Diddy is accused of employing the use of many sex workers during his relationship with Cassie for the rap mogul’s alleged freak off sessions.
During the opening week of Diddy’s sex trafficking trial, the identities of the various sex workers were revealed including a man named Ash Armand, who previously appeared in the TV show, Gigolos.
Cassie confirmed through her testimony that Armand was hired through the Cowboys 4 Angels escort agency to participate in the freak offs.
In 2020, Armand was arrested for beating to death a woman named Herleen Dulai in Las Vegas.
The escort pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to between eight and 20 years in prison.
Armand claimed that the incident happened after he “blacked out” from drug use.
During his sentencing hearing, Armand said: “I have never hit a woman in my life, and I certainly never wanted to hurt Herleen.”
Last year, Armand acknowledged that he had partied with Cassie and Diddy but was vague about participating in freak offs.
He said to Rolling Stone: “I’ve always been super respectful towards my clients. It just all becomes tricky once the privacy is violated. Nobody will feel comfortable using the nature of the business.”
50 Cent also caught wind of the situation and headed to his battleground of Instagram to comment on the incident.
Alongside a screenshot of a news story about Armand’s conviction, 50 wrote: “This shit is a movie one of the sex workers caught a body.”
50 also posted pictures of the other men said to have participated in freak offs with Diddy and Cassie with him commenting: “Where the fuck are the women.”
It is not known if Armand will be called to testify at Diddy’s sex trafficking trial.
So far, the trial has featured evidence from just one sex worker, a man named Daniel Philip.
Philip’s testimony saw him claim that Cassie once asked him to urinate in her mouth while Diddy watched during a freak off.
Philip also described how the freak offs could last between one and ten hours and that he would be paid thousands of dollars for his time.
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
