On cross-examination, a defense attorney sought to cast doubt on Bryana Bongolan’s account of Sean Combs allegedly bursting into ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura’s home and throwing a knife at her.
Bongolan testified during cross-examination that she didn’t know how it happened, but she testified, “I just saw what I saw.”
In answer to defense questions, Bongolan couldn’t explain where Combs allegedly found the knife and when he picked it up, nor where exactly in the apartment the alleged incident occurred.
“So you really don’t remember this incident, true?” defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland said.
“I just saw the knife get thrown and the knife get thrown back,” Bongolan testified.
Cassie Ventura’s friend Bryana Bongolan testifies during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York City, June 4, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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“You didn’t call the police?” Westmoreland asked.
“Nope,” Bongolan testified.
“You didn’t leave the house?” Westmoreland asked.
“He left,” Bongolan told the court, referring to Combs.
“You testified that Mr. Combs would just come over and he would get in the house, but you don’t know how?” the defense attorney asked.
“Yeah,” Bongolan testified.
In her relentless cross, Westmoreland also pointed out what she contended were inconsistencies in the way Bongolan testified about the balcony incident, the way she spoke about it to federal prosecutors in advance of trial, and the way it’s portrayed in her civil lawsuit.
“Today you testified that you were sleeping and that Combs came over?” Westmoreland asked.
“Yes,” Bongolan testified.
“Isn’t it true that in your first interview you told the government this was a party, not that you were sleeping?” Westmoreland asked.
“I don’t remember,” Bongolan told the court.
Asked to recall where she was on the balcony, Bongolan testified, “I was looking at the view.”
Westmoreland asked, “Do you recall telling the government in your first interview that you were looking at him and saw Mr. Combs charging across the room?” Bongolan testified that she didn’t remember.
Bongolan’s civil lawsuit accuses Combs of groping her breast. “You didn’t tell the government Mr. Combs tried to grope you?” Westmoreland asked.
“I don’t remember,” Bongolan testified.
“Isn’t it true that just two days ago you just don’t recall the details of the balcony allegation?” Westmoreland asked.
“I don’t remember,” Bongolan again testified.
“What drugs were you on that night?” Westmoreland asked.
“I don’t remember,” Bongolan told the court in response.
At one point, as the clock ticked well past 3 p.m., the usual time court has adjourned, Judge Subramanian intervened, asking, “Ms. Westmoreland, how much do you have left?”
She responded, “It’s going to be a while.”
Court is now adjourned for the day. Bana will be back for more cross-examination Thursday when court convenes at 11 a.m.