June 4, 2025
Eddy Garcia testified in court docket that he acquired the cash from Diddy.
A resort employee testified within the Diddy trial that the leisure mogul made him signal an NDA (Non-disclosure settlement) in alternate for $100,000 for surveillance video capturing him assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie, on the InterContinental Resort in 2016.
In line with USA Immediately, the previous safety officer from the resort mentioned in court docket June 3 that an worker of Sean “Diddy” Combs contacted him asking “if there was any potential approach to get a replica of the video,” displaying the assault that happened that day. Eddy Garcia said that after the incident, he acquired a name from Kristina “KK” Khorram, Combs’ chief of workers, making the request.
A portion of that footage was revealed on CNN final 12 months earlier than Diddy was arrested by the federal government.
Garcia admitted that he initially informed Khorram that she must contact resort administration or get a subpoena for the footage. After talking to the Dangerous Boy label proprietor, who informed him that if the video bought out, it “may smash him,” Garcia mentioned his boss, Invoice Medrano, informed him it might take $50,000 to acquire the video.
An association was made for Garcia to satisfy at “a giant high-rise constructing.” When Garcia arrived, Diddy made him signal a non-disclosure settlement, saying that there have been “no duplicates, backups, saved drives” that contained the video. As soon as the settlement was signed, Garcia mentioned he was handed round $100,000 in money in a paper bag.
As soon as Garcia had the payoff, he mentioned he gave Medrano $50,000, $22,000 went to a different safety workers member on responsibility that evening, and he saved $30,000 for himself. He admitted that he bought a used car with what he acquired. He by no means deposited the cash in a financial institution to keep away from the cost being traced to him.
Combs is on trial and dealing with a life sentence on costs of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He has proclaimed his innocence whereas pleading not responsible.