Proceedings in Diddy‘s federal intercourse trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC resumed Tuesday after a Monday vacation break … the protection and prosecution groups sparred over earlier testimony earlier than the jury was seated.

Diddy’s one-time assistant Capricorn Clark took the stand first, and was requested about bodily threats from her former boss and about being accused of stealing from the disgraced rap mogul.

Clark was requested the place she grew up, and she or he talked about working for Def Jam Information earlier than shifting to Demise Row Information, and was requested by the prosecution about its former chief, Suge Knight. Knight is the daddy of a pal’s baby, Clark mentioned.

Clark detailed the number of jobs she carried out for Diddy’s group, together with being in control of the ladies’s division at Sean Jean, a clothes firm.

Clark was requested about her first day working for Diddy, in 2004. She mentioned Diddy took her to Central Park, together with somebody named “Uncle Paulie,” who was constructed like a linebacker, she described.

Clark testified Diddy informed her that since she’d labored for Suge Knight, if “something occurred,” he may need to kill her — prompting an objection from the protection. Decide Arun Subramanian overruled. Clark informed the jury she took the assertion significantly, saying … “It had gravitas.”

Final week, one other of Diddy’s former assistants testified about an incident involving Knight, claiming Diddy gathered some weapons and went on the lookout for him throughout a go to in L.A. Knight talked to TMZ concerning the incident, saying it probably would have escalated into violence had they run into one another on the evening in query.

Clark mentioned she witnessed Diddy in possession of a gun at her home … she testified he talked about having an issue with rapper 50 Cent.

She additionally talked about being accused of stealing jewellery whereas working for Diddy. Clark mentioned she was questioned for hours about it by Uncle Paulie and brought as much as the sixth ground of a dilapidated place. She says the door was locked behind her, and a heavyset man was sitting at a folding desk. She described two males the scale of “linebackers” and mentioned they informed her she was there to take a lie-detector take a look at.

Clark mentioned she was informed if she failed the polygraph, they might throw her within the East River. That prompted a protection objection and a sidebar with the choose.

Clark mentioned the lie-detector take a look at ordeal lasted 5 days, as they returned to the identical location time and again … she mentioned she was not free to go away throughout these interrogations. She mentioned she was allowed to return to work after that — when requested why she did not go away the corporate, Clark mentioned “If I left, they’d assume I stole.”

She additionally mentioned she received about 4 hours of sleep an evening, and was paid $55K per yr, and by no means received paid time beyond regulation.

She was requested about Diddy’s lodge stays, and mentioned he took cameras and small bottles of child oil and lube in a bag each time.

Final week, one other assistant additionally talked about Diddy being preoccupied with workers stealing from him, and testified about polygraph exams.