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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Diddy Trial Gets Dirty: When Cassie Said the Safe Word is "Pineapple" | Crime Alert 6AM 06.18.25

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A former aide to Sean "Diddy" Combs prepares to testify as Combs faces the final stretch of his federal sex trafficking trial. One of Matthew Perry's ketamine suppliers pleads guilty, facing 40 years and a fine of $2 million. The manhunt continues in Washington state for Travis Decker, accused of killing his three daughters during a court-ordered visitation. Chilling new details emerge in the Minnesota lawmaker shooting spree as federal charges are filed. Drew Nelson reports.

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0:00.0

Crime Alert. I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking Crime News Now. Ex-girlfriends, former employees, male sex workers, and hotel managers are among the multitude of prosecutional witnesses against Sean Combs, aka Diddy. Each one recounting their recollections of interactions with Combs, detailing alleged violence, sex abuse, drug distribution, car bombs,

0:24.5

and blackmail threats. How will the defense battle the damning testimony? Our Drew Nelson

0:31.8

joins us with the latest from the Sean Combs courtroom. Nancy, a former aide to Sean Combs

0:37.4

is preparing to testify today as we

0:39.6

enter the final stretch of the federal sex trafficking trial. An online article caught the judge's

0:44.6

interest Tuesday morning. Judge Arun Subramanian scolded both legal teams over the leaked news report

0:50.2

that contained details from a sealed court hearing. The judge said from the bench, quote,

0:54.5

someone is lying. The transcript was sealed, warning that continued leaks could lead to contempt charges.

1:00.6

He didn't specify the content of the leak, but it appeared to involve private discussions about the

1:05.6

juror who was dismissed Monday for giving inconsistent information about where he lived.

1:10.2

The judge said, quote, one or more people who were here Friday in this courtroom

1:13.8

flagrantly violated this court's orders, a violation of the court's sealing order.

1:18.7

Back on the stand, U.S. Attorney Special Agent DeLisa Penlin, presenting evidence of so-called

1:23.8

freak-offs.

1:24.9

Jurors watched more than 15 minutes of explicit video clips from 2012 and

1:29.0

2014, which were sealed from public view. Some jurors appeared visibly tense. Penland also reviewed

1:35.2

hotel and travel records showing large sums charged to Combs American Express cards. In one case,

1:40.9

he was billed $46,786 for damage to a penthouse at the Intercontinental New York.

1:47.0

Another document showed a $4,000 per night suite and travel expense for escorts.

1:52.2

Cross-examination focused on Cassie Ventura's text.

1:55.8

Combs' lawyer Teni Garagos read messages in which Ventura described what she called sexy flashbacks in many ways

2:02.2

expressing her affection and even thanking Combs for, quote, showing me love and happiness the way it's

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