Ex-girlfriend 'Jane' continues testifying at Combs trial

A former girlfriend has been giving testimony, tearful at times, for a second day at the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in the United States.

She told the court that the hip-hop giant twice rejected her requests that male entertainers wear condoms when having sex with her as he watched.

The woman, testifying under the pseudonym Jane to protect her privacy, said that Mr Combs would "guilt trip" her when she asked that the entertainers wear condoms during their frequent, lengthy sexual encounters.

The interactions resembled what another one of his exes, Casandra Ventura, referred to as "freak offs" during her testimony last month.

Jurors in New York heard an audio recording in which Mr Combs intervened after Jane asked a male entertainer named Don if he had a condom.

As the recording was played, the 55-year-old rapidly tapped his fingers against his leg while seated at the defence table.

"Why didn't you just insist that Don wear a condom?" prosecutor Maurene Comey asked.

"Because I just didn't want to disappoint my lover," Jane responded, referring to Mr Combs. She added that they had dated from 2021 to 2024.

Mr Combs has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

Prosecutors say that he coerced women over two decades to take part in elaborate, drug-fuelled sexual performances over two decades.

The Bad Boy Records founder's defence lawyers have acknowledged that he was occasionally abusive in domestic relationships, but say the women who took part in the "freak offs" did so consensually.

During her first day of testimony yesterday, Jane said she was "head over heels" for Mr Combs and wanted to have a one-on-one relationship with him.

However, from five months into their relationship, she told the court, most of their time together involved sexual interactions with male escorts in hotels.

Jane said that when she told Mr Combs she wanted those encounters to end, he threatened to stop paying her rent.

Today, she frequently sobbed and dabbed her eyes with a tissue as she told jurors how he would encourage her to keep going even after she grew tired during the encounters, which she said often lasted 24 hours or more.

Jane recounted one instance in which she broke down crying after Mr Combs said he had to leave following an interaction with an entertainer, despite having promised her a one-on-one date night and that the entertainer would be there for "just a little bit".

"I hung onto those words, just a little bit," she said. "I was feeling terrible that he was going to leave me alone."

She is expected to be cross-examined by defence lawyers next week.

They may focus on sexually explicit text messages that she sent Mr Combs in between their encounters to show she was a willing participant in their relationship.

He has been in prison since his September 2024 arrest and could face life in prison if convicted on all counts.