The fourth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex-trafficking trial featured dramatic testimony about the rap mogul dangling a woman from a 17th-floor balcony and buying damning surveillance footage with $100,000 in cash in a paper bag, while a former girlfriend using the pseudonym “Jane” got emotional on the witness stand as she described being forced to participate in marathon “freak-offs.”

Combs is accused of using violence, money and blackmail to force women to participate in elaborate, drug-fueled sex shows called “freak-offs” — charges that Combs denies, saying his sex parties were consensual. Federal prosecutors have been presenting the case to a jury in New York since early May.

The trial’s fourth week began on Monday (June 2) with the cross-examination of Combs’ former assistant, who’s using the pseudonym “Mia” in the trial. Mia testified that Combs sexually assaulted her numerous times during her employment, according to reporting from the New York Times.

On Tuesday (June 3), a security officer at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles told the jury that Combs gave him a brown paper bag full of $100,000 in cash in exchange for now-infamous surveillance footage of the rapper violently beating his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. That video is a centerpiece of the prosecution’s case against Combs.

“He said not to make any big purchases,” testified the security officer, Eddy Garcia, according to the Times.

Prosecutors will likely point to Garcia’s testimony to back their claim that Combs used money and the power of his businesses to obstruct justice, a central piece of their racketeering conspiracy charge, while Team Combs has said he was merely trying to prevent bad publicity in buying the footage.

Wednesday (June 4) brought more dramatic testimony, this time from Ventura’s friend Bryana Bongolan. Bongolan alleged that Combs dangled her from the 17th-floor balcony of Ventura’s apartment in 2016, an incident that Ventura previously chronicled in her civil lawsuit that sparked Combs’ downfall.

“I have night terrors and paranoia and scream in my sleep at times,” Bongolan testified about the lasting psychological impact of that night, according to CNN.

Bongolan also told the jury that she once witnessed Combs throwing a knife at Ventura, who gave lengthy testimony at the beginning of the trial about years of alleged abuse. Another time, Bongolan said, Combs threatened her life at a photoshoot.

“He came up really close to my face and said something around the lines of, ‘I’m the devil and I could kill you,’” Bongolan said.

Jurors spent the bulk of both Thursday and Friday (June 5 and June 6) hearing from an anonymous former girlfriend of Combs using the pseudonym “Jane,” the Washington Post reports. In emotional and at times tear-filled testimony, Jane said she felt obligated to participate in Combs’ freak-offs because he paid her rent and other bills.

The jury also watched videos of the freak-offs, in which Jane said Combs forced her to have sex with multiple male escorts over the course of more than 24 hours at a time. She said Combs rejected her requests to use condoms and wouldn’t let her take breaks when she was in pain.

Jane’s testimony often mirrored that of Ventura; notably, both women claimed that Combs coerced them into performing sex acts that the rapper’s defense lawyers insist were consensual. This came through in text messages between Jane and Combs that were entered into evidence.

“I don’t want to play this role in your life anymore. It’s dark, sleazy and makes me feel disgusted with myself,” wrote Jane in one message. “I don’t want to feel obligated to perform these nights with you in fear of losing the roof over my head.”

“Girl stop,” Combs replied.

Jane is set to return to court on Monday (June 9) for more testimony. The trial is scheduled to continue for up to another month.

Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem continues its reign atop the ARIA Albums Chart, holding steady at No. 1 for a third consecutive week.

With this run, the album becomes the longest-running No. 1 by a country artist in Australia in nearly a decade, since Lee Kernaghan’s Spirit of the Anzacs spent four weeks at the summit in 2015. The all-time country record remains Shania Twain’s Come On Over, which dominated for 20 non-consecutive weeks in 1999.

Wallen is also making waves on the ARIA Singles Chart, landing at No. 14 this week with “What I Want,” featuring Tate McRae.

Speaking of McRae, the Canadian pop star debuts at No. 5 with “Just Keep Watching,” her contribution to the Brad Pitt-led F1 soundtrack. The track, co-written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, becomes her 11th top 20 hit on the ARIA chart. Her highest-charting single to date, “Greedy,” peaked at No. 2 in 2023.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s Reputation rockets from No. 34 to No. 2 this week following the news that she has secured the master rights to her first six albums. Four of those — Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) — have been re-recorded and released. The exceptions are Reputation and her 2006 self-titled debut. In recent interviews, Swift has confirmed that she has completed “less than a quarter” of Reputation (Taylor’s Version). The original album previously spent two weeks at No. 1 in 2017.

Miley Cyrus also enters the albums chart this week, with Something Beautiful debuting at No. 4. It’s her ninth studio album and eighth to chart inside the top 20 in Australia. Three of her albums have gone all the way to No. 1 — Breakout (2008), Bangerz (2013), and Endless Summer Vacation (2023). As Hannah Montana, she also charted three top 20 albums.

On the Aussie front, beloved indie rockers Cloud Control re-enter the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 19 with their 2010 debut Bliss Release, following their surprise reunion after a seven-year hiatus. The album originally peaked at No. 20 and earned the band critical acclaim and a devoted local following. Their highest-charting release remains Dream Cave, which reached No. 9 in 2013.

Finally, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for an 11th straight week. The streak ties it with seven other long-running chart-toppers in Australian history, including Wings’ “Mull of Kintyre,” Bryan Adams’ “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,” Spice Girls’ “Wannabe,” Drake’s “God’s Plan,” The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” 24kGoldn and Iann Dior’s “Mood,” and Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves.”

The forthcoming KISS biopic has found an unexpected star, with Nick Jonas reportedly set to portray the band’s frontman, Paul Stanley.

Per a report from Deadline, Jonas is preparing to close a deal which will see him taking on the role of KISS’ vocalist and rhythm guitarist in Shout It Out Loud. The role will also reportedly see Jonas doing his own singing as he takes on cuts from the hard rock outfit’s celebrated back catalog.

The upcoming film will be directed by McG, with a screenplay written by Darren Lemke set to go into production towards the end of the year. Deadline also reports that the highly-anticipated role of bassist Gene Simmons is yet to be cast.

Though Jonas may seem like an intriguing choice given his role as a member of the decidedly more clean-cut and pop-rock focused Jonas Brothers, he’s been a constant presence in the world of stage and screen for over two decades. 

Alongside stage credits which include productions such as Hairspray, The Sound of Music, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jonas has also appeared in films such as Goat, Midway, and the recent Jumanji franchise. He is also slated to appear alongside Paul Rudd in the forthcoming musical comedy Power Ballad.

The KISS biopic has been in the works since 2021, with manager Doc McGhee revealing in early 2023 that it would initially arrive the following year, with Shout It Out Loud reportedly set to focus on the group’s early period.

“It’s a biopic about the first four years of KISS,” McGhee explained. “We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, it’s already done, we have a director, McG. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”

KISS first formed in New York City in 1973, with their self-titled debut arriving the following year. Their hard rock stylings and theatrical stage presence made them one of the most iconic bands of the era, with the group being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. 

The veteran group would perform their final show in December 2023 following their lengthy End of The Road tour, and are reportedly set to launch a digital avatar show in Las Vegas in 2027

It’s officially Tha Carter VI time. Lil Wayne is back and he unleashed the anticipated sixth installment to his Hall-of-Fame series on Friday (June 6).

Seven years after C5, Weezy returned with the next chapter for Tha Carter. He brought a star-studded cast with him that includes BigXthaPlug, Big Sean, Bono, MGK, Kodak Black, Jelly Roll and 2 Chainz.

On the production side, the New Orleans rap legend recruited Wheezy and Ye (formerly Kanye West) behind the boards.

Tha Carter VI is Weezy’s first solo album since he dropped Funeral at the top of the decade, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The last three installments of the Carter series have topped the charts.

Wayne gave fans an early taste of the first possible single with “The Days” featuring Bono, which was used as part of an NBA Finals promo by ESPN ahead of game one of the Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday (June 5).

Weezy also hopped on a FaceTime call with Justin Bieber ahead of the album’s arrival. “Checking in with [Goat],” Bieber captioned the screenshot on his Instagram Story. “It’s a painful walk but we got each other.”

Friday will be a celebratory night for Wayne, who will be headlining Madison Square Garden in NYC for the first time as a solo artist, while delivering the live debut of Tha Carter VI for the lucky Big Apple fans in attendance.

The performance will kick off Tha Carter VI Tour before going on a hiatus for a few weeks and picking up again later this month for a loaded 34-date trek across North America, which includes stops in Atlantic City, N.J.; Toronto; Cincinnati; Minneapolis; Milwaukee; Detroit; Phoenix, Seattle; Los Angeles; Austin; Dallas; Atlanta and more before finishing in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 2.

Avid Wayne fans can shop a plethora of C6 merch bundles on his website featuring collaborations with Barriers and BAPE.

Stream Tha Carter VI below.