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Bryana BongolanDidi's ex-girlfriend's friend Casandra Venturatestified today in a terrible moment involving music tycoons in September 2016. Bongolan said she was sleeping on the sofa in her 17th floor Los Angeles apartment when Didi hit the door. She went out to the balcony to smoke marijuana, Diddy entered, "Go behind me, lift me up, and put me on the rails," she testified. She said he held her for about 10 to 15 seconds, "I thought I was going to fall." She said Didi yelled at her, she didn't know why.

Here is what you need to know today’s testimony:

• Bongolan testified that in his frustration Diddy once threw a knife in the direction of Ventura and threw it back. Their two throws were missed. In another interaction, Bongoran said Didi allegedly told her something: "I'm the devil, I can kill you." She testified that Didi took cocaine while commenting.
• During cross-examination, defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland Trying to discredit Bongolan's memory of the so-called hanging event. Bongolan answered several times when he was challenged: “I don’t remember.”
• The government also calls it Frank Squarea forensic video expert, testified in the authenticity of hotel security videos that attacked Ventura and related mobile videos in March 2016. According to Piazza, the video tape has always been at the heart of the inspection program.

🔎View from the inside

Adam Reiss and Jing Feng

Diddy watched the jury carefully when they sat down for the first time. He was also very attentive about the testimony. Most of today spent watching security videos and mobile videos, staring at the monitor in front of him.

The testimony of the square to the video seems technical, but the long-term view of Diddy attacking Ventura may also have a cumulative impact on the jury.

In other news: Didi's lawyer complaint Judge Arun Subramanian Although Didi had a 300-minute call, for some reason, he was unable to contact his lawyer at night. Defense Attorney Xavier Donaldson Call it "unacceptable". Subramanian said he will be exposed to prison and see what can be done.

👨‍⚖️Analysis: IS Video related?

Danny Cevallos

There have been testimony about the 2016 hotel defeat video in the last two days. The government first called a hotel security official who testified Didi paid $100,000 in cash in exchange for videos using a kraft paper bag. Today, prosecutors call forensic video experts, narrating the incident one by one on screen. So, if Didi wasn't being caught in the recorded attack, why is the video related to the video?

The defense strongly tried to rule out the video, partly believing that any correlation exceeded the effect of bias. It is lost.

How the video fits the government's case theory: Prosecutors accused the drug-powered sex of sexual intercourse known as "freaks" constituted commercial sex (for the purpose of sexual trafficking).

The video shows Diddy uses force or coercion (one of the necessary elements of sexual trafficking) to prevent Ventura from escaping the "freak", as she said in her testimony.

The cash payment to the hotel security guards is then intended to cover up the behavior. Additionally, the racket allegations are usually about the boss destroying his own company.

Finally, the government is very skilled in finding a way to introduce the most devastating evidence against the defendants - and it has done it here.

🗓️What's next

Tomorrow: The defense plans to continue cross-examination of Bonglan as the court recovers more than usual. In addition, a Diddy Occuser will be used as a pseudonym "simple" Testimony for several days is expected to begin. Jane was identified as "Victim 2" in the indictment, allegedly "engaging in commercial sexual acts due to force, fraud or coercion."

PSA: Every night, at Diddy’s trial, NBC’s “Dateline” abandons the special episodes of the “True Crime Weekly” podcast to allow you to speed up. "Dateline" correspondent Andrea Canned Chat with NBC News Chloe Melas and special guests - right in front of the court. Listen here. 🎧