The Truth About Whether Usher Really Testified at Diddy’s Trial After a Witness Name-Dropped Him
With the high profile trial underway, many people are wondering if Usher will be testifying at Diddy‘s trial. The two had a close relationship as the singer started out his career.
Usher was one of Combs’ earliest proteges after LA Reid signed the R&B singer to LaFace and Arista. They lived together when he was 13, and he recounted the times he had with the record mogul. “I got a tutor, went to New York City, and he began to show me the ropes,” Usher told People. “Some of the most valuable lessons I could ever learn as an entrepreneur were picked up when I spent that time in New York with him, this unwavering desire to create and make certain that your creative ideas executed.”
Diddy is currently undergoing trial in Lower Manhattan after he was arrested in September 2024. He was charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty. He also faces dozens of civil lawsuits from individuals who accuse him of using his power to drug, assault, rape, intimidate and silence people.
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His ex-girlfriend Cassie took the stand to testify about their relationship and the freak-offs she encountered. “Freak-offs” were drug-fueled sex sessions with male prostitutes that could last several days and made her feel “disgusting” and “humiliated.” Many famous celebrities were name-dropped in the trial such as Barack Obama, and Kid Cudi testified about how Diddy allegedly torched his car.
Did Usher testify in Diddy’s trial?
Usher did not testify in Diddy’s trial. It’s uncertain whether or not he will take the stand.
Usher was mentioned in a witness testimony by Dawn Richard, where Diddy allegedly punched Cassie in the stomach in a restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif. in 2010. “Mr. Combs punched Cassie in the stomach,” Richard testified May 19, according to NBC News. “They were having a private conversation, and he punched her in the stomach. She immediately leaned over and left.” In attendance were the “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” singer, singer Ne-Yo, record exec Jimmy Iovine and rapper Big Daddy Kane.
The Danity Kane singer also testified that Diddy had another altercation with Cassie after they left the restaurant. “We got in the car to head back to her house,” Richard continued in her testimony. “Combs grabbed her, slapped her, popped her in the mouth and told her to shut the f–k up. Everyone was quiet the rest of the ride.”
In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2004, Usher described what Diddy introduced him to as “a totally different set of s***—sex, specifically.”
He told the publication, “Sex is so hot in the industry, man. There was always girls around. You’d open a door and see somebody doing it, or several people in a room having an orgy. You never knew what was going to happen.”
Diddy’s trial is set to conclude in July. Other people who have testified included Combs’ former assistant David James, Cassie’s mother Regina Ventura, hotel staff, and two male escorts.
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