A strange detail about Sean “Diddy” Combs’ personal preferences—specifically, an unusual cheeseburger topping—has surfaced during his high-profile sex trafficking trial, now underway in New York.
The trial began on Monday, May 12, following Combs’ arrest at a New York hotel last September. The 55-year-old music mogul faces serious charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. He has denied all allegations.
Among the most damning testimony so far has come from Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, Combs’ former girlfriend of over a decade. Ventura testified that Combs subjected her to physical abuse and coerced her into participating in disturbing “freak-off” sex parties, which allegedly involved her engaging in sexual acts with male escorts while Combs watched.
The court proceedings have also included the leak of American Express payment records, further fueling the scrutiny of Combs’ conduct and spending habits.
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The unusual burger topping was revealed in the trial (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, this week, some of Combs’ former assistants took to the stand.
The New York Post reports how ex-employee George Kaplan spoke about the use of Combs’ ‘Black AMEX card’ referring to the exclusive American Express Centurion Card.
Kaplan explained to the court and to defense attorney Marc Agnifilo that staff would use the card to buy things for Combs.
“Applesauce?” asked Agnifilo, to which Kaplan said: “Mr. Combs loves applesauce and eats it on the side or on top of a lot of things.”
“Cheeseburgers?” Agnifilo asked.
“Cheeseburgers being one of them,” Kaplan added.
Agnifilo then asked Kaplan if it was possible Combs would be able to keep track of the payments on the card.
“His world was the size of the Earth,” Kaplan said. “He was doing business all over the world … Frankly, to think that he knew where some of these things were coming from is unrealistic.”
Last week, the trial heard from Diddy’s ex girlfriend, Cassie Ventura (Laura Thompson / New York Daily News via Getty Images)
It wasn’t the first time the applesauce had come up, with David James – another former assistant – discussing how Combs would travel to the UK with apple sauce and American ketchup.
“Were you aware he put applesauce on his cheeseburgers?” Agnifilo asked.
“I was not aware, but I knew he liked applesauce,” James responded.
Elsewhere in the trial, photographs of Combs’ hotel room on the night of his arrest have been released to the public.
The images taken by law enforcement from his room in the Park Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan were also shown to jurors.
Lubricant was found in the room (Department of Justice)
Among the items photographed include bottles of baby oil, suspected drugs and mood lighting, reports Daily Mail.
There were also pill bottles containing clonazepam, which is used for anxiety and seizures, two small bags of pink powder, one of which tested positive for ketamine and the other a mixture of MDMA and ketamine, and wads of around $9,000 in cash.
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