Diddy trial latest: Ex-girlfriend ‘Jane’ says she still loves him and he’s paying for her lawyer – after testifying against him
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- ‘Jane’ facing cross-examination by defence on day 20 of trialSays she still loves Diddy – and he’s paying for her lawyerShe describes ‘fantasy talk’ and only part she enjoyed about ‘hotel nights’
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16:57:21 ‘Diddy liked the word voyeurism, I used cuck,’ Jane says
Discussing the swinger lifestyle central to Diddy’s case, Jane agrees that he was driven by his desires while she was driven by her love for him.
In a bid to understand their relationship, Jane says she discovered the word “cuckold” which she describes as “a man being turned on by watching his woman have sex with another man”.
Jane says the description was “spot on” and gave her a better understanding around Diddy’s need for “hotel nights”.
Jane says she was particularly keen to know what was driving Diddy, and to find a list of reasons.
She says one reason she could see was for him to “receive pleasure,” adding, “some of the other things were that cucks could have bi-curiosity that they are too scared to do the act themselves”.
When asked about voyeurism, Jane says: “He liked to use the word voyeurism, I would use the word cuck for myself.”
16:29:50 Diddy’s drug use led to greying gums and shaky hands, Jane says
Jane says she was aware of Diddy’s drug habit, and that after just a few dates, she could see he was depressed and had shaky hands.
She says that when they were on the plane to the Turks and Caicos Islands, she could see he wasn’t taking care of himself. Jane says: “I felt he had jaundice, and his gums were greying from drug use, and his hands were shaking from consuming alcohol.”
Jane says she encouraged Diddy to go to rehab because he was “overdoing the partying”.
Jane says that while she noticed “a strong pattern” during their relationship, she “wouldn’t label it as a drug pattern”.
She would now sum it up by saying Diddy was a “really big party guy”, she adds.
Wanting Diddy to quit the drugs, she says he previously spoke about Ketamine therapy as a way to quit his Xanax habit.
16:14:48 Diddy told me he was polyamorous, Jane says
Jane confirms her relationship with Diddy began in late 2020, when she went with him to get drugs.
She says she had kept it secret from the father of her child because he did not have a good relationship with Diddy.
Jane says Diddy told her he was polyamorous towards the start of the relationship, and says she didn’t mind, but admits that as the relationship developed and “emotions grew deeper” she found it hard, particularly when Diddy appeared to be in a monogamous relationship with another woman.
She agrees that his ability to easily shift his attentions to another girl hurt his feelings, and she wouldn’t hold back in expressing her feelings.
Jane says: “I was very colourful. I would call her a hoe. I would use everything. I wanted him to be my man.” She says Diddy was also jealous and possessive within the relationship.
15:57:14 Diddy nicknamed Jane ‘crack pipe’
The court is played a voicemail in which Diddy says he nicknamed Jane “crack pipe” because he had so much fun with her during their trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands. When asked to clarify the nickname, Jane says: “He had an addiction… to my text.”
Jane replies to Diddy’s message, saying: “Crack pipe is so real for the both of us, it’s definitely mutual. I just like everything you said. I am so thankful. I had so, so, so much fun, Turks was absolutely incredible, I am so happy.”
15:51:11 Dissection of Diddy’s financial support for Jane
Discussion moves on to financial matters, and Jane says before meeting Diddy she made around $50,000 as an influencer and claimed around $4,700 in child support. She says she also paid her own rent.
Jane says that over the course of her relationship with Diddy, he wired her around $150,000 and invested $20,000 in a dress line she launched.
When asked by Diddy’s lawyer Teny Geragos if she “gravitates to providers,” Jane says she finds successful men attractive, adding “my ideal partner is a partner and provider”.
She says her lease on her home had begun in April 2023, and it had been important for her to “get something bigger” that was also up to Diddy’s “taste level”.
She says privacy also started to become an issue, and she thought that by having the house, they could carry out the “hotel nights” in the privacy of their own home.
Jane goes on to describe arguing with Diddy later in the relationship over him using his payment of her rent as “a tool” to control her by asking, “You need three months’ rent?”
She says she talked back to him, and he later sent her $20,000 unsolicited, with which she bought really nice furniture.
In response, Jane sent a grateful text in which she called Diddy “baby”, the court hears.
15:25:55 Diddy was ‘larger than life’ with a ‘big personality,’ Jane says
Jane describes Diddy as being a “bright light,” calling him “confident and strong and very sure of himself,” with a “big personality”.
She goes on to say he was “motivated and encouraging, just larger than life”. She says all this was very attractive to her and helped her overcome the shyness she suffered from when they first met.
Jane also admits she’s struggled with self-esteem previously, and still does.
15:08:49 Jane: ‘What does that have to do with this whole thing?’
There is a moment of friction, when Diddy’s defence lawyer asks Jane if she saw her father’s child when she was visiting Diddy on the East Coast.
Jane responds: “What does that have to do with this whole thing?”
She’s asked if she made the choice to get on the plane and go to Miami, and says yes.
15:05:31 Jane describes ‘fantasy talk’ and wardrobe changes during ‘hotel nights’
Talking about performing during “hotel nights,” Jane says she felt like she was the only person who knew what Diddy liked sexually, and when asked if she tried to be sexy for him, answered: “I didn’t try – I did.”
She says there were special outfits for some “hotel nights,” with wardrobe initiated by Diddy, including a night on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
She also says she would mostly wear six-inch heels to perform for Diddy.
Jane says sometimes when taking drugs, including ecstasy, she would “fantasy talk” with the escorts, giving the example of pretending Diddy was away on a plane and she was looking forward to getting the escort – who she calls an entertainer – to herself.
Jane also says she enjoyed caring for Diddy after these marathon events, which were sometimes days-long.
At one point, she says the moments of loving intimacy with just the two of them after “hotel nights” were all she enjoyed about them.
She says she felt he was trusting her “in a vulnerable moment”.
She also says she would “always” look at Diddy’s phone, even when he was with other women.
14:35:57 Jane wanted to ‘fulfil duties as a girlfriend’ on ‘hotel nights’ – and says she still loves Diddy
Yesterday, we learned that Diddy is paying Jane’s rent and is also paying for her lawyer. We also discovered that ahead of the trial, she had been speaking to both the defence and the prosecution, before appearing as a witness for the government.
Jane confirms that when Homeland Security Investigation first came to her home, she did not want to have anything to do with them, but was later subpoenaed by the government after Diddy was arrested in September and given immunity to speak in court.
Jane says she did not want to break up with Diddy, and when asked if she felt resentful that she had sex with other men, she says Diddy introduced her to the swinging lifestyle, “under a lot of emotional pressure”.
She says: “I was so hooked from the beginning on the love and affection, I fell in love with him and I didn’t understand the terms of the relationship, it was along the lines of love and pressure to do these thighs he desired and I wanted to fulfil my duties as a girlfriend.”
When asked if she still loves Diddy, Jane says “yes”.
14:18:44 Jane returns to the stand
The jury is now back in the room, and Jane is ready to begin her fourth day on the stand.
It’s likely to be a robust cross-examination from the defence, with Diddy’s lawyer, Teny Geragos, questioning Jane.