"Jane" Testifies About Her Allegedly Abusive Relationship with Diddy

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After finally dropping down in the charts, K. Dot and SZA’s “luther" is fighting for a comeback. Meanwhile, Drake’s “NOKIA” takes another dip this week but Doechii’s “Anxiety” is still holding on as BigX’s country collab picks up speed again.

Diddy Trial: Former Girlfriend Testifies to “Freak Offs” and Alleged Physical Abuse Up Until His 2024 Arrest

A former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs is the latest witness to testify in his criminal trial. Under the pseudonym “Jane,” she testified that Combs used manipulation, drugs, and financial control to pressure her (and others like singer Cassie Ventura) into participating in orchestrated sex acts with other men during events known as “hotel nights” or “Freak Offs.”

Her testimony on June 9th, kicking off the fifth week of trial, revealed that the alleged “Freak Offs" continued after Combs’ homes were raided in March 2024 up until his arrest in September of that year. She also recounted an incident of alleged physical violence in June 2024, which happened a month after CNN released surveillance footage of Combs’ assaulting Ventura. 

The pair dated from 2021 to 2024, during which Jane said Combs paid her a $10,000 monthly allowance to cover rent and living expenses. She testified that the financial support was conditional—and that refusing to participate in “hotel nights” meant risking being cut off.

Here is what she revealed about her allegedly abusive relationship with Combs, the “Freak Offs,”  and their continued communication up until his arrest in August of last year. 

Jane Describes Her Reaction to Cassie’s Lawsuit 

Jane said Ventura’s 2023 civil lawsuit against Combs struck a painful chord. “I can’t believe I’m reading my own story,” she recalled thinking. Days later, she messaged Combs, accusing him of gaslighting her and making her feel “crazy” about the trauma she experienced. He didn’t respond for two days, but then told her to call him.

The jury was then played a recorded phone call between Jane and Combs from November 2023. On the call, Combs dodged direct accountability, framing the “hotel nights” as “just some kinky sh*t” he thought they both enjoyed and asked her to “be there” for him. 

She testified that they took a break for 3 months following the lawsuit, but still had some communication, and the following texts were read from December 2023:

• Jane wrote, “Please stop using women for your fetish.” 

• Jane wrote, “Leave women alone who don’t want to do those nights with you. Hire prostitutes and stop emotionally harming women that love you.”

• Combs responded, “You trying to set me up. This is crazy, fucking crazy, are you recording our phone calls?”

• Jane wrote,  “I became the side chick and sex worker in my own relationship.”

During a FaceTime call, Jane testified that Combs urged her to “charge” him to help her move on and said he didn’t want any “loose ends.” She later proposed a six-figure financial agreement she felt would compensate her for their three-year relationship, and Combs responded by calling her a liar and opportunist and threatening to show sex tapes of their “hotel nights” to her child’s father.

Jane Describes Aftermath of Hotel Surveillance Footage

In 2024, the couple reconciled, and Jane testified to multiple incidents of “hotel nights” where she had sexual encounters with paid male escorts at Combs’ request. She was with Combs the day CNN published surveillance footage of him assaulting Ventura in May 2024. 

According to Jane, Combs spent the day huddled with close friends and family and asked her to review a draft of the public apology he would later post on social media. When they discussed the surveillance footage a few months later, he told her it was the only instance of physical violence between him and Ventura. 

In June 2024, she described a violent incident in which she confronted Combs about another woman. According to Jane, he choked her, kicked her, and damaged parts of her home. Despite visible injuries—including welts and a black eye—Combs allegedly told her to put on makeup, take ecstasy, and have sex with an escort while he watched. “Is this coercion?” he asked her, she testified.

The next day, Combs’ assistant dropped off $10,000–$12,000 in cash to cover the escort and property damages. While the two discussed ending their romantic relationship, their communication continued. Jane said the last time she saw Combs in person was in August 2024, just weeks before his arrest, and that their routine—including sex and “entertainers”—had resumed.

According to CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson, Jane’s testimony is “critical” when it comes to the sex trafficking allegations that Combs is facing. 

Specifically, her testimony about not wanting to be a part of “hotel nights” or feeling like she was “reading her own sexual trauma” in Ventura’s lawsuit go to the “broader issues not only of proving the charges but [...] the issue, from the prosecution’s perspective, that this is his MO and that’s critical,” Jackson said. 

Kendrick Lamar Gave Advice to This TDE Artist Battling Joey Bada$$

Joey Bada$$ decided to kick off 2025 with more than just a champagne toast—he pulled up with bars, shade, and what sounded a lot like East Coast elitism on his New Year’s Day drop, “The Ruler’s Back.” It wasn’t just a flex—it was a warning shot aimed squarely at the West Coast rap scene.

“Too much West Coast dick lickin', I'm hearin' n***as throwin' rocks, really ain't shit stickin', 'Cause if we talkin' bar for bar, really it's slim pickings…” Bada$$ raps on the track.

Joey Bada$$ sparks East vs. West Coast battle

Enter Ray Vaughn, TDE’s next-up and apparent defender of West Coast honor. On January 8, he fired back with “Crashout Heritage,” a freestyle that didn’t mince words. Joey went subliminal—Ray went for the jugular.

“What's with the sneak dissin'? Takin' shots at us, then hide the Uzi, 'Cause the only badass the world was recognizin' is Boosie,” Vaughn rapped. 

The back-and-forth quickly picked up steam. Bada$$ dropped “Sorry Not Sorry,” Ray followed with “Impossible Patty” (which is, objectively, a hilarious name for a diss track), and then… silence. Radio silence. Joey dropped “Pardon Me” in February, brushing off his critics by telling them, “I’m worth y’all time, but y’all just ain’t worth mine.”

Just when it seemed like things had cooled off for good, Ray Vaughn pulled a Uno Reverse with his “Justin Credible Freestyle” on May 7 and lit the spark back up. Bada$$ returned fire with “The Finals,” calling out Kendrick Lamar by name. So far, it remains a one-sided battle with K. Dot, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t involved behind the scenes for team TDE.

K. Dot’s in his mentor bag 

Now, Vaughn is recapping what’s gone down so far on the June 6th episode of The Bootleg Kevin Podcast and revealed that he often calls K. Dot and gets advice from him. 

“I’m on the phone when I’m going at Joey [Bada$$], ‘Ay, do you f–k with this?’ I always get feedback. It still got a protocol,” he said. 

Apparently, that “protocol” includes heavy editing. Kendrick’s top-tier advice? Less is more.

“If anything, it's [to] take something out. Like ad-libs, take some ad-libs about…Or if it’s not, it didn’t come out… It’s still the way we run TDE, it’s still the same thing. You’ve got to go down the line. When they post it, it’s going on TDE’s page. N***a, you speaking and it’s coming from our side, come correct,” he said. 

Despite the name-drops, the jabs, and the occasional lyrical drive-by, Vaughn made it clear there’s no real animosity. Just good ol’-fashioned rap competitiveness.

For those wondering what’s next? Vaughn also confirmed that the long-teased TDE compilation album is officially on the way and it's “fire.” So while the Joey smoke may or may not continue, one thing’s certain: the West Coast has more than enough firepower lined up.

• Russ had to pay a hefty fine. The rapper revealed he had to cut a check for around $850,000 thanks to an uncleared sample on one of his biggest tracks, “Losin Control.”

• TikTok is safe (for now). President Trump is apparently planning to postpone the deadline for the app’s potential ban in the US once again.

• We found our Snoop. Outer Banks actor Jonathan Daviss will play the rapper in the Universal Pictures biopic about their life. 

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