgraced rap mogul
and his former assistant, aggressively questioning her about
past employers and connections.
‘Mia’, a former personal assistant to the hip hop mogul, even revealed that she was once propositioned by the Rolling
Stones singer while in Paris but ‘ran away’.
Read the full recap here:
Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna are dragged Diddy trial
Diddy’s former assistant, whose taken on a pseudonym, kicked off the fourth week of his sex trafficking trial with a
bang as text messages and testimony name dropped multiple A-list celebrities.
12:01
WATCH: Resurfaced video shows Diddy humiliating Cassie over BET performance
A video of Diddy berating Cassie over a less-than-stellar performance of her hit song Me & U on BET
in 2006 has been making the rounds as his trial continues in Manhattan.
Cassie had an infamously poor performance on the iconic BET show 106 and park; she said on the stand that Diddy supported her after
it, which made them closer.
‘Cassie right here, she had a a whack show… she had a pretty whack show on BET,’ the music
mogul said as the singer nervously smiled next to him.
‘She did not perform at the level of the Bad Boy excellence…
but at Bad Boy we’re with our artists through their
growth periods.. through their bad shows and good shows.’
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