A witness has testified in front of a grand jury in the case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming to have physical evidence to back up their allegations.
According to reports by TMZ, Courtney Burgess took the stand on Thursday, Oct.
31, and claims he was contacted by agents from the Department of Homeland Security to appear in court.
The witness is said to have claimed to “not personally” know Combs but is affiliated through his work in the music industry and relationship with Frank Lucas.
The witness’s lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, is also said to have informed the TMZ that her client was subpoenaed for the case.
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He also claims to have the authentic, unedited version of the diary allegedly written by the late Kim Porter, as well as video evidence.“
It was the book,” says Mitchell of the alleged words of Porter on a flash drive he has possession of. “Nobody altered it or nothing,” added Burgess.
The said memoir is what they released earlier this year and was slammed by Porter’s friends and family as “edited.”
The memoir, titled Kim’s Lost Words, published by Chris Todd, became a best seller but has since been removed from Amazon.
According to the report, Burgess referring to Diddy’s children, alleged that, “A lot of stuff their mother did, they didn’t know,” while offering an apology and questioning why the family did not speak out against the alleged abuse Porter faced at the hands of Combs.
Mitchell says she has been contracted to go to Amazon to republish the “actual, unedited version.
”Mitchell also informed the tabloid that there is an additional hearing to determine what they would be forced to turn over to government agencies.
Per the report by TMZ, this includes thumb drives, hard drives, electronic storage devices, or devices containing videos and/or other files.
Mitchell, who seems to know a lot about Diddy’s case, is said to have claimed that a “more high-profile” person was featured in one of Combs’ pornographic videos and was reported by VIBE.
This lawyer seems to have her hands full because, in addition to Burgess, she also represents an unnamed accuser who detailed her alleged assault by Combs.
