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Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy

The Trial: A Heated Cross

Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy

ABC News

True Crime, Music, News

4.7972 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Cross-examination of “Mia,” a former Combs assistant, gets contentious. Plus, we answer more of your questions on non-disclosure agreements, no-show witnesses and lesser charges.  Meanwhile, outside the courtroom, the looming question of a presidential pardon, and Suge Knight weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Brad Milkey.

0:02.8

I'm the host of the Crime Scene Weekly, a new show from ABC Audio about the latest headlines in true crime.

0:08.9

This week we're talking about the massive prison break that shocked Louisiana in recent weeks.

0:13.7

How did these inmates escape and was it an inside job?

0:17.3

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:27.2

This is bad rap, the case against Diddy. I'm Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor

0:33.8

and practicing attorney. This episode, a heated cross.

0:42.8

Here we are. Week 4 of what was originally expected to be an eight-week trial for Sean Diddy

0:48.6

Combs. But now, maybe closer to six since the prosecution says it's running a bit ahead of

0:54.0

schedule.

0:55.3

This week, the trial picked up where it left off last week, with the cross-examination of the

1:00.6

prosecution's 21st witness, Mia, an alleged victim, testifying under a pseudonym. She's also

1:07.4

known as victim four in the federal indictment.

1:17.5

Last week, Mia told jurors the rat mogul threatened her for years,

1:21.5

threw objects at her, and sexually assaulted her on three occasions,

1:25.3

including raping her while she was sleeping in his Los Angeles home.

1:29.6

Brian Steele led the defense team's cross-examination of Mia.

1:34.4

You'll recall him as the hot shot attorney from the Young Thug RICO case in Atlanta that wrapped up at the end of 2024.

1:37.9

Steele joined the Combs team shortly before the trial started,

1:40.8

and his cross has put a lot of pressure on Mia.

1:44.0

He questioned why she waited until June of last year to tell prosecutors before the trial started, and his cross has put a lot of pressure on Mia.

1:44.2

He questioned why she waited until June of last year to tell prosecutors she'd been sexually

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