Diddy allegedly paid $100,000 for the security footage of himself assaulting Cassie in a hotel corridor.
In the Bad Boy mogul’s ongoing sex trafficking trial, Eddy Garcia, a former security guard at the InterContinental Hotel where the assault took place, began giving evidence.
Garcia told the court: “He said it had to be the only copy and that he didn’t want it getting out and if I was sure nothing was on the cloud.”
Garcia claimed that Diddy handed him an envelope with $100,000 inside.
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The amount of money was split between three people with Garcia’s boss Bill Madrano receiving $50,000 with the other half split between two security guards.
Diddy also forced Garcia to sign a non disclosure agreement that came with a $1 million penalty if breached.
Garcia claimed that he handed Diddy a USB drive in return for the money.
Garcia further alleged that he FaceTimed with Cassie and that she told him she also wanted the footage squashed.
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The highly publicized trial has detailed a number of alleged violent incidents from throughout Diddy and Cassie’s decade long relationship.
Last week, the record executive was accused of splitting open the R&B singer’s head during an assault.
The accusation was made by the Hip Hop mogul’s former assistant, who was only identified through the pseudonym Mia, during her testimony in his sex trafficking trial.
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While on the stand, the anonymous woman detailed an incident in which she claimed Diddy violently assaulted his then girlfriend in 2013.
Mia claimed that Diddy “slammed” Cassie’s head into a sharp corner of a bed causing the singer’s head to split open and start bleeding.
According to Mia’s testimony, Diddy “immediately snapped to protector mode and asked to have a doctor he knows called to tell them Cassie had fell and injured herself because she was drunk.”
Mia also said: “I realized we were in real danger,” and could be seen crying throughout her time on the stand.
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Diddy has also been accused of threatening violence against other people including Kid Cudi who accused the Bad Boy boss of breaking into his house and setting fire to his car.
