Exotic dancer 'The Punisher' on how he found out Diddy's identity

Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial heard testimony from the mother of Cassie Ventura as well as a male exotic dancer.

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Sharay Hayes testified at the hip-hop mogul's sex-trafficking trial that he was hired to create "sexy, erotic scenes" with Combs' then-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura while a naked man watched from the corner.

But he did not realise at first that the man was Mr Combs. That changed when Mr Hayes was waiting for his clients in a luxury hotel suite and saw his name on the television's welcome screen.

Mr Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

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