In wrenching testimony, Diddy’s ex-assistant says he sexually assaulted her

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Today, the jurors in Diddy’s trial heard graphic testimony from a woman identified only by the pseudonym “Mia.” She’s one of Diddy’s former personal assistants — and one of the four alleged victims at the heart of the U.S. government’s indictment against the hip-hop mogul.

In excruciating detail, Mia told jurors that Diddy sexually assaulted her multiple times and described a work atmosphere that was “chaotic” and “toxic” but also exhilarating. “Puff’s mood determined the environment,” she said, using one of the defendant’s previous stage names. Mia said Diddy sometimes treated her as an equal, other times like “a worthless piece of crap.”

Diddy isn’t accused of sex trafficking Mia. But her allegations of forced labor are part of the government’s racketeering conspiracy charge against the rapper, who prosecutors say orchestrated a decade-spanning “criminal enterprise.” He’s pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Here’s how today’s testimony unfolded: