Diddy's Former Assistant Testifies To Mogul's Armed Suge Knight Confrontation
David James, Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former personal assistant, took the stand Monday (May 19) and Tuesday (May 20) to speak to his experiences while being employed by the Bad Boy Records founder. James said he was 'shook' after seeing the desire by Combs' team to 'grab guns and confront' Suge Knight at a Los Angeles diner in 2008, and the incident was so traumatic that it led to him quitting his job.
Per NBC, the event went down at night in Mel's Drive-In while Combs' crew was eating and Diddy's confidante D-Roc spotted the Death Row Records leader. 'That's mother f**king Suge Knight,' Roc said. Knight apparently didn't recognize Roc at first, who said, 'I'm Biggie's boy.' Back at the house, where James also 'saw Cassie crying,' Diddy allegedly armed himself with three guns and drove back to the restaurant to confront Suge. The 'All About The Benjamins' rapper ordered the assistant to drive around the block when they didn't find him.
'I was really shook up by it,' James said in court. 'This was the first time as his assistant that I realized my life was in danger. I told them I want to leave but give six months notice so I could train the next assistant.'
Cassie, who was Diddy's girlfriend during the year this occurred, also previously testified to this day. She said Diddy stopped one of their 'freak-off' sessions so he could go confront the fellow music industry titan, leaving her terrified and worried about what he might do.
'We were having a freak off in one of his homes in L.A. and he said Suge was at Mel's Diner and we packed up and drove down there,' Ventura testified on May 13, per NBC. 'I was screaming and crying, 'Please don't do anything stupid.' I didn't know what they were going to do.'
Suge Knight is currently in prison for an unrelated crime.
Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial has seen testimonies from the 'Me & U' singer, James, former Diddy Dirty Money member Dawn Richard, and others. He is charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution and could face life in prison if convicted.More from VIBE.com
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