Diddy’s Former Assistant
Cassie Informed Me ‘I Cannot Get Out’ …
Diddy Managed Her Life
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One in every of Diddy‘s former assistants recalled a pair conversations he says he had with Cassie … together with one when he says Cassie instructed him why she could not depart Diddy.
David James took the stand Monday in Diddy’s federal trial and testified for the prosecution … telling the jury he had been with Cassie in Miami early on in her relationship with Diddy.
David says he labored for Diddy from 2007 and 2009 and testified he first met Cassie on Star Island in Miami, the place Diddy had rented a yacht to impress her.
He instructed the jury he was smoking cigarettes on a dock with Cassie … he testified she instructed him, “Man, this lifestyle is crazy.” David says he instructed her she ought to depart if she thought it was loopy, and says she responded, “I cant. I can’t get out.”
David testified Cassie instructed him Diddy was liable for her profession and her music, paid for her residence, and gave her an allowance … and he instructed the jury, “I didn’t think she could easily leave.”
David’s testimony appears to line up with earlier testimony from Kerry Morgan, Cassie’s former pal, who stated Cassie instructed her she could not depart Diddy as a result of he was principally in control of her life — particularly, her job, automotive and residence — and that Cassie would’ve misplaced her livelihood if she left Diddy.
David stated the second dialog occurred in a taxi on the Sundance Movie Competition … the place he stated Cassie was tremendous completely happy and needed to inform him a few monitor listing she got here up with for a brand new album. He testified she began telling him in regards to the songs, however when prosecutors requested if he remembered the album popping out, David stated he didn’t.
Diddy’s former assistant additionally talked on the stand about Diddy relationship a bunch of girls directly, although he stated Diddy referred to Kim Porter as his “queen.” He stated Diddy as soon as instructed him he had Cassie proper the place he needed her, and that Cassie was “moldable.”
David stated he interviewed a couple of instances to be Diddy’s assistant and recalled one assembly with an HR govt from Unhealthy Boy, who he says instructed him, “This is Mr. Combs’ kingdom and we are all here to serve him.”
Courtroom adjourned for the day whereas David was nonetheless on the stand, and it appears to be like like he’ll resume his testimony Tuesday morning.
