David James testified that celebrities at the parties would celebrate with “various pills shaped like the former president’s face,” though he did not assert that Barack Obama was ever actually present at these events, according to court records.
James also alleged that Diddy habitually used narcotics throughout the day and often traveled with a medication bag stocked with dozens of pills.
“Some Advil, Tylenol,” James said. “He had water pills to help him lose weight, Viagra, pills that helped increase his sperm count.”
According to James, Diddy’s drug regimen included Percocets during the day and ecstasy at night.
The former personal assistant became emotional on the stand as he recounted his time working for the rapper and how he was often tasked with arranging the notorious “freak off” sexual performance sessions.
James described one party where Diddy was reportedly high on ecstasy and filmed the event, later threatening to use the footage as blackmail.
“I remember sitting at her desk and there was a picture of Mr. Combs on the wall,” James told the court, choking up. “She pointed at the wall and said, ‘This is Mr. Combs’ kingdom. We’re all here to serve him.’”
Meanwhile, other key witnesses named a host of celebrities who have now been pulled into the sprawling federal prosecution.
Dawn Richards, former close friend of Cassie Ventura and ex-member of the girl group Danity Kane signed to Bad Boy Records, dramatically implicated R&B star Usher.
According to Richards, Usher was present at a star-studded dinner where Diddy attacked Cassie Ventura in a restaurant in 2010.
Richards testified that Usher was involved in a heated confrontation with Diddy, Cassie, rapper Ne-Yo, and Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records.
After the group moved to another room, Richards claims Diddy punched Cassie in the stomach. She did not specify whether the other celebrities saw the punch, but she witnessed Cassie immediately bending over in pain—and shockingly, no one intervened.
Richards further alleged that as they were leaving, Diddy grabbed Cassie by the neck and “popped her,” slapping her in the mouth.
She recounted frequent instances of abuse during her years working with Diddy in the early 2000s, saying, “He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her in the mouth.”
In a separate testimony last Friday, Richards claimed to have witnessed Diddy striking Cassie with a skillet of eggs in 2009.
After the attack, Richards testified, Diddy betrayed Cassie’s trust and issued chilling threats to silence her.
“He said, ‘You could go missing, that we could die,’” she told the court.
Sean Combs has pleaded not guilty to serious federal charges, including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution.
