The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs has been nothing short of shocking and disturbing in its opening days.
Details of Combs’ personal life, who is on trial for sex trafficking, have come to the forefront from witnesses, including his ex-girlfriend R&B singer Cassie Ventura who has told disturbing accounts of abuse and sexual assault.
But during a heated line of questioning during the trial this week, one of the prosecution’s star witnesses connected Combs with former president Barack Obama.
The move was somehow missed by the mainstream media covering the trial.
Combs’ one-time personal assistant, David James, took the witness stand this week and told the jury that Combs took drugs “every day” — including drugs made to look like Barack Obama!
James was named by the prosecution’s star witness, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, as the Bad Boy Records founder’s “trusted assistant” who helped set up “freak-offs” — which were drug-fueled sex marathons that form the backbone of the case against Combs.
According to James’ testimony, drugs were a key component of Combs’ moves.
“There were various pills, but one was in the form of a former president’s face,” James, said in Manhattan federal court, of the types of ecstasy pills he saw his boss take.
“Which former president?” prosecutor Christy Slavik asked.
“President Obama,” James responded.
In addition to the drugs used in the “freak-offs”, James’ testimony in Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering trial focused on how the music mogul once told him Ventura — whom the hip-hop star dated for a decade — was “young” and “moldable.”
The testimony from James — who worked for Combs between 2007 and 2009 — also delved into the list of drugs that Combs kept in his toiletry bag for hotel stays.
Combs stored between 25 to 30 pill bottles in the bag, including Percocet, ecstasy, Viagra, weight loss, and sperm count pills, James testified.
“Some were Advil, Tylenol,” James said. “He had water pills to help him lose weight. He had Viagra in there. Some pills to help increase his sperm count. He had ecstasy and Percocet in there as well.”
James said the Combs received their drug haul from a dealer named “One-Stop.”
When asked how frequently he saw Combs take drugs, James said: “I’d say every day.”
According to James, Combs would frequently take Percocet during the day, and James said he assumed Combs was high on the drug during business meetings.
James recalled there was a Duane Reade convenience store near the Trump hotel where he would pick up a few things for Combs, including applesauce, Jello, Fiji Water, and Ciroc vodka — a liquor brand that Combs famously used to promote, but was scrapped as the brand ambassador.
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
He faces life in prison if convicted.