(NewsNation) — A friend of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ ex-partner Casandra “Cassie” Ventura told the jury Wednesday that the music mogul dangled her from an apartment balcony in September 2016.

Bryana Bongolan, also known as “Bana,” testified Combs hung her from the 17-story apartment balcony while in a rage over Ventura.  

She was granted immunity Wednesday to testify and stated that she is there under subpoena.

Bongolan testified that Combs threw her onto furniture on the balcony, and she suffered a bruise on her leg as well as back and leg pain. The prosecution presented a photo that she had taken of the bruise.

“It definitely hurt. … I just got up,” Bongolan said.

She said she is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and was 100 to 115 pounds when Combs allegedly attacked her.

The jailed mogul “basically came up from behind me, he lifted me up and then put me on top of the rail.”

According to Bongolan, she tried pushing back at a “bigger” Combs “because I was scared to fall.” She said the rapper was yelling at her, “You know what the f— you did.” To this day, she is unaware of what Combs was referencing.

She testified that the incident lasted 10 to 15 seconds, and Ventura came by the door as Bongolan was hanging over the door in “disbelief.” She recalled hearing the singer say, “Did you just hang her over the balcony?”

Combs left after someone informed him Bongolan’s then-girlfriend was in the house.

She said on the stand that she had night terrors and paranoia due to the alleged Combs assault.

“I have nightmares. I have a lot of paranoia. I used to scream a lot in my sleep, but it’s dissipated since,” she explained. Her last nightmare was “the other day.”

After the alleged balcony assault, Bongolan said she had a FaceTime call with Combs and said, “I don’t want any problems with you.”

She did not report the incident to the police.

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Bongolan said she met Ventura around 2013 or 2014, and they have a close friendship. She described the relationship between Combs and the singer as “volatile.”

She recalled an incident in which Combs allegedly banged on Ventura’s door, and he became upset. He threw a knife at his then-girlfriend, and she threw it back at him. No one was hurt. Bongolan said she did not report the encounter to law enforcement.

“I was just scared of Puff” because of “everything I was seeing,” she testified.

Ventura’s friend recounted the first time she saw the entertainer with a black eye during a FaceTime call before the premiere of “The Perfect Match.”

“I was a little quiet, and I remember saying, ‘I’m sorry’,” she said.

One particular time, Bongolan said Combs threatened her and said, “I’m the devil, and I’m gonna kill you.”

She was uncertain why Combs said this or if he was on drugs at the time; however, she mentioned she was likely on cocaine during the incident.

In January 2024, Bongolan retained an attorney over the alleged balcony assault. She was aware that the lawyer had sent several demand letters to Combs but was not certain of the amount, only that it was “pretty high” and the lawyer had selected the number. She has since found new counsel.

She testified that in early 2024, music producer Rob Holladay called her on behalf of Combs to discuss reaching a settlement.

She said she declined the offer.

Video expert takes stand in Diddy trial

Prosecutors called expert Frank Piazza, a forensic audio and video editor, to testify about a March 2016 hotel surveillance video showing Combs allegedly beating Ventura.

Piazza’s role is to authenticate the video of Combs allegedly violently assaulting his then-partner at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles as well as cell phone videos, surveillance footage and “we’ll call them sex videos.” He was retained by the government and has done work for the Southern District of New York between 50 and 100 times. However, he said, “I would say most of my work is done for defense … about 75%.”

The expert in video analysis showed the 2016 hotel assault video to the jurors in chronological order.

He said the government requested that he compile the surveillance videos, three in total, from three different angles. 

Piazza explained, “A black screen was placed in between each time the camera angle was changed.”

The video analysis expert testified that he enhanced 10 sex videos with Ventura from 2012 to 2014, from the “Frank Black” user profile (a name Combs would sometimes use to check into hotels), which the prosecution submitted under seal.

Diddy accuser ‘Jane’ to testify this week

Prosecutors have already called more than two dozen witnesses in their case and are slated to bring another Combs accuser known under the pseudonym “Jane” to the stand later this week. 

On Tuesday, Derek Ferguson, former CFO of Combs-owned Bad Boy Entertainment, took the stand. 

Ferguson testified to several financial transactions made by Combs and his company.

Notably, he informed the jurors about a $20,000 wire transfer made to Combs by Ventura’s parents in 2011.  

The testimony appears to corroborate that of Regina Ventura, the singer’s mother, who told the jury Combs demanded her family pay $20,000 to keep him from releasing sexually explicit videos of her daughter. The demand allegedly came after Combs learned Ventura was dating rapper Kid Cudi. 

Ferguson also testified to a transfer of $20,000 made back days later, which matches Regina Ventura’s statement that the money was returned days later. 

A former security employee with the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles also testified Tuesday, saying the hip-hop mogul paid him thousands to dispose of the surveillance video showing a brutal attack on Ventura. 

Eddy Garcia said he only worked for the hotel for a few months before the incident and monitored the security camera footage.

Garcia said he was contacted by Combs’ then-head of staff, Kristina Khorram, about the video, who passed the phone off to the hip mogul. 

The former employee said Combs offered financial compensation for the sole copy of the hotel security camera footage. Garcia informed his then-boss, who agreed to hand over the footage for $50,000, he said.

After Garcia informed Combs they had a deal, he said Combs responded, “Eddy, my angel. I knew you could do it.”

Garcia said he brought the hotel footage to Combs. The rapper wanted confirmation that it was the only existing copy and was not stored elsewhere. Garcia reassured him that was the case, he told the jury.

He then signed a nondisclosure agreement with a $1 million breach clause and said he was too nervous to read the document.

He said on the stand that Combs returned with a brown paper bag and took out $100,000, counted out in $10,000 increments.

After he accepted the money, Garcia said Combs said, “Don’t make any large purchases.”

The video of the attack was first released by CNN last year and showed Combs running in a towel after Ventura, who is seen standing in front of a hotel elevator bank. In the video, Combs appears to aggressively grab and drag her down and then kick her before picking up her luggage. He is then seen dragging her on the floor back to a hotel room as she braces her head.

Ventura testified about the incident on the stand earlier in the trial. Jurors were shown the complete surveillance video as evidence. 

Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges and remains in federal custody.