(NewsNation) — Courtney Burgess, a Sean “Diddy” Combs investigation court witness, exclusively told NewsNation’s “Banfield” on Thursday that he was given 11 flash drives containing at least eight sex tapes involving eight celebrities.
Burgess testified before the Combs grand jury in the Southern District of New York on Thursday.
Among the eight celebrities who were Combs’ “victims,” “two to three” were minors, according to Burgess.
Burgess said he was working in Atlanta when his former associate Kim Porter, an ex-girlfriend of Combs, shared the flash drives with him.
Burgess also received a manuscript from Porter’s alleged memoir titled “Kim’s Lost Words: A Journey for Justice, from the other side.” The book details physical abuse, sexual coercion and other acts of violence Combs allegedly committed. The $22 paperback had a quiet release on Amazon but sales skyrocketed after the news of Combs’ arrest and the shocking details of the indictment against him.
Ariel Mitchell, Burgess’ attorney, said the alleged tapes “tell the story of what Diddy has done over the past 30 years. His deviant activities.”
“I would imagine that is what is encompassed if said flash drives exist,” Mitchell said on “Banfield.” Burgess says he’s no longer in possession of the tapes.
Attorney Mark Geragos ‘not buying’ new allegations
Criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos, whose daughter Teny represents Combs, said he’s “not buying” Burgess’ allegations.
“I think the prosecutors think he failed the smell test, and I suspect the prosecutors brought him in front of the grand jury because I don’t think anyone is buying what he’s selling,” Geragos said on “CUOMO.”
Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges contained in an indictment unsealed the day after his Sept. 16 arrest. Charges include allegations he coerced and abused women for years, aided by associates and employees, and silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings.
He has remained incarcerated pending a May 5 trial after two judges denied bail in rulings being appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
New charges, evidence or additional defendants in his investigation could delay his court date.
Combs has been at the center of a storm of controversy and legal troubles involving multiple individuals who have come forward with allegations of sexual assault against him, leading to a series of lawsuits.
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