Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, currently serving a 30-year federal prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking, and child pornography offenses, is now seeking a presidential pardon from President Donald J. Trump, according to a June 12 statement from his attorney Beau B. Brindley, Esq. Brindley revealed that Kelly’s legal team is in contact with unnamed…
A former hotel security guard took the stand Tuesday in federal court and testified that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs paid him $100,000 in cash to suppress a 2016 surveillance video that captured Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, inside the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The video — now a critical piece of…
In dramatic testimony during Day 10 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, a former assistant to the music mogul accused him of kidnapping her and threatening to kill rapper Kid Cudi in a violent episode connected to Combs’ jealousy over a past romantic relationship. Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs…
As the high-profile racketeering and sex-trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs rounds up its third week in federal court, some of the prosecution’s key allegations have come into sharper focus. However, significant unresolved issues could ultimately shape the outcome of a case the government has framed as a sprawling criminal enterprise fueled by…
The federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs entered the end of its first week with a contentious cross-examination of the prosecution’s central witness, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. The defense sought to undermine her credibility by introducing audio evidence and scrutinizing her personal history, as both sides continue to battle over the narrative that will shape the…
During the federal proceedings against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, the plaintiff in a previously settled civil lawsuit, took the stand and delivered an emotional and detailed account of her past relationship with Combs. Her testimony, part of the prosecution’s case in an ongoing criminal trial, included…
As jury selection enters its final stage in the explosive sex trafficking and racketeering trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, federal prosecutors are grappling with the possible loss of a key witness who allegedly holds critical testimony. According to NBC News, lead prosecutor Moren Comey informed U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian that the government…
Singer and model Cassie Ventura will testify under her real name in the upcoming federal trial against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, making her the only known alleged victim in the case to forgo anonymity. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Cassie is identified as “Victim 1” in the indictment, and prosecutors have confirmed…
In a recent legal development, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, alleged that Combs raped her at a party in 1995 at Elks Plaza in New York City. Initially filing the complaint under a pseudonym, the court denied…