Testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing federal trial continues to reveal explosive details, including efforts to bury surveillance footage of a 2016 assault. During Tuesday’s session, 

Eddy Garcia, a former security supervisor at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, told the court that Combs paid $100,000 to make security footage of the incident disappear. 

The video in question, which reportedly shows Diddy assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, was shown to jurors earlier in the trial.

Garcia testified that he and other members of the hotel’s security staff received a cash payment delivered in a brown paper bag to destroy the only known copy of the video and to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Garcia admitted on the stand that he didn’t even finish reading the NDA before signing it, out of anxiety and pressure. He received $30,000 of the total and used it to purchase a used vehicle.

Courtroom Disruption and Additional Testimony

During cross-examination, Diddy’s legal team emphasized that Garcia’s NDA didn’t prohibit him from testifying in legal proceedings, likely aiming to weaken any allegations of obstruction. Garcia also confessed he initially lied to police when questioned about the 2016 assault.

Following Garcia’s testimony, Derek Ferguson, the former CFO of Bad Boy Entertainment, took the stand to explain how Combs’ business empire operated financially.

In a dramatic moment, courtroom decorum was broken for the first time in the trial. A woman in the gallery began yelling in support of Diddy, shouting statements like “Diddy’s innocent!” and “This isn’t right!” She was promptly removed by court marshals on orders from Judge Arun Subramanian.

Prosecutors also raised concerns that a YouTube stream had revealed the true identity of a protected witness known as “Mia,” prompting discussions about possible sanctions against the responsible outlet.