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By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal agent, an expert on abuse trauma and a former executive assistant testified Wednesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial. The agent and the assistant gave further testimony on Combs’ drug possession, while the forensic psychologist spoke

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Like a plot out of an emo band music video, The All-American Rejects’ joyfully hectic house party tour made a stop in a Missouri college town over the weekend only to have their show shut down by the police, who turned out to be familiar with the music. The

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Violet Affleck has revealed something about her relationship with one of her famous parents as part of her college experience. The 19-year-old daughter of actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck is currently a freshman at Yale University. The younger Affleck recently published an academic research paper in the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Not everyone is loving the sketches coming out of the latest high-profile legal drama. With cameras prohibited from the federal courtroom for the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, media outlets, including CNN, have employed courtroom sketch artists to illustrate the proceedings for the public. The sketches have sparked occasional

By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs, Cassie Ventura’s mother and an exotic dancer nicknamed “The Punisher” all testified during Combs’ federal criminal trial on Tuesday as the prosecution continued to make its case against the hip-hop mogul. The testimony Tuesday, touching

By Alli Rosenbloom and Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series “Cheers” has died, his family announced. He was 76. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Apparently, it’s not too late for Justin Bieber to say he’s sorry. In a since-changed post, The “Peaches” singer apologized to his wife Hailey in light of her appearance on the cover of the latest issue of Vogue magazine, writing on his Instagram page Tuesday that her cover reminded

By Lisa Respers France, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Days before Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations on September 16, 2024, he had checked himself into the Park Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. The music industry vet’s attorney told CNN at the time that Combs had “voluntarily relocated to New

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Kara Scannell, Josh Campbell, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Diddy’s legal troubles keep growing. In the past 11 months, music magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs has faced crescendoing allegations of abuse and sexual assault, culminating in at least 10 civil lawsuits, a federal human trafficking probe and his arrest and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs once traced his success back to a pair of shoes. One day, when he was a child, he asked his mother for a new pair of sneakers, but she couldn’t afford them. He recalled in a 2016 CNN interview that his mother almost began to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Silverman has revealed a tragic family story. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Silverman spoke about her new comedy special, “PostMortem” and how her family’s past has shaped some of her standup work. “My dad had a heartbreaking childhood,” Silverman told the publication. “His dad beat