Sean Combs trial updates: 'Jane' testifies on 'hotel nights' with Combs

The alleged Sean Combs victim appearing under the pseudonym "Jane" testified that she called Combs "Ernie" and he called her "Bert."

"Like from 'Sesame Street,'" prosecutor Maureen Comey said.

It was late 2020 when, "Jane" testified, she met Combs during a girls trip to Miami.

"Sean was romantically involved with one of my girlfriends," "Jane" told the court, saying that he invited the group to his house on Star Island, Miami Beach.

"He was really charming, really nice and I was already drawn to him pretty instantly. He was really hospitable, really funny. We had a nice night all together," "Jane" testified.

On a yacht, "we were just having drinks, partying, being friendly, there was a little bit of flirting going on," "Jane" told the court. She also testified that she remembered seeing a pink powder substance brought to Combs upon request.

Their first official date happened in January 2021 and lasted five days, according to "Jane's" testimony.

"I remember when I first saw Sean. He walks in the door of the hotel room and he was just larger than life, he had a big personality, really charming, very passionate just in how he speaks," "Jane" told the court.

"Jane" had been in a relationship years earlier "with someone close to Sean," she testified, adding that another man who is her child's father "did not get along with Sean."

According to "Jane's" testimony, she and Combs discussed those relationships and she remembered Combs saying he wasn't concerned about it.

"He just said that he didn't mind, and he was okay with it and it doesn't matter," "Jane" told the court.

That night, "We made lots of love. It was just amazing. And I remember it was morning time and we just decided to go for a walk on the beach," "Jane" testified, telling the jury, "I was pretty head-over-heels for Sean already."

An alleged sex trafficking victim of Combs' who is testifying under the pseudonym 'Jane' has taken the witness stand.

Federal prosecutors introduced a text message from Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, extracted from a cell phone seized at the Miami Airport from Combs' one-time chief of staff, Kristina Khorram.

The message, dated Sept. 30, 2016, read: "He came into my house and my friends were here. They woke me up because he was ringing the bell like crazy," apparently referring to Combs.

The message continued: "He went at Bana and choked her then dangled her feet off the balcony."

The text message, read into the record, is meant to reinforce a claim made by Bryana Bongolan, also known as Bana, after the defense accused her of lying about Sean Combs allegedly dangling her from the balcony of Ventura's 17th-floor apartment.

The next witness is Enrique Santos, an analyst at the U.S. attorney's office who performed cell phone extractions on devices seized as part of the case.

Testimony from another alleged Combs victim, appearing under the pseudonym "Jane," is scheduled to follow after Santos.

During a break and without the jury present, Judge Arun Subramanian threatened to boot Sean Combs from trial if he makes facial expressions during testimony.

"I was very clear there were not to be any facial expressions," Subramanian told lead defense counsel Marc Agnifilo. "There's a line of questioning where your client was nodding vigorously and looking at the jury and there was a subsequent moment when there was a sidebar and I saw your client looking at the jury."

Subramanian added emphatically, "That is absolutely unacceptable."

He then questioned Agnifilo, "Will it happen again?"

Agnifilo said it would not.

"If it happens again, if it happens even once, I will hear an application from the government to give a curative instruction to the jury, which you don't want," the judge said.

Subramanian said an additional violation "could result in the exclusion of your client from the courtroom."

He instructed Agnifilo to talk with Combs.

"There should be no efforts whatsoever to have interaction with this jury," the judge said.