Diddy the diva complains about unflattering court sketches: Live updates

Diddy the diva complains about unflattering court sketches: Live updates

A third alleged victim of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will return to the stand on Friday as the mogul faces sex trafficking ad racketeering charges in New York City.

The mogul has remained animated throughout the trial, even making comments to those in the gallery and one sketch artist, who he claimed was making him look like a ‘koala.’ 

The woman, who is testifying under the pseudonym of Jane, described enduring drug-fueled sex marathons until the hip-hop titan’s arrest in September.

Jane said she repeatedly told Diddy in person and in writing, that she didn’t want to have sex with other men. But Diddy, who paid her rent and controlled other parts of her life, kept pressuring her and she felt ‘obligated,’ she said. 

Her testimony began after the judge threatened to expel Diddy from the courtroom for ‘nodding vigorously’ at jurors during a sharp cross-examination of another witness.

Diddy, 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.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tells courtroom artist he looks like a ‘koala’ in sketches

On Thursday, the gray-bearded hip-hop mogul turned to face courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg in the first row to make an unusual request.

‘Soften me up a bit, you’re making me look like a koala bear,’ Combs said, according to Rosenberg.

Rosenberg, a well-known sketch artist, has been documenting the proceedings for Reuters in Manhattan federal court, where photography and video recording are prohibited.

Diddy is not the first high-profile defendant to remark on Rosenberg’s depictions of them.

Earlier this year, Rudy Giuliani told Rosenberg she had made him look like his dog.

And in 2023, Donald Trump Jr. had a blunt request for Rosenberg during a civil fraud trial over his family’s real estate business: ‘Make me look sexy.’

Sean "Diddy" Combs watches during cross examination of Cassie Ventura's friend Bryana Bongolan during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., June 4, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Witness previously claimed Diddy ‘skinned a rival’s dog’

Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan sued the rap mogul for $10million in 2024, accusing him of sexual battery and physical abuse.

She claimed Diddy force-fed her ecstasy and during a photoshoot told her ‘I’m the mother******g devil. I could kill you’.

Bongolan’s lawsuit further included stories she heard while working with Combs, including that he threatened to blow up rapper Kid Cudi’s car after he slept with Ventura.

Her complaint also featured a rumor that Diddy previously ‘skinned a rival’s dog’, although she admitted she did not know if there was any truth to the story.

Jane’s direct examination might continue into Monday

The judge and lawyers want to ensure Jane’s testimony is completed in time for her to make a trip abroad next Thursday.

The judge indicated he might also have a longer trial day on Monday and Tuesday. The longer days are necessary because prosecutors had hoped to begin questioning Jane as early as Wednesday. But she didn’t get on the stand until Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors plan to continue direct examination into Monday.

Jane’s time on the witness stand is expected to meet or exceed the four days that CassieVentura testified in the trial’s first week.

The trial begins its fifth week on Monday. Prosecutors had indicated that they were ahead of their plans to finish presenting evidence within six weeks, but the optimistic forecasts have disappeared in recent days.

Diddy arrives in court Friday

The disgraced mogul is wearing a dark crew neck sweater today.

He gave a handshake to his lawyers Jason Driscoll and Xavier Donaldson as he entered the room.

Most of his other lawyers got a hug, while Nicole Westmoreland got a hand grasp and a smile.

Diddy has appeared pleased with Westmoreland after her cross-examination of Bryana Bongolan, who claims the rapper dangled her off a 17-story balcony.

Nicole Westmoreland cross examines Bryana Bongolan during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., June 5, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Who will testify on Friday?

Jane, the third alleged victim brought by prosecutors to the stand, will continue her testimony on Thursday.

She is testifying under a pseudonym after the state requested that her identity be kept private.

Prosecutors say Diddy ‘used lies, drugs, threats, and violence’ to coerce Jane into so-called freak-offs – sexual performances where she would be forced to have sex with male escorts as Diddy watched.

Maurene Comey (not seen) questions "Jane" during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., June 5, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

How Diddy counted out $100k from a brown paper bag to buy Cassie beating video

A security guard told how Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs counted out $100,000 from a brown paper bag to buy the only copy of a video showing him beating up his ex-girlfriend on Tuesday.

Eddy Garcia, who worked at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, told in vivid detail how the hip hop mogul used a counting machine to add up the money for the bribe in 2016.

Garcia said that Diddy called him ‘Eddy, my angel’ for deleting it from the servers and giving it to him on a USB stick.

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