50 Cent took aim at Diddy in a vicious post on Instagram, Monday afternoon, following the start of the Bad Boy mogul's criminal trial in New York City. In doing so, he referenced the prosecution's allegations that Diddy hired a male escort to pee into Cassie's mouth. He shared a photo of the Manneken Pis statue in Brussels, Belgium. "Diddy said in ya mouth! SMH LOL," he captioned the picture.
During the prosecution's opening statements, attorney Emily A. Johnson spoke about why Cassie agreed to participate in a freak-offs. She explained that the singer loved Diddy even though she "knew it was not something she wanted to do.” Johnson added that Cassie “felt like she was choking” when Diddy allegedly “made an escort urinate into her mouth," as caught by The New York Times.
Diddy's criminal trial will be continuing on Tuesday. The case left off in the process of witness testimony. The first person to take the stand was Israel Florez, a Los Angeles police officer who worked as a security guard at the InterContinental Hotel in 2016. He provided context to the infamous security camera footage of Diddy assaulting Cassie that CNN surfaced, last year.
Florez explained that he received a call about a “woman in distress on the sixth floor” of the hotel and went to check it out. When he arrived, he allegedly saw Diddy sitting in a towel with “a devilish stare" while Cassie lay covered in a hoodie. He offered new pictures of the aftermath of the scene as well as a cell phone video he personally recorded. He said he decided against calling the police as Cassie refused to answer any of his questions and just wanted to leave.
Monday ended in the middle of the second witness' testimony. That was Daniel Phillip, who alleges Diddy paid him to have sex with Cassie while he masturbated.
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
