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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Diddy's $100,000 Bribe to Make Cassie Beating Video Go Away | Crime Alert 6AM 06.04.25

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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DIDDY TRIAL: A hotel guard testifies that the music mogul paid him $100,000 to bury the video of the brutal 2016 beating of Cassie Ventura. A $20,000 transaction could prove Diddy blackmailed Ventura's dad. For more on the trial, join Nancy tonight for Crime Stories on Merit Street Media. Check your local listings for channel number.

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0:00.0

Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now. Crowds still packing the courtroom

0:05.1

to hear testimony in the case against Sean Combs, aka Diddy? Straight out to Drew Nelson for the

0:10.9

latest in the courtroom. Drew, what's happening? Nancy, a hotel guard testifies that the music

0:16.8

mogul paid him $100,000 to bury the video of the brutal 2016 beating of Cassie Ventura.

0:23.3

On day 15, prosecutors led with testimony from Eddie Garcia.

0:27.6

He worked security at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles when Sean Diddy Combs was caught on video,

0:33.6

punching, kicking, and dragging, then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

0:37.5

Garcia told the jury he was approached days later by Combs' team.

0:41.9

He said they wanted the footage erased.

0:43.9

Combs' chief of staff called the front desk, then showed up in person.

0:48.0

Garcia said she asked if there was any way to get a copy.

0:52.0

Garcia told the court he refused and warmed her, quote, off the record,

0:56.2

it's bad. Garcia said Combs called himself later. He said Combs, quote, sounded very nervous and told him,

1:02.9

quote, something like this could ruin him. Garcia testified that Combs promised to, quote,

1:08.3

take care of me. Garcia agreeing to help in exchange.

1:12.1

His boss arranged to sell the video, Garcia testifying that he delivered the only copy to Combs.

1:17.6

Garcia testified that he signed a non-disclosure agreement and a second paper confirming he gave Combs the only copy.

1:24.2

He said Combs then returned with a brown paper bag and a money counter. Garcia testified that he gave

1:29.1

$50,000 to his boss, $20,000 to another guard, and kept $30,000 for himself. Derek Ferguson,

1:36.7

Combs' former bad boy CFO, walked jurors through Combs' records. Prosecutors showed bank statements

1:43.0

from December of 2011. On December 14th,

1:46.0

$20,000 was wired to Ventura. On December 23rd, Ventura's father wired $20,000 into the same

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