Diddy trial recap: Ex-assistant ‘Mia’ reveals she has ‘complex PTSD’ while testifying about harrowing sexual abuse
Ex-Combs assistant faced aggressive questioning from mogul’s lawyers on Friday in Manhattan federal court
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former assistant “Mia” told jurors that she suffered from “complex PTSD” as she returned to the stand Friday, closing out the third week of testimony in the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial.
Direct examination of Mia, a pseudonym given to protect her identity, began again after proceedings resumed inside Manhattan federal court, but she was later aggressively cross-examined by Combs’ lawyers who sought to discredit her claims using her own social media posts.
Mia, who worked for Combs for eight years, previously alleged that she was was forced to perform a sex act on Combs and, in another incident, was allegedly raped in the spare room of his Los Angeles home.
Combs is facing sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy charges. Combs was arrested in September 2024 as federal authorities alleged he threatened, abused, and coerced victims “to fulfill his sexual desires” between 2004 and 2024. Combs has denied any accusations of wrongdoing.
The high-profile trial in New York has been ongoing for three weeks and attracted significant attention, including from President Donald Trump, who did not dismiss a potential pardon for Combs, should he be convicted, when asked by reporters at a press conference on Friday.
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'Mia' takes the stand
Mia, a former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs and alleged victim of his abuse, is now testifying.
She is testifying under a pseudonym, but the jury knows her legal name.
Mia testifies Diddy sexually assaulted her
Mia, a witness who previously worked for Sean “Diddy” Combs, told the jury the music mogul sexually assaulted her multiple times.
Mia described working for Combs as “toxic” and “chaotic.”
Mia worked as Combs’s personal assistant. She also worked as director of development and acquisitions for Revolt Films, a company which Combs founded.
“It was chaotic, it was toxic, It could be exciting,” Mia testified. “The highs were really high and the lows were really, really low.”
Mia says Diddy attacked her several times
Mia said Sean “Diddy” Combs attacked her several times while she worked for him.
“He’s thrown things at me,” she testified. “He’s thrown me against the wall. He’s thrown me into a pool. He’s thrown an ice bucket on my head.”
Diddy met Mia for interview in his underwear, she testified
Mia said that she went to Sean “Diddy” Combs’s apartment for an interview while she was applying to work with him.
Combs answered the door in his underwear, she testified, before later putting more clothes on.
Mia was 25 or 26 when she interviewed for the job, she said.
Mia says she worked for five days with no sleep, took Adderall to stay awake
Mia testified that she once worked as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s assistant for five days straight with no sleep and took Adderall to keep herself awake.
Adderall is a stimulant medication typically used to treat ADHD.
“I had a physical breakdown, my hearing went, it felt like I was under water, my equilibrium was off, blurred vision, out of nowhere I was hysterical and could not stop crying,” she testified. “At that point Puff said she could go to sleep.”
Mia testified she’d often work for 24 hours straight or go multiple days without sleep.
Jury sees list of Mia's job responsibilities
The jury saw a list of Mia’s job responsibilities as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s assistant.
Her duties included “maintaining [Combs’s] daily routine in both professional and private circles from the minute he wakes up in the morning until the moment he falls asleep at night” and “anticipating his needs, whims and moods.”
She was also told to “PROTECT HIM AT ALL TIMES” and with “STAYING WITHIN PDs EYESIGHT (unless he advises otherwise),” according to the list.
Mia further details working conditions under Diddy
Mia further detailed working as Sean “Diddy” Combs’s personal assistant.
Mia said she wasn’t allowed to leave his home without permission while working, and detailed one time she got in “big trouble” for leaving while he was asleep around 2009 or 2010.
Mia also wasn’t allowed to lock her bedroom door when she stayed at one of his homes, she testified.
"Puff said, 'This is my house and no one locks the doors,'" she testified.
Combs would often threaten her job, Mia testified. She said there was “a lot of getting cursed out and humiliated and berated.”
Mia also said she became quite close with Cassie Ventura while working for Combs, describing their relationship as “like sisters.”
Mia says Cassie’s relationship with Diddy was abusive
Mia testified that Cassie Ventura and Sean Diddy Combs’s relationship was abusive.
“It was a cycle of highs and lows,” she said. “He was abusive towards her.”
Mia says Diddy attacked Cassie often
Mia says she often witnesses Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
She recounted one incident in which Combs allegedly threw Ventura to the ground, cracking her head open.
Mia said Ventura never fought back.
“I’ve just seen her with her arms up, for him to stop,” she testified.
Cassie needed Diddy’s approval for looks, Mia testifies
Mia backed up Cassie Ventura and Deonte Nash’s previous testimony claiming Sean “Diddy” Combs controlled her looks.
Mia said Combs had to approve Ventura’s hair, nails and outfits.
“Everyone would be really nervous,” Mia testified. “He would ask a lot of questions and sort of insert himself.”