The Diddy Trial: Foot rubs, Dateline and Finding God

Summary

Podcast Summary: Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial Episode: The Diddy Trial: Foot rubs, Dateline and Finding God
Release Date: June 10, 2025
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts

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Introduction

In the latest episode of Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial, the trio delves deep into the unfolding drama of the high-profile trial involving renowned music mogul Diddy. Featuring insights from Aubrey O’Day—a former protege of Diddy, television personality, and music artist—the podcast provides an in-depth analysis of the proceedings that have captured national attention.

Current Status of the Trial

[03:39] Tom Yamas:
The episode kicks off with an update on day 20 of the Diddy trial, highlighting the anticipation surrounding the testimony of a key witness. The hosts indicate that while significant legal maneuvers are underway, the courtroom atmosphere remains tense and unpredictable.

[04:18] Lester Holt:
Holt recaps a recent development where Diddy’s legal team requested a mistrial for the second time, citing inconsistencies in witness testimonies. Specifically, they argue that Brianna Bongalin’s statements about Diddy being physically present during an incident are contradicted by evidence placing him in New York.

[05:09] Tom Yamas:
Yamas critiques the prosecution's decision to allow Bongalin to testify despite the alibi evidence. He emphasizes the gravity of her claims, describing her testimony as portraying Diddy as a "bad guy" and a "monster." The hosts express frustration over the perceived oversight by the prosecution in presenting a witness whose credibility was questionable.

[06:33] Lester Holt:
Holt recounts the judge’s remarks, noting that while he acknowledged the defense’s point—a nod comparing the situation to a "Perry Mason moment"—he ultimately denied the mistrial request. The judge complimented the defense for their argument but maintained that the trial must proceed.

Mystery Juror Concerns

[07:57] Lester Holt:
A new twist surfaces as discussions emerge about a specific juror under scrutiny. The defense wishes to retain this juror, while the prosecution seeks more time to investigate potential biases or issues. The exact concerns remain unclear, leading to speculation and confusion among courtroom observers.

[08:38] Tom Yamas:
Yamas highlights the presence of alternates in the jury pool, suggesting that even if a juror were to be disqualified, replacements are readily available to prevent delays in the trial.

Key Testimonies and Contradictions

[09:36] Lester Holt:
The focus shifts to "Jane," a pseudonymous witness whose testimony has been pivotal for the prosecution. Initially, Jane painted a picture of a supportive and intimate relationship with Diddy, sharing moments like giving him foot rubs and watching sermons together.

[10:25] Lester Holt:
However, as cross-examination commenced, Jane’s narrative took a darker turn. She detailed violent altercations, including a specific incident on June 18, 2024, where a fight escalated to physical violence. Jane described Diddy placing her in a chokehold and physically assaulting her, leading to visible injuries such as a black eye.

[16:00] Lester Holt:
The hosts discuss the complexity of Jane’s statements—she professes continued love for Diddy despite the alleged abuse. Holt finds this duality troubling, suggesting it enhances her credibility while simultaneously complicating the jurors' perception: "I think to the jury this makes her damning testimony that much more credible and believable."

[32:01] Lester Holt:
A particularly poignant quote from Jane underscores her internal struggle:
"I'm not an animal. I'm not a porn star. These experiences are desensitizing sex for me. My spirit and my soul is tired. I need a break. I can't be used like this anymore. I wanted to make you happy, but it's creating a war inside me."
([32:01])
This statement reveals Jane’s emotional and psychological turmoil, suggesting coercion and manipulation within the relationship.

Analysis and Implications

[19:29] Lester Holt:
The hosts ponder the impact of Jane’s continued affection for Diddy on the trial. Holt remarks, "This makes her so credible to me and I think to the jury," highlighting how her genuine emotions may sway jurors despite the severity of her allegations.

[21:19] Lester Holt:
The discussion deepens as Holt analyzes Jane’s admission of violence, noting that the incident involved mutual physical confrontations. He emphasizes the dichotomy between their seemingly affectionate moments and the violent altercations, questioning how jurors reconcile these conflicting narratives.

[25:15] Lester Holt:
Holt underscores the timing of the abuse allegations, pointing out that the violent incident occurred shortly after Diddy publicly apologized for previous controversies, raising questions about his commitment to personal growth and transformation.

Notable Quotes

• Tom Yamas ([05:09]):
  "Much of her testimony is the fact that she said this guy, this bad guy, this monster on this terrible night, beating down the door. He comes in and he grabs me, lifts me up, he tosses me on furniture, lifts me over the balcony."

• Lester Holt ([32:01]):
  "I'm not an animal. I'm not a porn star. These experiences are desensitizing sex for me. My spirit and my soul is tired. I need a break. I can't be used like this anymore."

• Tom Yamas ([22:19]):
  "This is nuts to think about. Now to your point, she said she unloaded on him, she got the worst of it. She's still in love with him."

Conclusion

As the Diddy trial continues to unfold, Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial offers listeners a comprehensive and nuanced examination of the proceedings. The episode highlights the intricate dynamics between credible and contradictory testimonies, the strategic legal maneuvers by both the defense and prosecution, and the emotional weight carried by key witnesses like Jane. With the trial entering its fifth week, the hosts underscore the unpredictable nature of the case and the profound impact it may have on all parties involved. Listeners are left anticipating further revelations and legal strategies in the days to come.

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For those who haven't tuned in yet, this detailed coverage offers valuable insights into one of the most talked-about trials of the year. Stay informed and engaged with exclusive updates by subscribing to the podcast on your preferred platform.

Transcript

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[Tom Yamas]

Hey there folks. It is Tuesday, June 10th. Testimony underway as we speak on what is now officially the fifth week, day 20 in the Diddy trial. Welcome to this episode of Amy and tj. We continue to be your one stop every day to get you all caught up Today. Robes is one of the most anticipated days in the trial with one of the most anticipated witnesses who will undergo a highly anticipated cross examination. So all that's going on supposed to in court today, but rose before we even got to some testimony. We've seen this a couple times. There was some housekeeping and some pretty important and even entertaining at times housekeeping they had to do in court this morning.

[Lester Holt]

Yes, I think many of you who've been listening to us will recall that Diddy's lawyers asked for a second time for a mistrial and the judge gave the prosecution yesterday to come back with its response to this mistrial quickly. To sum up, the defense says that because the prosecution put Brianna Bongalin on the stand and she claimed that Diddy dangled her off that 17th floor balcony on a day that he was actually in New York and not in LA and had been in New York days before and days after that, the prosecution should have known that it was impossible and should never have put her on the stand and therefore should the trial should be over. The judge disagreed, but it was awesome what the judge said when he denied the defense's request for a mistrial. He did give them a nod and.

[Tom Yamas]

He should have look. This was a look. They have been, they've done a decent job in the cross. They've been doing their job in cross examinations of all the witnesses so far. This was a moment that all of us said holy hell, how did you miss that? This is had been the centerpiece. So much of her testimony is the fact that she said this guy, this bad guy, this monster on this terrible Night, beating down the door. He comes in and he grabs me, lifts me up, he tosses me on furniture, lifts me over the balcony. She was specific. September 26, 2016.

[Lester Holt]

You'll probably never forget that date. You've said it so many times.

[Tom Yamas]

But that was the one she stuck with. How can you put this important witness on the stand? And then, yes, Diddy's attorneys presented an actual, real, physical, literal receipt showing he wasn't just in New York that day, but almost a whole week the day surrounding. How can they make that mistake?

[Lester Holt]

He was on tour, so it wasn't really that hard to figure out.

[Tom Yamas]

Yes, good point.

[Lester Holt]

That's the other thing. I was like, wait, he was on tour, so those dates would have been readily available. So anyway, what the judge said to the defense was, well, it was a real Perry Mason moment for you guys, but not grounds to toss the case. But he did give the defense team a compliment.

[Tom Yamas]

I thought that was kind of cool. He said, look, yeah, you got him. You got him on this one. I'm not gonna give a mistrial, but, yeah, you won that round.

[Lester Holt]

Exactly. And the other thing, Alexandra Shapiro, one of Diddy's attorneys, asked the judge if she could go on record to state that the government should never have called Brianna Bongulin to testify to that specific event. And she did that because she's, as most people would point out, legal experts who are much smarter than me on these types of moments, was doing that potentially to set up grounds for an appeal.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, but that was. I mean, what a moment in this trial. But. And again, another mistrial. This is twice in within three weeks has it been that they asked for another mistrial? You think, what's going on? What's going on? Look, a case this complicated, certainly one this high profile, I'm surprised we haven't had more motions for mistrial. This is just what they do. You take your chance, right? Shoot the shots. Why not? And see what happens? So we probably haven't seen the last, but he had to handle that this morning. There's something else going on this morning that at least the folks who are in the room, the reporters are in the room, they're kind of scratching their heads about. Can't figure out. There was a big powwow yesterday between the attorneys and the judge in the judge's chambers. Nobody exactly knew what that was about. They've come out today now, robes, and they're talking about. Apparently a juror in particular is being talked about or discussed. The defense wants to keep the juror. The prosecution doesn't know is what we know at this point. But this is a mystery juror. And what's the issue?

[Lester Holt]

I know, and we will hopefully find out at some point. But, yeah, Diddy's legal team wants to keep the juror in the trial. Prosecutors say they want more time to investigate the juror. So we're not exactly sure what that means. For now, the juror is going to stay in place, but certainly there could be another announcement about that and whoever. Well, we are listening to reporters who are in the courtroom, and they say the whole courtroom was buzzing with conversation, trying to figure out which juror, what it could be about, but nobody knows. And they said that Diddy himself seemed very engrossed in the conversation with his defense attorneys after they were huddling.

[Tom Yamas]

How many alternates do they have? I have. They usually do about six, don't they, on these things?

[Lester Holt]

I think somewhere around that they have plenty if they need to get rid of this juror for whatever fairness. They have plenty of plenty. Who've been sitting in and listening to everything, who could step in, step right in.

[Tom Yamas]

And that's the point of having alternates, folks. You wouldn't want to go through this whole process. Then you lose one juror and then have to start this thing over again. So they got some standbys, but we don't know what's going on with this juror in particular. Now to the actual testimony. There was some fresh testimony this morning that's going on again. Jane. She is a Jane Doge, testifying under that pseudonym Robe. She's one of four alleged victims that the government is really building their case on. She got on the stand last Thursday, and she has been under direct examination up until now. So the cross examination is starting. We'll get into her full day of testimony, which wrapped up yesterday. We want to give folks now the highlights kind of of what we've heard so far this morning, which once again continues to amaze.

[Lester Holt]

Yes, because it has me torn. We'll go over all of the unbelievable details that she testified to on Monday. But today, with the defense having their opportunity to show a softer, kinder side of Diddy and their relationship, it's making you have mixed feelings, which is exactly what they're hoping the jurors will feel like. But she talked about how Diddy was her baby, how she liked to give him foot rubs. I mean, some of that is intimate, but also interesting that there mostly was good times.

[Tom Yamas]

It was sweet.

[Lester Holt]

Yes.

[Tom Yamas]

We don't hear any every day. We do this podcast every day. I don't remember describing anything about him that someone would deem sweet. Yes, he liked foot rubs. His favorite show. Are they gonna promote Dateline?

[Lester Holt]

I mean, I don't know if they want to, but yes. Apparently Diddy's favorite show was Dateline.

[Tom Yamas]

I don't think that's gonna work in a promo. Dateline. Diddy loves us.

[Lester Holt]

Dateline will be doing a story about Diddy when all. But I. Okay. He's just like us. That's what they want us to think. He's just like us.

[Tom Yamas]

That's it.

[Lester Holt]

He likes to watch Murder in the evenings. We like Murder in the mornings. And how different are we? A lot. A lot, a lot. Please. After everything we've heard. But yes, that's what they're trying to do. They're humanizing him. They're normalizing their relationship. They're trying to give jurors a fuller picture of what their relationship was actually like.

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[Tom Yamas]

Again, folks, if we as we're talking to you here, you have heard so much and read so much about this Diddy trial. Now listen to this. The woman on the stand right now testifying at the behest of the prosecution. So essentially testifying against Diddy is on the stand and this morning talked about. This is the man that reintroduced her to religion.

[Lester Holt]

That was another thing.

[Tom Yamas]

This is the man who got her back into religion, connected with God. This is the guy she says would watch sermons on tv. They would do this together and have robes insightful conversations about life, love and religion. Wow.

[Lester Holt]

She also talked about the fact that I believe they did have the receipts. And she said that sounded about right, that over the course of their relationship he's given her around $150,000. He encouraged her business ambitions. She apparently had a clothing venture he invested $20,000 in into that he put $40,000 onto her apartment, first and last month's rent and a security deposit. And he also was paying for her legal fees throughout all of this. So they're showing him being this generous.

[Tom Yamas]

Provider and that that was in his best interest. The, the legal fees. I mean, cuz a lot of the lawyers and what she needed was essentially a protector. She was essentially right robes on his side up until last summer because when that video came out and when in Cassie's lawsuit came out, this woman, which we should note has not sued him in civil court and says she does not plan to. But when all of that stuff was going on, she was still fully in a relationship.

[Lester Holt]

It sounds as though they weren't out of a relationship until after he was.

[Tom Yamas]

Arrested until yes, until last September.

[Lester Holt]

Right.

[Tom Yamas]

And she didn't get, she was not cooperating with the government. The government didn't have her as a part of their case until after the raids and Cassie's stuff took place. So she wasn't a part of them building a case against them until after the fact. She essentially sitting up there as a woman, as horrific as it is, is someone who seems to be in his camp.

[Lester Holt]

What's interesting though is that to me makes all of her damning testimony that much more credible and believable because I.

[Tom Yamas]

Don'T even want to be here. I love. And she said that today, I love him. She was asked how she felt about him. Does she still love him? Today on the stand this morning, folks, this woman who went through all that horror that's been described says she loves.

[Lester Holt]

This man and that Makes her so credible to me and I think to the jury. So I don't know if that's going to work. It seems like that would actually work against Diddy because what she testified to was horrific, which we're going to get into in just a second. But to know that she still loves him. And this was one thing that was a little bit troubling for me listening to this morning. So Jane talked about the love contract that she had with Diddy and that's where she was being paid, I believe, $10,000 a month for doing freak offs in exchange for freak offs. So they actually have audio exchanges back and forth from Diddy and Jane where Diddy says, got your contract. Find yourself a nice little spot, meaning an apartment. And then he said that he was addicted to Jane. He said to her, you are the crack pipe. That's my new name for you, Crack pipe. Or should I call you C.P. but what Jane responded to in her own voice, in this audio message in real time was this. Yay to your contract. I am dying at your voicemail. Crack pipe is so real for the both of us. It's definitely mutual. And her voice was described as giddy by those who heard the audio message. That doesn't sound like coercion.

[Tom Yamas]

So in your last breath, almost you said that it sounds more credible because she is talking about how much she loves him and doesn't want to be there. So.

[Lester Holt]

Right, right.

[Tom Yamas]

So on one hand, that makes all of her stories more credible. She doesn't have any reason to come up here and lie. But then on the other hand, when you hear that she was happy and excited, it sounds like a woman who wanted to be there experiencing all of those things. What does a juror do with that? I don't know.

[Lester Holt]

I am. My head is spinning right now because let's go over some of what Jane testified to on Monday. This was the really hard to even listen to and get your head around testimony that is in complete contrast to this loving, sweet foot rub. Nights watching Dateline, listening to your pastor in the morning. I can't put those two things together, you know?

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, Monday was a. That was a rough day of testimony. I mean, we've heard a lot throughout from Mia, who's a pseudonym as well, but then Cassie Ventura Fine for several days and all of their stories. Would you not agree? This, this Jane testified to reading Cassie Ventura Fine's lawsuit. She said she was reading her own story. Yeah, she couldn't believe the details in there.

[Lester Holt]

She said she almost fainted.

[Tom Yamas]

It's her life right there. Somebody else experienced that. She had no idea.

[Lester Holt]

She thought she was the only one. She thought she was the only one who was enduring this, to try and hope for a relationship with him, for a loving life with him and realized, oh my God, this is just on repeat. I'm just the next person, the next girl to go through this. But she. You pointed this out. We were talking about. It doesn't sound like in their three and a half year relationship, Jane and Diddy's, that he ever physically assaulted her until this past summer. Correct.

[Tom Yamas]

She hasn't testified about assaults. She hasn't about him forcing himself on her at any point either. It's just been a matter of the freak offs and coercion.

[Lester Holt]

Yes, but the assault she described on Monday was horrific. That she was at her place and, and she was hoping for a romantic night with him. She had candles everywhere, all over the house. She brought up a younger woman who she heard rumors about that Diddy might be seeing on the side. And they got into a fight.

[Tom Yamas]

And it's important, the date is important. This was in June of last year, folks. So June of 2024, she was still.

[Lester Holt]

Dating this guy almost exactly a year ago with a week to spare. June 18, 2024, she said, when they got into the fight. Cause this woman, I guess was 25 years younger. She called Diddy a pedophile because she was angry. She threw a candle, she pushed his head on a marble countertop. So she admits that she started the physical.

[Tom Yamas]

Oh, this was. They spent a lot of time talking about this incident on the stand. And it's a unbelievable, horrific. It sounds like a horror movie night where someone is literally running from somebody trying to kill her.

[Lester Holt]

They turned into a Dateline episode. Like actually this was absolutely.

[Tom Yamas]

This is nuts to think about. Now to your point, she said she unloaded on him, she got the worst of it. But she admitted to being violent, which included, like you said, set him off by calling him that name. She says all this bent, pent up anger of hers came out. She's throwing candles, there's wax all over the place. But yes, at one point he was kind of leaning on a marble countertop and she took his head and pushed it and slammed it down on that marble countertop. She admitted to all this?

[Lester Holt]

Yep.

[Tom Yamas]

But this sounded like full on fisticuffs between two grown equal sized folks. Not a man and a woman fighting like this.

[Lester Holt]

Yeah, because as she's telling him, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. She said she was repeatedly saying that to him. She ran to the master bedroom and hid in a closet. He broke down the doors of the bedroom. She tried to run out of the bedroom. She said he kicked her in the back of the leg. She fell. And then he said he, he put her in a chokehold. She punched. He punched her back. She had bruises. She said she had a black eye. She said he started punching my head. He started kicking me. He started saying all types of things. And she said he told her to. Well, this is when she ran out of the house, right?

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[Lester Holt]

Did you know someone actually brought back a dire wolf? Actually reviving the species like Game of Thrones Direwolf. It's real.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. The company is called Colossal and the CEO Ben Lamb is also working on bringing back the woolly mammoth. Yeah. What are you up to, fellas? You know, just hanging out, reversing extinction. Yeah. Apparently Tom Brady is one of their investors and they just hit, hit a $10 billion valuation.

[Lester Holt]

The actual animal, ancient DNA, real scientists, and a real living creature walking around. It's wild. And we are officially living in an alternate universe.

[Host 1]

Camp Shane, one of America's longest running weight loss camps for kids, promised extraordinary results. Campers who began the summer in heavy bodies were often unrecognizable when they left. In a society obsessed with being thin, it seemed like a miracle solution. But behind Camp Shane's facade of happy transformed children was a dark underworld of sinister secrets. Kids were being pushed to their physical and emotional limits as the family that owned Shane turned a blind eye.

[Lester Holt]

Nothing about that camp was right. It was really actually like a horror movie.

[Host 1]

In this eight episode series, we're Unpacking and investigating stories of mistreatment and re examining the culture of fatphobia that enabled a flawed system to continue for so long. You can listen to all episodes of Camp Shame one week early and totally ad free on iheart True Crime plus, so don't wait, head to Apple Podcasts and subscribe today.

[T.S. Madison]

It's your girl, T.S. madison from the Outspoken Podcast Network from I Heart Podcast, honey. And you know what time of year it is, y' all. We're doing pride in a big, big way. Come celebrate with my show, Outlaws with TS Madison. So do you throw salt over your shoulder sometimes?

[Lester Holt]

I'm not. I'm not a. I'm not a. Oh.

[T.S. Madison]

You'Re not a brujah. Keep the party going. Tell me something messy with Brandon Kyle Goodman.

[Tom Yamas]

Lobotomies these days are not that painful.

[T.S. Madison]

We got bff, Black Fat Femme, I.

[J.R. Martinez]

Love fries in all shapes and sizes.

[T.S. Madison]

Baby waffle and afterlives. Marsha P. Johnson, you're gonna be gaggling. Just get your heart ready for heart failure. Let's live loud and proud, y' all. Have a happy pride and listen to all the outspoken shows on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[J.R. Martinez]

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States. Recipients have done the improbable, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves.

[T.S. Madison]

This medal is for the men who.

[Lester Holt]

Went down that day.

[T.S. Madison]

It's for the families of those who didn't make it.

[J.R. Martinez]

I'm J.R. martinez. I'm a U.S. army veteran myself, and I'm honored to tell you the stories of these heroes on the new season of Medal of Stories of Courage from Pushkin Industries and iHeart podcast from Robert Blake, the first black sailor to be awarded the medal to Daniel Daly, one of only 19 people to have received the Medal of Honor twice. These are stories about people who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor going above and beyond the call of duty. You'll hear about what they did, what it meant, and what their stories tell us about the nature of courage and sacrifice. Listen to Medal of Honor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast cast.

[Tom Yamas]

So this fight's going on. She goes to a closet, gets away from him eventually, yeah, like you described. She says she got out of the chokehold, right? She gets runs outside. This is where she lives now. And she's hiding somewhere. She's hiding outside for two hours. She said two hours, hoping he would leave, assuming he would be Gone when she got back. But he got. She got back. He was still in there.

[Lester Holt]

He was still in there. And you know what he said to her? Put some ice on those bruises and put on an outfit, meaning some lingerie, because he had already called a male escort to show up. And he said, now you're gonna perform for me after that horrific beating.

[Tom Yamas]

Was this Anton? I think they even have the male escort.

[Lester Holt]

It was Anton.

[Tom Yamas]

Name was Anton.

[Lester Holt]

It was Anton.

[Tom Yamas]

But she said when she came back in, she was trying to get cleaned up. He was still assaulting her while she was in the shower. He was smacking her while she was in the shower. Now, it's one thing. Do you hear this story, the. The fight, how horrific that is? This is the first time, right. We've heard a story where it combined two of the horrors into one night. Like, back to back, allegedly beat somebody and then allegedly put somebody through a freak off back to back, same night.

[Lester Holt]

And I. And I know with all of those horrible details, one stood out to me. That maybe doesn't seem like that big of a deal to you, but as a woman, I just thought, oh, that's so painful. She's upset. The whole thing starts because she's. She thinks that he might be seeing a younger girl on the side while he's got her pinned down. This is what she testifies to. He gets that girl, she's in her 20s, on the phone, and starts having the girl hurl insults at Jane. Like, so you're so upset that the guy you love, you think is seeing someone, and now that girl is on the phone throwing shade on you. Talk about just inflaming your emotions.

[Tom Yamas]

I didn't understand that. I didn't understand why that was.

[Lester Holt]

Wow.

[Tom Yamas]

Like, I don't. What are people on? I mean, I suggest that's just cruel.

[Lester Holt]

That's extra mean.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. I didn't understand, again, the guy who did that. The same guy who got her into religion and watched sermons with her on television.

[Lester Holt]

I can't get my head around that.

[Tom Yamas]

What are you supposed to do with that? And this is the date here is very important. Again, June18 of last year. 2024 is when this happened. A month earlier, Diddy had gotten on social media and made an apology video about the Cassaventura Fine surveillance video that had come out. Promise to be a better person. Promise to be a better man. I'm gonna do the work. I'm gonna do better. He said that to the world. A month later, he was beaten the hell out of this woman, according to her testimony.

[Lester Holt]

Wow. And that is when she. This was in a text she sent him. Correct? When she. When she said, I am not an animal.

[Tom Yamas]

Oh, yeah, that was a text.

[Lester Holt]

She sent this text. Again, these are real time texts. So again, we were talking about this in yesterday's episode, how much more effective they are in the sense that you're not recalling something, you're not misremembering something or adding something to it. That didn't really happen. This is exactly where she was in that time. She writes to Diddy, I don't the.

[Tom Yamas]

Date on this one because it is important, but just know this was until you made this very good point. This is better than testimony because this is stuff she wrote while she had no idea this was going to go public, no idea that she was going to be called to testify. There was one you read from her yesterday. It was really powerful. But if anybody's listening to the sounds of our voices now, stop for a moment and listen to this quote that Robok's about to give you. And it just guts you sometimes even worse than hearing some of the details of a freak off or details of a beat. This is so. That's just. This is a tough one to stomach.

[Lester Holt]

Yeah. This is from Jane writing this to Diddy. I'm not an animal. I'm not a porn star. These experiences are desensitizing sex for me. My spirit and my soul is tired. I need a break. I can't be used like this anymore. I wanted to make you happy, but it's creating a war inside me.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, you almost feel your heart crying when you hear that. That woman was pleading with this man. Just please. It sounds like she's just saying, I need a break. Right? Didn't want to break up.

[Lester Holt]

Oh, no, she doesn't want to break up.

[Tom Yamas]

Need a break.

[Lester Holt]

She does not want to break up. She wants more foot rubs and Dateline Friday nights. You know, that's what she wanted. And candles and champagne maybe, and not ecstasy and multiple male escorts. That's a very different experience. And she was even with him as late as August. Correct. Last year in Miami. That's what she testified to. And she said yes. She once again had sex with another guy in front of Diddy. She said he only wanted to have sex with her after she had sex with these men.

[Tom Yamas]

Everybody has their kink. Everybody has their thing. Everybody has whatever it is they're into. Not here to judge any of that. But it is different to hear. I mean, that's just some stuff I don't used to hearing. Not used to hearing on a day in, day out.

[Lester Holt]

I've never heard anything like this before. And we watch horror movies and we watch Dateline and we watch a lot of these true crime shows. I have never stuff heard anything like this before in my life.

[Tom Yamas]

Well, we are going to all it appears be hearing more about it for the next couple of days. She's expected again, you remind me. She's the one that's supposed to have a trip on Wednesday.

[Lester Holt]

Thursday. Thursday.

[Tom Yamas]

So they are trying to get done with her and all this testimony by certainly she has to take a flight. Is it really just. Are they saying it's a vacation?

[Lester Holt]

They say an international said an international flight. But I know that the defense said, I read this, that they believe they had two days of cross examination.

[Tom Yamas]

So it's got to be redirect, does it not? I mean how long will that take? A half day?

[Lester Holt]

It seems like maybe she could move her flight 24 hours. It's kind of important, but we'll see what happens. How much that plays into her ability, availability. And do you have the option to say you're not available?

[Tom Yamas]

Maybe they're just trying to accommodate her. You know, probably. Nice. This is difficult enough.

[Lester Holt]

Probably.

[Tom Yamas]

Maybe. And we should note as well. I didn't think of it till now. The there was an expert that testified on the mindset the behavior of abuse victims. I can't remember her name. I think it was Hughes. She testified a couple of weeks ago for the prosecution, but she was up there to kind of explain how and why a victim might not leave their abuser. The prosecution has asked to bring her back.

[Lester Holt]

That's interesting.

[Tom Yamas]

They want her to testify again after Jane. Judge said no.

[Lester Holt]

That actually makes. The judge said no.

[Tom Yamas]

Just said no.

[Lester Holt]

Oh, wow. I can see why they would want.

[Tom Yamas]

To but they would want to come back and try to get her to explain. Nope, you don't get that option to do that again. So. Yeah, I thought that was to your point. Yeah, I saw you react on your face. Yes, I think what that's interesting. So they feel like there's some point they need to make that they're missing. After Jane's testimony, they'll just have to.

[Lester Holt]

Remind jurors of what she testified to in their closing statements. Well, we want to thank all of you for listening and we're going to continue to put out these podcasts every day as long as there is a juicy update. And my goodness, there have been no shortage of those so far. So thank you for listening to us on this rainy Tuesday but we will be back with more so stay tuned for that. Have a wonderful day everybody.

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[Lester Holt]

Did you know someone actually brought back a dire wolf? Actually reviving the species like Game of Thrones. Dire wolf. It's real.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. The company is called Colossal and the CEO Ben Lamb is also working on bringing back the woolly mammoth. Yeah. What are you up to fellas? You know, just hanging out, reversing extinction. Yeah. Apparently Tom Brady is one of their investors and they just hit a $10 billion valuation.

[Lester Holt]

The actual animal, ancient DNA, real scientists and a real living creature walking around. It's wild and we are officially living in an alternate universe.

[Host 1]

Camp Shane, one of America's longest running weight loss camps for kids, promised extraordinary results. But there were some dark truths behind campshane's facade of happy transformed children.

[Lester Holt]

Nothing about that camp was right. It was really actually like a horror movie.

[Host 1]

Enter Camp Shame, an eight part series examining the rise and fall of Camp Shane and the culture that fueled its decades long success. You can listen to all episodes of Camp Shame one week early and totally ad free on iheart True Crime plus so don't wait. Head to Apple Podcasts and subscribe. Today.

[T.S. Madison]

It'S your girl, T.S. madison from the Outspoken Podcast Network. From iHeart podcast, we're doing pride in a big way. Come celebrate with Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bo and Yang her a.

[Tom Yamas]

Haircut on an M M How you.

[Lester Holt]

Make an M and M a girl.

[Tom Yamas]

You give at least a Rena's hair.

[T.S. Madison]

Keep the party going with high tea. I am high key going to lose my mind over cowboy Carter the way she about to yank my bank account Fighting words with George M. Johnson.

[Tom Yamas]

I'm gonna start speaking publicly about this.

[J.R. Martinez]

To try and become a lightning rod.

[T.S. Madison]

And a special shout out from comedian Lisa lavinelli and her podcast Shrink this.

[Tom Yamas]

Happy Pride for all who celebrate and who doesn't.

[T.S. Madison]

Listen to all the outspoken shows on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[J.R. Martinez]

Henny the Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States. Recipients have done the improbable, the unexpected, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves.

[T.S. Madison]

This medal is for the men who went down that day.

[J.R. Martinez]

On Medal of Stories of Courage. You'll hear about these heroes and what their stories tell us about the nature of bravery. Listen to Medal of Honor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Host 1]

This is an iHeart podcast.