Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continues on Day 7, with former assistant David James, a personal chef and a male escort, expected to testify.

Diddy’s ex-assistant, David James, testified in the former’s trial, detailing incidents involving drugs, surveillance, and Cassie Ventura. He described Combs' controlling behavior and how the latter tried to intimidate him by using lie detector tests.

On May 20, 2025, the seventh day of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial, his former personal assistant named David James returned to the stand to resume his testimony.

David James' testimony came in the second week of a trial in Manhattan federal court that is scheduled to last up to two months. If convicted of the charges he faces, including racketeering ...

“There were various pills but one was in the form of a former president’s face,” Combs’ one-time personal assistant David James said of the types of ecstasy pills he saw his boss take.

David James, a former personal assistant for Sean "Diddy" Combs, said one of his other assistants was hospitalized for dehydration after working with Combs for 24 hours straight. James talked ...