Post Reports

The Diddy trial: “Jane,” the government’s sleeper witness


Listen Later

Until the past week, not much was known about “Jane,” one of the alleged victims at the center of the government’s case against Sean Combs. Jane — who is going by a court-approved alias to protect her identity — testified earlier this week that she was seeing Combs on and off until he was arrested in September. She alleges she was pressured into participating in sex parties with Combs and male escorts — events that allegedly happened while he was being investigated by the government for similar acts. 

Combs faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs has pleaded not guilty and has denied wrongdoing. 

Style reporter Anne Branigin talks with host Elahe Izadi about how Jane's testimony could be a game changer in this trial and why the government believes she’s a victim of sex-trafficking.

Today’s show was produced by Sabby Robinson. It was edited by Ariel Plotnick and Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sean Carter. Thanks to Carla Spartos.

Follow our coverage of the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Spotify here.

Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Post ReportsBy The Washington Post

  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2

4.2

5,182 ratings


More shows like Post Reports

View all
The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,790 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,763 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,044 Listeners

Presidential by The Washington Post

Presidential

3,650 Listeners

Capehart by The Washington Post

Capehart

1,382 Listeners

Sidebar by The Washington Post

Sidebar

4,442 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,032 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,517 Listeners

Constitutional by The Washington Post

Constitutional

2,476 Listeners

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Radio Atlantic

2,276 Listeners

Capital Weather Gang by The Washington Post

Capital Weather Gang

107 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,208 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

7,227 Listeners

What Next | Daily News and Analysis by Slate Podcasts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

2,403 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,335 Listeners

Moonrise by The Washington Post

Moonrise

2,775 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,398 Listeners

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates by The Washington Post

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates

2,371 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,832 Listeners

Please, Go On with James Hohmann by The Washington Post

Please, Go On with James Hohmann

232 Listeners

Broken Doors by The Washington Post

Broken Doors

295 Listeners

The 7 by The Washington Post

The 7

1,237 Listeners

Field Trip by The Washington Post

Field Trip

994 Listeners

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop by The Washington Post

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

403 Listeners

Try This by The Washington Post

Try This

344 Listeners

Reasonably Optimistic by The Washington Post

Reasonably Optimistic

150 Listeners

The Campaign Moment by The Washington Post

The Campaign Moment

57 Listeners

The Sports Moment by The Washington Post

The Sports Moment

32 Listeners

The Opinions by The New York Times Opinion

The Opinions

617 Listeners