Forensic Files

Sean Combs: Listen to Combs’s messages to “Jane.”

Dateline NBC

  • Jun 10, 2025
  • 15:46
  • Full Episode
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<p>On Friday the prosecution played three voice notes Combs sent his then-girlfriend -- testifying anonymously -- over the course of their three-year relationship. On Monday, she read out loud the texts she sent him after Cassie Ventura filed suit against him in 2023. "I feel like I'm reading my own sexual trauma," "Jane" wrote. "It makes me sick how three pages, word for word, is exactly my experience and my anguish." Plus, MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin joins to tell us how she thinks the prosecution's case is looking.</p><p>If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy On Trial”: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/diddy-on-trial" target="_blank">NBCNews.com/Diddy</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Brief Summary

Sean Combs' trial features emotional testimony from victim Jane and defense claims of prosecution misconduct, raising questions about coercion and consent.

Key points

  • Sean Combs Racketeering Trial. The trial continues with emotional testimonies and dramatic defense motions.
  • Jane's Emotional Testimony. Jane reveals her trauma while reading text messages and voice notes from Combs.
  • Legal Analysis of Charges. Experts discuss the complexities of proving sex trafficking in Combs' case.

Tension

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