Oops. No. Okay. All right. So, we are about to watch this. The title says Okay. All right. Echo. Sorry. We're about to watch this. The title says commentary and reaction. So, I will be talking when I feel like it. And I I know that I'll have a smaller audience because it's going to be the ones that we already enjoy ourselves back and forth talking. That's fine. But um yeah, we're here to watch the trial. I already know the verdict, but I didn't watch the trial yet cuz I had things I had to do. So, we're going to start watching some of it today and then we'll watch it in pieces as my schedule allows. So, this is probably going to be a rewatch for a lot of y'all. But, I like this stuff. So, here I am. All right. So, we're going to get started. It's day one, part one for us cuz we're not going to finish eight or 7 hours and 41 minutes of of the stuff today. But all right, so let's go ahead and see what's going on. Ready? Okay, sir. If you please stand and face the jurors. Sir, you are placed at bar for the trial charged with one count of strangulation or suffocation in that it is alleged that on December 2nd, 2025, you did strangle or suffocate as defined in general laws chapter 265 section 15 DA. Mila Adams in violation of general laws chapter 265 section 15DB in one count of assault and battery and that it is alleged that on December 2nd 2025 that you did assault and beat Mila Adams in violation of general laws chapter 265 section 13A. And these good jurors whom I shall call are to pass between the Commonwealth and you upon your trial. If you should object to any of the jurors, you will do so after their names are called and before they are sworn. You have the right to challenge two of the jurors without giving any reason for doing so and as many more of the jurors as you shall have good cause to challenge. You may be seated, sir. Will the jurors please stand and raise your right hands? Do each of you severally and solemnly swear or affirm that you will give true answers to all questions put to you by the court or at its direction. So help you God. You may be seated. At this time I'm going to introduce the uh attorneys on this matter as well as potential witnesses that you may hear from. Representing the Commonwealth is Assistant District Attorney Drew Virtue. Good morning. My name is Drew Virtue. I'm an assistant district attorney with the Norfol District Attorney's Office, and it's going to be my job today to present evidence to you supporting the defendant's guilt. >> He need to use a mic. If he is going to have opening statements, he needs to use a mic because I'm not going to be able to hear him. >> Defendant is attorney Andrew Kettlewell and attorney Sarah Silva. >> Morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Andrew Kettlewell. together my partner Sarah Silva we have a law firm in Boston privilege of representing Stefan Dav and potential witnesses that you may hear from as I call your name if you just please stand and face the jurors briefly Jamila Adams of Georgia officer Kenneth Ellis Dham Police Department Anna Kakolas Sandy Spring, Maryland. Melissa Goddard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Michael Perry, Boston, Massachusetts. Janelle Sales of Virginia Beach, Virginia. And potential witnesses who you may hear from who are not present. Juliana Strati of Foxboro, Massachusetts. Stephanie Anastasi of Mthuan, Massachusetts, Natalia Moses of New York, New York, and Zia Charles of New York, New York. And the potential witnesses may be seated. Presiding over this trial is the Honorable Justice Jean Marie Carol. Thank you. >> Good morning. I am Judge Carol. Thank you for being here today. As you have heard, we are about to choose a jury for a criminal trial. The defendant, Stefon Diggs, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of strangulation and assault and battery. To assist you in planning, the lawyers estimate that this matter will take two to three days to try uh and uh present all of the evidence. The jury will then meet to discuss and consider the evidence and issues in the case, which we call deliberation, and to reach a decision, which we call a verdict. There is no set time for a jury to decide a case. It will be up to the jury to take all the time it needs. During the trial, while evidence is being presented, our schedule will be to take our lunch and recess between 1 and 2:00 and shorter recesses during the day as necessary or convenient. We generally recess for the day by 4:30 p.m. And of course, a trial that does not conclude um today would be resumed tomorrow morning and jurors expected to return. The prosecution in this case alleges that on December 2nd, 2025, Stefon Diggs slapped and choked Mila Adams in her bedroom at 7 School Master Lane in Dam, Massachusetts. The defendant denies these allegations and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. To prove the defendant guilty of the offense of strangulation, the Commonwealth must prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt. First, that the defendant intentionally applied pressure on the throat or neck of Mila Adams. Second, that the pressure was substantial. and third that the pressure interfered with the normal breathing circulation of blood of Mila Adams. In order to prove the defendant guilty of committing an intentional assault and battery, the Commonwealth must prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt. First, that the defendant touched the person of Ma Adams. Second, that the defendant intended to touch Ma Adams. And third, that the touching was either likely to cause bodily harm to Ma Adams or was offensive. Now jurors, as we begin today, first and foremost, I instruct you that all parties stand as equals before the bar of justice. All parties are entitled to a fair and impartial jury. That is, jurors who will fairly evaluate the evidence, follow the law as instructed, and render a fair and just verdict based solely on the evidence presented at this trial. Jurors of course are expected to bring their own life experiences, thoughts, opinions, beliefs, and common sense to this court and the deliberation room. Everyone, including me, makes assumptions and forms opinions arising from our own personal backgrounds and experiences. These biases or assumptions may have to do with any number of things including an individual's race, color, nationality, ethnicity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, gender, or sexual orientation. I instruct you that a verdict must not be based on any such bias, including conscious or subconscious bias. Whether s conscious or subconscious bias can affect how we evaluate information and make decisions. It can impact what we see and hear, how we remember what we see and hear, how we make important decisions, and may even cause us to make generalizations or to prejudge. While each of you brings your unique life experience with you to court today, as jurors, you must be alert to recognize whether any potential bias might impact your ability to fairly and impartially evaluate the evidence in this case, follow my instructions, and render a fair and just verdict that is based solely on the evidence presented in this case. I will now ask you to respond to some questions that will assist us in obtaining a fair and impartial jury. If your answer to my question is yes, please hold up your juror card and the court officer will read your juror number out loud. At the end of my questions, you will be called up to the judge's bench one at a time so that the attorneys and I might speak further with you. Now there are four fundamental principles that you must follow in this case. The first principle is that the defendant is presumed to be innocent. The second principle is that the Commonwealth must prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If it does not, the jury must find the defendant not guilty. The third principle is that a defendant has no burden to present any evidence and has an absolute right not to testify. If a defendant does not testify, you may not use it against him in deciding the case. The fourth principle is that the jury must follow the law as the judge explains it. Is there anyone here who does not understand or agree to follow these four fundamental principles? No affirmative response. Do any of you know or are you related to the defendant? No affirmative responses. Do you know or are you related to any of the attorneys or any of the witnesses whose names have been announced? No affirmative answers. Have you read or heard anything about this case? >> Straight up. >> That would have been me cuz definitely already had heard about it. Not even in that state. And also um when she asked about the bias, I have a bias and I'm aware of the bias. The verdict, yes, the verdict said that I'll respond in the chat. >> 46. >> And when when I call you, please juror number 32. Juror number 25. Jur number 41. Dur number 42. Jur number 55. Jur number six. Dur number four. Jur number 43. You're number 16. Dur number 18. Dur number 44. Jur number 13. Dur number 27. You're number seven. You're number 22. You're number 17. You're number 21. You're number 58. You're number 34. You're number 51. Number 29. Number 49. Number 47. Number 45. Number 54. Number 35. Number 36. Number 14. Number 18. Do you have an interest that would be affected by the outcome of this case? No affirmative responses. Have you expressed or formed any opinions about this case? >> Jura number 27. Are you aware of any bias or prejudice you have towards either the defendant or the prosecution? >> Number 37. Do you know of any reason why you would not be fair and impartial in this case or able to render a true and just verdict based solely on the evidence and the law? >> Juror number 13. Is there any reason, for example, personal concerns, difficulty with English, physical or medical concerns, or religious or ethical beliefs that would make it difficult for you to be a juror? >> Juror number 42. Juror number 41. Juror number 26. Juror number 50. Juror number 23. Number 37. Would you believe the testimony of a law enforcement officer either more or less than the testimony of another witness simply because the person is a law enforcement officer? Juror number 19. Juror number 50. Juror number 23. Juror number 43. >> Is he calling out the numbers of the people that was like, "Yes, if they're law enforcement officer, it will influence my my uh my judgment." Is that what they're doing? So when she said something, they're like, "All right, these these people said yes, they would. Are you a close member of your family or a close friend employed in an area related to law enforcement or criminal defense?" Juror number 32. Juror number 43. Juror number 23. Juror number 22. Juror number 24. Juror number 38. Juror number 34. Number nine. Number 49. Number 54. Number 35. Number 36. Number 14. Do you believe that if a person is arrested or charged with a crime, they must be guilty? No affirmative responses. Have you, a close family member or close friend, been involved in a situation with domestic abuse or violence or with a related court matter such as a chapter 209A abuse prevention order? Juror number 50. Juror number 41. >> Juror number 24. Number 37. Number 29. Number 54. Number 28. >> Okay. I I ain't never seen them pick jurors like right there. Oh, yes I have. I did jury duty. It was for a traffic thing, though. Um, and they quickly swiftly kicked me out of jury duty because of my answer. Okay, I'mma skip ahead now. That there was an inclusion of evidence arguing Yes, Ryan. I tell you what, they need to stay miked up. I'm waiting cuz they're about to do opening statements, but I went too far last time. Let me see. Good morning. Uh my name is Drew Virtue. I introduced myself earlier when we had a larger group and now that it's a smaller group, I just wanted to reintroduce myself again. Um to give you some uh room to stand on here of parties and what they're doing. Uh my name is Burch. I'm the prosecutor, meaning I'm going to be presenting evidence uh supporting the defendants's guilt. Defense defense council uh will be representing their client. We'll have the clerk here whose job it is to uh create a complete record of this case both for the recording as well as um writing things down when need be. The uh court officers who are out and about are here to make sure that we're safe as well as help people kind of figure out where they need to go. Um, the judge's job is to, uh, kind of clunky term from law school, be the master of the law. And that leaves you guys, which equally clunky term for the jury is the master of the facts. Um, it's the idea that, uh, it's your job. It's your exclusive job, your special job to determine the facts at uh at stake that we're talking about what actually happened. And and this is concerning about what happened on December 2nd of 2025. Now, you're going to have an opportunity to hear from some witnesses. You're going to have an opportunity to hear from Miss Mila Adams. She'll tell you about her career as a private chef. She'll tell you how she came to know the defendant, about how uh she came to be working as a chef for him. She'll tell you about her experience working for Mr. Diggs. I expect uh she'll tell you about a disagreement she have with some members of his staff. And then I expect that she'll tell you about what happened on December 2nd. And I remind you, it's your job here today to determine what happened on December 2nd. I expect uh Miss Mila Adams, when she takes that stand, she'll tell you how she was texting with the defendant, her boss, Mr. Diggs, that uh on that text, they started arguing, they started name calling. I expect she'll tell you how she was in her bedroom at his house. How he entered her bedroom, walked up to her and slapped her. I expect she's going to tell you how he put her in a headlock, the difficulty she had breathing, that he threw her on the bed, and then he left. expect she's going to tell you then how that affected her, what she did after her, how she uh continued working for him afterwards, how she had a dispute with him over a payment, how his staff told her that she not needed to sign a non-disclosure agreement to get paid. I expect she'll tell you that it wasn't until after this incident in December 2nd that anyone talked to her about a non-disclosure agreement. I expect for her to tell you how she eventually left that job as a chef, Mr. Diggs, and how she eventually reported what happened to her uh to her to the police. You also have an opportunity to uh hear from an officer from the Denim police one Kenneth Ellis. He'll tell you about his training that he uh undertook in order to become an officer and how on December the 16th is Ma Adams came to the Dham Police Station to talk to the police. He'll be able to tell you a bit about that encounter, what he saw, a little bit about that conversation, and ultimately how he chose to uh well, how ultimately how charges were filed against Mr. Now, in this case, Mr. Digs has no obligation to call any witnesses. He may choose not to call any witnesses, and you cannot hold that against him. But in the event that he does call witnesses, I ask that you give his witnesses the same care, the same attention, and the same scrutiny that you give to the Commonwealth witnesses. It's part of your job as jurors, as the master of the facts, to listen to every witness. to pay attention and to assess their credibility. In doing so, I ask you to uh keep two things in mind. One, what the witness had an opportunity to see or not to see. Whether the witness had an actual opportunity to witness the crime or just saw things in and around it. And two, what sort of financial relationship each witness had to Mr. Digs. I imagine defense may argue that Miss Adams financial dispute with Mr. Diggs is an important part of this case. And I'd say it is an important part of thea this case. But just in the same way that her financial relationship to Mr. Digs is important, so is all the witnesses financial relationship to Mr. Digs. Now, at the conclusion of evidence, I'll have an opportunity to come back to you again. During that time closing arguments, I'll ask you to come to a decision based on the evidence you heard. But right now, what I'm asking you is to not come to any decisions. Right now, your main job is to listen, is to pay attention, to give every bit of evidence the the attention and the scrutiny it deserves. And when I say every bit of evidence, I do mean every bit of evidence because in cases like this, every bit of evidence is important. Thank you. Okay. He his style of opening statement is different from the other trial watches I've seen. Um maybe it's a good strategy. I mean, he did get found. He got found not guilty. So, it was a good strategy, I guess. But his opening statement, you know, was more of what everybody else is going to say. They're uh they always tell the jury what their role is, but he focused on pay attention to all the evidence, which is good to say, but I just usually do hear more of them talking about their client personally. And I don't know, it's just some elements I haven't seen before. And I'm not saying his are good or bad. It's just the first time I've seen someone say, "Who's going to testify? give my client the same uh attention and and um difference you or not his client but his the witnesses on their side the same difference you give law enforcement and all that other stuff. Um and that was it. But okay, keep going. >> Your honor, >> good afternoon again, ladies and gentlemen. The assault the Commonwealth just described in their opening statement in only a few sentences. It never happened. Did not happen. There was no strangulation. There was no >> Oh, hell. I thought the first one was the defense. He sounded like the >> Sorry, that was the prosecution. Okay, my bad. My bad. So, this is now the Okay, my bad. >> There was no incident on December 2nd or any other day. There were six people in Mr. Diggs's home on December 2nd, and not one heard or saw anything out of the ordinary. The Commonwealth has no physical evidence. There are no medical records. There are no photos or videos showing any injuries. There are videos showing no injuries at all. Pay attention to where those came from. On December 16th, as the Commonwealth just said, Miss Adams went to the police and you will learn that after that, in the very day the complaint issued in this case, December 29th, demands for money from Mr. Diggs began coming from Miss Adams's agents. >> I'm just going to pause and say this. This is what I expected when I thought the other dude was a defense attorney. This is how I usually see their style. the end of December on the 29th with over $19,000 and then most recent being a sum for quite a bit more. My name again is Andrew Kettlewell and with my partner Miss Silva. We represent Stfan Diggs. I'm actually going to ask to stand up for a moment. Mr. Diggs is a 33-year-old professional football player and businessman. He played for the New England Patriots last year. He's from Maryland. He's joined here with his mother. Thank you. You're going to learn, ladies and gentlemen, that December 2nd, 2025 was a day like any other for Stefon Digs. He was in a good mood. The Patriots had played the night before. They had won. He played well. He was going to head into work on December 2nd, just like any other day after a game for treatment, film review, team meetings. And that night in December 2nd, 2025, he and his closest friends were scheduled to fly to Miami, Florida. That was for the one week off he had during the season, the one week of vacation. It's called the by-week. During that day, after he went to work, friends began arriving at his house, folks who were also joining him on the trip to Miami. There were other people in his house. One of those people who I expect you're going to hear from is his assistant, Janelle Salis. You'll hear people refer to her as Sunny. You're going to hear from Miss Salis that for the entire afternoon she was in Mr. Diggs's home in Denim on School Master Street sitting in the kind of main area, living room, kitchen area, watching people come and go and she was getting things ready for the trip that night. Miss Adams, you're going to hear, was also in that house. She lived and worked in that house as Mr. as Mr. Diggs's chef for the regular season. That was from July 2025 to December 2025. That morning, Miss Adams was not happy. Instead, she was quietly seething about being left off that trip to Miami. I mentioned they were going to Miami that night and that Mr. Digs is a businessman. In Miami, you're going to hear that there was an art show where a furniture line he collaborated with a person on was being displayed. But also in Miami, you're going to hear that Mr. Diggs had a birthday party. He had just turned 33 and that there was a week's worth of fun. And Miss Adams initially was expected to be on the trip, but she had been left off. She'd been left off because she'd spent the previous several days feuding with that business partner from the furniture line who was in Miami. And that person's name is Lindsay. I'm going to talk get back to that in one moment. But why was Miss Adams so frustrated that morning? Why was she so upset about Mr. Diggs taking Miss Lindsay's side in a feud over hers? It's because Miss Adams wasn't just a chef. She had known Mr. Digs for years previous to ever working for him. They had been friends and at times they'd been friends with benefits. That relationship had led to Miss Adams getting the job to cook for Mr. Digs. She got to live in the house. She went to games. She sat with the owners of an NFL team, went to parties. She was paid $2,000 a week in reimbursement for what she claimed she spent on groceries. and she had plenty of opportunity to talk to Mr. Diggs about trying to get him to invest in her to open her dream restaurant. As that season wore on, her place in Mr. Diggs's circle began to slip and things came to a head in late November when that issue that I just mentioned, the feud between her and this person named Lindsay popped up. that feud. It's about a anonymous blog post. It was posted on the internet. Lindsay said that Miss Adams posted it. Miss Adams said Lindsay was the problem. The blog, the drama, all of that, it's not important to this case. What is important is that by December 2nd, 2025, Miss Adams was furious. She was upset about being left off the trip. She was upset about Mr. diggs taking Lindsay's side over her in that argument. And so while he was at work, she was at the house and you will see the text messages I expect that she sent to him that morning. You'll see her frustration boiled over. A quick word about those text messages. I expect you're going to see most if not all of these messages and there's some language in there that is not typically courtroom appropriate. There's cursing, there's slang. The one thing I ask of you is that you don't let the way that the messages, the two parties and the messages communicated with one another interfere with your ability to understand the content and to understand their importance. Because you're going to see what that exchange was about. I'm going to see it was about this dispute about Miss Adams being left off the Miami trip and about Mr. Digs picking somebody else's side over her. And you're going to hear why that's important because as I said, Miss Adams went to the Denim Police Department on December 16th and she made her report and she told them the argument on December 2nd was about money. She told them that's what the fight was about over text and in real life. And that's how things got out of hand. She didn't mention Miami. Listen to what else she didn't mention. And two days later, she sent the Denim Police Department screenshot of the text messages she said, and you just heard the Commonwealth say led into that fight. >> And I did see those text messages in the police report. Um, I don't have the documents ready, but if you want to go legal at some point, if you didn't see the images, they're on Facebook, too, everywhere. But I did uh read everything that I could read um in the police report. And she did not mention about being left, but it's if you're mentioning an attack, you're not going to mention all this other surrounding stuff. It's going to be like, I was choked out. There's no reason I need to talk about a Miami trip right now. So, I'm actually I'm not holding that against her. It's the fact that I heard the highlights from a content creator. I like Keto Rose that I know there's some Tom Fullery about to happen, but I was falling asleep as I listened to it because her voice actually sues me. So, I only know some highlights. So, I'm coming in pretty much blind except I had a bias because I saw that police report first. So, I'm waiting for um just see what what unfolds, but I may have opinions that change along the way. Uh thank you academic tryh hard >> led over the phone to Mr. digs coming into her room and committing this offense. And you're going to see those messages that she sent to the Denim police. And I expect that what the evidence is going to show you after you've seen those, after you've seen all the messages that she did not show to the Denim police, the evidence is going to show you that she curated the messages. She omitted some. She removed other messages before she sent them to the dead and police to fit her narrative. By the way, on December 2nd, um she indicated to the police as well that uh she had not been paid for November. You're going to hear a little bit about her payment and about her paperwork. We'll get to that in one moment. A few of the people who you're going to hear from in this trial, many of them um do work or have been associated with Mr. Digs. Sunny, his assistant, is one of the witnesses you're going to hear from. I indicated to you she was inside the home that day, sitting in the living room, watching people come and go, doing her job like normal. She personally spoke to Miss Adams throughout that day, and she'll tell you what she observed. You're going to hear from other folks who talked or texted with Miss Adams that day as well. You're going to learn that Mr. Diggs had a scheduled day. He was at work in Foxboro. And even after he got back from work, he had a set schedule. He had an IV treatment for one hour and a two-hour massage that followed. Following that, as I said, they were getting on the airplane and they were flying to Miami. As for Miss Adams, what you'll hear is that there was nothing out of the ordinary. She was normal. She cooked dinner for Mr. Diggs on December 2nd. She chatted on the phone and spent the afternoon and early evening in the house. And that night, she flew to New York City to spend her week off with friends. Now, I've said normal a few times already in this case. Let me pause and tell you what normal was like. >> I'm sorry. I'm so traumatized. When he said week off, I went straight to Diddy and the freakoffs. And I know it's not what I know, but I'm just saying I'm so traumatized. It even it just rhymes with it. And that's what I'm thinking about. the Digs house. Mr. Diggs is a highly regarded professional athlete. He owns a clothing line, a furniture line that I've already mentioned in other businesses, and he's a public figure. He is a codery of family, friends, and staff around him at all times. Good professional athletes are paid very well in this country, and Mr. Diggs is very good at his job. He has the means to support his friends, family, and staff, and he takes good care of his people. You're going to hear that on December 2nd, he was taking his entire entourage on an airplane down to Miami and putting them up for weeks worth of events and parties. And that wasn't even out of the ordinary. So normal in the Mr. Diggs house is a little bit different from normal in your house or mine. But just like any other person in this country, rich or poor, Mr. Digs sits here an innocent man. and any preconceptions or feelings you have about athletes, wealth, or anything else, you have to put aside and not let interfere with the oath you just took as jurors. So, we've talked about December 2nd because that's the day Miss Adams claimed this incident occurred. You're going to hear about other days as well. You'll hear a little bit, like I said, about that November blog incident because it led up to the text exchange on December 2nd. The text exchange the Commonwealth just told you led into this physical assault that Miss Adams claims occurred. You also heard a moment ago that she flew to New York City that night. And I expect that you're going to hear from the people she stayed with in New York City. Their names, Rashai Charles and Natalia Moses. They're both hair stylists who live in New York City. And you're going to see videos from Miss Adams's trip to New York City. videos recorded only afters after hours after she had landed. Hours after this alleged incident had occurred, videos from later that week, the next day and a few days after that. >> Okay, now I'm going to say this, but that's the highlight I woke up to when I was listening to uh Kea. I woke up to uh they were like, "Is this you?" on the same night. And they would say like she was she was partying. But I'm still gonna put balance in here that some victims and I don't know for sure if she was a victim, but some victims do still like they could get sexually assaulted and it's I don't know I I don't remember why but they will then go out and party like it doesn't make you not a victim because you partied the same night. Um but it does sway a jury a lot of times though. And when you hear about those videos, ask yourself, what am I seeing? Where did the information come from? And what can it tell me? Ask yourself whether what is depicted on those videos is consistent with the Commonwealth theory that Miss Adams was brutally assaulted by a professional athlete in her bedroom on December 2nd. Ask yourself, what would you expect to see from what the Commonwealth just described in a person's demeanor and physically on their body? There's an old axiom that the simplest answer that accounts for all the facts. That is the true answer. See if the Commonwealth theory accounts for all of the evidence that you're going to get to see over the next day and a half. One other thing that you are going to hear, the Commonwealth mentioned it briefly for a moment. there was that Miss Adams returned to the house in Denim. You're going to learn that happened on December 9th, one week after she went to New York City. One thing you will learn about that return is that on December 16th, she told the police that she was only going there to pack her things. The evidence will show you that that was not true. She actually went back to work just like nothing had happened. Pay very close attention to the details surrounding her return on December 9th. How she got there, what she was doing, what happened after she got uh back to the house in the middle of the night at about 11:30 p.m. and walked in unaccompanied. Listen for those details about what she did then and what happened after and ask yourself whether it tends to corroborate the story the Commonwealth just told you that she was violently assaulted and strangled on December 2nd or whether it instead suggests that nothing happened on December 2nd. As I said, after Miss Adams got back to work on December 9th, she tried to pretend that things were fine. She tried to get back in Mr. Diggs his good graces to get him to forget about the text exchange back on December 2nd. But the damage, the argument they had on December 2nd was done and she couldn't get back into his good graces. And even worse, she was now coming back even going to have to comply with the same rules that applied to everybody else. The Commonwealth already mentioned one of those. You're going to hear from Melissa Goddard, one of Mr. G Diggs's bookkeepers who came up from Florida. She's going to tell you that she took over responsibility for Miss Adams's payment that fall and that she found because Miss Adams had had this previous relationship with Mr. Diggs that she had never been onboarded as a normal contractor. She had never filled out any normal paperwork and she told the assistant Sunny and Miss Adams that they needed to follow the normal procedures. Miss Adams needed to sign proper paperwork, including signing an NDA just like anybody else. And she needed to submit actual receipts for reimbursements just like everybody else. And you're going to see that Miss Adams ignored those requests until she couldn't anymore. And that happened around December 13th. On December 13th, you're going to learn Miss Adams got an email about that paperwork and she got upset. She got mad again and there was another barrage of angry text messages to Mr. Diggs and this time she wound up getting herself fired for good. I expect that you're going to end up seeing those messages as well. Messages the police weren't told about because the police weren't told she didn't she went back to work after December 9th. This time some of those messages actually were about money, but also still the same Lindsay blog post issue of Mr. Diggs picking someone over her. The end of this exchange on December 13th was more specific than December 2nd. Mr. Diggs sent $2,000 via Apple Pay that Miss Adams claimed she owed and told her she did not need to worry about cooking for him anymore. She was out and this time she knew there was no getting back in. And listen to what happened when you hear the evidence after that. >> And this is why you keep business separate from alleged pleasure because I don't know yet if she talked about that they had a personal relationship. Um, but it seems semi-professional at best. Also, for people that are employing people, keep a record of what you're paying them because there's nothing to argue about when I can prove what I've paid you and paid you on time. Um, I wonder, did he think he really did still owe her $2,000? I also want to know for his other people that are assistants or some kind of personal something besides a chef, maybe a stylist, do they get paid on time? Because outside of the choking thing, I do want to know like how is he with paying people that personally work for him, but he needs to um with all that other stuff paying for your friends to go to Miami, you need to get an accountant and whoever else needs to help you keep track of paying paying people just so you can debt it. As soon as stuff like that comes up, if you're doing what you supposed to do, that we're done. I have my paperwork right here. after December 13th. Three days later, as you've already heard, Miss Adams went to the police. She didn't tell them about December 13th or that she'd been fired. Instead, she told them a madeup story. She was furious and she wanted Mr. Diggs to pay in every sense of that word. And what you will hear is that her demands for money, as I said, began on December 29th, the same day the criminal complaint issued in this case. You will also hear that as this case has gone on and public pressure has grown, that number has only gone up. And I will let her tell you what number she is now demanding from Mr. Digs. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Digs sits here an innocent man. That's the beauty of the American justice system. You heard a little bit about the way a trial works. You heard that the burden is entirely on the Commonwealth to prove its case. their burden proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It's the highest burden in our system. And as Mr. Virtue mentioned, Mr. Diggs has no burden whatsoever. One thing Mr. Virtue and I agree on, be skeptical with every witness, and financial incentives certainly do play a role in this case. We will call witnesses. We do so to give you the fullest possible picture of what happened and what did not happen on December 2nd. To give you the clearest picture of the truth, but that does not mean that we have to prove a single thing. The Commonwealth bears the burden and the burden never shifts. That's how our system works. That's the beauty of it. That when an innocent person like Mr. Diggs is charged with a crime they didn't commit. What can they do? They can do this. They look the Commonwealth right in the eye and they say, "Prove it." And that's exactly what Mr. Diggs has done. That's why you are here, ladies and gentlemen. That's what a trial is. Mr. Diggs has chosen to place his fate in your hands. You, ladies and gentlemen, are the most important part of our system. I thank you, and Mr. Diggs, thanks you for being here and for your service. You are the only people who can and who must hold the government to its burden. And the way you do that, it's not fancy. It's by using your common sense, your life experience, tools you use every day of your life to weigh credibility and to make decisions. And our system depends on that. You are the judges of credibility. And so I ask that you listen carefully. you should keep your full attention while you're here and that you remember that the simplest answer that accounts for all the facts is the true answer. One of the worst things that a person can go through is to be charged with a crime that they didn't commit, especially in a situation like this one where the charge hinges entirely on the word of a single person and that person has millions of reasons to lie. So, let's have a trial and at the end of it, at the end of all the evidence, after you have heard it, I'm going to have the opportunity to come back and discuss the evidence as well. And at that time, I'm going to ask you to deliver what I expect will be the only true and just verdict in this case. And I can tell you right now that that will be to find Stfan Diggs not guilty. Thank you. >> Okay. I can't wait for witnesses. I can't wait. Um, that is what I expected from a defense attorney's opening statement. That follows the pattern I've seen. Makes more sense. And I I did think I was like, I thought prosecution went first, but the way the guy was talking at first, he didn't for sure hit me that he was prosecution, but I know there's always an order. Prosecution, I think, always goes first, but he threw me off. Okay, so let's see what we have next. Y'all are cracking me up. Uh Ashley Jay said uh she got lo left off of Bad and Bougie and I haven't recovered since. Oh, we getting right into it. Is this her coming up right now? >> I'm call stand. You're going to face the raise. Please raise your right hand. You solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give in this hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God. >> Yes. >> May I inquire? >> You may. >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> Wait, before she starts being asked questions, because I know not everyone believes that he didn't do it, that he was just found not guilty. That doesn't mean that everybody believes he didn't do anything. Um, but if you see me laughing, I'm not laughing at the time she may be talking about the violent part. I'm probably laughing at the chat because they be telling personal stories in the chat and then or Ashley making these comments. It's stuff like that. It is not uh me laughing at her unless I've heard there's some things though I might but not during her describing the actual violence. I don't. So, if you see me smiling, I'm looking at the chat. I'm not laughing at anything she said happened. Could you please uh state your name and spell your last name for the record? >> Jamila. J A M I L A Adams. A D A Ms. >> And uh do you normally go by Jamila or >> I go by Mila. >> Mila. Okay. And uh what do you do for a living? >> I am a professional chef. I have been working in the industry for 13 years. >> So uh so you're a professional chef. Do you work in uh in kitchens? I work privately for athletes, um, prominent figures and wealthy families. >> So, um, you're a private Is there a difference between a private chef and personal chef? Are those the same things or >> It's pretty much the same thing. >> Um, and how long would you say you've been a a private chef? >> 13 years. >> 13 years. And, um, what sort of training did you uh take to become a chef? >> I went to school for clinical psychology. So I have a degree in psychology but I followed my passion in cooking because I grew up in south and we cook. So um I did some training in France and also Italy >> and um kind of very generally what what does a private chef do? >> We provide daily meals for our clients. So that would be breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. Um it's typically a living situation. So readily available to them kind of like 24 hours a day. So I would say it's based on client's needs. So >> each client would whatever your health goals were or health issues were I will help you get better. >> So uh you mentioned a little bit about client. What kind of a clientele have you worked for? athletes, um, entertainers. >> Um, and without naming names, what kind of, uh, athletes or entertainers do you mean? >> Singers, football players, basketball players, baseball players. >> And are these uh, professionals? >> Very professional. >> Um, how much do you make in that job? >> It ranges um, depending on the needs they need from me. If it's a full-time living, it can range from anywhere 5,300 a week to 10,000. >> Um, turning your attention now to Mr. Stefan Diggs. Do you know Mr. Stefan Digs? >> Yes. >> And, um, how do you know him? >> I've known Stefan Diggs for over four and a half years. >> And, uh, how'd you meet him? >> We met in December 22 through a Instagram message. He first wanted me to cook for him >> and um >> well I would think that's what the first message is. You're a chef. I would imagine her account is about being a chef. She I don't know why they took so long to say the first message was he wanted uh her to cook for him. The pause was weird. >> Do you see him in the courtroom today? >> Yes. And could you uh identify him through I see you're pointing at someone, but could you describe him just because we have to have everything on the record. You describe him either clothing he's wearing or hairstyle, anything like that. >> A blue shirt and blue tie and blue suit. >> Your honor, may the record reflect that this witness has identified the defendant as Mr. Stefan Digs. >> It will reflect the identification of the defendant. >> Thank you. Um over those four or so years, um how would you characterize your relationship with Mr. Digs? >> I would say is complicated. Um, we we had a it started out as friends. We met started out as friends, became sexual, and we would meet up, hang out, and we decided I will come work for him like February of 2025. >> You said February 2025. Uh, you and he talked about you working for him. >> Yes. >> And that's as a a private chef. >> Yes. Um, what were the sort of terms of your employment like? Uh, like you were were you going to be living with them? >> Yes. >> And um, how many meals or what was it? What was it like working for him? >> Can you say that again? >> Yeah. >> What was she thinking? That was a short question. He said, "How is it working for him?" That was not a long question. Um, I will say it is normal for a real private chef to a full-time private chef to live in the home. This is not the same thing, but I just want to say I used to be a mistlefield chef and I had to be ready for the early crew, the midday crew, the night crew. So, I was cooking like sometimes a full meal at 11:00 p.m. And I was dying because I'm not a late person. But I def I do believe that that's normal for her to have lived with him as far as performing her chef duties. >> Um so as far as your employment goes, um what were your duties working as a Mr. Digs private chef? >> My duties were to make all his meals, his snacks, and basically get him healthy. That was the um the start of our initially hiring me. He was coming back. It was his comeback year and I wanted to help him get healthy, you know, to eat better, too. >> So, um, how does it do you create a menu? Does he just tell you what he wants? Do you >> I'm skilled with recovery. So, I knew what it would take to get him, you know, help him get healthy and stay healthy. Um, help him change his diet. So, it was more so like diet change was would be the focus and just overall help. >> Did you um would you cook just for him or for other people as well? >> Um yes, I will cook for whoever was in the house. >> Um and you I know you mentioned earlier breakfast. Is that the sort of standard? Was it every day? Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and then >> Yes, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. >> Um and how much did you get paid for this? We agreed on $2,000 a week. >> And um how did you get paid? >> Uh finance office would pay me. >> Okay. >> Um so you said that you uh while this was staying in the house in his house, right? >> Yes. >> Uh where was this house? >> Seven school masters lane >> in what town? >> Dam. >> And uh could you describe this house? What was it? A was it was a a single family home? What do you mean by that? >> Was it a Was it an apartment? Was it a >> Oh, it was a single family home's house. >> And um how many floors was it? >> Basement, middle floor, a landing, and then top floor. So >> um >> eight floors. >> And so um where was the kitchen? >> The kitchen was downstairs on the the floor you come into the house on. for the first floor of college. >> And uh that's where you that's where you did your um chefing, cooking, baking, I don't know. >> Yes. Where I did my cooking? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Um and where did you stay in that house? >> I stayed on the top floor. >> And uh where where was it in the house? >> It was up the landing all the way to the back. And >> I'm sorry, this is not even important, but when she says top floor, are there two floors, three floors? How many floors in the house? What is the top floor? Like, I need to know those things. I don't know why, but my brain's going to think about it unless somebody clarifies. >> It's over the kitchen. >> And uh was this a single bedroom that you had? Was it a a suite? What was it? >> A single bedroom with a full bathroom. >> With a full bathroom. Was the um bathroom off of the bedroom? It's the bedroom and then you walk back into the bathroom. >> So, it was >> it was it was in my room. >> Okay. So, the the entrance to the bed to the bathroom wasn't in the hallway. It was in the bedroom. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um and where was uh Mr. Diggs? Where was his bedroom? >> Up the first landing. >> Okay. So, you said that there was the floor you come in on a landing and then >> Mr. Digs room. >> Mr. Digs was on the landing. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, how long were you there in that house? >> From July 2025 20 July 20 of 21st. I can't remember the exact date right now. Um, to December the 15th. >> Hold on. So, she worked for him for a total of four years, I thought they said earlier, but she only lived in the house the last four months from July to December when she did her police report cuz I know she said she worked with him for like four years. I thought >> um and during that time, uh who was at the house with you? >> Mr. Digs, um his friends. Did he have um did he have other staff that lived there or was it just >> No, it was just I was just living there. He had friends that basically lived there. >> Okay. >> Um and while you were living there, was it a a kind of regular schedule or thing? How how did that work? >> Yes, he gets a different schedule by the week, but it would change by the day sometime. Sometime he will have to go in later or earlier so I will often ask at night what time you have to be at work so I can have breakfast prepared for him to take to work. >> Um turn your attention now to November. Um around November did any u sort of friction occur between uh members of his staff? >> Yes. And what was that? >> I wouldn't friction. Say that again. >> Friction to his friction. >> Is there was there any sort of uh maybe I should say this. What if anything happened near the end of uh November? >> Yes. >> Oh god. Oh my god. I see. I feel like is she concentrating so much on what she's going to answer that she's not concentrating on the question because what's there friction between the staff is a simple question that's not too crazy and you know the defense told all the business about her having uh a disagreement with the other lady that she's mad cuz uh Stefan took her side versus the chef's side which I don't know to be true but she knows somewhere some way there was friction because you you you're accusing people of doing blog posts you being accused of doing a blog post. You know what friction is? >> A Instagram DM message was sent to his child's mother's friend and this message was stating that I was telling his personal business. >> Which child's mother? How many how many children's mothers does he have >> of women that he was sleeping with that we that worked with us that worked with me? And >> yeah, as far as I can remember, it was what that message said. >> And how did this create friction the uh the people working for Mr. Digs? >> Um I was confronted by Mr. Digs. Um, if I said these things, but it had already been a Mr. Dig had a ongoing sexual relationship with Lindsay Bolan and this person, she didn't like me. That fact that I was in the house. >> So, you mentioned Lindsy Bolton. Who's that person? >> Lindsay Bolan. It works for Mr. Dicks. >> And how? >> What does she do? uh that I can't quite answer that. I just know he provides housing, pays her rent. I don't know. Yeah, she works from I don't know. >> Um and so >> uh did you and uh Lindsay get into any sort of argument? You mean or >> We didn't get in We got in an argument after I Mr. Digs confronted me. She sent me a message first his per his instruction and called me a name. Excuse my language guys. A [ __ ] And she just went on and on and on in this message about me. >> Objection, your honor. May we be heard at sidebar? >> Yes. >> Okay. While they do their sidebar, let me see if I have to mute. I might not have to mute cuz they just Okay. H. Okay. So, she had an argument with the girl. She says Stefan told the girl to contact her and the girl's calling her names. Let me put this on pause. That I don't know what that beeping is. Um, I will tell you this. If for her to already have a history of working with entertainers, celebrities, uh, athletes, I'm quitting. I'm quitting because now you making my life messy. Let's just say she has no fault in this. I'm quitting. I have too many options. And if she says she makes a range from $5,300 a month to $10,000 a month, I'm gonna go find my $10,000 dollar client and I'm out because this is messy. Now, this is this is where I feel like there's personal feelings involved. Omar said probably Cardi. I was like, "Yeah, which yeah, probably Cardi." Um, so I wouldn't stay if I had that many options unless I had some personal feelings involved as well because working if she said they were friends for four years, that's what y'all said cuz I can't remember what they said about four years and she only worked with him for five to six months. No, I gotta go. We could we we could stay friends. I'mma go work for somebody else. I'm skipping ahead. They turned their camera off. It's going to be a short day. All of us waiting. It was only a two-day trial. Oh, it was $10,000. $5,300 to $10,000 a week. That's even more motivation to go. I wouldn't stay. All rise. All right, Miss Adams, before we proceed, I'm going to ask you to do your best as you testify to keep your voice up, please. All right. We need to make sure that the person in the last row of the courtroom can hear you even. All right. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Kell, go ahead. >> Thank you, honor. >> Miss Adams, can I now turn your attention towards the date of December 2nd? >> Yes. >> Um, were you still um uh employed by Mr. Diggs at this time? >> Yes. >> And um where were you on December 2nd? >> I was in the house. Seven school masters. >> Gotcha. And um that day um what were you doing that day? >> I woke up in the morning, prepared breakfast. Mr. Digs came downstairs. Um he asked me what was I doing for the week and I asked him, "Oh, so you weren't going to tell me that you I wasn't able to come to Art Basil?" and he was he explained why and it was because of the situation with me and the other coworker Lindsay Bolan. And I was upset with him, not upset at the fact I couldn't go to Basel. Me and him have a relationship for over four and a half years. He could have told me weeks ahead of time because me and his girlfriend Cardi B, we were talking about having like outfits and stuff. It was like a whole thing being planned and he just waited till the last day. So, I was more upset with him not letting me know I wasn't going to come. >> That's personal because I guarantee you if it was pure I'm on mute. I know. I'm sorry y'all. I was going to say, what was I saying? Oh my god, that doesn't sound strictly professional in her chef environment. Because if you are employed as the private chef, that is your role. If you then get dropped from a trip, sit back, collect your check. But if it's personal stuff involved, I see why your um feelings are hurt on stuff like that. And and it gets messy when you when you're personal, really really messy. like at an earlier time. >> And um at some point during this day, were you uh alone in your bedroom? >> Yes. >> And uh do you know around when this was? >> It was in the like around 3 afternoon. 3ish up. >> When you're in uh your bedroom by yourself, what if anything were you doing? >> I was sitting on a bed, laying across the bed. I had my laptop reading a cookbook actually. >> And um were you uh communicating with any people at this point? Um, I received the text from Anna was one of his friends. >> Did you uh receive any texts or send any text to Mr. Diggs? >> No, the morning text. We had that was in the morning. We had been going we had went back and forth in morning. >> You had some previous texts in the morning. >> Yes. >> Let's go. You're in your uh You're in the bedroom. What happens next? >> Um I was in the bedroom. Mr. The digs came into my room. I was laying across the bed. He came into my room. >> Um, when you were in the bedroom, was the uh door closed? >> Yes, the door was closed. >> Um, so when he came in, did he open the he opened the door? >> Yes, he opened the door. >> Um, did he leave it open after him? >> No, he closed the door behind him. >> And uh, you said you were on the bed? >> Yes, I was laying across the bed. >> Um, about how far away were you from the door? >> About four or five feet, something like that. So he comes in, close the door behind him. What happens next? >> He asked me to to come here. He he walked across the room and like leaned back on the dresser. >> Okay. And u just to give a kind of a sense, where's the dresser in the room in relation to like the door and >> across the room alongside the bathroom door? >> Okay. So about how far away from that from the front door is the dresser? >> I don't know. We're eight feet. I don't know the A a nice amount of feet. >> Okay. So, some some amount of distance from it. Um, he you said he leans against the dresser. >> Yes. >> Are you still on the bed at this point? >> I'm still on the bed at this point. >> What happens? >> He comes and he he was he looks very angry. He was upset from the text exchange we were having. And in that text exchange, he was calling me [ __ ] And he was just very upset. >> But what happened in that room? >> He came in and he with intent to hurt me. >> No, no, no. What? Not his intent or anything. What actually happened? >> He was leaning against the dresser. He asked me to get up to come here. I got up off the bed and I came across to him and I stood in front of him. Like I stood on the side of him cuz he was leaning back. I stood on his side of him and he was like, "What was all that shit?" He was talking >> and then what happened? >> And I was beginning to say, "You said and I couldn't finish my statement and he smacked me." >> So when you say um he smacked you. >> He smacked me with an open hand. >> Do you know which hand he used? >> Right hand. Right side of my face. >> You know which part of your face got hit? >> The right side of my face. >> And um I know you're you're putting your hand against your cheek. because of your cheek that got hit. >> It was my cheek that got hit. >> Um about how far away from you uh for were you from him when that happened? >> I was at the end of the dresser. >> And how where was he? >> He was on the like in front of you on the other side of the dresser. >> So um about how much space was in between you >> maybe three feet, four feet. >> Um so he said that he um he he smack you I want to use the word you did you say smack or slap? I don't know what the word was. >> Smack. So he smacked you and then what happened? >> I went to try to like block him, like push him like this. It's like stop. >> So um again, I see you're you're pushing your hands out. >> I pushed up. He's way taller than me. I pushed up for him to >> How tall are you? >> Five 411 5T. >> And how tall is he? Do you know? >> Six feet 61. >> Um so you said you you pushed out and you made a motion with your hands. So does that mean you pushed with your hands? >> Yes. >> Around what? Like his stomach, his chest, his shoulders? up to block his hands. >> Okay. Um and then what happened? >> And then he Can I have a second? >> Can I have a second? >> Yes. You can um Yes. You take a minute. All right. When I went up to push his head, like block him like like block him, he took his arm and he like came around my neck with the crook of his elbow around my neck and he began to choke me. Pressure on my neck with his elbow. >> Um, so, uh, you said you you pushed against him and then he put his arm around your neck. >> Yes. Um, do you know uh were you facing away from him? >> I was facing him. >> You were facing him. He put his arm around your neck. >> Yes. He like spun me around. >> He spun you around? >> Yeah. >> Like he I will have to show you more so than can I can describe it. >> Describe it as best you can. >> Okay. I do want to say this as someone that um I'm like you Bam Bam and I'm sure her complexion she bruises. Uh you'll see the bruising and stuff like that. um he used his arm and not his hands. So that could explain lack of bruising, especially depending on what maybe I don't know. I feel like you may not bruise, but your air your air circulation can still be briefly cut off from this and you're not going to have a bruise. Usually the bruises come from the hands around the neck. So I was waiting to see how she was going to describe how did her airway get cut off. I'm I'm I'm over here because I just want to talk about both sides. Also, I got to practice for my argumentative essay anyway. So, this is great practice. But, um yeah, like she might not have a bruise if he did do that with his arm, not his hands. I was standing in front of him when he slapped me. I went to like try to hit him back like this. And then it was like he tackled me like and like got me to try to keep from pushing him or protecting myself and he put his arm around my neck like this and he was choking me. >> So you ended up in a position where his um like forearm or bicep was around your neck. >> Yes. >> Um and you said he choked you. What exactly did he put pressure on your neck? Yes, he put pressure on me. >> And were you able to breathe >> at first? And it kept getting tighter and tighter. >> So, were you able to breathe? >> No. >> Um, about how long were you in this position? >> I would say roughly I don't I can't recall the amount of time. I just know it went from the edge where we were in front of the dresser to the side of the bed to him falling on top of me on the bed. >> So about how far of a distance is that? >> About maybe four or five feet, something like that. Five, six feet. >> Um at some point, uh did he let you go? >> Yeah, he let me go when I when we got to the side of the bed. said I was pushing back. I started to do a move that I saw off of social media. He said to me that [ __ ] is not going to work. >> So when you say you saw you tried to do >> it was a defensive move where you you put try to put your hands underneath the person that's trying to choke you. It's like something I saw on a woman defensive page or something. And he said that [ __ ] you see on Instagram is not going to work. And that's when he got tighter. Like the more I was trying to put his hand, he got tighter. >> And then what happened? And then I was pushing back and then he like fell down on top of me on the bed cuz I was on the side of the bed. And it was like he was like letting me like I guess he was about to let me go but as he was getting up he like pulled my hair and he was like yeah I thought so. >> Um and then what happened? He got up off of me off the bed behind me and he walked around the bed. I told him I still haven't got paid. He said lies. And he was like, "So what are you doing? So what are you doing for the week?" And I was like, "I'm staying here." He said, "I don't want anyone in my house. I don't want >> I'm going to tell you this. I'm actually torn and I can see why he was found not guilty. is that beyond a reasonable doubt part, but well, and also I know that some other witnesses are coming as well and she's and she's going to be her own worst witness too, I think, once prosecution gets up there. But I don't know. It sound like he did do that and she also wanted to stay. That's where I'm at right now. opinions can change, but it sounds like he did what he did, said what he said to her and then still had to kick her out the house cuz she was going to try to stay while he was gone or whatever. All of it could have happened. >> Anyone here? I was like, "Okay, so who's going to get my ticket?" He said, "Who always get your ticket?" And that's that's it. He walked out of the room. Um, so from the the moment he entered the room to the moment he left, about how much time went by? >> My last text to Anna was probably like 3:30 something. Miss I text Sunny at 4:11. So it had it was between that time because I had I didn't have plans. I didn't have money to go anywhere to travel. So I know >> I know but just the question was about how long time >> I >> it was just in between that time. I'm not I can't say exact but I know it was before 411. >> So >> this is a good point based on these body cams we see. Hold on. Ace Moonshot said but it could be she was hitting him and he smothered the slaps by grabbing her and threw her on the bed. That is true as well because if you don't get caught on camera via somebody recording you when you doing some crazy stuff. Um the the one that could most likely look like the victim, they'll get real docile, but they was cutting up hidden and everything. So yes, that's I'm saying ace shot. That could be true, too. Cuz I'm actually not I'm not sure. But all the defense has to do is plant doubt because only a guilty verdict can be given if you are beyond a reasonable doubt. So they just got to keep planting doubt in the defense part. And and I know I know some stuff is still coming to that I haven't seen >> 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 5 minutes. >> He was in the room probably maybe 10 minutes, 15, I don't know. I'm sure I remember >> when he when he left the room. What happened next? >> Um, I looked down on my pants. I had peed my pants and I had just came off my cycle and I was bleeding really bad again. I guess cuz I was so scared. I changed my pants and I cleaned up myself and I came back in the room and that's when I text Sunny um to get my flight. And um where was that flight to? >> Atlanta. >> Um at some point did you exit your um Oh, when you said you went to your bathroom, was that the bathroom that's connected to the bedroom? Right. >> Yes. >> Um at some point did you leave out your bedroom again? >> Um I didn't leave out my bedroom till later in the afternoon. But so at some point later on uh you did do you know about how long you stayed there? >> Um in my bedroom a while because I was trying to figure out what I was going to do. >> Um but so at some point though that um later on that day you exited out of the bedroom. >> Yes. >> And um >> what did you do next? Um when I exited out the bedroom, >> um while I was in my bedroom, I was packing my clothes to leave. >> I called um another coworker. I would call her and I just asked her like, you know, what she was doing or and she was like I told her I wasn't able to go to our basel and that I was going home and she was like, "Oh, you should come here." And I was like, "You know what? I'll go I'll come there." >> When when she said here, what does that mean? >> New York City. So, I then um proceeded to change my flight to go to New York. >> Okay. Um and when was that flight going to be? >> Um I just know I landed at 10:49. It was a later flight in >> But it's that day. >> It's that day. Yes. >> Um >> did you see Mr. uh Diggs anytime after that uh happened that day? >> Yes. >> And uh what was that like? Um he was getting a massage and I was leaving out by the time I saw him. I was handing over birthday gifts that I had got. >> Um so when you said you're hanging out handing out birthday gifts, who are you handing out birthday gifts >> to him? >> And this is a gift that you had already purchased or >> Yes. I normally give him a birthday gift every year. >> When's his birthday? >> November 28th. >> Okay. So this was a little bit afterwards. >> Yeah. Um, so at some point did you leave this house? >> Yes. >> Um, how did you how did you leave to get to the airport? >> A car. A Uber. >> All right. And so an Uber came and picked you up and brought you to the airport. >> Yes. >> Um, you went to New York. Was it New York City or New York State? >> New York City. >> Also New York City. Yeah. >> Um, and who did you uh meet up in New York City? I met up with um Shy Charles and she I met up she picked me up from the airport and we went to pick up her friend Talia. Talia Tally Natalia and then we went to her ex-husband's house to pick up something or to do something she had to do. We were there. We ordered wings and watched a movie, watched some video. >> I wonder. Okay. I wonder why she's reluctant to admit there was I feel like there was a personal relationship that definitely happened with them. Is it because Cardi was cool with her and she don't want to put it out there that hey, I actually was with your dude or is it about since it's come out, it's going to be harder. It's probably still going to be harder to find uh employment. I don't know. But I do feel like the part that's missing is she's not acknowledging they they had a personal relationship. That seems like it's so obvious, but it's just not being said. >> And uh did you tell anyone here about what had happened to you? >> No, I didn't tell anyone there because they have their own interpersonal sexual relationship. So I wouldn't have never told her anything like that. >> How long you stay in New York? I stayed in New York uh Tuesday to Tuesday, so seven days a week. >> And um did you come back to uh to Massachusetts? >> Yes. >> And did you come back to uh um working for Mr. Diggs? >> Yes. >> Um at some point, and I know this was a little bit before, maybe a little bit afterwards, but at some point were you talking to Mr. Jigs about money? you felt he owed you? >> It was past wages. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Um, when did you first start when did you first bring that up with him? >> Um, during the week of our battle. I want to say like maybe the 5th or 6th >> of December. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And um, so you uh, you felt that he owed you some money from wages that weren't paid. >> Is that what you're saying? >> I wasn't paid for the the time of the month. like I had been paid for the weeks that I put in at that time. >> Okay. Um I guess I guess again per because the personal friendships and stuff and possibly more than friendship. We don't send emails like first week's missing. I normally get paid each week. We've passed that Friday or whatever day. Hey Mr. digs. I I am noticing I have not received payment during our normal regular date. Um please let me know if there was just an error or could you you know um and I I look forward to hearing from hearing your reply. Whatever. I'm putting it in writing as soon as I'm missing my first week if I'm getting paid weekly or whatever it is. We're not getting that behind. like I I need to start keeping a record because she already gonna have the downside of um looking like she just wants more money. That's just it's just it comes with the territory and so people are going to think you want more money. She and I'm saying this for not just her. I'm just saying people that work for people that are rich. It that's the first thing that it's going to be. So I would just start sending my email as soon as things became out of the ordinary. you've been paying me on time the first three and a half months. Now we getting into month four, four and a half and things are not regular. That's a formal that's a formal uh message. I'm not texting you unless it's a a text after I formally emailed you maybe, but >> um and who did you did you talk to Mr. Diggs directly? Did you talk to his finance people? Who did you talk to about this? >> Um it was a a chain of command. Like I I would talk to his assistant, but his assistant was under investigation for stealing watches and money. So I don't know if my >> portion of the answer will be >> I got to go back. I was replying. Hold on. I want see what got struck. Um um and who did you did you talk to Mr. Diggs directly or did you talk to his finance people? Who did you talk to about this? >> Um it was a a chain of command like I I would talk to his assistant but his assistant was under investigation for stealing watches and money. So I don't know if my That portion of the answer will be stricken from the record and the jurors can disregard it given no consideration during the board deliberation. Please ask answer the question asked. Next question. >> Thank you honor. Um >> at some point did someone from uh Mr. Jigs >> Wait, is that the same assistant she had the friction with that is also accused of now stealing watches and stuff? Cuz anytime they go to that particular woman, I think what's her name? Lisa, I'm making up names. I don't know. But when they go to her, that energy spikes up and she is ready to talk. >> Bring up the a non-disclosure agreement. >> Yes, Mr. Dixs like to abuse people and try to hide his >> abuse. >> That objection is sustained. That portion of the witnesses. >> Dang. Um, now Leia's grandma in the chat did tell me he has it's either now is it three separate cases or a case with three people? But she put three separate uh cases in there about some other physical altercations he's being accused of as well. >> His answer will be stricken and the jurors will disregard it during your deliberations. You are to give it no consideration and do not even raise it. Next question. >> At some point were you uh um appro uh given some information about a non-disclosure agreement by someone who worked by for Mr. Jiggs? Yes. >> And when was this? >> A couple days after the assault. >> Um, at some point did you uh stop working for Mr. Diggs? >> At what? >> At some point did you stop working for Mr. Diggs? >> I didn't stop working for Mr. Diggs until my last day in the house I would say was the 16th. So yeah, some point. So, December 16th. Okay. Um, at some point, did you uh report any of this to the uh Denim police? >> Yes. >> And when was that? >> The Tuesday? >> Uh, do you know the actual day or just that it was a Tuesday? >> I left on the 15th. My last I left his house on the 15th. I reported on the 16th. >> Okay. So, and uh So, did you call the police? Did you go there in person? How did that happen? >> I went there in person >> and um what happened? >> See, this that sucks too because even if someone's been doing you wrong forever, if if um you stay employed with them until they fire you, it it's an uphill battle now because it's like what? You didn't put up the red flags or the alert for these things before. So, would you have been okay as long as you were kept employed? I'm not. And and it sucks because sometimes people don't even realize how stuff has has added up to be a hostile work environment and stuff like that. But, um, that's not that's not going to be good to the jurors. I'm just going to say that perception wise that she filed a report I guess the day after he fired her. Not not when it happened, not a couple days after it happened, but the day he the day after he fired her. um hearing it. >> I was begging for my pay with Mr. Digs. Begging for days. >> Objection, your honor. >> And he refused to pay me. >> Objection is sustained. That portion of the >> the judge ain't going to like her. She literally hears the attorney saying objection and she keep trying to finish her not not trying. She keeps finishing her sentences. Judges do not like that. >> Respons will be stricken and the jurors are not considerate in your deliberations. Answer the question asked. Please phrase the question again. At some at some point you um arrived to the Denim Police Station. >> Yes. >> Um did you speak to an officer? >> Yes, I did. >> And uh did you tell the officer about um what happened on uh December 2nd? >> I was very hesitant at first because of his fame in power. So yes, >> I did. Your honor, move to strike. >> The objection is sustained. that comment by the witness will be stricken from the record and the jurors are to disregard it and not consider it in your deliberations. >> At some point, did you uh talk to the tell the officer about what happened on December 2nd? >> Yes, I did. >> And uh did at any point you provide to the Dham police uh text messages? >> Yes. >> You're on a man approach. >> Yes. approaches. >> Yeah. >> Was previously marked as exhibit one. I'm placing something in front of you. If you could take a look at that looking at that back up. >> Yes. >> Do you recognize what that is? >> Yes. >> What is that? >> It's a text message exchange between me and Mr. Digs. And is this the uh text message exchange that you uh provided to the Denim police? >> Yes. >> I deleted messages because making the report to the police in my previous abusive relationship >> me. >> I'm telling >> Stop. I told y'all that judge's patience is gone. You have to They didn't prep her at all. I'm agreeing with you now. She wasn't prepped cuz they had to have teller. You got to be a sympathetic victim, unfortunately. But there's humans in that jury box. They have to feel for you and also look at the facts. But they at least got to, you know, but it's not helping you to do this. And they didn't prep her well. Like if you hear objection, you stop talking till they till they finish and see if if you can if they um overrule the objection. You can talk again. It's not helping her. >> Okay. >> That part of the answer is stricken from the record and the jurors will disregard it. Ma'am, please answer the question that is put to you. >> Okay. >> And if you don't understand it, you can have it restated for you. Council at sidebar, please. It looks like it's so short in between the time. I'm trying not to go too far. Exhibit two. Do you recognize what this is? You can look through it. There's a page. >> Well, I recognize it, but the messages is cut off. >> There's a three uh I believe three pages to this if you want to four pages rather if you want to flip through. I do want to know what she was going to say though. That she deleted the text messages because of her previous abusive relationship. What? Why' you delete the text? I just I'm just curious. Not challenging. I just want to know. I don't know. Yes. >> Do you recognize this uh what this is? >> Yes. >> What is this? >> This was in a text exchange >> between whom? >> Between me and Mr. Digs. >> And when was this text exchange from? >> Um the morning until the noon um 122 >> of December 2nd. >> Yes. Um, is there a difference between the text messages that you provided to the Denim police and the text messages that are here? >> Yes. >> And uh, what is that difference? >> Um, I deleted bet and [ __ ] and I'm ruining that [ __ ] life. Not mistaken. Yeah. And why did you delete those uh phrases when you provided those text messages to the Denim police? >> Because >> before she says, is she the one that said I'mma ruin that bee's life? Cuz I don't think she would have deleted it if he was the one that said that. Did she say that? When I was abused in my previous relationship, when I would say things, >> the objection is sustained. >> He would >> The objection is sustained. There's no question there. Again, the jurors will disregard it. Sidebar, >> she getting prosecution in trouble. Oh my gosh. They didn't even say keep us out of trouble. They didn't even prep her. Like, don't get us in trouble. We're your We're your best shot. Wow. Wow. Wow. Yep. Uhhuh. I knew she had reported a little bit. Um well she got she reported when she got fired, right? Why did you delete um text messages when you provided them to the Damon police? >> The fear of how it'll be perceived. >> Your honor, may I approach also? >> Yes. >> Approaching now with director. >> And what sucks is it's still happening. her fear did come true because one, just because you delete your side doesn't mean it's deleted from everybody. So, it was still going to come out. It looks worse that um you were the one that hid it. Then, they were already going to get her for the not uh filing the police report until she was fired. Um what's the other perception? I think everybody thinks, most people think she had a personal relationship that she's not talking about. Um, I think she has strong energy for that one girl because that one girl was sleeping with uh Stefon Diggs according to her and I think she was at one point too cuz it has that animosity of we're fighting over a man type thing. Um, and and she wants to just get the sympathy but not the accountability for the other parts too. Um, just so they can all be taken into account. That's what it feels like. is exhibit three. Um, do you mind looking through this uh this number of pages and uh when you're if I've looked at it a little bit, you can look back up at me. I'm reading all of them or just that first page. >> Have you read a few of those? >> Let me say from what you've seen, do you recognize what these seem to be? >> Yes. >> What are these >> text messages about the >> Do you know who the text messages are between? >> Yes. Between me and Mr. Digs. And uh do you know when these text messages are from? >> Um 122ish. >> Yeah. 122. >> So were those text messages that were going on between that morning of that day? >> Yes. And um if I can ask you to uh maybe go to the the third last page on this uh >> in this whole thing >> of uh this section. May I approach him? >> Yes. >> That says [ __ ] right? >> Yes. >> Who sent that? >> I did. >> And how did uh Mr. Diggs respond? >> Show me I'm [ __ ] >> And how did you respond? >> We'll do. >> And uh were those the last text messages sent before uh Mr. Jigs hit you? >> Yes. if I'm not mistaken. >> Your honor, may I approach once more? >> Yes. >> Bringing your attention now to it was marked exhibit four. Uh could you look through a few of these? And do you recognize what these are? >> Yes. >> And what are these? >> These are messages um that I sent him asking to be paid. >> And uh do you know when around these were from? >> Um it was a couple days after um they were in Aunt Basel. 125 is his. Yeah, I know. Was I was begging for my money for a while. just um I think handful final questions. Um when he was in the room, when he slapped you, when he put you in a headlock, was there anyone else in the room but you two? >> Just us two. >> And were there other people in the house? >> Yes. >> Um do you know where they were in the house? downstairs. I'm not mistaken. >> Um, >> and uh you said you uh went to New York and you met with a a Shy is it Shai? >> Yeah. >> Um, how did you know Shy Charles? >> She works for him. >> Okay. So, >> she braids his hair. >> And so, she has she known you longer or him longer? >> Him longer. No further questions, your honor. >> Oh no, he needed more questions. That's not good. That's Oh, this is not good. But I know we already know the outcome, but I'm seeing how we're getting to the outcome. Um, again, I'm going to say this because we already know what happened. But the lady that said she was downstairs, I think she's going to be the defense's witness. um that he possibly also had a sexual relationship with. She is just as likely that she would lie for him as she's just telling the truth about what she witnessed. Um, I'm just pointed out because, you know, but again, beyond reasonable doubt, >> Miss Adams, today is not the first day you've told the story of what you say happened on December 2nd. True. >> True. The first time you told the story was on December 16th, right? >> Yes. >> And that was to Officer Ellis of the Denim Police Department, right? >> Yes. >> And you sat with Officer Ellis, right? >> Yes. >> And you told him your story. >> Yes. >> And he took notes of what you were saying. >> Yes. because what you were saying was important to issuing a criminal complaint, right? >> Oh, defense already getting live, ain't they? I'm like, "Oh, she she that the prosecution had kid gloves cuz she's their witness. I don't think they asked the greatest questions. I don't think she had the greatest answers." But defense is not playing. >> Overall, >> I don't know what a criminal complaint is. I was making a report. I don't know. >> You were making a report to the police. >> Yes. >> About what you said was a violent assault. Correct. >> Yes. >> And your purpose in making a report to the police about a violent assault was to start a criminal case. >> No. My I made a criminal report to have a report to document it. >> Oh my god. She's being obtuse when she says, "I don't know what a criminal complaint is." And she's already let it known. Let it be known. She's been in an abusive relationship before. Most lay people know what a criminal complaint is. That it's going to be basically the same thing as a report. Um, you don't know where it's going to go after you make a report. But you can't do this. If you're going to say, "I don't know what a criminal complaint is." Then she just tripped herself up and said, "I made a criminal report." And all this other stuff, complaint, report. Ma'am, that's not where you the hill you die on. This is how I feel like, among other things, the juryy's not going to trust her word because why are you picking this little bitty thing out to say I don't know what a criminal complaint is. And you've had previous abusive relationships according to you two. >> So documentation was important to you, right? >> Yes. The story that you just told to this jury under oath was very different from what you told to officer Ellis. Do you agree with me? >> Yes. >> What you said to Officer Ellis when you reported this crime, this so-called crime, is that you had been having an ongoing text exchange over money owed to you. >> Yes. You told the police officer who filed the criminal complaint in this case based on your word that your fight with Mr. Diggs on December 2nd was over money. True. >> Yes. Except you just testified under oath to this jury that you didn't start talking about money until December 5th, right? >> What did you say? You just testified under oath to this jury. >> I have been begging for my money since December the 5th. >> That's That's what the defense attorney just said. That's what she just said. Correct me my dates if I'm wrong. She got attacked on December 2nd. The defense attorney is making the point that she she didn't ask about her money until December 5th. She gets defensive and then says the same thing that the defense attorney just said. Same date, same the defense attorney. I think she's being Aggie on purpose and it's working. It's making her defensive. She's forgetting what she's already said and then she's forgetting I guess the question because you just repeated the same answer that made the defense attorney true on what she was saying back to you. Oh, okay. >> And throughout those messages, you can see that I was begging for my money since that day. >> Which message are you talking about? Exhibit three that you just looked at. It's other messages that you guys should have of me begging for my money from Mr. Diggs. >> Miss Adams. >> Yes. >> Do you recall testifying under oath to this jury that your fight on December 2nd was about Lindsay, your anger at Lindsay, and you being told you couldn't go on the Miami trip? >> My anger was at Stefan. I never said my anger was at Lindsay. But was your anger about the trip and not being paid? That's what I think they want to know. >> You were angry at Stefan on December 2nd? >> Yes. >> Because you were told you couldn't go on. >> I was angry at Stefan because we were friends and he told me at the last minute I could not go to our Basel. >> I'm tell you what, worst thing you can do is interrupt an attorney while they're asking a question because most times you going to end up giving them an answer they may not have gotten had you waited for the full question to be asked. It's never to your advantage to interrupt an attorney asking you questions they planned on to make your point. It does not work. >> Yet, when you walked into the police station on December 16th, you said you had been having an ongoing text exchange over money owed to you. >> Yes. Money owed to me after I asked Mr. Diggs on December the 2nd, when can I get paid? >> May I coach? Dang, somebody like God though, there's been a lot of sidebars in this short trial. Hold on, let me see. Okay, she comes back pretty quickly. show you document. >> Do you recognize that document that I've shown you as the police report that was prepared based on your statements on December on December 16th? >> Yes. >> You've seen this report before? >> Yes, I made it. And you see on the report where it says she said that on this date the male that she worked for entered her unlocked bedroom. They had been having an ongoing text exchange over money owed to Adams. She said that they began to discuss this which apparently angered the mail. >> I did not. >> Question pending yet. >> Do you see that language? >> Yeah. Oh, >> question pending. You're not going to be interrupting too much more apparently. Did you say that to police officer Ellis on December 16th? >> Yes, I see it. >> And that wasn't true, was it? To my recollection, it was true. We did discuss money and payment. >> Miss Adams, you just testified under oath about what happened on December 2nd. >> Okay. I also didn't put in the police report our sexual relationship cuz I was ashamed. The police report got leaked. I >> We did not watch this. Ace Moonshot. You and I did not watch this and we said sexual relationship happened. It happened. She leaving it out. It happened. Well, ma'am, you are playing right into the defense's hands. Oh, no. You didn't let her finish telling you what you testified for to Oh my god. Okay. What I'm understanding is that on her police report, she made it very clear that um he attacked her because she kept confronting him about the money he did not pay her on the police report. But when she's testifying, speaking of that day, it was about arguing about, "Oh, now I can't go to Art Basel. But your girl can. That's what it sound like to me. The other employee, she gonna go, but I can't go because they had a sexual relationship. And I think it was one of the thing they argued about, but I really think it was about Miami Arbazzle mostly. >> Put a lot of things. The most important thing was the attack in the police report. Me reporting anything outside of why he got upset. I didn't feel the need to put it. I was scared of how I received by the public. He's in a very public relationship with Cardi B. So, I did not put a lot of things in the police report. My most important thing was him assaulting me and choking me and >> But they're not asking you did you omit right now. They're not addressing omission. They're addressing misdirection, bad facts. Well, basically lies. Not bad facts, but basically lies. That's what she's addressing right now. She's saying you're now saying this, but you said it was strictly about money in that police report, and that makes it relevant on why didn't you mention the other stuff that could have also motivated him to allegedly attack you. That's what I'm taking from it. >> So, that was the most important thing that I put in the police report. I was very vague. I didn't feel the need that I had to go and explain the relationship >> when you were >> but he could have still owed you money had she gone to Art Basil. >> Right. Right. You weren't vague. You were misleading >> questions. You actually gave >> I didn't feel you must wait until I finish the question. >> Wait until council has finished the question. Answer it. Answer it. If you don't understand it, ask for >> because you didn't feel it was important. When you were asked questions about what happened on December 2nd, you lied. >> It did not change what happened on December 2nd. >> It did not change what happened on December the 2nd. He choked and slapped me. Miss Adams, I'm going to try my question again because you didn't think it was important when you asked the questions of Denim Police Officer Ellis on December 16th. You lied. I did not lie. I just did not expand on detail on the relationship I had with Mr. Digs. I didn't feel that that was important. The sexual relationship, I didn't feel like that was important. I didn't feel it was important that he was upset because I told him I was not in love with him like those other women. I was ashamed of being with him. >> I didn't feel the need to explain that to the police officer. >> Miss Adams, >> I'm sorry. Please answer the question. >> Unfortunately, let's say all that she told was true and she left out stuff. They do have lie by omission. That's an actual category of a lie though. So the council can then ask you the next question. All right. Under oath on December 2nd, when you claim Mr. Diggs walked into your room, you had not been having a text exchange fight over money. >> The last text exchange fight was over money. The last text exchange was me saying, "You need to pay me out for the rest of the season. I'm out of your life. Give me the money for my business in that order." That was the last text exchange. his response to me. >> Well, ma'am, before we get to his response, why don't we get >> You will be paying me out for the season and the money you said you will give me for my business. Wasted my excuse my language [ __ ] time being here because you have a excuse my language again [ __ ] circus going on. I am out of your life. I am ruining that [ __ ] life. >> All right, Miss Adams, you're going to listen to council's question. You're going to answer that question and then you're going to wait for the next question. This is not an opportunity for you just to say whatever comes to mind. >> Okay. >> All right. It is to be responsive to the question present. >> Okay. >> Next question. Council. >> Thank you, honor. That response that you just read, >> that was actually a response to something Steph wrote to you, right? >> That was a text exchange over money. >> No question, ma'am. >> What was your question? >> She's being nonresponsive. She's replying back, but she's not answering the question. That's not what that woman asked her. >> Just read into the record. That was a response to a text message that Steph sent to you. Correct. >> Yes. >> And in that request, in that in that message that Steph sent to you, you understood you were getting fired, right? >> No. >> What Steph wrote to you is, I'mma leave you be. Thank you for cooking with for me for this season. I appreciate you. Hate it even got to this, but oh well. Right. >> Yes. >> And you understood when you received that that he was telling you you were not going to be cooking for him anymore. >> No, >> you didn't understand that. >> No. And that's why you responded with, "You will be paying me out this season and the money you owe me." >> No. >> Because you knew you were about to lose your job, right? >> I was not about to lose my job. >> You didn't understand. I'mma leave you be. Thank you for cooking for me this season. I appreciate you. Hate it even got like this as a sign that you were about to lose your job. >> No. >> Okay. In any event, you didn't tell officer Ellis on December 16th when you reported this assault any of that, right? >> That text, the last text message was about money. The last back and forth text messages was about money. Money he owed me for not finishing out the contract and money he owed me that he said that he would invest in my business. I took a lower pay because Stefan agreed >> that I will have chance to work on my business by working with >> There's the discount. Bam. Bam. I think he was talking about that earlier. The discount is cuz he was going to allow her to work on her business and per the defense, she asked him to invest in her business. So that's why she took that lower pay range. Okay. Yes, Candy Birds was queued up. I was ready academic. I just forgot I had her. Um, she's got to stop interrupting. It's too late now. This is only a two-day trial. It's too late now. But she should not have interrupted. It would give the jury at least a little more time to think because I her hardest hitting moment. Although it was me and maybe Miss Tina looking for the tears because her body language, she got super emotional. Um I know you don't you don't have to cry, but I was looking for tears. I'm just going to say when she was like, "Can I have a second?" Her voice was shaking. Her body started shaking. That was probably the most effective moment for the jury. And I'm saying it as if if I was on the jury, that would affect me the most. But then you you do this and it's like it's human to be defensive, but you also have to remember you're trying to communicate with the jury. The jury is your true audience. This is hurting her so bad. There's no question in front of you right now. And again, please answer the questions put to you. It is not an opportunity for you just to vent with your store. You told other falsehoods to Officer Ellis, didn't you? >> No, not to my knowledge. >> You told officer Ellis that there were that you had injuries from this alleged assault, right? >> I told him I had bruising, meaning redness and soreness on my throat. You told him you had bruising on your neck, right? >> It was light red. It wasn't like purple bruises on the incident report. You pull that up. >> Being put in a choke hole. Red makes sense to me. I told y'all bruising did not make sense to me since he didn't use his hands allegedly according to her story about him attacking her. Um, yeah. I'm like, there would be no bruises if it's Well, most likely no bruises if you're getting like this. That's not how you get bruises. But she would she would have been red. I could I could see that. But, um, of course, they're not going to see any of that cuz she, you know, it was two weeks after the incident happened. So, >> you didn't have any injuries when you walked into the police office on December 16th, did you? >> No, because that happened on December 2nd. >> Right. So any injuries that you would have had, you had a reason for why they weren't there. Right. >> It happened. They faded. The fading went away the night. >> Right. And did you take any pictures of your injuries? >> I was in shock. First thing was not to take pictures. It was getting to get together. >> I thought you just testified under oath that you had just received a text message from a woman named Anna. That's Anna Kokalis, right? >> You're in the wrong timeline. You didn't just testify under timeline. >> You didn't just testify under oath that you were sitting on your bed reading a cookbook, got a text message from Anna, and Mr. Diggs walked into your room. >> Mr. Digs walked in minutes after I texted Anna. That's how I based the time on what time he walked in my room. >> Okay. So, you had a phone in your hand when he walked in the room. >> My phone was on the bed. I was reading a book. I wasn't texting her in the moment of Mr. Digs walking in the room. >> No. Okay. But you had a phone right there in your room. >> Yes. >> It's an iPhone. >> Yes. >> It's got a camera on it. >> Yes. >> You can s take videos with it? >> Yes. >> And you do take videos with it? >> Yes. >> You take pictures with it? >> Yes. >> You take pictures of yourself with it? >> Yes. >> A lot? >> Not often. >> Not often. You have social media account for your business, don't you? >> Yes. >> Do you post things on your social media account? >> I'm not as active. I should be. >> You don't use your iPhone to take videos or pictures for that? >> Not. I'm not a very active person on social media. I see. But you certainly had a phone in your room when you claimed you were violently assaulted and injured, right? >> That has nothing to do or justify the reason I was attacked. >> A yes or no question, ma'am. >> Yes, I had a phone. >> Okay. You took no pictures of your face or your neck or >> That has nothing to do. >> I need to finish. Well, although they struck it from record, if you've already been in an abusive relationship previously, I do think it would be more in someone's mind that has been through this before and how hard it is to prove things to take pictures. Even if it was a few hours later, you would take pictures. You would I would think a reasonable person would take pictures. I'll say that. Maybe she doesn't, but this is not her. This is not the first time she said she was in an abusive relationship. >> So I I don't know. >> My question. >> You took no pictures of your face on December 2nd, did you? >> No. >> No pictures of your neck on December 2nd, right? >> No. >> No pictures of your chest on December 2nd. >> No. >> You said Mr. Diggs hit you across the face. Did you have any marks on your face? >> No. >> You understand Mr. Diggs is a professional football player, right? >> Yes. >> He's an elite athlete. I don't know. He's an athlete. >> You don't know that he's an elite athlete? >> I guess. >> Okay. >> You call him that. >> And you testified he slapped you across your face. >> Yes. >> And you had no marks from it. >> I was red. I was red. I'm I'm lighter complexion. >> Bruises. They get worse over time. Do you agree with me? >> It was redness. It wasn't bruises. >> Oh, hang on. There's an objection. >> I'm sorry. Objection. >> That is overruled. You may answer the question. >> Thank you, Anna. >> I have redness, Mark. Like I'm light skinned. I turn red when >> you also get bruises, don't you? >> If I hit something hard. Yeah. >> Right. >> And bruises get worse over time, right? >> Okay. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I don't get bruises a lot. I don't recall. >> Why would you use the statement I don't recall right there? Uh, okay. I'm with the chat on her friends would have seen her face that night she flew to New York or whatever. Um, even the next day cuz that's not going away fast cuz she said he opened hands, smacked her in the face. So, I'm wondering about the face. I guess she only was red from the choke hole because again that was his arm wrapped around her, not his fingers. But I'm with y'all on why didn't did the friend see your face because your face would have shown it for a little bit and swelling. >> Do you recall telling officer Ellis you were bruised on on December 2nd? >> My idea of bruising is hurt soreness hurting. I was red. It was redness. My face was red and on my chest was red. >> What did she say she got her degree in again? cuz she basically said for her chef part, she said she went to Italy and France, but I don't know if she said she studied under a chef in Italy and France. I don't know if she just traveled, did some taste test, took got some recipes and went back home. Cuz they asked her, "Were you professionally trained as a chef?" And she answered, "I have my degree in blank." I think she would understand what a bruise psychology. Thank you, Bama Girl. I think she understand what a bruise is. I do. I think these are simple questions she's being asked and she is skirting around them. >> I didn't turn purple or pink or anything like that. I didn't It was redness >> because you didn't have any injuries when you walked into the police station on December 16th. Officer Ellis actually sent you a form to fill out to describe the injuries that you said you had on December 2nd. Right. >> Yes. And you filled out that form, >> right? >> Yes. >> And you didn't do it on December 16th, did you? >> No. >> He actually ma emailed it to you and you took two days and then you emailed it back. True. >> Yes. >> Okay. And on that form, you put that your chest and throat were very sore for days after, right? >> Yes. And you put that you had redness, tenderness, pain, and bruising on your neck, right? Like I said, bruising for me is redness. It was sore. It was redness. >> Well, you felt >> faded away in a literally like maybe by the next day, if earlier than that. >> I don't fault her for using the word bruises. Uh oh. Hopefully y'all can still hear me. Okay, I think y'all can still hear my camera. I guess it overheated, but um I can understand the that she wrote the word bruises. That's fine. Um you you're writing out a report. You might use an incorrect word. I'm finding it hard to believe that she's not answering the attorney on what a bruise truly is and things like that. like you know what a bruise is. Even if you put it in the report and you maybe meant to say another word or you're just used to saying when I turn red I use the word bruise. That's fine. But she's just avoiding normal questions though. >> When did you learn that the defense had provided videos of you to the Commonwealth? >> Maybe yesterday or Friday. I think sometime last week when I spoke with um Drew. So last Thursday you met with Mr. Virtue to prepare for your testimony, right? >> Yes. >> And you met with your lawyer as well, right? >> Yes. >> Your your lawyer is representing you in um an effort to get money from Mr. Digs. >> My lawyer's representing me my workers's comp claim. The injuries that I received on the job that Mr. Digs refused to pay for. That's what my lawyer is representing me for. >> Are you sure about that, ma'am? >> She is my workers. I got my lawyer from workers comp. We'll come back to that. Let's stay with the form. You told officer Ellis on December 18th, so now 16 days after you say you were assaulted, that you had redness, bruising, and soreness on your chest. Right. >> I told him that or I wrote that. >> Well, you wrote it in a form. You took your time and you chose which answers to give. Right. >> Okay. And you told them your shoulders were red and very sore. >> Right. >> Right. I'm my whole this whole area here was sore across my chest up here. >> And you told him your whole body was sore actually, didn't you? >> It was. >> You told him it was difficult for you to sleep. I was very upset. >> And um I think you testified today that um Steph supposedly put his forearm around your neck. >> Steph did put his forearm around my neck. >> Not his hand. >> No. >> Okay. But you told officer Ellis he used his hand, didn't you? >> I told him he used this. This is the crook of his elbow. That is in the report. >> May I approach? Uh oh. Uh oh. >> That's the form that you filled out. >> I'm sorry. That attorney don't even look like she getting behinds like that, but she she doing her thing >> over a course of two days and sent back to officer Ellis. True. >> Yes. And if you look right in under the heading method and or manner of strangulation suffocation, right in the maybe top third of that page, you see that? >> Yes. >> Question number two. How was the victim strangled? Check all that apply. See that? >> Forearm, right hand. >> You told him you were strangled with your his right hand. Check. >> Forearm, right hand. That is what's checked. >> Okay. But you just testified under oath. It was only his forearm. >> This is the right side. I'm little. Everything went across my neck. >> So >> that is what what I meant by forearm, right hand was his whole right side. Right hand was the smack and forearm was the choke. How was the victim strangled? That was right hand meant smack, but his whole right arm was across my chest. >> You also estimated the le level of pressure that the suspect used during strangulation. Do you remember doing that? Yes, I peed myself and I came back on my cycle really heavily. >> So that was a yes or no question. You gave it a yes. You remember doing that, right? >> Yes. >> And you had a choice. Low is a one and 10 is a high. See that? >> Yes. >> What' you pick? >> 10. >> 10. >> Yes. >> You said Mr. Diggs is six feet tall. He's actually 6'2, right? >> I don't know. >> You don't know how tall he is. You've known him for four and a half years. >> I don't know. He's taller than me. Way taller than me. >> Okay. And you know he lifts weights every day, right? He takes hits from 300 lb men, right? For his job. True, >> I guess. >> Do you know that? >> No, I don't know what his role is. And I thought he run the ball. I don't know if people I'm not sure what he does. >> How many games that Steph Diggs has played in have you attended? >> I don't know. football. I don't watch it to know what's what. I've attended a couple games. >> The question was, how many of Stefan Diggs's games have you gone to and watched? >> Gone to um maybe four. >> And you don't know that he gets tackled in that game? >> I don't really watch it, honestly. >> Hey, hey, now hey, let me tell you what. whatever your man is doing and you go to his job to watch, you will see if what happens to him. So, in her case, you're and I'm using man lightly because she said they had a sexual relationship. Um, if you're wanting to go to the game, you're seeing him and you're going to see if he got tackled. That's another one of those easy questions that kind of like why are we doing this? You know, you probably you saw him get tackled. You watching your guy. If if you refuse and fight on the easy questions, it makes the jury question you on the harder questions. >> The vibes, I don't really know what be going on in football. I don't know the rules. >> I think you will agree with me. I think that if Stefan Diggs used 10 out of 10 force on your neck, >> it was 10 for me. For my little body and what I couldn't breathe, it was a 10 for me. The question was, estimate the level of pressure that the suspect used during strangulation. >> It felt attend to me. I could not breathe. >> So, you chose to answer a different question than the one you were asked. >> This questionnaire is about me. Why wouldn't I answer it about me? This is not a a questionnaire that's a a United I don't know how to say it. a global this is about me. This is what happened to me. >> Okay. But you will agree with me. Hypothetically speaking, if Stefan Diggs used 10 out of 10 strength to choke someone, anyone, that person would have bruises on their neck. >> I would not agree. >> Sustained. That objection is sustained. You will agree that if Stefan Diggs used 10 out of 10 force to choke you, you would have bruises on your neck. >> Objection. >> Sustain. You see she waiting for those objections now. She ain't interrupting too much when there's an objection. Now, you went to New York, you said, on the evening of December second. True. >> True. >> And you stayed there until December 9th. >> Yes. >> You had your phone with you all week. >> Yes. >> You took messages. Uh, you sent text messages. >> Yes. >> We know that because that's when you started talking about your money, right? >> I did what? >> You testif >> I asked for my money. I didn't talk about the money. Asking >> told There you go again. Semantics. We're getting hung up. Asking talking about ma'am, you are fighting the wrong battles. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Ace Moonshot said previously she was swiveling back and forth while trying to spill tea. Now her body language is uncertain and combative. It is. It's crazy. Erica said she like, "Please give me out this hot water." Yeah. I It's the same thing. I'm gonna say the same thing. She's hurting herself a lot. It's It's the wrong places in questioning wording. That's You talked about your money, asked about your money. We all would have thought same thing. >> Have fun and sign off to pay me. >> My mistake. >> Yes. Thank you. >> We'll get to that money, too. Um, and you didn't think it was important to record your injuries or take photos? >> No, I was in shock. This is someone that I love that put his hands on me. That was not my first instinct was to go and take a photo. Sure. And then December 3rd, you didn't take any pictures. >> No. >> And December 4th, >> a very complicated relationship. No, I did not take photos. >> And you didn't take any videos? >> No. >> And you didn't go to the ER? >> No. >> You didn't go to a walk-in. >> You already had paid my medical bills. Why would I go get more medical bills? >> Objection. You're on a move to strike. >> Responsive disregarded. >> You didn't seek any medical attention, right? >> Unpaid medical bills. your honor. Omar, you're closest to where I'm at right now. Not saying she's lying, but saying there is a lot of omission, which leaves me with doubt. Which means the jury, as we will see, could not rule beyond a or not rule, but you know, come to their conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt. She leaves so many doors open. Next question. When you were with Shai and Tally for that week in New York City, you didn't say anything to them about >> I don't know Tally. I just met Tally on the night of December the second. >> Okay. >> Shy Charles has her own interpersonal relationship with Stefan. >> I need to be able to ask you questions. >> Okay. I thought I was answering still answering the first question that you say it. You didn't let me finish. >> Ask her question and then answer the question and there is feeling that you're not being allowed to finish. Let me know. But just take it a question at a time. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, honor. Um, you didn't tell them anything about being assaulted. >> These are not people I tries to tell anything of that nature to. They're just people that you trust to spend a week with. >> These are people that I met. >> Dang, she's quick. And I say she, I mean the attorney. >> Stefan Dig. I had no choice but to stay with him. I had no money. >> I thought you just testified you had a ticket to Atlanta >> that Sunny brought >> and then you changed on December 2nd, right? >> Yes. >> And then you changed your ticket to Atlanta to go to New York with Shai and and Sunny. I'm sorry. With Shai and Tali, right? >> Yes. >> So, you did have some place else. >> I changed the ticket because I didn't have money for Ubers to get home in Atlanta. Shai was going to pick me up from the airport. >> Okay. Um, >> I didn't have a place to stay in Atlanta. I given up my place to stay with Stefan Digs. So, I didn't have money for a hotel or Airbnb to go home tech. Ace Moonshot called this too because I was talking about how much she makes a week and all this other stuff and Ace Moonshot it could said it could be feast or famine though. So like yeah you might get a little little a lot of money sometimes but then if you go months without employment or whatever then you're making less than minimum wage and stuff like that. So I yeah I see you on the feast of famine now. >> I know. >> All right. Hold up for the next question. >> Thank you. >> Um you've traveled with Shai before, right? >> Yes. You went with her to Trinidad and Tobago? >> Yes. >> Um, you're actually friends with her, aren't you? >> Associates, work co-workers. >> Well, you've traveled to another country with Shai. >> It's levels to friends. It was a coworker. I just met Shai in August. >> Did Steph go on that trip to Trinidad and Tobago? >> No. >> Okay. And that was in the fall of 2025. >> Yes. >> And then you went on another trip in the fall of 2025 to see Shai, right? No, I didn't go on another trip. I was told to leave the house, so I I went to stay with Shai because I didn't have anywhere to stay. >> Okay. Um and Shai picked you up in her car, you said? >> Yes. >> And um can you describe what the inside of her car looks like? >> Um it's a white car. I think it's um burgundy or something like that. >> So the outside is white. >> Yes. >> And then the inside is burgundy. Now, I agree with um she had an opportunity to save the money she was making because you're not paying him rent or a mortgage. So, although you gave up your place, you now don't have the expense of rent or mortgage. And I don't know, they named a lot of trips you took and you trying to start a business supposedly and all this other stuff. So, you got to save. You got to save. So, she's not saving her money. I can tell you that right now. So, This is a personal responsibility we should be taking with this as well. >> If most as I remember I don't quite can't say exact think. >> Okay. Um and Shai has a dash cam right in her car, doesn't she? >> Not that I'm aware of. >> You didn't see a dash cam in her car? >> No, I saw like where you see the speedometer and stuff like that. No. Not down on the panel where people look when they're driving. Up on the top of her car, there's a bar on the top of her car with a dash cam on it. Right. >> No, I didn't see that. >> You didn't see that? >> No. >> Did she ever tell you that she had a dash cam in her car? >> No. >> Okay. Um, did you know that she that you were being recorded on that dash cam on December 2nd? >> No. >> Did you know you were being recorded on December 3rd? No, you know now you were recorded correct? >> Yes. >> Have you seen >> Oh, so Shai is an associate post post this trial or or what what should I say? Post evidence because Shai was probably the friend when they went to Trinidad. But once you find out Shai out here, well, I don't even know if she was purposely recording her because you have a dash cam. You have a dash cam and it records when you're in the car or whatever you want to do. But Shai is not now an associate. She's downgraded because of those recordings. Okay. All right. I'm like, I'm not going on a trip with an associate and there's no buffers. No, no, no. I don't know associates like that. Out of the United States, too. No. I'm not spending my free time with an associate. >> The videos that Shai that came from Shai's dash cam in her car. True. >> No. >> Oh, you haven't seen them yet? >> No. Um your honor, uh permission to publish exhibit five. I understand it's um already in evidence. >> Go right ahead. C >> your honor. Sorry to May we be seen? All right, I'm skipping ahead. See how far we get. It's coming up fast again. Let's see. >> She got picked up from her boyfriend's house in Queens. >> Okay, but she was eventually in that car with you. >> So, Sh was driving. >> I'm going to go back a little bit because that was probably a crucial question. It's dark, but that's that dash cam recording. Hold on. Wait, is that Dang. Sorry y'all. I can't tell. Okay, she says, "Describe what the inside of her car looks like. I went too far." Sorry y'all. >> And I believe you testified that you first became aware that there were videos of you. um last week. >> Yes. So, we could just stop right there. Mr. Well, >> um I don't know. Miss Adams, were you able to see that person in that video >> a little bit? >> If not, we can play the whole thing. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> We want to also move the move that a little closer or >> I think it's logistics. >> Sorry. That's a good point. Wow. She said the DA never showed her the video. This is crazy. Yeah, that again. How are you not preparing her for what she was about to see or it's hard to believe she hasn't seen this video before now or at least been warned about the video and how she looks in the video? Something. >> So, while this is playing, Miss Adams, do you recognize that person in the on the video as you? Yes. >> And um you're sitting in the front seat of Shai's car. >> Yes. >> And this is you when you were just after you were picked up from LaGuardia Airport on December 2nd, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. Was there someone else in the car to your memory? >> No, not when she picked me up. >> I'm sorry. >> No, not when she picked me up. >> Okay. Um did Tally Moses um also get picked up from LaGuardia just after you? >> No, she got picked up from her boyfriend's house in Queens. >> Okay. But she was eventually in that car with you. >> Yes. >> So Shai was driving the car. Is that right? >> Yes. >> And then you're in the front passenger seat as we see you. >> Yes. >> And then um did Tally sit in the back behind you? >> Behind Shai. >> I'm sorry. Behind Shai. Okay. And this was all on December 2nd. >> Yes. >> And this is the day you say you were violently assaulted? >> Yes. That doesn't justify or prove that I wasn't assaulted because I learned how to say face. >> Okay. question. >> Um, Mr. Kettlewell, can we um also show the next video? I believe it's also in exhibit 5. >> And your honor, just for clarification, there's exhibit five, I think, is just a number of videos in one exhibit. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Burch. >> And do you recognize the person in this video? >> Yes. >> And that's you and Shai's car again? >> Yes. And this is um the next day, right? It's December 3rd. Do you recognize that? Well, you might not be able to see. I'll give you Mr. Cutwell. Is this marked as exhibit also? stills. >> No, the stills are >> six and seven. >> I'll show you what's been marked as exhibit seven. >> Okay. >> You recognize that person is you? >> Yes. >> And that's you and Shai's car. >> Right. When you visited her in New York City? >> Yes. >> And you say you don't remember if that's um what date that is? Your honor, I'm sorry. May I >> Is that her? I guess it would be. Who else would they show right now? that I this is what I'm look I was looking for was the open hand smack marking on her face cuz I I do I do believe there would not be bruising on her neck because of the arm over her neck um instead of fingers but I was looking like bam bam for redness on her face from that open hand slap >> one more time if I could direct your >> I didn't say I didn't remember I didn't remember what date it was >> I can't tell the day that it I don't remember. I was in her car. I stay for her the week. You're telling me it's December the 3rd. >> If I can direct your attention to this line right here. >> Okay. >> See how it says 2025 03. >> Do you know what that means? >> No. >> Okay. >> That means it was December 3rd, 2025. >> But this is you on your New York trip. Yes. >> With Shai in her car. >> My New York stay with Shai. >> Okay. This has not been preliminarily marked off. >> I I believe that was uh intended to be in the thumb drive. It's one it's in this thumb drive separately. So >> the stills though I think Mr. is referencing have not been marked as record if you want them admitted but they are not. >> I have no objection to those stills being marked as six and seven. >> Thank you. >> This would be exhibit seven. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. And this is >> a copy for the court. >> Yes, sir. This is exhibit six. And then you also um had some videos taken of you by Tali while you were in New York, right? >> I don't remember. I don't recall. >> Do you remember? Well, first you, Shai, and Tali all stayed in Brooklyn in New York from December 2nd to December 9th, right? >> Yes. >> And you and that you all stayed in the same bedroom? >> Yes. >> Slept in the same bedroom? >> Yes. Um, and we're together a lot of the time that week. True. >> Mostly. Yes. >> Okay. Um, and there was one night where you and Tally were kind of goofing around with the video and taking videos. Do you remember that? >> I don't recall that. >> Okay. Um, Mr. Kettle, can we play? >> Here's the thing. This trial is taking place pretty closely to when the incident happened because I've seen trials take two, three years before um, like after the incident happened. So, I find it hard to believe she doesn't remember taking pictures when this just happened last December. We're we're in May. We're barely in May. I feel like you, you know, I just think she doesn't want to get to that point to have to discuss those videos and pictures. >> Uh, exhibit 8. And, um, well, before we do, I would move exhibit 8 into evidence. It's a video from uh, December uh, 6th. Thank you. Your honor, I just No objection that for the record. >> And Miss Adams, did you recognize the person on that video? >> Yes. >> Who is that? >> Me. >> And that's um in Chai's bedroom, right? >> Yes. >> Where um you and Tally and Chai spent the entire week, right? >> Majority Taly will sleep on a couch some days. I'm sorry. >> Tally was sleeping on the couch some days. >> Okay. Um, but in that video that was Tally was videoing you, right? >> I don't recall that. >> You don't remember that? >> Yeah, but we were having we were I was there. >> Okay. Um, Mr. Kowell and Y I would move in exhibit um nine which is another video from that same time December 6 2025 >> that's still on >> yes >> thank you gentlemen Now, I'mma say this. Ain't nothing wrong with the fact that if you were assaulted, you still can have fun a couple days after because that it's just humans. It's just humans. So, are we looking for bruising on these? Because if we didn't see it in the first one, we not definitely gonna see it in in the other ones. Um, but I think the December 2nd and third videos would probably be the most damaging. Um, depending on how the jury would look at her, but December 6, I mean, she could be dancing around and stuff. You don't you don't stay down the dumps even when really bad stuff happens to you. >> Miss Adams, that was you on that video, correct? >> Yes. Sorry. Um, and I would move in stills as exhibit nine and 10. Those are stills from exhibit eight. >> No objection. >> Thank you. Thank you. And Miss Adams, I'd just ask you to look at those and tell me if that's a fair and accurate representation of you from the week you spent in New York. >> That day? Yes. >> And December 6, 2025? >> Yes. >> Your honor, may I um publish to the jury? Thank you. >> Just for the record, council, what is the exhibit number? >> I am um offering to the jury uh exhibits nine and 10, which are two stills taken from the second video of exhibit 8. >> And no objection, your honor. Are there any more video clips, council, you'll be using or can we put the lights back on? >> I think we can put the lights back on, your honor. Thank you. Um, now Steph and his group got back from Miami to his denim home on December 7th, correct? I'm not sure the day he got back. I I got back on the 9th. >> I'm sorry. >> Tuesday. Well, it was late in the night. Tuesday, if I'm not mistaken. The 9th I got back. >> Well, you know, he got back to the Denim house before you did. >> I didn't know that. When I got there, I realized that he was there. I was in no communication with him on what day he was coming back. >> But you were in communication with him >> to ask for my pay. Yes. Can you turn to tab C which has been marked as exhibit three please? and you testified about um a text exchange you had with him at around 12:30 on December 2nd where you called him a [ __ ] right? >> Yes. >> And then he said, "Show me a I'm pussy." And you said, "Will do." >> Yes. >> Right. And then if you turn the page, if you look to the next message from you. So in December in uh exhibit three, there are bubbles, right? There's blue bubbles you see and green bubbles. >> Yes. >> And do you understand the green bubble to be Steph Digg's messages? >> Yes. >> And the blue bubbles to be your messages? >> Yes. >> Okay. And if you look on um the page, I hope you're on the right page. It's it ends in that number on the bottom right corner at 118. Do you see that number may approach? >> Yes. 117 the page we just looked at. >> Okay. >> Looking at 118, your first message. And do you see down here these numbers here? >> Yes. Um, so this message was sent on December 5th, >> correct? >> Yes. >> All right. And you sent it? >> Yes. >> So now this is 3 days after the violent assault that you talked about. >> Yes. >> And what did you say in that message? >> Hi, can you approve my pay with finance, please? I have to pay my insuranceances this month. Thank you. Please and thank you. >> Okay. And then if you could look at the next message. Actually, you know what? Let's not do that. Let's hold that for a second. So, you were texting with Steph Diggs in the week you were in in December. I'm sorry. In the week in December, you were in New York, right? >> I text one time. >> Okay. But your testimony is you don't know when he was coming back to the Denim House. >> I didn't I didn't know the exact date. >> You didn't? But you knew he was coming back. Yes, >> because that would be important to know, right? >> I've worked in this industry. I went off of a previous client schedule. They normally will return on Tuesday. >> So, I didn't I was in guest mode. >> But the last time you saw Steph Diggs was when he was assaulting you, you said >> that wasn't the last time I saw Steph Diggs. I said here that I walked in his room after the assault before I was leaving to give him his birthday gift. >> That's right. Yes. >> Okay. You gave him a birthday gift after the assault happened. >> We were friends for four and a half years with a very complicated relationship. >> Okay. So, if I could ask you actually to turn to exhibit four, which is behind the tab D. And your honor, this is an evidence. And if you look at that number on the bottom right corner, turn to the number the page that ends in 173. and I'll ask you some questions before we get to that substance. Okay. >> Um I think you testified on December 9th you went back to the Denim House, right? >> Yes. >> And you got yourself an airplane back to Boston, right? >> Sunny got me an airplane back to Boston. >> Okay. And you landed at Logan Airport at night? Yes. >> Then you took an Uber to the Denim House. >> Yes. >> Um, you arrived around 11:30 p.m. >> Yes. >> Um, you were alone. >> Yes. >> You came by yourself? >> Yes. >> Didn't bring anybody? >> No. >> Okay. And when you got in the house, you went and knocked on Steph's bedroom door. >> I went and put my things away and I knocked on his door. Yes. >> I'm I'm sorry. I couldn't hear. >> I went to put my things away and knocked at his door. >> Okay. And that was around midnight on changing over from December 9th to December 10th. Right. >> That's what it says here. I don't recall the time, but this is what the messages say. >> Well, he didn't open his door, did he? >> His code was different. He changed the codes when I came back. >> Ah, right. Because in that house, the bedrooms all had key codes on each door, didn't they? >> That he controlled. Yes. >> Did the bedrooms all have key codes on that door? >> Yes. that he controlled. >> I'm sorry. This is a yes or no question. See if you can try it. Did all of the bedrooms in that house have >> Hold on. Oh, yes or no question. See if you can try it. Turn. She She about done with this lady. Okay. All right. We're almost there. We actually are making it through the whole day because a lot of it was waiting a lot of sidebars, all that stuff. So, we actually might finish this day because I get to tell work tomorrow. So, I got a little more leeway, too. We'll see. All right. >> Codes on that door. >> Yes. That he controlled. >> I'm sorry. This is a yes or no question. See if you can try it. >> Did all of the bedrooms in that house have different key codes on them? >> Yes. That he controlled. >> Okay. So, you can't >> What do you mean? >> Um, you had a key code on your door, right? >> Yes. >> And if it was shut, it would be locked, right? >> No. The door had issues. I would often text Sunny cuz she checked and make sure my door was locked. >> I'm sorry. When did you text Sunny that to please check if your door was locked? >> Um when I left the first week of November when he made me leave to have female guest over. >> Your honor. >> Come on. Come on. No. That's the whole Okay. You should want to leave. He made you leave to have female guests over. The first week of December is only one December. Two December. Three. And she she said he attacked her on the 2nd of December, which is the first week of December. He still had to make her leave. Abusive or abused people stay in relationships. So, it's not unlikely she would stay in the house, but it it's she's focusing on the ladies and the fact that I I don't know if he stopped their sexual relationship by that time, but it really feels more like this is a relationship issue. >> Ask me a question. That answer is nonresponsive. We'll be stricken and the jurors will disregard it in their deliberation. >> Okay. >> So on December 9th, round about midnight, when you got back to his house alone, >> you went and knocked on his door, right? Yes. >> And he didn't open it. >> I didn't knock. I tried to get in the door. >> Okay. You tried to walk into his door. >> No, I That's how I would go in his room. I would unlock his door. >> Sure. Just like >> That's what she just asked. She said, "So you tried to get in the room and you say no, but then you describe in more detail the actual answer that she was trying to get to." Why? Why? Why are we doing this after? Okay. >> Like always, right? >> When he needs food and his door was closed, I would go in his room. >> Right. >> I never went in his room without permission. >> You going in there on December 9th was no different than any other day, right? >> No. And when he didn't, you weren't able to get in. You actually sent him a text message, right? >> Yes. >> And you you told him I was coming. Well, can you read what you told him? >> I was coming to ask you what time you have to be at work and to say hi. >> Okay. And then you just went right back to work, right? >> Yeah. I went to bed. >> I'm sorry. Okay. I went into my room and went to bed. >> You went into your room and you went to sleep? >> Yes. >> By yourself? >> Yes. >> In the house? >> Yes. >> With Steph Diggs there? >> Yes. >> And then the next morning you got up and you made him breakfast. >> Yes. >> Um, now you told officer Ellis when you reported the assault that you left your position on December 2nd. Do you remember that? >> I was saying I left the house. I didn't leave my position. I think when I read the police report for myself, it it did sound like she was quitting at that time, but she wasn't cuz she went back till he fired her. >> Really going back to get my things. I had no plan with nowhere to go. So, I needed to be nice to him. Did you tell officer Ellis after the alleged assault on 1225, Adams left her position and left the residence to stay with a friend in New York? >> Left my position mean I left to get on a plane and go. I didn't >> No, that's not what leaving your position means. And let's recap. What the courts usually look at is what does a reasonable person mean or what would a reasonable person do? And if you say left my position in writing, you're saying you quit. That's not what she did. But that is what you're saying when you word it like that. You do not mean I'm getting on a plane. Nobody is going to jump from she said she loves her position, but she just mean she's getting on a plane. You can't do this. Is why the juryy's not going to trust her. >> Tell him I quit. That didn't mean that I quit. >> You didn't quit. >> No. >> Did you tell Officer Ellis that on 129 2025 you returned to the house just to get your property? >> Yes, I was going to get my property. >> But you were also going to work for a while first. >> Basically, I was going to get my property. I was trying to get my money. I asked Mr. Diggs the next day about my money when I returned to the house. And you kept on cooking and doing your job for a whole another week, didn't you? >> No, I stopped cooking. If I'm not mistaken, I didn't cook over the weekend because I said on the 11th, I asked Mr. Diggs in front of his mother and Sharles about my pay. >> Okay, that was another pay. >> Okay, now I had to pull up the Hold on. Did I go back the right way? Maybe not. Let me let me do this right. I'm going to December 2025 calendar. She said he got back from Art Basil on the 9th, right? That was the Art Basil thing. I don't know if it's a week long, but whatever trip he was on, he got back on the 9th. She comes back on the 9th. So, she cooked him breakfast on the 10th, the morning of the 10th. She cooked for him on the 11th, the 12th. And she's saying, "I think I stopped cooking for him on the weekend, which would have been the 13th, 14th. Getting real close to that day she was fired. >> That's a different question. >> Okay. >> On several days of that week, you simply kept doing your job, right? >> And asking for my pay. >> That's a yes or no question, ma'am. >> Oh, yeah. Yes. >> You kept doing your job. >> Yes. >> Officer Ellis was wrong when he wrote that you left your position on 12. >> I left the house. So him put in position didn't mean that I left my job as a chef. I left the house on December the 2nd. >> So you told officer Ellis that you left your position, but you meant you left the house to go to New York. >> Yes, I left for the day. I didn't It wasn't that I was saying I quit or I saying it in a way that I quit my job. I didn't say that. Um, you've mentioned uh Mr. Dig's assistant Sunny a couple of times, right? >> Stealing Sunny. Yes. >> I'm sorry. >> Stealing. >> There she go again. There she goes again. Not just Sunny. Stealing Sunny. Ma'am, you got You're not a sympathetic victim, >> Sunny. That's what he calls >> which I I know like in in other things like that would be like not good because that's just because you're not a sympathetic victim doesn't mean you're not a victim. But I'm at the point where I have been watching her for a while and I feel like there was a spat between them. She felt comfortable probably physically coming at him. Toxic toxic and maybe his retaliation either defense holding her or he attacked her. Two toxic people is what I'm seeing right now. especially with the sexual relationship, the personal relationship. She she also said she loved him at one at one point on this testimony. I meant to point that out when she said it. This is this is this is sounding really toxic. Nobody put their hands on each other, but I think she also laid some hands. I do. >> Your honor, I move to strike and I'd ask that the witness be instructed to please answer a question. >> That uh answer will be strick and the jurors will disregard it. Ma'am, if you don't understand the question, please ask. Okay. >> Council to restate it. >> Thank you, your honor. >> Sunny was a friend of yours, wasn't she? >> No, >> Miss Adams, you texted Sunny all the time, didn't you? >> Because that was my contact. Go. >> Dang. I Sunny buying her plane tickets. Shy buying her uh trips. Now Shai and Sunny are at best associates and she the nickname Sunny stealing Sunny >> to contact for payment go to contact if I didn't have access to his card or I didn't have my money on my card to order food and we would discuss things at work. I'm going to show you a document. Take a look and see if you can recognize that as messages between you and >> just can I see what that says? Of >> course. >> Oh, and real quick, I want to say prosecution is not even fighting back. They not even pinching the defense. I just I just had to make sure we put that out there. Prosecution I I they must see it's a losing battle with this one. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay, you can have it. >> Do you recognize that document as text messages between you and Sunny? >> Yes. Yes. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Your honor, may I approach? Submit. >> Document doesn't have numbers on it. So, I'm just going to direct >> um Do you see where the messages start on Thursday, December 11th? >> Yes. >> At at 7:44 a.m. You see that? >> Yes. >> Um and this is an exchange between you and Sunny, right? >> Yes. And you you write to her, "Morning, did you change my door code?" Right. Yes. >> And that's what you were just talking about. Each door has its own door code in Steph Digs Home, right? >> Yes. >> And you were having trouble getting into your door code on December 11th. >> Yes. >> And had you been having trouble getting into your door code since you got back on the evening of the 9th and 10th? >> When I walked in on the 9th, it was it pushed right open. >> Okay. All right. So, it changed in somewhere around there >> when the morning maybe when I walked out the door. Um, that morning I made breakfast. If I'm not mistaken, that's the morning that um >> Yeah, ma'am. I'm just going to stop you because it's not responsive. >> All right. >> All right. So, on December 11th at 7:44, you asked Sunny, "Did you change my door code?" And she says, "No, I don't know the code." >> Right. >> She doesn't have access to change codes. >> And she says, "Rich." Who's rich? Rich was like um somebody that helped around the house. >> He was like a maintenance guy. >> I don't call him that. >> Someone to help around the house. >> He did a lot of stuff for Mr. Digs. >> Okay. >> He was in a mainten >> Okay. Um and you say to Sunny, I asked, he hasn't answered yet. >> And then you say they changed it, right? >> Yes. >> Sunny asks, "Who changed it? Your honor, may we be seen a side by side bars to the sidebars. Hold on. They didn't take too long. Let me see. Changed it. And what did you say to Sunny? >> He said they. He said they. So, >> what else did you say to Sunny? >> He said, "Hey, so Steph and the language white bitch." >> I'm sorry. >> What? I said he said >> now before she finishes reading this, did the attorney not say what did you say? I don't know if she said what did he say. >> So, Steph and the white [ __ ] When you said he said they, the he in that sentence was staff, right? >> Yes. No. Yeah. Yes. >> And the they, who was that? >> Them two together. >> So your testimony is So the white [ __ ] is that Lindsay? >> Yes. >> Okay. All right. So, was that the kind of thing you said to your coworker? >> Yes, because she called me a [ __ ] first. >> I see. So, you were kind of friendly with Sunny. >> Yes, >> you shared stuff with her. >> Sunny disliked her, too. >> Okay. She shared that. >> They had their own thing before I came. >> And then if I could ask you to turn to um tab D in your binder, which is exhibit four. And I'm sorry to do this, but if you could look the numbers at the bottom right, the number that begins um sorry, that ends 178. You there? >> Okay. And so that text exchange with Sunny, that was at 7:44 a.m. on December 11th. >> Yes. All right. And if you look at these messages on page 178 of exhibit 4, this um blue message at the top is something that you sent on December 11th, 7:52 a.m. Do you see that? >> Yes. >> And you sent it to Steph. >> Yes. >> What did you say to Steph? >> Did Lindsay change my door code and why can't I get into my room? >> Okay. And then you and Steph kind of have a back and forth about the codes and why can't you get in, right? >> Yes. >> All right. >> Oh, never mind. Lindsay is not the one that steals. I was about to say her nickname should have been something else, but it was Stephanie that steals. Wait, stealing. No, Sunny. Sunny steals. >> I remember that. That's not listed here, though. Okay. And meanwhile, you're also having a text exchange with with Sunny about Stefan the white [ __ ] right? >> Yes. >> Objection, your honor. >> Yes. I'm back and thank you honor. As stated at sidebar, that objection is sustained. Let's move on. >> Thank you, honor. Um, so you and Steph have some back and forth that same morning, December 11th, right? >> Yes. in text message and he explains to you if you can turn the page to uh two pages in to page 180. He explains to you I didn't know if you were come going if he was going come back or not so I had him changed >> right >> Stephan know why he had the door lock changed. >> Is that what he wrote to you on December 11th in the morning? >> Yes. Okay. And what did you respond? It's right there on the same page in the blue bubble. >> No, it's not. >> Lord. Oh, Lord. >> And if you can turn the page, >> she just ready to fight. It's literally in front of her. I saw the blue bubble from my screen. She just ready to fight. >> Steph wrote [ __ ] You was saying it was like it was over with. I was like, well, >> you understood he was talking about the text fight you had on December 2nd, right? >> No. >> Yeah. What did you respond to Steph? >> I said no. >> I'm sorry. >> I said no. I didn't say. You didn't understand that he was talking about the last time that you saw each other on December 2nd, which is the day you got in the text fight about Lindsay and you not going to Miami. Me and Stefan had arguments all the time, like not all the time, often. And it would just fly over, but it wasn't as it didn't turn into a fight like it did. I needed to come back to get my things. Let's see what you what did you respond to Stefan on December 11th and this is now nine days after you were assaulted supposedly. >> I was assaulted. It wasn't supposedly. >> What did you respond to? Steph was very emo. Sorry I made you feel that way. I don't want to leave. I want to take stay to take care of you as long as I need you. >> Is that what she said? That's what she said to Steph. >> And you sent him a second message. >> Really sorry, Steph. >> You were angry with him on December 2nd. You already that >> I needed to be nice to Stefan in order to get my paid to leave. >> I'm sorry. You were texting. >> I needed to be nice to Stefan in order to get my paid to leave. Let's talk about your pay. >> Yes. >> Without her other testimony, it is hard for if someone's not covered under HR and stuff for a woman to get just paid without having to be really nice. So, I I would take that. I would, but her other testimony has killed this for me. You admit that you were apologizing to him about December 2nd and your behavior, don't you? >> I was being nice to Stefan to get back in his good graces to get paid. >> You were apologizing for your >> Not by choice. >> You were apologizing to Stefan Diggs by text on December 11th for your behavior on December 2nd. >> Not by choice. >> Is that a yes? >> That's a not by choice. It's a yes or no question, ma'am. >> I don't know what that would be. A yes or no question. >> It's a yes or no question. >> If the witness is saying she can't answer that yes or no, she can uh have the answers. >> Okay. >> All right. So, your claim, I guess, is that Steph owed you money? It's not a guess. Stefan did back wages. Wages owed. >> It was wages. I think you should use the correct language >> cuz that's the language she used in her lawsuit. The She can use any word she want to to ask you the question. Oh, she she's combative. >> The correct language is wages. >> Civil lawsuit. >> I don't have a civil lawsuit. You were paid $2,000 per week to cook for him, right? >> Yes. >> And if you used your own money to buy groceries, you were reimbursed for that. >> Yes. >> And when you were hired to work as Steph's chef, you didn't have to fill out a job application, right? >> I stated previously, me and Stefan had an interpersonal relationship that went professional. >> So, is that a no? I did not. >> I don't know how to answer that question. Yes or no? out a job application. >> I don't know how to answer that question. Yes or no? >> Ma'am, did you fill out a job application? >> No. >> No. >> No. >> Next question. >> You didn't have any employment contract or anything? >> Yes, we did. And that that's if they didn't if they truly didn't, that's a mistake to not have a contract cuz they say Judge Million would say friends stay friends when they write contracts. That's how you stay friends. So then nobody got off the memory of what we agreed to in the beginning. But I remember it differently this way. Four-year friendship, you stay friends with a contract that is clear language. Clear and plain language. I'mma go back to see her uh what she said about the contract thing, but also um what else did the other question they just asked her that she was like, I don't understand the question, but it was a clear yes or no. Oh, did you have to did she say, "Did you have to apply for the job?" Right? That was the other question. And she was being difficult with that. That's that's easy. is yes or no. >> Next question. >> You didn't have any employment contract or anything? >> Yes, we did. >> Did you sign a written employment contract? >> We had a verbal text contract. >> Okay. Um, you didn't have to interview with anyone to get the job, right? >> He knew my skills. >> Okay. So on December 1st, this is the day before you um say you were assaulted, you submitted an invoice to be paid, didn't you? >> Yes. >> And can you explain to the jury? So you did weren't just automatically paid. >> I was supposed to be. They sent maybe two automatic payments and then the rest was I would have to go through Sunny, >> right? You'd have to confirm with Sunny you worked that week, right? I will have to um not that I confirm I live there so it wasn't never a confirmation. >> She was there a lot too, right? >> No. >> Okay. So, you did have to confirm with Sunny if you worked there or not. >> Not that I worked. I had to confirm with Sunny my reimbursements. I lived there. And on December 1st, what you did was you took an invoice for money you claimed you were owed, right? >> It's not a claim. It's money that I was owed. >> You submitted an invoice on December 1st for payment, right? >> I don't recall. I don't know the exact date. That actually would help her to remember cuz if she submitted a invoice for payment on December 1st, then she was attacked December 2nd, that's actually one she should remember. It could it could indirectly help her, you know, because then it wouldn't have been about the assault or anything. She was already asking for her money. Have you seen this document before? Um, yes. >> It's an email dated December 4, 2025 from Melissa. >> I saw that in a text screenshot. That email that Melissa has of mine was not working at the time. This was a screenshot that Stefan sent me. I never received this email. >> Okay. This is an email from Melissa Goddard. >> I never received it to my email. >> Did you see the text of this message before? I seen a screenshot similar. I can't recall >> the exact message. >> Would you like me to give you a document for you? >> Yes. Oh, sorry, your honor. I um if you want to um Give the jury a break. It's just going to take me a couple of minutes. >> Sure. Why don't we just take a five minute stretch break? Your >> honor, I just don't want to waste time. >> Prosecution better tell her to get her head back cool. You're doing the most. And our objections aren't sticking. >> The page. Did you see the >> Thank you, Anna. May I proceed? >> Yes. We were just looking at um an email and you didn't remember you said you hadn't received it in that form. If you can turn the page, did you see the invoice? >> Yes. >> And that was your invoice, right? >> Yes. >> And you said on that invoice dated December 1st, right? >> Yes. >> That you were owed payment of $2,000 for three three weeks in November. Right. >> Yes. And you were owed grocery reimbursement for $3,1796, right? >> Yes. >> And that was what you submitted to get payment. >> Yes. >> And you said you didn't receive this email, but you remembered getting it by text message, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. And so you have read and you you remember seeing the substance of this email. True. >> Yes. >> Okay. And this is a response to your invoice, right? I don't recall because Stefan was refusing to pay me for the week he sent me home. >> Well, Melissa Goddard writes on December 4th. I appreciate you may not have received this on December 4th, but she writes, "Thank you for providing an invoice. I've attached a readable PDF." Hang on. Yeah. So, it seems like we should have been doing these invoices and and like thank you Bamb Bam for specifying this is a reimbursement invoice, not payment for service invoice because that does make a difference. But it seems like we should have been invoicing for services and reimbursements because it seems like there's professional replies when we're invoicing for reimbursements. Not this other informal being paid. sound like it almost sound like she was being paid through Cash App or something with uh when he sent her money and and it turned out, Miss Adams, you had gotten paid for two of the three weeks that you said you hadn't gotten paid for. Right. >> This is missing a whole lot of stuff. >> The yes or no question. >> I can't answer your question correctly without the proper evidence. >> Your honor, may I approach? You may. You recognize this document as text exchanges between you and Sunny. >> Yes. >> Dated December 9, 2025. >> Yes. And you're the person in the bubbles on the left. >> Yes. >> And you write to Sunni. Hey, so I looked over my transfers payment history and they sent payments 117 and 1121 totaling $4,000. See that? >> Yes. >> So you knew that you had actually been paid for two of those three weeks that you tried to get paid for again, right? >> What's your What's your name? I never got your name. >> Did you know that? I was trying to address you by your name. >> Oh, so now she trying to intimidate. Girl, this this is cooked. I don't even know why we need a day two of the trial at this point. This is We're done here. This woman ate her up so bad. Oh my god. I didn't get your name. No, don't don't manipulate. You're done, ma'am. because I >> answer >> I'm not this I I don't know. I can't answer that question correctly. >> You knew on December 9th that you had been paid for two of the three weeks you said you hadn't been paid for, didn't you? >> I don't I can't I don't understand the question. >> You just acknowledged you wrote it to Sunny. I was supposed to be paid for the week I was sent home. So, I sent the incorrect amount because I didn't know he wasn't paying me for that week. >> Right. So, you saw $6,000 instead of $2,000. >> That's the my calculations was >> right. And once and so that last week, that was a week you didn't work, right? >> Because I was sent home, >> right? So, you weren't in the kitchen cooking. >> Mr. Dig sent me home because he had girls at the house. >> Whatever you're going to ask responsive, your honor. >> Yes, M. Adams, you >> I'm sorry. >> Do you understand the question you're being asked? >> I don't question answer question. All right. >> I feel like she's a very intelligent person. Um cuz I think she said she got her degree in psychology. She didn't drop out. She just changed her passion later on. Um as we are known to do. I think she understands these questions perfectly. But it's getting a little too close. The heat's turning up. >> If it's confusing to you, she will restate it. Council, did you restate your question? >> Yes. So, you weren't in the kitchen cooking that week, right? >> No. >> Okay. If you can turn back to tab D, the page that ends 171. This is exhibit four. It has been marked and admitted into evidence. Let me know when you get there. >> I'm in D. >> You're there. Mhm. So, these are both uh on this page, these are both blue bubbles. So, this is your text messages, right? >> Yes. >> All right. And on December 9th, 2025 at 2:27, you text Steph Diggs, right? >> Yes. >> And what do you say to Steph Diggs on December 9th? >> Oh, girl, what did you say? What did you say? She's making me have trepidation now. Um, there was something I was going to say. Yes, Iris may be interested in this because if you can paid through cash app, well, cash out makes you change your account now, too, if you hit over a certain amount. But, uh, yeah, she's I don't know about her taxes situation. He needs to pay via a traceable way, electronic check, not a paper check. Just so there's a traceable way it went to a checking account. He need He does need to get his house in order. Um, who said that earlier? He has to get his house in order. He needs to be more professional because the the this gray and and this this ambiguity is making this time she made herself look so bad. The next person may learn from her and do better. I also think that um her she's being combative because as this case is going on, her case, the civil case seems like it's wink is getting weaker and weaker as well. You know, like it's kind of they're parallel right now. So, it's not going too well in their civil case either if they're going to be able to look back at some of this, which I don't know if they can do that, but I I feel like I don't know. >> You need help. What's the last >> 171? I can help if >> I said can she call I'm sorry the second the second text passage. >> Read the second text message. >> Yes, please. >> Without reading the messages before >> the first and we can talk about who you're asking about. That's fine. >> I was told to contact Melissa about my pay. >> Okay. So, I responded, "Can I know? Can she call me or can I call her?" >> And Melissa, just so the record's clear, is Melissa Goddard, right? >> Yes. >> She's Steph Dig's bookkeeper. >> That's what I was told. >> She's the person who wrote that email on December 4th informing you that you had been already paid for two of the three weeks you were looking for, right? >> I didn't receive that email. >> Understood. So, you were asking if she could call you or you could call her, right? I was told to reach out to her. >> You could talk to her, right? >> Yes. >> And you never called her, did you? >> Yes, I did. >> What did you say in the second? >> I asked him for the number. >> I'm sorry. And what? >> I asked him for Melissa Godard's number. >> The number is right on the email that you got in text form. >> I But that was later time. >> This was December 4th. The email is from December 4th. The text message you're about to read is 5 days later, December 9th. What I'm trying to say to you is that that text message was sent at a later date to me. >> On December 9th, you acknowledged to Sunny that you knew you had been overpaid. >> I'm sorry. >> Overpay. >> I'm sorry. >> Underpaid. >> You knew that four of the $6,000 you were seeking, you had already received. And the last week that you hadn't been paid for was the week you weren't there. And now if you can read this text message that you sent to Steph Diggs on that same day, December 9th. >> Hi. So I looked over the payments. Hi. So I looked over the payments. Are you not paying me for the week you told me to go home? If not, that's fine. And just for my past employers, when I'm asked not to work, I'm still paid because this is I'm only with them for the season. >> It was full of >> But did you have a contract to just be paid by the season? Because even if that's your norm from previous employers, if y'all didn't have a formal agreement about that, he's not expected to pay you for the season. You didn't agree to that. You can't read your mind or know what other people do. You have to set the expectations and just she's for she's in her 40s. I'm in my 40s. I'm not age shaming. She's in her 40s and she's not doing to me the bare minimum of someone that has made this her career. And now, because I had to catch up cuz I had to go I had to go downstairs earlier. Did the attorney just get to the point where the only part she has not been paid for is the weeks she was sent home and everything else were we're were good were zeroed out to save them. It said the the season. >> So that takes care of all of the weeks that you said you weren't paid for on December 1st, right? >> The weeks that I sent to him calculated was adding in that week, >> right? Two weeks you had already been paid for, one week you didn't work, and you told Steph on December 9th, if you don't want to pay that, that's fine. Right. >> Yes. >> All right. You also sought $3,1796 in reimbursement for money you claimed you spent on groceries. >> Yes. >> That was on December 1st. >> That's the day I sent the email. Okay. >> The text is honey >> and >> you you knew that you needed to submit submit receipts to justify that level of expense on groceries. >> I swear I did. Yes. Is your testimony here under oath that you submitted receipts justifying $3,1796 spent on groceries out of your money? >> It was um it was messed up. They were my was off. Something was off. Some receipts were the wrong receipt and we cleared it up. >> So something was messed up about that, right? >> Yes. Uh, you talked about an NDA, a non-disclosure agreement. Um, Melissa asked you to return an NDA, right? >> No. >> I'm sorry. >> No. >> Before we touch more on this NDA part, can you get workman's comp as a contracted employee? And I mean workman's comp in the sense of you didn't get like a third-party insurance or something to to cover you in case you needed workman's comp because it's an affleck or something do workman's comp. So real question as a contracted employee are you entitled to work miss comp? Is that just a right as if you just work for somebody period no matter how you work for them you can get work miss comp? Because while I'm wait for y'all to answer that then I I might have something else to come back and say. Sunny asked me. You received an email from Melissa Goddard on on December 13th, right? >> Melissa and Sunny, I was having problems with the email. The same email. >> Answer no question, ma'am. >> I can't answer that correctly. >> Approach. >> Oh, they about to approach this bench again. Oh, no. They're about to approach. And I said bench. I did not say the B word cuz I know I'm like, "Oh, that sounded close." B N C H is what I said. Um, but I think they're about to approach her. Okay. So, California, yes, with insurance. Bam Bam says if she's a 1099 employee, she has to get her own insurance. Academic said for California to get insurance through the state. This is the reason why I'm I'm bringing this back up because do y'all remember when the defense attorney said, "Is this something related to your lawsuit or whatever?" And she said, "No, that's a workman's comp. It's not It's for workers comp. is not a lawsuit or what she I know she say it's not a lawsuit but I feel like she opened a lawsuit but if you're trying to get workman's comp I thought you would go through um your insurance however you got the insurance to make sure you cover work workers comp I thought that's what you would get how you would get the money so I'm I'm now I'm questioning where's this lawsuit because she's like my attorney says it's workman's comp workman's comp all right which is why the lawyer asked them about contracts right how I see it Right, right, right, right. All right. While they still getting settled, then my question is, okay. Um, okay. Ace Musha said, "Work work miss comp would not apply unless she gets elective coverage." Academic said, "Yep, because someone working on my house got hurt and I didn't have to pay anything." So, we're talking about insurance again. Coverage. Okay. You might have had coverage through your insurance to make sure you didn't, you know, but they got paid. Okay. Then uh hold on. Oh no, you said you didn't have to pay anything. Then Bam Bam says she's trying to say she was injured on the job. Isn't that what work Miss Comp is for when you're injured on the job? But so that's why I'm going back to Wouldn't that be a insurance thing, not a lawsuit thing? Erica said if even if she's paint on the table, she's likely covered. They were undocumented. Got you. Academic. Yeah, they're in Massachusetts. Yep. But I just it still feels like this is something you go through your insurance on. And you might have an insurance attorney, but the way the defense attorney brought it up is as if she's suing him, not going through her insurance or his insurance, whoever's to get workman's comp. >> Do you recognize that as an email you received from Melissa Goddard on December 13th? >> Yes. >> And the subject line is NDA payment. >> Yes. She tells you she's Melissa, Mr. Digs's bookkeeper, >> right? >> Yes. >> So, you hadn't talked to her before December 13th because she's introducing herself right now. >> Yes. >> Okay. She says, "Please return the completed NDA provided to you by Sunny to this email address, right?" >> Yes. >> This is required for employment with Mr. Digs or any of his entities, >> right? >> Yes. >> Funny has an NDA, doesn't she? I'm not sure. >> You don't know? >> I don't talk to Sunny about her business. But Mr. Digs, >> right? >> But you talk about something cuz you call her uh Steel and Sunny, right? Don't you call her Still and Sunny? So, how do you know he didn't gift her those watches that you're saying she stole if you don't talk to her about the business between her and Stefan? You said she steals. How How do you know that? There >> you had some text messages with Mr. Diggs on December 13th, right after you got that email, didn't you? >> I don't recall the date. I would like to see. >> Let's go to back to exhibit four. It's tab D, page 195. Let me know when you're there, please. You there? >> Mhm. >> And again, this big blue text bubble right here at the top, that's from you, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. and you write to Steph on December 13, 2025, you sitting here playing in my face. It's 700 some comments and none saying you effing Lindsay. Not a one. So if I told someone that why it's not in a blog, you're still talking about that blog, that anonymous blog that caused you to get mad at Steph on December 2nd, right? when he chose to believe Lindsay over you. >> I'll I'll clarify. Thank you, Mr. Virtue. On December 13th, you're still mad about the issue that led to Steph believing Lindsay over you. From my recollection, he didn't. >> I'm sorry. On December 13th, >> I can't answer that question correctly. >> Without the previous text, >> she keeps making me forget the question that's being asked. >> You write not a one. So, if I told someone that, why it's not in a blog? You believe it. And now sign an NDA. Send me my money. You sitting here playing in my face. Isn't that what you said? >> Yes. >> Okay. You were mad about the NDA because you thought you had to sign it because he Steph believed you leaked something, right? >> Yes. >> Didn't have anything to do with an assault. >> What did you say? You thought the fact that you were being asked to sign an NDA was an indication that Stefan still didn't trust you. >> No. >> Then but you're talking about Lindsay and a blog to him the same day you get an email from Melissa asking you to sign an NDA. Right. >> Stefan knew that. I know. I can't answer that question >> without explaining. If I told someone that why it's not in a blog, you believe it and now sign an NDA. Those are your words, right? >> It was now sign after you assault me. I had information on you. >> You didn't say >> and you think I was leaving. >> Ma'am, it's not responsive. You didn't say anything. Oh, they punching that last hole because it does at the surface make him look guilty if he all of a sudden wants an NDA after he allegedly assaults her. But they're saying the text message when the NDA came up is because he believes she's out there just leaking information of the household and stuff and and she didn't write him back about cuz you know if you writing impassionate like you're upset you gonna say you just want me sign this NA because of what you did to me. But she said, "You think I wrote this blog and I didn't write this blog." It would have said other stuff had I uh leaked something or wrote Oh, okay. So, there's the whole we're punching in the NDA portion. Got it. Got it. >> About an assault when you talked about an NDA, did you? >> It does not change the fact that I was assaulted. >> You talked about Lindsay in a blog and he believed >> it does not change the fact I was assaulted. The first time you connected an NDA with an assault was when you went in to talk to officer Ellis on December 16th to make a police report, right? >> Yes. Because I noticed the behavior. And that was the same officer that you didn't need to be honest with about some of the details about your relationship with Steph, what happened on December 2nd, when you left your position, why you went back to his house on December 9th. True. >> I don't understand the question. Can you repeat it? you. All of those things that you said to Officer Ellis on December 16th were not true. You had a fight with Stefon Diggs on December 2nd over text about Lindsay and a blog and him believing Lindsay, not about money, right? >> It was about money. The last text that I sent to Mr. Digs was about money. >> It was a bit of a compound question. >> Sustain. >> Yes, sustain. >> It's true, your honor. Uh, I will let's turn back to the text messages between you and Steph after you sent that text message to him on the 13th connecting the NDA with Steph's believing Lindsay. >> I didn't say believe in Lindsay. >> There's no question in front of me at the moment. You and Stefan got in another text argument about that issue, right? And if you could turn to page 2011, the green bubble is Stefan, right? >> Yes. and he writes to you on December 13th. Here you go. Don't worry about Melissa and you don't got to worry about working moving forward. I never told nobody not to pay you. They said you were ow you owed money. You knew that, right? >> Dang. What she owe money for? Cuz y'all know how to step out. But did they go over why she would owe money to them? >> No. You knew somebody. You knew that Melissa calculated the receipts that you submitted and determined that you had been overpaid, didn't you? >> No. >> Okay. They said you owed money, says Steph, to you on December 13th. Here go that bread you was supposedly owed. I guess that's what he said to you, right? >> Yes. >> And he Apple paid you $2,000, didn't he? >> Yes. And then he left another $2,000 on the stair railing in his home for you. >> And that was for the week that I was there. >> That was for the week of December 9th when you worked, right? And he asked you three times in your text message, "What else do I owe you?" And you never gave him a number, did you? >> I say they owe me grocery. I had given Sunny the grocery reimbursement, the person that was my contact for >> so she can't answer a question in her text messages or on the stand receipts too. >> I thought you just testified there was a mixup with the numbers. >> Yes, but I had talked to her about that. We had came up with the exact numbers after she added up the receipts. >> You understood that Steph fired you that day, right? >> I was leaving. Okay. But you waited until he told you you don't have to work here anymore and he paid you $4,000. >> I came back for my money because I didn't have money to leave >> to. So the record's clear. You came back on December 9th >> to get my money that I was owed. >> You worked and then on December 13th, Steph told you you didn't need to work there anymore. Right. >> I had already had in my mind that I was quitting. But you didn't though. He had to fire you. >> I just came back to get my money. >> You were furious with Steph on December 13th, weren't you? >> No. >> No. >> No. >> Do you remember that Shy Charles was actually at Steph's house that day? >> Yes. >> And she was braiding his hair. >> Yes. >> And she was staying downstairs. She was going to stay overnight. >> Yes. And she finished braiding his hair around midnight. >> Yes. >> And then you came down from your room to talk to Shai. >> Yes. >> And you did that cuz she was your friend. >> My coworker. We were cool. >> And she she's the person >> Dang. Sha can't get no credit. I wanted Sha do the brace he got in court today. >> And you spent that week in New York with December 2nd, the day you were supposedly assaulted until December 9th when you came back to the Denim House, right? And you sat with Shine. You talked to her until 3 in the morning, didn't you? >> Yes. >> You told her you were finished with Steph Davis, didn't you? >> I told her I was I told her in the middle of the week I was coming back to get my money and I wasn't going I was trying not to be there when she came to braid his hair. >> You made Shai a kind of confession in that conversation, didn't you? >> A kind of confession. >> Yeah. You told her Steph was going to pay. No, I did not. I do not recall. >> I'm going to remind you, you're under oath, and I'll ask you that question again. Did you or did you not sit with Shai Charles on December 13th, a few hours after you were fired from your job, and tell Shai that Steph Diggs was going to pay? >> No. >> Did you tell Shai you were going to sue Stefan? >> No. your job and tell Shai that Steph Diggs was going to pay. >> No. >> Did you tell Shai you were going to sue Stefan? >> No. So, after you were fired on the 13th, you stayed in the house, I think you said, two more days, right? >> I wasn't fired. >> After Steph Diggs told you you didn't need to work there anymore and paid you all the money >> that day you went back >> that you claimed you were owed, >> you stayed in the house for two more days, right? >> I had to get a plane ticket and I had to find somewhere to stay. >> Okay. And then when you left his house, you went to the Denim Police Station. No, >> you went to the Damon police station on December 16th. >> I left his house on the 15th. >> You testified and on your direct examination, you left on the 16th. >> I left Stefan's house on the 15th. I went to Denton Police Station on the 16th. >> Okay. And you told them he'd assaulted you 14 days before >> on December the 2nd. >> And you had to pick a day that was long enough ago that it would explain why you didn't have any injuries, right? ction >> the state. >> Part of the lesson you were going to teach Steph was to make a false police report. Isn't that true? >> Objection. >> Well, I'll ask a different question. Your report that you made, it's missing a lot of detail. Would you agree? >> Yes. I was afraid to tell the relationship between me and Stefanics. >> It's missing more than that. >> No, it's not. >> In your opinion, it isn't. >> Okay. >> It's missing more of the text that was shared in the morning. >> Okay. >> It would exposed a lot of things and I still was trying to protect him and myself. >> You actually recanted your own statements, didn't you? No, I can't. >> So, you know, the criminal complaint in this case issued on December 29th. >> Right. >> What? No, I don't know that. >> Well, you are the complainant in the case. Is it your testimony you weren't notified that this case was going to be brought forward to the court? >> I don't recall. I don't >> It was big news. >> I don't No one reached to me that I recollect. You reached out to Steph's girlfriend at the time after this complaint was made public, right? Because in the police report, I had not listened to the voice note. I just read the voice note. I was afraid she knew. I was afraid. >> Um, ma'am, it's a yes or no question. >> I can't answer that question. >> After this complaint became public on December 29th, you reached out to Steph's girlfriend, didn't you? >> I can't recall the date, but yes. >> May I approach you, honor? actually approach. >> It's getting hot in that room for her. >> Going to recessing for the day. >> And I want to remind you uh not to discuss this case with anyone, >> including your fellow jurors, family members, or friends. And I also want to state you're not to allow anyone to touch this subject with you or in your presence. I'm going to ask you not to stop in the public areas of the courthouse to leave the courthouse directly and then tomorrow morning to return directly to the jury. All right? And again, you must not read, watch, or listen any news accounts or media reports about this case, and you must not conduct any independent investigation of any kind, including on the internet or otherwise. So, please keep an open mind. Do not form or express any opinions about the case until it is submitted to you for your deliberation. We will resume tomorrow. I'm going to ask you to be in the jury room by 8:45. All right. With all of that caution, have a nice night and thank you for your attention today. >> Y'all, if I was a juror, oh my god, my face and my posture would be telling exactly where I'm thinking right now. She they be like the the the not the defense, the prosecution be like, "All right, we lost the jaw. She's She's not buying this at all." Cuz I could not control everything. I I know you're not supposed to do too much movement, but I'm I swear to God, I'd be holding the bridge in my nose. I roll my eyes a few times because this is just so bad. And then to be combative and you don't want to answer straightforward questions. Um, yeah, it's all entertainment at this point. Academic, I'mma have to agree with you. Erica said, "If you can never answer any questions, you have no business suing anybody, right?" She really she's really going to break out in a sweat now. Yeah. Yeah. I would I would I'm like, "Girl." Oh, and I just don't think I can control everything. I'm I'mma giggle. Something's happening. This is why I would be kicked out. They be like, "Jur number 42 was replaced with cuz no, she didn't know how to act." Um, right. Back to that ace shot. I'm not saying he didn't have a physical altercation with her, but I saw nor heard absolutely nothing to not have doubt. And that's the juror's charge. Jury's charge, sorry. They have to they could only rule that way if they were beyond a reasonable doubt. And there is so much reasonable doubt in this one. So, as we know, we already know how this is going. I Okay, I have to Okay, look. I got to work um I work tomorrow. If I can, I want to get most of day two done tomorrow, but if I can't, Friday evening is my best time or afternoon, whatever, is my best next time to try to do this. So hopefully tomorrow night we watch day two. If not, we're gonna watch it Friday. So I hope y'all that came over here will come back and look for that. Um, if you're a free member on Patreon, I do a live alert most times for the really good stuff at least. And I also, if you're a YouTube member, you get the live alerts, too. So that's the best way you'll know because YouTube sucks. It's not going to notify you manually most times. But yeah, this was good. I didn't know it was like this. Thank you, academic. She acts like she was the defendant. Right. Right. Erica, she said, "I don't know what a criminal complaint is, ma'am." All right, y'all. But I will see y'all later. Have a good evening. Bye.