New complaints about violence and abuse were added to the case of the well -known rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs, As the graphic artist Bryana bongolan He testified to the federal court that the defendant hung her from the apartment balcony on the 17th floor and threw a knife to his then partner, Casandra Ventura (also known as Cassie).

In accordance with BbcDuring Wednesday’s meeting, prosecutors presented photos of Bongolan bruises, which, as she argued, came from the incident that happened in 2016. The photos were taken by herself and her partner at that time.

COMBS’s defense attempted to hurt the credibility of the witness during the long and harsh counter, with Bongolan repeatedly stating that he did not remember what he had said in previous meetings with the authorities.

Sean Combs faces heavy federal categories, including a criminal organization, conspiracy and trafficking of people for sexual exploitation. He has declared innocent.

Bongolan’s testimony is part of the fourth week of listening to the trial that is taking place in one of the biggest scandals in the American spectacle industry, after dozens of urban lawsuits filed against COMbs by men and women. Among them, his former partner Cassie Ventura, as well as Bongolan herself.

“He threatened me: ‘I’m the devil, I can kill you’»

Bongolan testified that she met Ventura in 2014 through her work, and that they became close friends. He argued that they often used drugs, such as cocaine, ketamine and hemp, and that it was supplying drugs to Ventura in exchange for money. He acknowledged that they had a “problem” in the past, but now they are sober.

Tightening about the Cassie – Combs relationship, he described a series of incidents that described her abusive: how she saw Cassie via facetime with ink on her face and that Combs often knocked on her door violently at night.

The description of the September 2016 incident was shocking, when – as he said – Combs violently entered the Ventura apartment and dragged it to the balcony. “He lifted me up and lifted me to the windowsill,” he said. “He was shouting ‘you know very well what you did’ and then threw me into the balcony furniture.”

The prosecutors presented in court photos of a jab and bruise on Bongolan’s leg, along with metadata confirming the date of reception. She said she suffered from nightmares and paranoia for a long time after the incident.

In another incident, she testified that Combs threw a knife to Cassie in a time of tension at her home. Cassie took it and threw it back, without being injured, according to Bongolan.

Referring to a photo shoot in Malibu, she testified that Combs approached her threateningly and said to her, “I am the devil and I can kill you.” “I was scared for my life,” he told the court.

Harsh contrast and ‘memory gaps’

During the contradiction, the defense focused on highlighting Bongolan’s contradictions and inability to remember her previous statements. COMBS ‘lawyer, Nicole Westmorelandrepeatedly asked her about what she had said to prosecutors in January 2024 – especially about the incident on the balcony and the conditions in Malibu.

In many cases, the witness replied that she did not remember previous talks with the authorities. Westmoreland even pressed her for a meeting that took place … two days ago. Bongolan insisted that she doesn’t remember details.

It is noted that two weeks ago, Cassie Ventura herself had described to the court with the balcony, saying: “I saw her pulling her behind the railing and throwing her on the balcony furniture.”

Video and subsequent witnesses

On Wednesday, special digital analyst Frank Piazza, who presented the infamous “Cassie video” at the headquarters, showing Combs hitting Ventura in a hotel corridor in 2016. He testified that the video was authentic and unhappy.

Bongolan is expected to continue her deposition on Thursday. Immediately afterwards, a new witness may follow under the pseudonym “Jane”, whose deposition is expected to take several days.