The peculiar cheeseburger preference of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has come to light amid the rapper’s ongoing sex trafficking trial.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ notable trial commenced on Monday, May 12, following his arrest at a New York hotel in September of the previous year.
The 55-year-old faces charges of racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, which he firmly denies.
The courtroom has so far heard from Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura, who has made numerous allegations against Combs, with whom she was in a relationship for over ten years.
Cassie accused Combs of coercing her into participating in ‘freak-off’ sex parties, which involved her engaging in sexual acts with a male escort while Combs observed, alongside several claims of physical violence.
In recent developments, some of Combs’ former assistants have taken the stand this week.
The New York Post highlights the testimony of former employee George Kaplan, who discussed the use of Combs’ ‘Black AMEX card,’ referencing the exclusive American Express Centurion Card.
Kaplan informed the court and defense attorney Marc Agnifilo that the card was used by staff to make purchases for Combs.
“Applesauce?” Agnifilo inquired, to which Kaplan responded: “Mr. Combs loves applesauce and eats it on the side or on top of a lot of things.”
“Cheeseburgers?” Agnifilo queried further.
“Cheeseburgers being one of them,” Kaplan replied.
Agnifilo then questioned Kaplan about Combs’ ability to track card payments.
“His world was the size of the Earth,” Kaplan remarked. “He was doing business all over the world … Frankly, to think that he knew where some of these things were coming from is unrealistic.”
This wasn’t the first reference to the applesauce, with David James, another former assistant, noting how Combs would travel to the UK with applesauce and American ketchup.
“Were you aware he put applesauce on his cheeseburgers?” Agnifilo questioned.
“I was not aware, but I knew he liked applesauce,” James answered.
Additionally, in the trial, photos of Combs’ hotel room on the night of his arrest have been made public.
Law enforcement took the images in his room at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which were also presented to jurors.
Photographed items included bottles of baby oil, suspected drugs, and mood lighting, as reported by the Daily Mail.
The items also comprised pill bottles containing clonazepam, used for anxiety and seizures, two small bags of pink powder, with one testing positive for ketamine and the other a mix of MDMA and ketamine, along with wads of approximately $9,000 in cash.
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