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Fame Under Fire

Celebrities, athletes, politicians, influencers and even royalty can all land in the firing line.Why does it matter? Because we invest in them.We give them space in our homes, our budgets, our feeds, and sometimes, our hearts. We put them on pedestals. So when they fall, we want the truth. But in an age of AI-generated "evidence", misinformation, and unqualified newsfluencers, separating fact from fiction is a full-time job. Hot on the heels of covering the Diddy trial, Anoushka

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23:24

Diddy bail hearing gets heated

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/07/03

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after being found guilty of transportation for prostitution. He was cleared of racketeering and sex trafficking charges earlier on Wednesday, after the jury reached a partial verdict.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York digital reporter Sakshi Venkatraman and criminal defence attorney Shaun Kent. Details of organisations in the UK offering information and support with some of the issues raised are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline Presenter: Anoushka

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7:52

Breaking: Diddy verdict

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/07/02

Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is found not guilty of racketeering, and not guilty of sex trafficking ex-partner Casandra Ventura and another woman referred to as 'Jane'. He is found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, related to both women.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty is in court to see Combs' reaction as the verdict is read out.Details of organisations in the UK offering information and support with some of the issues raised are available at bbc.co.uk/actionlinePresenter: Anoushka

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5:49

Jury reaches partial verdict

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/07/01

The jury has reached a partial verdict during the second day of deliberations in Sean "Diddy" Combs's criminal trial. The jury has reached a verdict on four of the five counts Diddy faces, but are unable to on the fifth - the racketeering conspiracy charge. The judge has told the jurors to carry on deliberating on the final charge. Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to the BBC’s New York digital reporter Madeline Halpert about the day in court.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York, facing

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6:08

Jury sent out to decide Diddy verdict

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/30

The jury have been sent out in the trial after being instructed by the judge to consider each of the charges against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Just an hour into deliberations, the jury sent a note to the judge saying they were concerned one of their fellow jurors could not follow the court's instructions.A few hours later, they sent a second note with a question about drug distribution. The jury went home for the day without a verdict.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to the BBC’s New York digital

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13:55

Defence says case against Diddy is ‘badly, badly...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/28

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ defence lawyer Marc Agnifilo has told the jury in Diddy’s trial that prosecutors have ‘badly, badly exaggerated’ the case against him.In closing arguments, Agnifilo said there was no way for Diddy to know that Cassie didn’t want to partake in the ‘freak-offs’, citing multiple explicit texts she sent Diddy.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik about the day in court.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York, facing federal charges of sex

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28:05

Prosecutor tells jury it is time for Diddy to face...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/26

The lawyers for the prosecution have told the jury that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the ‘leader of a criminal enterprise’ who used violence and fear in ‘brutal crimes’.At the end of the prosecution’s closing arguments, Assistant US Attorney Christy Slavik said to jurors that it was time to hold Diddy accountable and for him to face justice.On Friday, the defence will present their closing arguments to the jury.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik about the day in

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13:21

Diddy thanks judge and says he won’t testify

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/24

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has told the judge that he will not testify in his trial.Diddy thanked Judge Subramanian and said he had made the decision himself not to take the stand. His defence team argued that prosecutors had failed to prove his alleged crimes. They presented and rested their case in under thirty mins.Both the prosecution and defence are expected to make closing arguments towards the end of the week.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York digital reporter Sakshi Venkatraman about

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10:43

Silence in court as jurors view explicit videos

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/23

Jurors have been watching explicit videos in court, with headphones on, as part of the prosecution’s final few days of evidence.They were also shown explicit text messages between Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, former partner ‘Jane’, sex workers and Diddy’s former chief of staff Kristina Khorram.Joseph Cerciello, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, continued his testimony and was cross examined by Diddy’s defence lawyer Teny Geragos.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York digital

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11:43

Diddy's former assistant Brendan Paul takes the stand

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/20

Brendan Paul, who worked for Diddy as his personal assistant for two years, gave evidence. He said he worked 80-100 hours a week and he learnt a lot from his former boss, but now his feelings towards Diddy are 'complicated'.Joseph Cerciello, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, started his testimony. He's been reviewing thousands of pages of text messages, as well as phones and financial records.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to NPR's music reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento.Sean

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24:08

What’s going on with Diddy’s trial as judge cancels...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/18

Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty gets the latest on the case from BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik and expert analysis with criminal defence attorney Shaun Kent.Court is cancelled on Wednesday because of a juror who has called in sick, delaying the prosecution’s end of evidence. Thursday is a public holiday in the US, so the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will resume on Friday.In the past few days, another juror has been dismissed, lawyers have been told off by the judge after confidential discussions

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8:39

Judge reprimands lawyers after information leak

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/17

Judge Subramanian has reprimanded prosecution and defence lawyers after confidential information was leaked. Sealed proceedings are not supposed to ever be released to the public.Meanwhile DeLeassa Penland, a special agent with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, has continued her evidence. The jury has been shown more text messages between Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and former partner Cassie Ventura.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to Katrina Kaufman, CBS law and politics

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8:48

Juror sent home, plus texts shown between Diddy and...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/16

It’s week six of Diddy’s trial and juror number six has been dismissed. Judge Subramanian said they had given inconsistent answers about their home address. An alternate juror has replaced them.Plus more phone recordings and text messages between Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his former chief of staff Kristina Khorram have been shown to the jury.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to NPR music reporter Isabella Gomes-Sarmiento.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York, facing federal charges of sex

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9:14

Kanye West surprise visit and judge considers...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/13

Rapper Kanye or Ye West paid a visit the courthouse today to support Diddy. He stayed for 40 minutes to watch proceedings.The judge is considering whether to dismiss one of the jurors after the prosecution called for their removal. The juror gave inconsistent answers about where they live. But while the prosecution has been asking for their dismissal, the defence team want him to stay.Jonathan Perez, a former personal assistant to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, gave evidence about his interactions with ‘Jane’,

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25:35

‘Jane’ tells court of sex night with different famous...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/13

The former partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has finished her fifth and final day of testimony at his trial. ‘Jane’, who is using a pseudonym to protect her identity, was cross-examined by Diddy’s defence and asked more questions by the prosecution. She also told the court about a sex night in Las Vegas with another famous rapper and his girlfriend.She testified about ‘hotel nights’, Diddy paying her rent and lavish birthday parties, telling the court that she would have given all the gifts back if ‘she

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11:09

‘Jane’ questioned about sex drugs and underwear she...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/11

Defence lawyer Teny Geragos continued her cross-examination of ‘Jane’ with more focus the messages between her and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. ‘Jane’ is the pseudonym being used to protect the identity of Diddy’s ex-partner.She was asked about messages which suggest she was planning ‘hotel nights’ for her and Diddy, along with other men. Photos were also shown to the jury of ‘Jane’ and Diddy spending time together. Meanwhile the prosecution has asked for one of the jury members to be dismissed.Anoushka

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11:38

Diddy’s ex tells court she ‘enjoyed taking care of him’

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/10

During the first day of cross-examination by Diddy’s defence lawyer, ‘Jane’ said she enjoyed taking care of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. His former partner is testifying under the pseudonym ‘Jane’ to protect her identity.She told the court she would bathe him and fall asleep with him while watching television after ‘hotel nights’ where she would have sex with male entertainers as Combs watched. ‘Jane’ also testified that she still loved him.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to NPR music reporter Isabella

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10:30

Diddy’s ex: 'I wanted to stop having sex with other men'

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/10

The former partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has testified about wanting to stop having sex with other men, and told the court about their arguments.‘Jane’, who is using a pseudonym to protect her identity, told the court they had both been physically violent and that Diddy ‘punched, kicked and dragged her’. ‘Jane’ will be cross-examined by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ defence team on Tuesday.The judge also gave the government prosecutors a day to respond to a motion for a mistrial that Diddy’s legal team filed

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14:38

Diddy’s former girlfriend “Jane” says he’s still...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/06

Jane - a pseudonym to protect her identity - tells the court Diddy is still paying her rent, even though she is a witness for the prosecution. The jury hears she didn’t want to take part in the so called “hotel nights” when she had a period, and sent Diddy a picture of a used tampon to prove this. She says this upset Combs, who accused her of going back on her offer to have a hotel session.Jane says she regularly suffered from pain and UTIs as a result of the ‘Hotel Nights’. She would usually take

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24:12

Judge threatens to remove Diddy from courtroom

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/05

The judge in the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has warned his lawyers that he may be removed from the courtroom, unless he stops trying to interact with the jury.Judge Subramanian said that he had seen Diddy nodding towards jurors. Meanwhile, one of Diddy’s former girlfriends, who is testifying under the pseudonym ‘Jane’, has started to give evidence. She told the court that they dated between 2021 and 2024.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik about the week in

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16:16

Bryana 'Bana' Bongolan testifies about ‘balcony...

Fame Under Fire ·

2025/06/05

Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan has testified about being held over a balcony by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2016. She also told the court about her regular drug use with her friend Cassie Ventura. Ms Bongolan was questioned by Diddy’s defence lawyer about her memory of events.Frank Piazza, a forensic audio and video editor, also gave evidence about the CCTV video which showed Diddy assault Cassie in a hotel in 2016. He told the court that the footage had not been altered.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC

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