Sean Combs trial updates: 'I'm not an animal': 'Jane' testifies more about 'hotel nights' with Combs

When Cassie Ventura filed her 2023 civil lawsuit against Sean Combs, accusing him of sex trafficking and sexual assault, the former Combs girlfriend testifying under the pseudonym "Jane" told the court that she almost fainted.

"In fact, I think I did," "Jane" testified.

"Why?" prosecutor Maurene Comey asked.

"Jane" began to sob. "Because there was three specific pages that bore a harrowing resemblance to what I was experiencing," she testified. "These pages resembled my own experience."

The jury saw screenshots that "Jane" took of three pages of Ventura's suit. "I was bewildered. I was just in shock," "Jane" testified. "I just reacted like, I can't believe I'm reading my own story."

"Jane" told the court that she exchanged text messages with Combs about the lawsuit.

"I was just venting. I was in a complete state of shock messaging him, like, 'what is this?'" "Jane" testified.

In one of her messages to Combs, "Jane" wrote, "I feel like I'm reading my own sexual trauma."

The jury also heard a recording of a phone call from Combs to "Jane" on Nov. 19, 2023, four days after Ventura's lawsuit was filed. Federal prosecutors said the audio was taken from former Combs chief of staff Kristina Khorram's phone after it was seized at the airport in Miami. "Jane" testified that she didn't know that the phone call was being recorded.

"This is when I need you to be there for me," Combs is heard saying in the recording. "You know we did all that s--- together."

"Jane" interrupted Combs. "Who's there for me when I have these f----- up things in my head," "Jane" is heard saying. "I'm feeling so manipulated. What do I do with that feeling? Who's there for me?"

Combs said, "Let's get through this together."

"Jane" began to speak, telling Combs "it's just crazy that I was saying all this..." when Combs interrupted, declaring "I don't want to go down that road."

The jury heard a second recording of a call Combs made to "Jane" 22 minutes later.

"I need your friendship right now," Combs is heard saying. "I can't even talk on the phone. Please don't send no texts."

Combs is heard imploring "Jane." "I need your friendship. I need you."

"Jane" is heard starting to say, "That was so f----- up" when Combs interrupts.

"I just needed to tell you that I need your friendship," Combs is heard saying. "You know you ain't got to worry about nothing else, you feel me?"

"Jane" testified that she believed Combs was referring to her rent, which he was paying.

The phone call ended with Combs asking "Jane" to "please pray for me. I need your friendship."

Darla Miles reports.

The former Sean Combs girlfriend testifying under the pseudonym "Jane" told the court that there was a pattern to Combs' behavior when he allegedly wanted to watch her have sex with other men, but she resisted.

"I would say that whenever he wanted me or wanted one of these nights, the love bombing and persistency would start," "Jane" testified.

The jury saw a text message from Combs to Jane. "I want to see you. We don't have to have sex," the message said.

"You take the love out of us. You make it crystal clear exactly what you want me for," "Jane" replied in a text message that was shown to the court. "You're going to spend the day what love bombing me so you can get what you want. It's not genuine. I've hit a mental and spiritual wall."

"Jane" followed up by texting, "I'm not trying to f--- strangers to fulfill your fetishes."

Combs responded, "You got it all wrong."

"Jane" wrote back, "You talk to me and treat me like a piece of animal anyone can f--- on."

Combs replied, "You're crazy."

Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked Jane, "Had Sean called you crazy before?"

"Jane" testified that he had, "very often."

Combs persisted over text. "When do I talk to you, crazy?" his message said.

"Jane" texted in reply, "You want to have me (perform oral sex) so you can jet off to an island with Gina or Yung," apparently referring to Combs' girlfriends Gina Huynh and Yung Miami. "Have me to do the dirty s--- in a hotel room."

The jury saw a screenshot Combs sent to "Jane" hours later of a conversation between him and his doctor saying he needed surgery. The image was accompanied by a text from Combs that read, "I'm so stressed. Too much going on. On top of that I'm horny as f---. F---. SMH."

"Jane" testified that she ended up in a hotel room having sex with three different male escorts.

"Who was the first entertainer?" Comey asked.

"Rico or Michael, whatever his name is," "Jane" testified.

"Who was the second?" Comey asked.

"Paul," "Jane" testified.

"Who was the third?" Comey asked.

"Anton," "Jane" told the court.

In between the alleged sexual encounters with Paul and Anton, "Jane" testified that she vomited.

"I just remember Sean coming in the bathroom and I told him I had just thrown up and he just said, 'Good, you'll feel better now and let's go outside,'" "Jane" testified.

"Jane" then had sex with Anton a second time, according to her testimony.

"At the end of that night how did you feel?" Comey asked.

"Absolutely terrible," "Jane" testified in response.

After that night, "Jane" testified that she sent Combs a message asking for money to finish furnishing her home. She told the court that she had gone into debt buying furniture and testified that Combs had offered her "anything you need" during the "hotel night."

The jury heard Combs' response in a voice note, which said in part, "I'm telling you leave me the f--- alone."

The jury saw a later text in which Jane wrote, "Threatening me with the roof over my head ever since I f------ got here."

By October 2023 "Jane" testified she needed a break.

Combs had texted her to "call someone" for a "hotel night," telling her in a text, "You're the only thing that's going to put me at peace."

"Jane" responded to the message, "I'm not an animal. I'm not a porn star. These experiences are desensitizing sex for me."

"Jane" had seen Instagram posts of Combs with other women.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked, "What were you jealous of at this point in time?"

"Jane" answered, "I'm not really sure I was even jealous. I think I was really frustrated that there was more pressure on me, and more was asked of me than everyone else."

She sent a follow-up text to Combs: "I'm not a porn star. I'm not an animal. I need a break. I don't want to do anything. I've hit a wall," the message said. "It's been three years of me having to f--- strangers. I'm tired."

Combs responded, "So we're breaking up?"

Comey asked, "Had you been suggesting breaking up?"

"Jane" told the court that she had not. "I had been saying I wanted to stop all of it," Jane testified. "Having sex with other men."

"Jane" began to tear up and wail into the microphone as she read a subsequent text.

"My spirit and my soul is tired. I need a break," the message said. "I can't be used like this anymore. I wanted to make you happy but it's creating a war inside me."

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'Jane' testifies she told Combs she doesn't want to be 'locked in a room to perform and fulfill your fantasies'
Beginning a fifth week of testimony, Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend, appearing under the pseudonym "Jane," told the jury she once took a four-day trip to Miami with Combs, during which he allegedly promised to take her on a yacht following a "hotel night." "Jane" previously testified that "hotel night" was the phrase that she and Combs used to refer to their sexual encounters involving other men.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked, "Did you agree to do the hotel night?"

"Yes," "Jane" testified in response, telling the court it lasted two days.

"Did Sean take you on the yacht?" Comey asked.

"No," "Jane" testified.

Back home in Los Angeles, "I noticed that on social media he had taken one of his girlfriends on the same yacht trip he had promised me," "Jane" testified.

She told the court that Combs told her the yacht trip with the other woman was nothing. However, "Jane" testified, a month later she saw an interview Combs gave to a podcast in which he bragged about having sex on the yacht and "boasting they had sex for 48 hours."

The jury saw a text message she then sent to Combs: "I don't want to be used and locked in a room to perform and fulfill your fantasies. Coming to the realization of what this is," the message said.

Combs texted in response "that was podcast talk" and then, in a subsequent message, said "I'm tired of your false accusations."

By that point, "Jane" testified, Combs had been paying her $10,000 monthly rent for six months and she felt obligated to fulfill Combs' sexual desires.

"Jane" told the court that Combs then invited her to New York.

"I remember he said that we would have alone time and we would do nice things in New York together," "Jane" testified. "We would go to dinner, go shopping and have a proper New York trip. He mentioned no hotel nights."

On the flight to New York, "I remember on this flight that I received a message from Sean that made me a little upset," "Jane" testified. "I just remember just taking a deep breath and kind of feeling upset and a little disappointed, a little defeated."

The jury saw the text in question from Combs, which read: "I have a surprise if that's ok. Just one."

"Jane" began to cry as she told the jury that she understood from the text that "he was going to introduce me to somebody new."

On that New York trip, in September 2023, "Jane" testified that Combs infected her with the COVID-19 virus.

Beginning a fifth week of testimony, Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend, appearing under the pseudonym "Jane," told the jury she once took a four-day trip to Miami with Combs, during which he allegedly promised to take her on a yacht following a "hotel night." "Jane" previously testified that "hotel night" was the phrase that she and Combs used to refer to their sexual encounters involving other men.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked, "Did you agree to do the hotel night?"

"Yes," "Jane" testified in response, telling the court it lasted two days.

"Did Sean take you on the yacht?" Comey asked.

"No," "Jane" testified.

Back home in Los Angeles, "I noticed that on social media he had taken one of his girlfriends on the same yacht trip he had promised me," "Jane" testified.

She told the court that Combs told her the yacht trip with the other woman was nothing. However, "Jane" testified, a month later she saw an interview Combs gave to a podcast in which he bragged about having sex on the yacht and "boasting they had sex for 48 hours."

The jury saw a text message she then sent to Combs: "I don't want to be used and locked in a room to perform and fulfill your fantasies. Coming to the realization of what this is," the message said.

Combs texted in response "that was podcast talk" and then, in a subsequent message, said "I'm tired of your false accusations."

By that point, "Jane" testified, Combs had been paying her $10,000 monthly rent for six months and she felt obligated to fulfill Combs' sexual desires.

"Jane" told the court that Combs then invited her to New York.

"I remember he said that we would have alone time and we would do nice things in New York together," "Jane" testified. "We would go to dinner, go shopping and have a proper New York trip. He mentioned no hotel nights."

On the flight to New York, "I remember on this flight that I received a message from Sean that made me a little upset," "Jane" testified. "I just remember just taking a deep breath and kind of feeling upset and a little disappointed, a little defeated."

The jury saw the text in question from Combs, which read: "I have a surprise if that's ok. Just one."

"Jane" began to cry as she told the jury that she understood from the text that "he was going to introduce me to somebody new."

On that New York trip, in September 2023, "Jane" testified that Combs infected her with the COVID-19 virus.