The sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs featured a variety of witnesses, who took the stand to offer testimony. Prosecutors reached out to a big selection of people, together with celebrities. One notable star who didn’t converse their piece was Aubrey O’Day, who previously labored with Diddy as a member of Danity Kane. O’Day beforehand spoke about not being summoned by the prosecution for the trial. Now, within the aftermath, the singer is sharing her tackle one factor she will do since she wasn’t served with a subpoena.
It was beforehand reported that 41-year-old Aubrey O’Day would supposedly be referred to as upon to testify throughout Sean Combs’ trial this previous summer time. That finally didn’t come to cross and, throughout a latest interview with TooFab, O’Day attributed the report back to a “careless, reckless” tabloid.” The Hairspray alum beforehand mentioned she didn’t need to testify as a consequence of a want for “inside peace.” Throughout her aforementioned interview, O’Day reiterated her aid at not being subpoenaed but additionally talked about one factor that now frees her as much as do:
Not being subpoenaed could be sufficient for me to have the ability to then attain out to different victims, as a result of you may’t do this till you perceive that you just’re not being subpoenaed, which you do not know till a trial is over.
Whether or not or not the Masked Singer alum definitively has or will attain out to those that had been reportedly impacted by Diddy’s offenses is unclear. TooFab requested Aubrey O’Day if she’d spoken to witness Cassie Ventura (or just Cassie), who dated Diddy on and off between 2007 and 2018. O’Day opted to not reply. Nonetheless, throughout her latest interview, O’Day did reference among the particulars of the testimony Cassie gave whereas on the stand:
You heard Cassie testify to, intercourse with a number of males she didn’t know, being directed in each scene, having to put on particular objects, having to have intercourse with folks whereas on her interval, whereas having sores, getting choked on p— by males peeing in her throat, issues that she didn’t need.
As talked about above, Cassie shared graphic claims about her relationship with Sean Combs. Throughout the trial, a former male escort named Shawn Dearing (who supposedly glided by “Skyler” years in the past), backed up Cassie’s claims about what occurred. The trial additionally featured testimony about different third-party bed room members in addition to voyeurism.
Another person who took the stand amid the authorized proceedings was Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, a clothier who was buddies with Cassie Ventura whereas she was with Diddy. Bongolan claimed that on one event Diddy, in a match of anger, dangled her from a seventeenth flooring balcony. One other notable witness was rapper Child Cudi (whose actual title is Scott Mescudi). Cudi, who briefly dated Cassie years in the past, mentioned alleged residence invasion and arson incidents that had been supposedly orchestrated by Diddy. After the very fact, Cudi mentioned he disliked the expertise of testifying.
Sean “Diddy” Combs acquired a combined verdict that noticed him discovered responsible on two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution and acquitted of sex-trafficking and racketeering. Diddy stays behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Middle the place he’s awaiting his sentencing, which is about to occur on October 3. Diddy’s legal professionals have one other listening to during which to argue for the opposite two prices to be dropped. Based mostly on different feedback Aubrey O’Day shared, she’s curious to see how the sentencing pans out.