Diddy's anonym defense is accused of lying in court
The former assistant known as “Mia” testified in the trial against Combs, where she faced intense cross-examination.
The former assistant, known publicly as "Mia," testified on Monday, and her cross-examination took up the majority of her time in court. According to Combs' defense, she was repeatedly questioned about her actions and statements, with a focus on social media posts that were "positive" for the producer, despite her allegations of abuse.
The trial of former producer Sean "Diddy" Combs entered its fifth week and second month in Manhattan federal court on Monday. He pleaded not guilty to this and other charges, which involve his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, and others. If found guilty, he could face a sentence of 15 years to life.
Steel harassed "Mia"
Brian Steel is the lead attorney for Combs' defense. He was in charge of questioning Mia in court. However, his interrogation was so intense that prosecutor Maureen Comey had to intervene. Steel continued the harassment, claiming that the anonymous woman is lying, since there are some social media posts that praise her former boss and not even a message to a friend explaining what she was going through.
Mia replied that she never lied in the courtroom and that everything she said was true. When Steel asked her why she did not say anything during the time of abuse at Combs Global from 2009 to 2017, she answered that she was so terrified and brainwashed that she felt no obligation to speak out.
Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura were a couple and, according to her, she was abussed by the former producer. Photo: AFP News
"Mia" was close to Cassie Ventura
It is well known in the case that Mia and Cassie Ventura, victim 1 in the Manhattan court, were close friends during their time with Combs. Mia testified that she never revealed to Ventura the sexual assaults she endured. “I remember covering for him and feeling terrible about it,” Mia said to the court. “I was still deeply ashamed and wanted to die with this.”
Mia also said that Combs had knowledge of and gave his consent to all work, film, and music projects that Ventura worked on. This did not include the 10 albums that were part of her Bad Boy Records contracts. After that, the defense asked her about her departure from working for Combs for over a decade and how it affected her, to which she replied that "it felt like everything was ending.”
