Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial updates: Combs' ex-assistant 'Mia' to continue testimony next week

"Mia" testified that she and Cassie Ventura became “like sisters” and that she spent “as much time as I was allowed” to spend with her, allegedly at Sean Combs’ discretion.

“Sometimes it would be like, ‘Go help Cass.’ Sometimes it would be to accompany her to things, but a lot of times it was to keep tabs on her and to be able to get in touch with her through me, to check up on her,” "Mia" told the court.

"Mia" testified that “something really scary” would happen if she and Cassie did something together without Combs’ permission.

Asked to describe the relationship between Combs and Ventura, "Mia" testified, “It was a cycle of highs and lows. Unequal and equal. Toxic. I’d say abusive. Like, it was abusive towards her.”

"Mia" testified that she saw Combs get violent with Ventura at his houses, her apartments, hotels, at events and on vacation.

“I’ve seen him attack her. I’ve seen him throw her on the ground. I’ve seen him crack her head open. I’ve seen him chase her,” Mia told the court.

“Did you ever see her fight back?” prosecutor Madison Smyser asked.

“No, I’ve just seen her put her arms up, like, to get him to stop,” "Mia" testified.

"Mia" told the court about the time in Ventura’s Los Angeles apartment, to which stylist Deonte Nash previously testified, when Combs allegedly arrived “banging on the door, very angry” and “screaming at Cass, ‘Have you been drinking?’”

Echoing Nash’s testimony, "Mia" told the court that Combs threw Ventura to the ground. "Mia" further testified that Combs threw her off of his back when she tried to intervene.

“He threw me against the wall so quick and so easily. I realized we were in real danger,” Mia told the court.

"Mia" told the court that Combs allegedly “slammed” Ventura’s head into the corner of the bed.

“She started gushing blood and she ended up with a pretty thick scar on her forehead,” "Mia" testified, recalling how “his eyes turned black and there was, like, no getting through. I was trying to get him to stop and it was like he was looking through me. It was the first time I realized the danger we were actually in.”

"Mia" also echoed testimony from makeup artist Mylah Morales about a Grammy weekend party thrown by Prince.

In her testimony, "Mia" described defying an order from Combs “to stay with Cass” at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

“Cass and I debated like little kids whether we should sneak out of the house,” "Mia" testified, sharing that they decided to go out.

“We danced on this purple plexiglass covering the pool, hung out with our friends, Prince performed at a little table -- just having fun,” "Mia" testified.

Then Combs arrived, "Mia" told the court: “I saw his bucket hat come through the entrance and made eye contact with him.”

When asked how she reacted, "Mia" took a deep breath before telling the court that Ventura said, “Oh, crap."

“We ran through the house ,which was quite confusing,” "Mia" testified, saying that they tried to hide in the bushes but then “Puff caught Cass.”

"Mia" testified that Combs allegedly had Ventura on the ground and “started to attack her” before Prince’s security guards allegedly intervened.

The next day, "Mia" testified, she was told “that Puff was suspending me without pay and that I was in big trouble.” She testified that Bad Boy’s human resources person, Vashta Wilson, allegedly told her that “Puff said I was being insubordinate.”

Court then took a lunch break.

The first time "Mia" met Sean Combs he was in his underwear, she testified.

The witness appearing under a pseudonym testified that Combs' vice president of human resources, Vashta Wilson, introduced her and then left the room.

When she landed the job as Combs' personal assistant, Mia testified, “I was so excited and just so excited, so nervous and just really eager.” Her first day working for Combs she didn't sleep, "Mia" told the court.

"Mia" testified that she was sent to conduct an inventory at Combs’ home in Alpine, New Jersey. She told the court that once there, she was summoned to Combs' studio, where she remained until the next afternoon. She then accompanied Combs to his apartment, she testified.

“How often did you go without sleep?” prosecutor Madison Smyser asked.

“All the time,” "Mia" testified, adding that her longest stretch without sleep was five straight days: “There was always a million things going on.”

According to her testimony, "Mia" worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017. Before that, she worked as a personal assistant to Mike Myers; prior to that she worked for another party, she testified.

"Mia" told the court that she kept an apartment in New York City but stayed mainly in Combs’ homes.

“Were you allowed to lock your bedroom door?” Smyser asked.

“No,” "Mia" testified. “Puff said ‘This is my house. No locks, no doors.’’

Smyser asked, “Were you able to leave whenever you wanted?”

“I wasn’t allowed," "Mia" testified in response. "I’d have to ask permission.”

Though Combs had other assistants, some of whom have testified at trial, "Mia" told the court that for a time when she worked for Combs, she was his only assistant.

“How did you feel when you were the only personal assistant?” Smyser asked.

“I didn’t have time to feel, but insane,” "Mia" told the court.

According to her testimony, "Mia" was promoted in 2013 to development director for Combs’ Revolt Films, though she told the court she still had to do “all the insane assistant situation” tasks during that time.

The “assistant situation” included “anticipating his whims, needs and moods,” according to a list of responsibilities the jury was shown. The same document, which referred to Combs as "PD," said “Every single day is different. PD can ask you to do 17,000 things,” which included everything from “cracking his knuckles” to “doing his taxes” to standing next to him for 22 hours a day doing nothing.

According to the list, "Mia" was also advised to “stay in PD eyesight” while on duty, unless he advised otherwise.

“Mia,” a former employee of Sean Combs' who is testifying under a pseudonym, took the witness stand.

Clad in a white blouse, long white blazer and khaki pants, "Mia" testified that she worked for Sean Combs first as a personal assistant and then as a director of development and acquisitions for his film business.

“It was chaotic. It was toxic. It could be exciting. The highs were really high and the lows were really, really low,” "Mia" testified.

“What determined what the environment was like on a particular day?” prosecutor Madison Smyser asked.

“Puff’s mood,” "Mia" told the court in response.

"Mia" spoke in a soft, low voice when she told the jury how Combs was allegedly violent with her.

“He’s thrown things at me. He’s thrown me against the wall. He’s thrown me into a pool. He’s thrown a book at my head,” "Mia" told the court. “He has also sexually assaulted me.”

"Mia" began her testimony after stylist Deonte Nash concluded his. The defense showed Nash several text messages in which Combs expressed concern for Cassie Ventura and his desire for Nash to “make sure she is all right.”

In one exchange from 2018, Nash texted Combs that Ventura was “knocked out.” Combs replied, “Damn. Wake her up. I’m concerned.”

In a second exchange, from 2019, Combs texted Nash, “How is she? Make sure she’s all right. If she ever needs me make sure you call me.”

Nash also was shown a text exchange with Ventura while she was on vacation with Combs in Mexico following what Nash in his testimony had described as a "freak-off" on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas. Nash texted Ventura, advising her to enjoy herself.

On re-direct examination, prosecutor Maurene Comey asked Nash, “Why did you always have concerns for Cassie’s safety if she also told you she was happy with Mr. Combs?”

Nash told the court, “Because it could go from happy to chaotic in a split second.”

Addressing the defense's questioning of Nash’s testimony that Ventura told him she did not want to go to hotels for sexual "freak-offs," Comey asked what Nash remembered Combs saying on the night of Ventura’s 29th birthday.

Nash told the court in response Combs allegedly said Ventura was “going to get some d---” and that “she didn’t want to go, she wanted to hang with us.”

Defense attorney Xavier Donaldson questioned stylist Deonte Nash about his account of Cassie Ventura’s 29th birthday, when he previously testified that she confided that “I don't want to go to the hotel and 'freak-off' with him,” referring to Combs.

Nash testified that Combs asked him whether he should surprise Ventura by showing up at the party. Nash told the court he told Combs that he should.

Donaldson said that the invitation came two years after Nash said during his testimony that he witnessed Combs get violent with Ventura.

“Two years later, he asks you if you can come, you tell him to come?” Donaldson asked.

“Correct,” Nash testified.

Donaldson questioned Nash's claim about Ventura telling him that she didn't want to go to the hotel with Combs only after Nash spoke with Ventura, allegedly including about her trial testimony.

“You were helping Cassie out with her styling for her testimony? Donaldson asked. “You wanted to get the right clothing for her pregnancy?”

“Correct,” Nash told the court.

“You talked to her during the trial, correct?” Donaldson asked.

“Correct,” Nash testified.

“You would call her and ask her how she was doing, but not about the case, correct?” asked Donaldson.

“Yes," Nash testified.

Donaldson pointed out that Ventura’s testimony ended on May 16. On May 17, according to Donaldson, Nash met with federal prosecutors.

“May 17 was the first day you told them about 'making me go to a hotel,' correct?” Donaldson asked, referring to Nash's previous testimony about Combs allegedly taking Nash to a hotel where Ventura was.

“I don’t know,” Nash testified.

“The first time you told them about Cassie telling you about him making her go to a hotel was May 17, correct?” Donaldson followed up.

“It may have been something that they asked,” Nash told the court.