Diddy’s ‘drug mule’ to take the stand after jury sees freak-off videos

Diddy’s former assistant Brendan Paul, 25, is the next witness on the prosecution’s list as they prepare to rest their case.

Paul accepted a plea deal after he was arrested at Opa-Locka Airport in Miami on March 25, 2024, and was initially hit with two felony drug possession charges.

Officials at the time said they had found suspected cocaine and marijuana laced-candy in his luggage.

Paul was referred to as Diddy’s ‘drug mule’ in a $30 million lawsuit Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones filed against Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs.

The man’s testimony is expected after the jury was shown footage from one of Diddy’s infamous freak offs.

Prosecutors played portions of three sex videos recovered from a Combs-linked account on a cellphone that his former longtime girlfriend Cassie provided to authorities, giving jurors a close-up view of the encounters they’ve heard about repeatedly since testimony began May 12.

A black female juror furrowed her brow and winced Monday while watching the first of three clips of the Freak Offs, which ran from 20 or 30 seconds.

Another black female juror moved uncomfortably in her seat and put her head to her head as she watched the footage.

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Dirk Swain was on his first night out after escaping what should have been certain death.

The 20-year-old had just recovered from being shot in the head after a college football game – and finally felt ready to embrace his second chance at life.

But as he stood on the stairs of a New York gymnasium waiting to enter a celebrity charity event thrown by a relatively unknown 22-year-old music producer called Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the expectant atmosphere began to change.

Minutes later, Dirk took his final breaths.

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The judge in the Diddy trial threatened to prosecute lawyers for both sides over an article which revealed sealed material about a juror.

Judge Arun Subramanian said that ‘someone’s lying’ after prosecutors and the defence denied being the source of the article, which was not identified.

The judge appeared angry that information about the juror which was heard on Friday during a sealed proceeding had been leaked.

The judge said the ‘courtroom was sealed, the transcript was sealed’ and that it must have come from one of the parties.

Judge Subramanian called it a ‘flagrant violation’ of his orders and warned lawyers for both sides there will be ‘no passing the buck here’.

‘The buck stops here’, the judge said, adding that the lead lawyers for each side will face consequences for another breach.

For the defence that is Marc Agnifilo. For the prosecution that is Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey.

Judge Subramanian said the case had to be tried based on the evidence and not ‘in the media’.

He warned that any further leaks of sealed material will result in an ‘inquiry, testimony under oath, delivery of (electronic) devices to this court’ and possible ‘criminal or civil sanctions’.

Special agent DeLeassa Penland, with the US Attorney’s Office will continue her testimony as a summary witness Tuesday morning.

She will talk about various records involving Diddy’s traveling and finances.