Update
5/22/25 6:20 PM PT — In an earlier version of this story — and others on TMZ.com — we incorrectly identified one of the photos of the alleged sex workers as “Jules.” The man prosecutors labeled “Exhibit 2A-628” is not Jules, the man Cassie testified was with Diddy and her at the L.A. Intercontinental Hotel in March 2016.
While the government says the man displayed in court as “Exhibit 2A-628” was an “escort” hired to hook up with Cassie and Diddy, he is NOT the one who was with them at the Intercontinental.
He is a former star of the Showtime series, “Gigolos,” named Vin Armani, and he tells us … “I have proof that I could not possibly have been in Los Angeles on the day this Jules person (someone who is absolutely and categorically not me) supposedly was. Had any lawyer or authority ever contacted me, it would have been immediately obvious to them that any claim that I was present at the incident in question is completely false.”
Further, Vin denies any insinuation he was a “sex worker,” instead he says … “I was the star of a TV show for 6 seasons and, during that time, was a fixture in the nightlife of Las Vegas. I was a celebrity and, as a result, hung out with literally hundreds of celebrities on a regular basis. I have never had an interaction with Diddy and/or Cassie that included (or where I witnessed) violence, illegal drugs, contracting for sexual services/acts (prostitution), or the transportation of any person from anywhere to anywhere whatsoever. So, just as with the hundreds of interactions I have had with celebrities (and the thousands of interactions I have had with other people in my life), I have no knowledge of any interaction that would be pertinent in any way to a criminal case of any kind. Had any attorney or authority ever contacted me, this fact would have been plain for them to see.”
Diddy‘s alleged sex workers have finally been unmasked as Week 2 of testimony gets underway in the music mogul’s federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial in NYC.
On Monday, prosecutors released a document dump of exhibits entered into trial evidence, dropping an avalanche of photos and other information. Some of the pics showed the faces of the sex workers Diddy allegedly hired to be transported across state lines for “freak-offs” with his significant others, including Cassie.
The feds define a freak-off as Diddy, a girlfriend and a male sex worker engaging in marathon sex sessions that were often recorded by the Bad Boy Records CEO inside hotel rooms. Prosecutors say Diddy forced or coerced his girlfriends into participating in the freak-offs.
Check out the snapshots of the male escorts whose images were shown on monitors provided to each of the 12 jurors during Cassie’s testimony last week. Cassie was able to identify some of the escorts, while not remembering the names of others.
One sex worker is Jonathan Oddi, also known as Diddy/Cassie’s alleged “sex slave” who supposedly engaged in multiple freak-offs with the former couple.
Other sex workers pictured include a Los Angeles-based white man named Jake, a Miami-based Black man named Craig, a New York-based Black man named Brian on Craigslist, and a white man named Skylar featured on the companion service “Cowboys 4 Angels.”
