The Diddy Trial: Kid Cudi Testifies

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Comprehensive Summary of "Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial"

Episode: The Diddy Trial: Kid Cudi Testifies
Release Date: May 23, 2025
Hosts: Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes
Guest: Aubrey O’Day
Produced by: iHeartPodcasts

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Introduction

In this episode of "Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial," veteran journalists Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes provide an in-depth analysis of the ongoing trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Joined by Aubrey O’Day, a former member of Danity Kane and Diddy's protege, the trio delves into the second week of testimonies that have significantly bolstered Cassie Ventura’s allegations against Diddy.

Overview of the Second Week of Testimonies

The second week of the Diddy trial has been pivotal, featuring the testimony of Kid Cudi, among others. This week’s proceedings have reinforced Cassie Ventura's claims of enduring abuse at the hands of Diddy for nearly 11 years. Amy and TJ emphasize the importance of these testimonies in establishing a consistent narrative that supports Ventura's allegations.

Amy Robach (03:01): “She was there for three, maybe even four days that she spent time on the stand setting a foundation. And now everybody's coming in essentially corroborating or at least lending something to what she said.”

Key Testimonies and Insights

1. Kid Cudi's Testimony

Kid Cudi, a Grammy-winning rapper and Cassie Ventura's ex-boyfriend, took the stand as one of the most high-profile witnesses. Despite not being a mainstream rap figure, Cudi is respected for his creativity and authenticity in the music community.

• Appearance and Demeanor: Cudi’s casual attire—beat-up motorcycle jacket, white T-shirt, blue jeans—and smoking a cigarette as he entered the courtroom highlighted his laid-back persona, contrasting sharply with the high-stakes environment of the trial.

  Amy Robach (06:07): “That's how he chose to show up. That's him. That's in line with him. That's in line with his personality, do you think?”

• Allegations Against Diddy: Cudi recounted a confrontation with Diddy where he described Diddy as having the presence of a "Marvel supervillain," a characterization that, while seemingly humorous, underscores the intimidating demeanor Diddy allegedly exhibits.

  Amy Robach (14:16): “But he said in a funny way. A Marvel supervillain. But, you know, supervillains are scary.”

• Incidents of Intimidation: Cudi detailed events such as a break-in at his home and the arson of his car with a Molotov cocktail, incidents he attributes to Diddy's attempts to intimidate him.

  Amy Robach (07:38): “This is where he comes into play here, where Kid Cudi claims that after this there was a break in at his home and that somebody torched his car with a Molotov cocktail.”

2. Testimony from Frederick Z. Moore, Hotel Manager

Frederick Z. Moore, the general manager of La Meritage Hotel in Los Angeles, provided crucial insights into Diddy's frequent stays and the hotel's preparedness for his disruptive behavior.

• Detailed Guest Profile: The hotel maintained a comprehensive profile under the alias "Frank Black," documenting Diddy’s erratic behavior, such as "excessive amounts of oil" leading to stains and the necessity for "deep cleaning" after his stays.

  Amy Robach (19:09): “The general manager of La Meritage, Frederick Z. Moore, testified that notes at this is just one hotel. Who knows what other hotels had but in his hotel there was a note under the profile Frank Black.”

• Financial Implications: The hotel required an additional $1,000 deposit for damages and routinely closed rooms post-Diddy's departures to manage the extensive cleaning needs, indicating a systemic issue with accommodating his behavior.

  Amy Robach (20:46): “Why would you want him back in the hotel? Is he paying more than other guests? That makes no sense to me.”

3. Testimony from George Kaplan, Former Assistant

George Kaplan, Diddy's former assistant, provided a harrowing account of witnessing Cassie Ventura being abused on multiple occasions.

• Personal Risk: Kaplan testified reluctantly, having had to engage in drug-related activities and secure an immunity deal to testify, highlighting the coercive environment surrounding the trial.

  Amy Robach (24:31): “He had to get an immunity deal from the judge before he even felt comfortable speaking about what he saw.”

• Support for Ventura’s Claims: His testimony corroborates Cassie Ventura’s statements, adding credibility to her allegations of sustained abuse.

4. Testimony from Maya Morales, Makeup Artist

Maya Morales, a makeup artist for both Diddy and Cassie, added another layer of evidence by recounting a specific incident of witnessing Cassie’s physical injuries.

• Detailed Incident: Morales described finding Cassie with a black eye and busted lip, requiring medical attention, which Cassie refused, choosing not to involve the police despite the severity of her injuries.

  Maya Morales (25:40): “I witnessed a black eye, a black busted lip.”

• Culture of Silence: Her account underscores a pervasive fear among those close to the situation, as no one reported the abuse to authorities.

  Amy Robach (26:08): “But to hear how many... there’s so many victims because of it.”

Aubrey O’Day’s Perspective

Aubrey O’Day, offering her insider perspective from her time on "Making the Band," emphasizes the disparity between the public's perception of glamor and the underlying reality of abuse and control.

Aubrey O’Day (09:56): “The truth of the situation would be the opposite of the glitz and glamour.”

She highlights the toxic environment fostered by Diddy’s influence and the impact it had on those around him, providing a nuanced understanding of the dynamics at play.

Impact on Cassie Ventura’s Credibility

The defense's strategy appears to focus on questioning Cassie Ventura’s credibility by introducing statements like Kid Cudi’s claim of being "played" by her. Amy and TJ discuss how such testimonies could sow seeds of doubt among jurors, despite the overwhelming evidence supporting Ventura's claims.

Amy Robach (17:35): “She was initiating. She was leading sometimes and all these things… that one little comment yeah, I got played by Cassie plays in some way.”

Systemic Culpability and Responsibility

A significant portion of the discussion revolves around the responsibility of establishments like the La Meritage Hotel in enabling Diddy’s problematic behavior. The detailed profiles and prepared responses by hotel staff indicate a prolonged tolerance and institutional accommodation of his actions.

Amy Robach (20:42): “They're permitting it. I mean, people are being paid for sex. I believe that's still illegal.”

The hosts question the ethical and legal implications of the hotel's continued patronage of Diddy despite documented issues, suggesting a broader systemic failure to address and prevent abuse.

Concluding Thoughts

Amy Robach underscores the importance of moving beyond sensational headlines to understand the complex and serious nature of the allegations against Diddy. The episode highlights the courage of the witnesses and the need for societal improvement in addressing power abuses and supporting victims.

Amy Robach (26:59): “I mean, this is a tough lesson for all of us to be learning together, but to hear how many… there are so many victims because of it.”

The trio commits to providing ongoing, in-depth coverage of the trial, aiming to keep the public informed and engaged with the proceedings beyond superficial reporting.

Conclusion

This episode of "Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial" offers a thorough and insightful examination of pivotal testimonies that shape the narrative of the trial. By integrating firsthand accounts and expert analysis, Amy, T.J., and Aubrey deliver a compelling account of the events leading to the current legal battle, emphasizing the broader implications for accountability and justice.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• "The truth of the situation would be the opposite of the glitz and glamour."
  Aubrey O’Day (09:56)

• "He was standing in a silhouette with his hands behind his back, just to give you an idea."
  Amy Robach (15:24)

• "Please monitor outside his room down the hall to spray air freshener."
  Frederick Z. Moore (22:09)

• "I witnessed a black eye, a black busted lip."
  Maya Morales (25:40)

• "We have to do better."
  Amy Robach (26:08)

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This detailed summary encapsulates the key discussions, testimonies, and insights shared in the episode, providing a comprehensive understanding for listeners who may not have tuned in.

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Hey there folks. It is Friday, May 23rd. The second week of testimony in the Diddy trial is done and it wrapped Thursday with one of the most highly anticipated witnesses so far, Kid Cudi, the rapper who briefly dated Cassie Ventura, Diddy's ex girlfriend. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Robes. We continue to be, as you put it, the one stop shop to get folks caught up so they don't have to go shopping around a bunch of places with a Bunch of reporting on a bunch of testimony, which is what.

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We'Ve been doing to get everyone caught up. But yes, this was a quite a week. The first week was explosive. The second week even more so because a lot of this testimony backed up and added context to what we heard from Cassie Ventura about what she claimed she suffered for nearly 11 years at the hands of Diddy.

[Amy Robach]

That's a good way to put it. She was there for three, maybe even four days that she spent time on the stand setting a foundation. And now everybody's coming in essentially corroborating or at least lending something to what she said. Like, oh yeah, that thing we saw Diddy do. That's in line with what Cassie said. So it's been a lot of that. We got 16 witnesses so far. We do let let you know testimony is not going to start again until next Tuesday. They took off for the holiday weekend, but robes as they wrapped up the week. I like asking you here, what stood out to you from the previous day that we now have in the books?

[Unknown Host]

You know, I know we had some explosive witnesses, but I actually was taken aback by the testimony from the general manager of an LA hotel where Diddy stayed frequently. Where did he apparently had these freak offs frequently. And I was blown away that the hotel was so aware of the craziness that was going on in these hotel rooms that he would book under his alias, that they actually had notes in a file with his alias name about what to do, how to deal with all the craziness, including spraying air freshener in the hallways because of the smells that were coming out of the room. The fact that they had to shut down the room, close it down for reservations after they left because they knew they would have to do a deep clean. I mean the details just go on and on. But these were physical notes written in a computer so that the next hotel employee who dealt with Diddy and his gang knew how to manage it. And yet none of us knew what was going on. And yet so many people were aware of what was actually happening.

[Amy Robach]

Speaking there of the general manager of a hotel, he was one of several witnesses on the stand yesterday. At least four were up there yesterday. Among them the former assistant. He continued his testimony from the previous day. Diddy's former assistant, George Kaplan is his name. We had a makeup artist who used to work for Diddy but then ended up working for Cassie. She testified to some violence that she saw. And then of course we had Kid Cudi. Let's start there. Kid Cudi is a Grammy winner. This guy is not sure who to compare him to in the rap world, but he's for some people, you got to do a little bit of a deep dive, right? He is, he is not a grand top chart topping, hit maker type guy. He is more of a guy that stays in his lane. He's a little, he's a little more, I would say, creative. He's outside the box of regular hip hop.

[Unknown Host]

He's not like a gangster rapper. He's not doing rap beefs with people. And yet somehow he got caught up in all of this Diddy back and forth. But I had never heard of him before.

[Amy Robach]

But that's the thing. A lot of people don't seem to know who he is and he is well respected in that community as being a creative, a real, not just a raw guy who gets up there, obviously has talent, but he is respected as a creative, giving folks an idea of who this guy is. But he walked in robes and the first thing that struck me was what he was wearing. I mean, he got out of the car. This is a very high profile trial. A beat up motorcycle jacket, white T shirt, smoking a cigarette, walking into the.

[Unknown Host]

Courtroom, blue jeans on.

[Amy Robach]

That's how he chose to show up. That's him. That's in line with him. That's in line with his personality, do you think? But that struck me as soon as I saw it, like, where is he going? Is he going into a club?

[Unknown Host]

It looked like he was going into a James Dean audition. Like he really was channeling that casual cool. I don't give an F. As he was walking in and like the cigarette, that had to be a choice, right? Or did he just really need a smoke before he walked in because he was nervous?

[Amy Robach]

You never know. But smokers, you never know when they need a smoke break. But when they need one, they need one. But he walked in completely chilling. But the background here or the relevance here, Robes, is that this is the guy who, who dated Cassie for about a month and I guess we've heard the story so many times at this point of how did he find out, found out about it. And that's how Cudi finds himself in this story.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah. So Cassie and Diddy, apparently, even though they were broken up, were still apparently freaking off. That actually was news to me as well. But he's going through her phone because he had access to everything that was hers and saw email from Kid Cudi's assistant asking about Cassie's toiletry bag over at Kid Cudi's place. And he went ballistic and the beef started then and it got, it went just, it went from just him being angry to him actually. According to Kid Cudi and Cassie taking action against the rapper.

[Amy Robach]

This is where he comes in to play here, where Kid Cudi claims that after this there was a break in at his home and that somebody torched his car with a Molotov cocktail. He, he believes that Diddy is behind both of those. He described an incident in which he got on the phone with Diddy and they were telling him to come home, like threatening him to and telling him to come to his own house. Say, when he got there, the place was trashed, but Diddy wasn't there. So even on the stand telling the story. And maybe we hear all this and it pieces together with, okay, maybe that sounds like Diddy or that's in line with some other stuff. They had proved necessarily that Diddy was there, but the inference is clear.

[Unknown Host]

They might be setting up a way to prove it in that there was someone else there. Did he? According to Cudi and what we may hear next week, a woman who was his assistant at the time, who we were expecting to be on the stand on Tuesday. Her name's Capricorn. Hard to forget that name. But she apparently was there too. So perhaps we will hear from her, corroborating what we heard from Kid Cudi, that, yeah, Diddy and his folks were there and they opened up his Christmas presents, like unwrapped them, locked his dog up. So he was very upset about all of that. And of course the Porsche incident. We heard from Cassie Ventura saying that Diddy, when he found out, said, I'm going to blow up his car. Like actually said that. And then lo and behold, a short time later, Kid Cudi's car actually was torched and blew up. Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here, Diddy's former protege, television personality, producer, platinum selling artist Danity King alum Aubrey o' Day joins us to provide a unique perspective on the trial that has captivated the attention of the nation.

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[Amy Robach]

That unless you know who Kid Cudi is and why he's important to this case. But he got on the stand, I think robes. And this is part of the reason we want to do this. These updates, we're continuing to do so throughout the trial is because a lot of times you only see a headline and you try to make sense of it. And the headline that many of you may have seen already is that Cudi called did he a Marvel supervillain. And there's some context with that. We got some earlier and pieced this story together. And that sounds like it's clever and it's cute and that's funny, but there's a whole lot more to it than that.

[Unknown Host]

That's right, because actually when he said that in the courtroom, from the people who were there inside said the audience, or I guess the folks in the courtroom laughed. They were chuckling at what he said, but there was really nothing funny about what he was describing because he went to go meet him to try and deal with all of this back and forth and to stop any more threats or potential violence. And so he met him at the Soho House and Cassie was there, but he said he was stood there in a silhouette with his hands behind his back, standing in a supervillain position just to give you an idea. And look, we've talked to folks who know him and say, that's right on brand.

[Amy Robach]

That surprised me. We did. We talked to someone who's worked with him over the years and right in the middle of the height of Bad Boy, and said, yes, that is a. That's absolutely. I recognize it. I know it. I've seen it a hundred times. He'll just. And. And if you stop and think about a lot of these Disney movies, you can see it. There's some guy standing at a window, looking out, hands behind his back, some ominous look. He said that was something he was known for and Diddy regularly did. But he said it in a funny way. A Marvel supervillain. But, you know, super villains are scary.

[Unknown Host]

They certainly are. And they can do damage and intimidating. I think that's what I took away from it. Just. Yes, we're hearing about the physical violence and the threats, but there was just a physical intimidation. He knew how to stand a certain way, how to look at you a certain way, how to just speak volumes, perhaps without even saying anything at all. So when Kid Cudi described that scene, we can all see it in our heads, and it all makes sense that part of the reason why the prosecution's trying to set up this case of coercion and a lot of that was with drug use, they say, but also just with the threatening nature of who he was and what he said he would do.

[Amy Robach]

So Cudi did say they had a meeting. Diddy looked him in the eye, said, I'm not responsible for any of that stuff. I didn't do it. He shook on it. Cut. He said, I didn't believe him for a second. And then he said, several years later, they ran into each other, and Diddy wasn't specific, but he apologized for all that bs, all that mess. So he. He took it as at admission, but he didn't. Wasn't specific about it. Yeah.

[Unknown Host]

You know, something else that just reminded me that Cudi said. Kid Cudi said that was interesting and perhaps wasn't what the prosecution was hoping he would say. But. And I don't know how the jury will take this, but he said that both he and Diddy got played by Cassi Ventura. So that probably wasn't. I don't know how big of a strike that was against the prosecution and in terms of keeping Cassie Ventura's credibility where they want it, but he certainly felt like he'd been played by her. I mean, they only were together for about a month. But he also said he Got out of it because he just could not deal with all the drama. And I think when you hear him tell his story about what that month was like for him and even the few weeks that followed, that makes a lot of sense.

[Amy Robach]

That's still to your point about the he said they got played. I mean you talk about they try to keep up with her credibility but her culpability is going to be an issue in this case because they did wait all these text messages she wanted to be there. She was initiating. She was leading sometimes and all these things. And to hear yes, her testimony was devastating. To hear clearly we know and we have seen her be abused but to hear if it a steady drumbeat even a little bit here and there of oh, Cassie's not just a victim. Just a victim. She's an accomplice to some degree is what the defense is trying to establish. And maybe that one little comment yeah, I got played by Cassie plays in some way to one juror.

[Unknown Host]

It plants all you need. Yeah. It plants a seed in someone's head. And you think about that meeting when he came to confront Diddy or at least to try and. And calm things down. She was in the room with them, standing next to Diddy. So that is. Those are all it seems small and potentially insignificant, but it could plant a seed in a juror's head.

[Amy Robach]

The other and we talk about the we're going to go through some details here now that you all I just can't believe this was from the general manager of La Meritage in la A hotel out there. But Frederick Z. Moore is his name the general manager. But robes this blew my mind. Talk about culpability. We talk about who did all of us in some way allow this to happen in plain sight? This hotel might have some more to answer given this testimony yesterday.

[Unknown Host]

That's right because Mr. Z. Moore testified that notes at and this is just one hotel. Who knows what other hotels had but in his hotel they there was a note under the profile Frank Black, which is the alias that Diddy used when he came to the hotel. And they knew exactly who was coming. And so under the name Frank Black, here were some of the notes. Always spills candle wax on everything and uses excessive amounts of oil. So even they knew about the baby oil.

[Amy Robach]

See and different we've all probably well, we travel enough to where you're at a place or even if you have rewards or something like a rewards program, you go to a hotel, they have a profile on you that knows you like this has a nut allergy Da da da. If you're there enough. It's that kind of thing. There is a guest profile that is warning guest or the hotel employees. This is how you handle this guy. This is how he behaves. This is how you need to do it in response. Why would anybody would be kicked out for the behavior they have in his profile?

[Unknown Host]

Why would you be allowed to return? I, you know, I imagine at a certain point. So to that point they, they also did say that when you are checking in, anyone who's checking in Frank Black, you have to authorize an extra $1,000 when that guest stays with us to cover any room damages. So clearly they learned that there are massive damages coming. So why would you want him back in the hotel?

[Amy Robach]

I guess cuz it's Sean Diddy Combs that. Is there any other reason? The financial. Because somebody pays for hotels.

[Unknown Host]

Is he paying more than other guests? That makes no sense to me.

[Amy Robach]

So yes, to your point. I would love to ask some more questions of this hotel.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah. The note also instructs staff to place the room out of order upon departure for deep cleaning. Again, that means that they can't then have that room available for another guest when you know, late, late checkout probably doesn't even matter. But to get someone back in, right?

[Amy Robach]

Imagine I mean the punisher called out, hey, we're going to need a late checkout.

[Unknown Host]

We need a late checkout.

[Amy Robach]

But.

[Unknown Host]

But then you can't have new guests come into that room it looks like for another 24 hours. So now you're losing money every time Diddy comes because you can't release the room as normal people do. And I guarantee you, you told him you got a 12pm checkout. He is not going to be adhering to that.

[Amy Robach]

You know what many people who are thinking when, when did I stay at that hotel?

[Unknown Host]

Right?

[Amy Robach]

Did I stay in that hotel? I did. It did smell a little weird.

[Unknown Host]

People are probably staying in those rooms right now and don't even know it. That's freaky to use it. I keep using that word. Why?

[Amy Robach]

You know what you use this or I did not know and we need to address this. These are freak offs.

[Unknown Host]

Yes.

[Amy Robach]

You earlier said that someone was freaking off. So can it be a verb and a noun?

[Unknown Host]

I mean I feel like established. I feel like.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah, it's the first time I heard anybody say that was just you about five minutes ago.

[Unknown Host]

That was a slip of the tongue.

[Amy Robach]

They were freaking off. It's a verb now.

[Unknown Host]

I mean I feel like that's an appropriate use of the word.

[Amy Robach]

What you doing later? I'm gonna be freaking off. I'm not gonna be able to get with y' all until maybe next week.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah, let me know when that's over because I have no desire to be freaking off with anybody. My goodness. Yeah. And then the air freshener thing, which I mentioned off the top. So apparently it was so crazy that it seeped out into the hallway. I mean, what did it smell like? Does baby oil smell a certain way?

[Amy Robach]

Baby oil possibly. Burning candles, sweaty flesh, vomiting.

[Unknown Host]

She's.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah, Sick at times.

[Unknown Host]

She said she got sick from all the drug use.

[Amy Robach]

Look, y' all, that's.

[Unknown Host]

Can you imagine urine? Oh, how did we forget that? They're peeing in each other's mouths and it spills out into the rug.

[Amy Robach]

Not giving that detail.

[Unknown Host]

And then, oh, my God. But, yeah, now that I'm thinking about it, it probably smelled like a frat house.

[Amy Robach]

But the note here, in quotes, it said, please monitor outside his room down the hall to spray air freshener. You have to monitor a guest's room because we know all kinds of foolishness. Did they not know something illegal was going on?

[Unknown Host]

Well, I was just wondering, is there any culpability, speaking of culpability, from these establishments that are allowing a person to come into their establishment and other guests are there, so they're responsible for other guests experiences, other guests safety, and maybe even the guests he's bringing into the room, do they have any responsibility if something happens at their hotel? Why would they continue to let him to come?

[Amy Robach]

They're going to claim they didn't know. They have to. They're going to claim they didn't know illegal activity was going on, but they're permitting it. I mean, people are being paid for sex. I believe that's still illegal.

[Unknown Host]

It is. Unless you're in Las Vegas.

[Amy Robach]

They are not. But yeah, that was. To hear that. It was really eye opening to hear that they had a file, essentially, and knew how to handle him based on these freak offs. The other significant. A couple of new details here from George Kaplan, the former assistant. He had been on the stand the previous day, but he wrapped up in the morning. But he confirmed the stories that Cassie also told. He said he left his job because he did witness her be abused on more than one occasion. So he wrapped up his testimony. Again, this is another guy, Rose. We talked about, like many, he didn't want to be there and almost wasn't going to be there.

[Unknown Host]

No, because he genuinely had to incriminate himself with drug activity, picking up drugs, bringing the drugs to him in order to testify accurately. And so, yes, he had to get an immunity deal from the judge before he even felt comfortable speaking about what he saw, what he witnessed, and what he participated in for some of those months. Someone else who took the stand that I thought was really telling and corroborating for Cassie's story was the makeup artist. That was a makeup artist for both Sean Diddy Combs and for Cassie Ventura, Maya Morales. But she actually details a very specific event where she was sleeping or napping, and she heard the yelling, and it was so significant. Cassie comes running in. She's got he. She said she witnessed a black eye, a black busted lip, and her injuries were so bad that she took her back to her personal home and had a friend of hers who was a physician come and examine Cassie and said, you need to go to the emergency room. Cassie refused to go to the emergency room, refused to call police. And here's this. Maya Morales and her friend, who's a physician. Everyone just stays quiet. They're afraid. She said she was afraid.

[Amy Robach]

We're gonna have to get into this later, and I think we could all learn something about this case. No, not every instance deals with a guy as powerful as a diddy. But to hear the number of people who are aware, who were literally there when crimes were taking place that they're now describing on a stand, and not a single person called police. I am not aware, at this point, at least, of a police report that was done anywhere.

[Unknown Host]

No. The only time I've even heard so far in testimony that there was ever police involved or called was when he was standing outside her home with a hammer after the video that we all saw. Correct. And her friend only called other people in the Diddy circle. They don't know how it happened, but hours later, a police officer showed up, and they said, nothing's wrong. No problem, Nada.

[Amy Robach]

We've got to do better. I mean, this is a tough lesson for all of us to be learning together, but to hear how many. I mean, dear. Like, we could probably just start naming up to 10 easily. But there's more who saw it and no one did anything. I know what they're arguing. There's a powerful guy. We were fearful of physical harm, death, all kinds of stuff that makes sense, but we gotta do better.

[Unknown Host]

You know, that is one thing. That perhaps something good that could come out of all of this is just. I think people don't feel like they have a voice or that they will be believed. And perhaps that could have been true. Too, I don't know. But when you're going up, someone who's powerful and rich and regarded and esteemed and can make or break your career and has proven, it seems like that he, if he doesn't like you will seek revenge. If you've angered him, he will do something to you. So there is retribution for any of that. But my God, you just, if just one person and I don't know, like, do you trust police in this situation? Do you trust. There's that whole issue as well where if you go to police, how do you know that Diddy isn't gonna pay them off or have them in your back pocket? Like, there's just so many, there's so much fear is so it's either motivating or it's crippling. And it looks like it crippled so many people for so many years and there are so many victims because of it.

[Amy Robach]

It's complex and we get that. But it's just we. This is a hell of a. And again folks, we will continue to update you and do these daily updates of the trial because it is important, we think, to get past headlines, to get past baby oil, to get past supervillain, to get past some of the salaciousness in the headlines. But we gonna continue to tell you what's happening but want to keep a conversation going with you all as well. So we certainly appreciate you all listening.

[Unknown Host]

That's right. And so again, there is no court Friday today. There's no court on Monday for Memorial Day. But things will resume on Tuesday and it seems like they're going to be kicking off with another bang as the prosecution continues its case against Sean Diddy. Com. And we will be there with you through it all. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

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