New York (AP). Former Sean’s “Diddy” personal assistant looked at the world of the hip -hop advertiser when he worked with him almost two decades ago, testifying to the Hip -Hop Promotor Trade in a Sexual Test of Weapons, Lies Detector Tests and Drugs.
The testimony of David James took place in the second week of the trial in the Manhattan Federal Court, which is planned to last up to two months. If he is convicted of the accusations he faced, including rackets, the founder of Bad Boy Records could be sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.
James was one of the number of former Combs staff who hoped to testify as prosecutors were trying to prove that Combs had been using threats and violence for two decades to control employees and like -minded and commit crimes.
The 55 -year -old Combs did not admit the accusations of using threats and his powerful position in the hip -hop world to abuse women and other, and Casandra Cassie Ventura, a decade -long girlfriend, participate in drug -promoted sexual performances with other men who said.
James, a personal Combs assistant from 2007 to 2009, was ludicrous about work that seemed to come as the dangers rise until he realized that his life was in danger and withdrew when he was warned after he was forced to drive a car with an angry coma sitting in the rear seat with three hand -held hand.
He said his job sometimes required him to ensure that the hotel rooms, where the Combs remained Frank Black, was provided with what he needed for comfort, including fresh underwear, iPod, Apple sauce, vodka, baby oil, viagra and condoms.
There were also surprising moments, said James, as in 2008, when the Combsseed asked him to bring his iPod from his Miami house to the hotel room. When he entered, James said he saw Cassie on a bed with a white comforter raised on her neck, and an unfamiliar naked man carrying a condom passing out of the room.
Next time, he said the Combs invited him to his office to show him the video he recorded at James’ party dancing wildly and said to him, “Okay. I’m going to keep this material if I ever needed it.” James said he accepted it as a threat to keep him in line.
Last week, Cassie testified that the Combsseed threatened to release videos in which she had sex with male sex providers in so -called swear words if she didn’t do it as he said.
James also described that the tests of a lie detector were required twice when Combs tried to find out who stole cash in one instance and a watch in another.
He said combs use drugs almost every day, often using Percocet day and ecstasy at night. He said that when he provided the rooms of the Combs hotel, the drugs were in a bag dropped by security, including pills to look like the then President Barack Obama.
James testified that he also participated in the Combs attempt to encounter his music industry opponent, Supphen Los Angeles Diner in 2008. November
James said he and the Combs bodyguard collected food for the Combs and his security guards at about 4 o’clock in the morning, when the bodyguard noticed the knight and saw someone transmitting the weapon to him.
They fled the canteen and returned to the Combs home, about 10 minutes, testified by James. Combshes, itching to go to the canteen, was outside the house, arguing with Cassie, who didn’t want him to leave, said James.
James told the jurors that the Combsseed told him to drive-Combs and a bodyguard known as D-Roc- Diner. James said he looked back at one point and saw a comb in the back seat with three handmade weapons on his knees.
When they entered the canteen, he said Knight and his escort disappeared. The Combs told him to drive around the block, but the Knight was nowhere to be found, so they went back to the Combso house, James said.
“It really shocked me,” James testified. “It was the first time I realized Mr Combas’ assistant that my life was in danger.”