Okay, no intro song for this um cuz we just got to get in there. But first of all, I talk and this time I my title was short enough I got to put uh watch alone commentary. So if you don't like talking, I'm not for you. [laughter] But uh we watched day one a few days ago during this week and we were not ready. Well, some had already watched the testimony, but I was not really ready. Basically, I think she's the first trial that I've watched and I I'm not on the alleged victim's side. I acknowledge some things happen, but I think this was a toxic couple. And I've so far this will be my first time that I can recall that I am not feeling the victim. And if you've watched day one, I feel like you can understand where I'm coming from. I don't like this man. He's not a saint to me. I don't know this man. She was that bad on the stand. And um you know, it sounded like some things about she it was muddy. It was a little bit of sexual relationship going on there. And he fired her and didn't take her to Miami for Art Basel and all that stuff. And but she was still good till he fired her. But I do think they had a toxic relationship or something like that. I don't know. But we're about to go to day two. I will be talking. I especially if some fun stuff comes up. I'm telling you now cuz this this defense lawyer, she's been showing out. All right. So, we're going to start now. Skip ahead. >> This is now in session. You may be seated. Morning, your honor. Back on the record on the matter of the Commonwealth versus Stefon Diggs. >> All right. Good morning. Um, could I see counsel briefly at Sidebar, please? >> They already going to sidebar. She caused a lot of sidebars, too. The uh the alleged victim did. Mila, is that her name? It was a lot. Okay, she's back on the stand. >> You all very much. All right, with that, I think we're ready to proceed. Kaml is the witness available. I believe we're in cross. We are. You wouldn't be able to tell, but this woman right here, watch day one if you didn't watch day one of the trial. She knew how to get under skin. Just reminder, just a reminder that you're still under. >> Okay. >> And uh Miss Adams, again, as of the same as yesterday, if you could do your best to keep your voice up, that is appreciated. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> May I proceed your honor? >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Adams. On January 1st, 2026, you sent Steph's girlfriend a text message that later appeared on TMZ's website. Correct? >> Yes. And in that text message, you told Steph's girlfriend that you were so sorry, but you couldn't talk to her, right? Yes. And you told Jeff's girlfriend in that text message, "I didn't say that, especially in the way it was written." >> Yes. >> And you were talking about the statement that you made to the denim police, right? >> It was a voicemail and I didn't listen. I read the transcript, so I didn't know her voice. >> When you told Steph's girlfriend on January 1st, 2026, >> I don't understand. No question. No, sorry. Sorry. >> I haven't finished my question. >> When you told Steph's girlfriend on January 1st, 2026 in a written text message, I didn't say that. You were referring to the statements that were reported in the press that you gave to the Denim Police Department. Correct. >> I don't understand your question. >> Did you or did you not write those words? >> I don't understand your question. without further explaining. >> You can't testify under oath to this jury what you meant by the words you wrote to Steph's girlfriend on January 1st, 2026. >> I'm sorry, I don't understand your question without further explaining. >> You also asked Steph's girlfriend to quote, "Please call my mediator and she will answer everything you need to know, but only in person and confidentially. Right. >> Yes. >> Your mediator's name is Lynette Marie, right? >> Lynette Marie. >> Thank you. She's also known as Lynette Marie Turner. >> I don't know. >> You don't know your mediator's last name? >> I don't know her. She has She's married. I don't know her exact last name. >> Your mediator works for a company called LMT Global. Correct. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I just saw Wow's message. I'm trying to do the uh greetings in here. You said I was muted. It's okay. I'll just keep going. Y'all see what's happening. So, it don't I'm not even going to repeat it, but sorry about being muted earlier. >> That's her company. >> You may approach. >> Yes. [snorts] I'm showing you a corporate document from the state of Michigan. It is an amended annual report filed by LMT Global Corporation. Can you please read the name of the president of that company? >> Objection, your sign. Another sidebar. All right, let's It's a long sidebar. may be seated. >> Jurors, at this point, I I just want to be clear on on one point. All right. Um and and it's the following. You may not consider anything you heard that was stricken from the record. Uh when an answer is stricken from the record, it does not exist. And in determining uh what the facts are from this case, you're sworn to determine those facts solely and exclusively from the evidence presented. And you may not consider any answer that I have stricken. All right. All right. Thank you. [clears throat] >> Proceed. >> You may proceed. Thank you, council. >> My thing is, do they get notes on what was stricken from the rest the record? Because the things she said yesterday, my brain can't just let it go. So, do they get like these were the things that were stricken from the record? [laughter] Cuz how you supposed to remember what what was uh good and what was bad from yesterday? And then it's crazy. They wait till day two to remind them that they can't consider anything that's stricken from the record. I feel like I would say that in real time when the first thing got uh strike from the record, I would think. >> Miss Adams, three weeks ago, your lawyer demanded $5.5 million from Stefan Dicks. Correct. That is client lawyer privilege. I cannot speak on that. No, I don't think so. I think once you make a formal demand, that's out there. That that's not the personal discussion y'all had. Now, y'all might have had a discussion on should I just go from 1 million? Should I take it down from 10 to five? That's attorney client privilege. But if you've already made the demand, it's out there now. [laughter] You believe that your lawyer's communications to Stefan Diggs are covered by your attorney client privilege, ma'am? I can't answer that question. I don't know the answer to that question. >> Do you know that someone on your behalf has demanded $5.5 million from Stefan Diggs, don't you? >> I have a workers comp claim and explore all civil options. >> Ma'am, >> I don't understand. >> Are you able to answer that question? Council, restate the question, please. You know that someone on your behalf has demanded $5.5 million from Stefan Diggs? >> Do you know that, Miss Adams? >> No, I don't know. I'm sorry. I don't know how to answer the question. I don't understand. >> I have no further questions, Yiana. Thank you. >> I just realized I can't wait to the closing argument of the defense. I forgot about that part. Oh my gosh. Um there's I wish Oh my gosh. We just got to keep going. I can't even say what she's been doing. It's so much >> before we direct. May be heard at sidebar. >> Of course. Thank you. [snorts] Another sidebar. What is it when you ask for a rec? Is it to be sealed? You know, like how um I'm sure Candy asked for her divorce stuff to be sealed. Is that what it's called? To be sealed so the public can't see it because it's not even just the lawsuit that's public. if he is now given a memo about it, it's no longer attorney client privilege that she asked him for $5.5 million. Like, once y'all aren't just talking on your own, you and your attorney or mediator, whatever, unless there's a um some kind of judge's order or mediator's instruction, anything can be it's out there now. on uh cross. I believe um there's some questions about the text messages leading up to the uh assault. >> Yes. >> Um do you have a still a binder in front of you? >> Yes. >> Do you mind uh opening to section three and to the pages ending in 114? Okay. >> Would you mind reading the text messages from page 114 to 117? Okay. >> And I'm ruining that [ __ ] life. I don't think you meant to say running. That might have been a typo. I think you meant I'm ruining text message doesn't say anything. >> I won't be paying you [ __ ] >> And do you mind just saying who's saying what? >> Okay. I said the first I and ruining that [ __ ] life is what I said. Mr. Dig said I won't be paying you [ __ ] [ __ ] I look like paying you and paying another chef. Is you high, [ __ ] Who the [ __ ] gave Who the [ __ ] give you money for your business? Who the [ __ ] got to give you money for your business? I don't got to do a [ __ ] thing. And you can get whoever you want. You got my address. Tell them to come take the money then. [ __ ] you talking about? I said bet. [ __ ] I said [ __ ] Show me I'm [ __ ] Will do. >> That's awesome. >> She forgot to say who said the last ones. So Stefan says, "Show me I'm pee." And then she said, "We'll do." Just so we keep it straight cuz she forgot to say who said what on that last part. Um, >> in your uh experience as a personal chef, um, is it common practice that, uh, when chefs get, uh, sent away, they get paid for the week that they get sent away? >> Yes. Rejection >> because that's the only job I have. >> No, no, no, no. If you already had an agreement to be paid because she said on day one he was supposed to pay me for the season. Uh or she said, "I normally get paid per season is what she said." She never said on day one. We had a formal agreement that I would get paid on my weeks week off or whatever because I get paid by the season, not by when I'm physically in the house or physically working there. >> And um I know uh on Cross came out that you made a public statement where you said, "I have never sought money to settle this case." When you said this case, was that referring to the criminal case or? >> Yes. >> Thank you. No, no further questions. >> Okay. >> Go ahead. >> That series of text messages that you just read. That was in response to you saying after you were fired by Mr. Diggs, you will be paying me out for the season and the money. I'm sorry. And this is on page 113 of exhibit 3. You will be paying me out for the season and the money you said you would give me for my business. Wasted my [ __ ] time being here because you got a [ __ ] circus going on, right? >> Yes. >> So, when he said he wouldn't be paying you, he was referring to your demand that after you leave your employment on December 2nd, he nonetheless continued to pay you $2,000 a week for the rest of the New England Patriots football season. while you were not working for him, right? >> That's not how it goes. >> You will be paying me out for the season, >> right? >> I was a contracted employee. >> It's a yes or no question, ma'am. >> I don't know. >> If contracted employee, what were the terms of your contract? Some stuff is so easily solved by the contract. What was the written agreement? Even if it was through text message, which is not very good, and sometimes oral contracts can be proven, what was actually formally agreed upon before you started working for him? And if it was modified, where's proof of the modification to the contract that y'all both bilaterally acknowledged or signed? >> Answer that question. Sorry. >> And before you said that, if you turn just one page back to page 112, what Mr. Dig said to you that you were responding to was, "I'mma leave you be. Thank you for cooking for me for this season. I appreciate you. Hate it even got to this." That's what you were responding to when you told him he would be paying you out for the season, right? >> No, it's a full other full context of those messages, >> ma'am. Was the message that came from Mr. digs that preceded your demand that you be paid out for the season. Thank you for cooking for me this season. I appreciate you. I'mma leave you be. >> Can you say that again? You can look right down there on page 112. I'mma leave you be. >> What was your question? >> I'm not finished. Thank you for cooking for me for this season. You can read along and correct me if I get it wrong. OH MY GOD. THIS IS HOW day one went. The defense attorney has no patience. I feel now I feel like they're each trying to get under each other's skin. The defense attorney was definitely getting under her skin on day one, but with with good reason because she couldn't handle the same the normal questions then like that. The words are in front of her, but she's like, "I forgot what you said. Where's the question in this?" And it's it's it's a lot of contention. I appreciate you. Hate it even got like this, right? >> That's what it says. Yes. >> Okay. And you were really hoping that Mr. Diggs would give you some money so you could open your own restaurant, weren't you? >> Objection. >> That was our agreement. >> That was what you wanted him to give you, right? >> That was an agreement. Ma'am, is this a contract suit? >> Objection. >> This is an assault. >> That objection is sustained with >> Oh, that's probably one of the first ones. The defense didn't win on the objection. Is this a contract suit? Okay, so um Ace Moonshot, you are totally correct. I had I was asking that when we were watching day one. I'm like, but and some of y'all pointed out she's an independent contractor. I'm like, okay, so how was she suing for workman's comp? Aren't you supposed to have insurance for workman's comp? So, if something happens to you, you're covered because you're not a traditional employee. I just didn't understand how she was demanding $5.5 million for workman's comp when she has to get her own workman's comp and then you just probably have to prove your injuries or whatever and then they pay out because you were paying towards it. That's what I kept. And like somebody said their house had insurance if someone got uh hurt repairing their house and stuff like that. But I'm like so it does always go back to insurance coverage not suing the person >> doesn't have to answer withdrawing your honor. Thank you. >> Oh and let me clarify this is the criminal trial but they are bringing up her civil stuff into the criminal trial. >> There's no question in front of the witness. You wanted him to pay you to open your own restaurant, right? >> I wanted him to pay me past wages. >> Okay. Just one moment, your honor, please. >> Uh, day one, they did prove that he he pretty much zeroed out his balance that he had with her, plus maybe paid her extra just to leave him alone. So, I um I don't I don't think he owes her any more money. I'm pretty sure. I'm pretty sure we were adding it up. We did the math on the first day. >> No further questions. Thank you. Anything else? >> No redirect, your honor. >> All right. Thank you, ma'am. You may step down. >> Commonwealth calls Kenneth Ellis of the police. >> [clears throat] [clears throat] >> All right. Um, one wonder who else the witnesses are going to be cuz they did they did mention multiple witnesses. Um, while Kyle said trending, we also said in day one was that it differs from state to state. We did because California has some very um liberal rules, but it still wasn't about suing the person to get it. It was like California automatically covered some people. You know what I mean? That's what I'm saying. Like it's the act of suing. But you can you can probably get workman's comp in different ways state to state. But I thought we agreed suing for workman's comp didn't make sense in her case. Plus the injury was personal. It's not like she tripped down a flight of stairs. I don't know. Maybe there could have be a term in there. If your employer actually does hurt you, you might, you know, it might be some a clause in there that still falls under workman's comp. I'm waiting to see who else they calling, but let me skip ahead. Oh, here we go. He coming. He coming. I don't want to skip this too much. It's too little to try to skip this part. He had receipts. She didn't. her injury was from the alleged assault, but to me it's looking more like she was the aggressor on this one. That's where I am. First one for me that I can remember where the alleged victim is not making it's not making sense to me. It's not especially because she is a prior um domestic violence victim per her. And the one thing you learned if you are a domestic violent violence victim and you find yourself in that again, take pictures immediately of your injuries. And she did not take not one picture when she says what happened happened. That was another thing. Now, that's one of many factors. I'm not saying that's the only reason, but it was just one of many things. Watch your step. You're going to remain stand and face the court. Thank you. Please raise your right hand. Do 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. >> I do. Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. Proceed. >> We'll go right ahead. Thank you. Uh, good morning. >> Morning. >> Could you please state your name and spell your last name for the record? >> Yes, it's uh Kenneth Ellis. E- L I S. >> And what do you do for a living? >> Uh, Denim police officer. >> And how long have you been an officer at the Denim Police? >> 18 years. >> And uh, what's your rank? >> Uh, patrolman. >> And, uh, prior to being an officer at Denim, did you go anywhere else? Were you an officer anywhere else? >> I was not. >> So, prior to being an officer Denim police, did you go through any sort of special training or academy? >> I did. I went through a police academy in Randolph. >> And uh, what how long was that? What did you do in the police academy? >> Uh it was about 25 weeks I believe. >> Um everything from law, different aspects of the law, criminal law, constitutional law, uh motor vehicle, um we had emergency vehicle operation, firearms, report writing, first aid, things like that. >> Um turning your attention now to December 16th, 2025. Do you recall if you were working that day? >> I was. I was. >> And do you know what shift? >> Um I was working the day shift 8 to 4. And um were you out on duty, patrol? What were you doing? >> Um I was assigned to the front desk. >> Okay. So when an officer is assigned to the front desk, what are their duties? >> Um basically just any any walk-ins. Um sometimes we have the the business phone rings, the non-emergency line. >> Oh, when you say walk-ins, is that just someone literally >> anyone can walk people, you know, ranging from, oh, may I use the restroom or you know, I would I'd like to make a report, anything. Yeah. Anytime someone comes in, we greet them. >> And uh during that day, uh did anyone come in? >> Uh yes. And do you know who that who that person would be? >> Um yeah, Mila Adams. >> And um at when this person came in, you didn't know who that was at the time, right? >> No. No. >> Okay. Um and she came in, what if any observations did you make of her when she came in? >> Um she sat down on the bench and um she was crying. >> All right. And did you uh approach her or did you wait for her to approach you? How did that >> um I actually went normally I speak over the phone. There's a phone to talk to the people in the lobby >> like behind glass. >> Yes. Yeah. We It's like almost like a smoked glass, but I because of her demeanor, I went out to speak to her in person. >> And um did she want to talk to you at first? >> Uh no, she did not. >> And uh why? >> She asked if uh there were any female officers working. >> And what did you say? >> Um I I actually went back to the um shift commander's office and I checked the scheduling sheets and it appeared that there was not one until 400 p.m. that day. >> Um so what did you do? So, I went back and I let her know and I just told her that, you know, if she didn't feel comfortable giving me um a statement towards anything, then that's okay. And, you know, if she could come back at 4:00 and then I kind I went back to the desk, I believe, for a bit. >> And uh then what happened? >> Um then she called me back over and said she would like to give me a statement. >> And um where did you talk? Um, so right after you enter the um lobby area, there's double doors and then to the right of the double doors, there's um uh kind of like an interview room. So we do fingerprints um for like civilian things, gun permits, things like that. >> And um [snorts] what did you talk about? >> Um so she just wanted to give me a statement without mentioning anyone involved. >> So um what do you mean she didn't want to mention anyone involved? Well, she said, "I I'd like to tell you something." >> Yeah. >> Um, but eventually, did you uh come to learn the uh identity of the person that she was talking there, talking there about who was that person? >> Um, she identified him as Stephan Diggs. >> And um, how many times did you talk to uh, Miss Adams? >> Um, just that time in person. And then I believe it was there was multiple emails and then it was probably two more times on the phone, maybe three. >> I want to draw your attention to the uh the binder in front of you. >> Sure. >> Do you mind looking at that first uh flip the page that first one, that first tab? There's something in front of you. This is uh what was previously marked as exhibit one. Do you uh recognize what this is? >> Yes. That was um those were [clears throat] screenshots of text messages that she forwarded me. >> So those are the the the messages that she uh provided to you, right? >> Yes. Yeah, that one page. Yes. >> Um, at the conclusion of uh all your communications with her, did you uh what did you do? >> Um, so that day you mean or >> just at the I guess end of would you call this an investigation? I don't know enough the police term for >> um yeah so like at the end of it which was about a 10 days or so maybe 8 n 10 days from the time that she originally reported it. Um I ended up filing a criminal complaint >> against whom? >> Uh Mr. Diggs. >> And for what? um was assault and >> overruled >> uh assault and battery and um strangulation andor suffocation. >> No further questions. >> Good morning. >> Good morning, sir. >> I'm going to start at the end there. Thank you for being here. >> Sure. >> Um you said you've been a Denim police officer for 18 years. >> Yes, sir. You just told us a little bit about the the investigation, I think is what the DHS described it as. Is that correct? >> Um, yeah. I mean, essentially. >> Yeah. And so that uh involved what you just said. You took a statement from Miss Adams, you exchanged emails, you got a couple phone calls from her, and then you got a voicemail asking you to from her asking you to go to court. Correct. >> Correct. >> Okay. And then that's that's what you did. >> Um I did contact um a phone number of Mr. twice left voicemails and did not was not able to speak to him. [snorts] >> That phone number, you don't know that that's his correct. You you didn't speak the the one of them. I did use the TLO service to confirm and uh his name. It was a 240 exchange. >> So, I just want to be sure here. Officer Ellis, >> you called the phone number, correct? >> Yes. >> You didn't speak to anybody? No, I did not. >> You spoke on the phone to Miss Adams, correct? Correct. >> You spoke in person with Miss Adams on the 16th, right? >> I believe it was the 16th. Yes. >> You didn't speak to any other people, correct? >> The only human being you spoke to? >> No. Uh, there was another attorney I spoke to, but um I I don't believe from your firm. >> Okay. So, some other attorney? >> Yes. >> All right. You didn't get any photographs, right? >> No, there was none presented. And there was none to take, right? >> Not for me. No. Absolutely. >> Because when Miss Adams walked in and you observed her. >> Yep. >> You didn't see anything on her body that said, "I should document that." >> I did not. No. >> And your job is to document what's important, right? And that's why you write a police report. >> Yes. >> And so about December 16th, you did write a police report, correct? >> I did, sir. >> And that was documenting the conversation that you had with Miss Adams, right? And you said you've been a police officer for 18 years. I imagine you've written a lot of police reports, >> I would say. So, >> okay. And you've spoken to a lot of folks, correct? >> Yes. [snorts] >> Um, and you know that you write that report to record all of the important information that that person has, right? >> To document it. >> Correct. >> And that's what you did in this case, right? >> I to the best of my ability. Yes. >> Yes. And so when you spoke to her on December 16th, Miss Adams told you that there was a dispute over text message with Mr. Diggs. Correct. >> Yes. The initial um disagreement, I suppose. Uh the disagreement was was about money. That's what that's what she said. Yes. >> She said they were arguing about money over text messages, right? >> Correct. >> And then he came into her room and this thing happened. Correct. >> That's what she told me. Yeah. >> Okay. And then after that, she left her position, right? >> That's what Yeah, she said. Yep. >> Meaning her job. >> Correct. >> And then she told you she did go back to the house on December 9th to get her things to get her belongings. Correct. >> Is that right? >> That is correct. >> Okay. And then the next thing she told you was that she in that interim period after she left her position, she went to New York City on December 2nd to be with friends. Correct. >> Yes. And when she said that, those were her friends, right? >> That's what I believed. >> Right. You didn't think she was going to go see somebody else's friends, correct? No. >> Yes. And it' be important to you to know if those were Stfan Diggs's friends, right? >> Um I suppose >> that' be important to your investigation, wouldn't it be? >> Yeah. >> Okay. And so another thing that important I think you already talked about that was exhibit one. You got that right in front of you, correct? >> All right. And so Miss Adams had said there was an argument over text about money that ended in a physical altercation. Correct. >> Correct. >> And you asked her for the text messages, right? >> Um I believe she offered them, I believe. >> Okay. Yes. >> And you took them because accepting the text messages that led to physical altercation would be important, right? >> And if you didn't catch day one, uh so she offered the text messages. They show screenshot of screenshots of the text messages with the police report. Not the court, but like online. I've seen them. Um, but she admitted she deleted some messages in between because she didn't want that to be held against her. So, I'm sure she did willfully offer them because she'd already taken out what she thought nobody else could look up again. Um, yeah. >> Correct. You want to have that, >> right? >> You want to document that, >> right? >> All right. And so, that's what that is. You received those from Miss Adams by email. Correct. >> Yes, I did. >> And then you documented them. You saved them and they're sitting right there in front of you right now for trial. Correct. All right. And looking at those text messages, if somebody deleted messages from that before they ever sent it to you, that would be important for you to know, wouldn't it? >> Yes, it would. >> If those weren't complete. >> Correct. >> You would want to know that. >> I'd want the whole picture. Correct. >> Okay. If I may have one moment, your honor, >> I have no further questions. Thank you. >> No redirect. Commonwealth rest. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> Another sidebar. All right, let's skip ahead. Oh, it's another witness coming like real fast. >> I thought it was There you go. Please raise your right hand. You 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 go. >> I do. >> Morning, sir. Good morning. Could you please state your name for the record and spell your last name for the jury? >> Yes. Before I go on, for those of y'all that already watched this, is this the defense's first witness? So, not somebody the defense has had to cross. Is is the defense right now questioning him? Um, because he did say Commonwealth rest, which I mean I I'm pretty sure that means they don't have any more witnesses, but I can't see who's asking him questions right now. >> My name is Michael Perry, last name P E R R Y. >> What do you do for a living, sir? >> I do digital forensics for a company called Level Blue. >> Okay. And how long have you worked for that company in that role? >> Um, essentially 15 years, uh, through a number of acquisitions. Uh, Level Blue recently acquired Straw Freedberg, who I worked for for a number of years. >> All right. So, you've been in your position for a number of years essentially with the same company. The name has changed at the top of the header. Is that fair to say? >> That is. >> All right. Um, prior to that, what kind of experience did you have? Your honor, Connell would stipulate that this uh witness is to this witness's um credentials. >> All right. Thank you. I'll leave it to your discretion. >> Move along. Thank you. So, just quickly prior, what was your experience uh to working for the company that ended up becoming Level Blue? >> I worked for Straw Friedberg. Uh prior to that, um sorry, uh AON then, um AON acquired Straw Friedberg. Straw Friedberg acquired Alisium Digital. Um, so that was kind of the progression, but I held the same position. >> Okay. And before that, did you work as an investor of any investigator of any kind? >> I did. I worked for the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department um as a digital evidence analyst. >> How long did you do that? >> It was about five years. >> Okay. So, is if I my math is correct, you've been analyzing digital evidence for about 20 years then. >> That's right. And you have to undergo certain kinds of specialized training on how to do that. >> Yes. And I imagine if technology is developing uh you have to kind of get retrained on that fairly often. Is that fair to say? >> That is fair to say. Right. >> Do you have any experience in dealing with um cellular I'm sorry digital data with regard to iPhones? >> I do. >> All right. And can you just describe kind of when we're talking about digital data from a phone? What does that mean? What does that look like? Digital data from a phone is you know data stored on the phone is extracted out. So I have special tools forensic tools that I use to connect to the phone pull all the data that I can from it and then I load it into some applications to look at the data um and find out what what data is stored there and um you know I can put together reports of data that might be relevant to a case. >> Okay. And so when you say data, what does that mean? >> So for a phone, it would include the things that you would use your phone for. History of phone calls, text messages, uh pictures that you take with the phone, maybe some internet browsing, right? And >> so when a user does all those things on a phone, is there kind of information recorded inside the phone tracking the user's movements? >> Uh, it can. Yeah, the whatever the user does with the the phone typically is stored on the phone. >> Understood. Um I'm going to ask you to take a look at the binder in front of you, Mr. Perry. I'm going to ask you to turn to I believe uh it's a marked C. Okay. Do you see uh that front page there? It looks like it says uh Celbrite at the top right corner. Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> All right. What are we looking at there in exhibit 3? This is the first page of a report that I put together after preserving one of two of Mr. Diggs's phones. Um so this is the first page of one of those reports. >> All right. And so the report you're talking about, um, fair to say that's a number of pages there in exhibit three, correct? >> It is. >> All right. And that contains data, um, from the fund that you just mentioned from December 2nd. Is that fair to say? >> That's correct. I'm going to ask that you uh turn the page in exhibit three to uh there's a little number on the bottom right corner that says 113 on the right. It ends 113, I should say. Okay. All right. So, I want to kind of direct your attention here to uh this two messages in the middle of the page. The first begins uh you will be paying me out for the season and the money you said you would give me for my business and continues. Do you see that um kind of blue bubble that we're looking at there? I do. All right. What are we seeing on the page here of the report when you see uh the blue bubble on the left and the green bubble on the right? >> So this is an exchange of messages from the two parties and you might um think like oh I know blue bubbles and green bubbles that's familiar like uh blue bubble is an Apple iPhone and a green might be an Android but in this case um it's just to distinguish between the two parties. Um, so the color doesn't really mean much here in that both parties had iPhones. Um, so these are all just IME messages. Um, but it's the report is in conversation view. So it's meant to look like you're looking at a phone. And so um, you know, the owner of the phone, Mr. Diggs, is the messages on the right in green. And on the left, uh, they're messages from Miss Adams on the and they're in blue. >> Okay. And fair to say in terms of Mr. Digs and Miss Adams specifically that those are uh you don't know Miss Adams, correct? >> I do not. >> You're just going off of the contact information and the phone and the cellular phone number on the page. >> That's correct. >> Please turn to the next page ending 114. So, looking at this box on the uh top left corner of uh the box on the left, that page has a bubble that says in ruining that [ __ ] life. Is that fair to say? >> Yes. All right. Up on the top left corner of that, there are two phone numbers. What are those two phone numbers? What's the significance of the data in the top left corner? They're the uh it's the contact information for both parties that are in this conversation. So you have a from number um the stored contact name is ma chef and then you have the two which is the owner of the phone who's receiving the message. Um that's the the numbers in the top left. Okay. >> All right. You know we need the tedious information as well. He's not as exciting as when Mila was on the stand, but um he has about seven more minutes of testimony, then I see them changing to the next witness. >> And so would those be the two phones having the conversation in the iMessage chat? >> Yes. >> Um kind of going down to the middle of the page, it indicates there's a time there that says 122 2025 5:351 p.m. UTC plus 0. Can you explain what that means? Yes, that's the time stamp um when the message was read. Um and UTC is uh it's a universal uh timecoordinated which just means uh universal time which is the time basically in London at the time. Um and it it's kind of like a um uh a standard to base time stamps off of. um where at the time of this message in December of 2025, it we're not in daylight savings time. So our time zone is minus 5. So Eastern is minus 5 from that UTC time. >> All right. So the uh UTC plus 0, you would need to subtract five to get to Eastern Standard. >> That's correct. >> All right. And so looking down at the bottom here of that same message in the bottom right corner, it says 122 2025 534 43 seconds PM UTC plus 0. What's that? That's the time the message was delivered to the phone. >> And when you say the phone, that would be the user's phone. >> That would be the user's phone. Um Mr. Dix's phone in this case. >> And again, the same calculation would apply. Is that fair to say? >> Yes. >> So, that message was delivered to Mr. Diggs's phone at 12:34 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. >> That's correct. >> Um, looking at this box, the kind of corner, the bottom right corner we just talked about, you said that's when it was delivered to to the phone, the user's phone. Is there any way for any other way I should say for one of these blue boxes, one of these messages to appear in an iMessage chat? >> No, I I mean it's just sent from the user that's part of the conversation that we see here. >> Okay. And so the user in the right on the green, is there any way that that person could create a message on the other side of the conversation. >> No, a user is not able to insert a message into a conversation just on one side of, you know, in their own phone. >> So, a user could insert messages into iMessage on their own side of the conversation, but not on the side of the person they're talking to. >> They can only they can only send the message. They can't go into a conversation and just put a message put a message in there. has to be sent in that [snorts] two-way communication. >> Conversely, if the user of an iPhone wanted to erase messages on their side of the chat, the iMessage chat, would that be possible? Yes. if just directing your attention to the bottom right of of page 114, there's a green box on the right. >> And that's obviously the core of what he really wanted to get to because she did preemptively admit she deleted text messages before she gave them over to the police. >> That's a message Mr. Dig sent. Is that fair to say? >> Yes. Okay. If that message were deleted, would you be able to tell from the data that was extracted? >> Possibly. >> And the reason why is that on an iPhone, if you delete a message, it actually gets retained for 30 days. So if you have an iPhone, you can go back and and recover that message. Maybe if you deleted it by accident or something, you can recover it within 30 days. After 30 days, it's not recoverable. >> All right? And so you could see the data for 30 days if a user deleted it. If you extracted their phone, correct? Within that 30 days. >> All right. How about if they deleted it and you just looked at the screen? >> Uh, if they deleted it and you they looked and you looked at the screen. No, you'd have to go to the menu and look at recently deleted. I may have one moment, your honor. Yes. I'm going to ask you, Mr. Perry, to turn to exhibit four. [cough] That's U marked D. And I only got a couple questions for you on this. So, I'm going to ask you to turn to the page that is marked uh 182 bottom right corner. [snorts] Okay. All right. And so, uh, fair to say there's a message there, um, that in the bottom left corner says, reacted to all good. You know, I try not to make things bigger than what they are. You got your own life and things you deal with. Is that fair to say? Yes. Okay. So, go to the time in the bottom right corner of that message. It says 121 2025 8:37 21 seconds a.m. UTC minus 5. Can you explain what that means timewise? >> Yes. So, this is UTC minus 5, which means it's Eastern time because it's in December. So, it's uh Eastern time zone. And what that means is um for this report um when I after I preserve the phone I load it into the application my forensic application and it parses the data that I extracted from the phone and it recognizes that it looks like this phone is in Eastern time zone. Would you like me to translate the timestamps into that? And for this one I hit yes. Um, and so it's it's giving us a time stamp that's translated to Eastern time when the phone was where the phone was used. The other report I I must have hit no for that and it was just UTC. >> Okay. And so exhibit three there is no conversion in the actual report and exhibit four there is for the time. Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> I don't have any other questions. Thank you, your honor >> Kl. Any questions? [clears throat] >> Um, good uh morning. >> Good morning. >> Um, for the uh exhibit three, this extraction, when did you perform this extraction? >> Um, this extraction was April 13th, I believe it was. >> And exhibit 4. When did you perform that ex extraction? >> I believe that was the next day. So is that um these text messages uh uh were sent in December? >> Uh December 2025. >> So the extraction report you did in April was beyond the 30 days, right? >> That's correct. >> So uh if someone had deleted messages from this, you wouldn't be able to tell. >> Not from looking at this phone. No. >> Nothing further. H that was a fair point because Mila says she deleted messages before she gave it to the cop. Prosecution asked and then he said we can extract it back for up to 30 days when they think they deleted it but it's still in the phone. Prosecution just said okay so but you didn't pull this stuff till April. That stuff happened in December. So are you saying um you wouldn't be able to pull the messages cuz that's past 30 days. And he was like, or he said you wouldn't be able to see them if she deleted them past 30 days. And he said, "That's correct." So that's interesting. I feel like this prosecution was just there. He couldn't do her any justice. She couldn't do herself justice though. But that was a good question just now. Okay, let's go to Well, let's see what's happening. >> Thank you, sir. You missed it. >> Next witness. Watch your step. You're going to remain standing in the face of me. >> Please raise your right hand. You so 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, I do. >> Morning, ma'am. >> Good morning. >> Could you please state your name for the record and spell your last name? Janelle Sales. S A L E S. >> Where [clears throat] are you from? >> Maryland. >> What do you do for a living, Miss Sales? >> I am the chief of staff to Mr. Diggs. >> You say Mr. Digs, that's Stefon Diggs. >> Correct. >> How long have you been Mr. Diggs's chief of staff? >> Since July 2023. So, is this the one that Mila was like, "Hey, did you change the code to my door?" Anything? Um, like you know what I'm saying? Like I I can't remember if there was a Janelle mentioned on day one, but is she the one that she said she basically kind of does everything. [clears throat] >> What are your responsibilities? What do you do dayto-day as his chief of staff? >> I manage all the moving parts. It also varies between during the season or off season. um calendar management, vendor management, and I'm pretty much the liaison between his um marketing and in talent agency if I need to speak to finance, anything that comes up with his agent, anything personal, family related. >> Sounds like quite a bit there. Okay. Um you said it varies by whether it's in the offseason or the season. What does that mean? So during the season, the calendar is pretty much structured for about 20 weeks. Um, depending how long it goes from camp all the way until the end of the season. Um, so there's a strict schedule dayto day pretty much from 7 to 6:00 p.m. Um, and then off season it's it varies between training, traveling, and other business commitments. >> Okay. And so you've been saying season and offseason. Fair to say Mr. Digs is a professional football player. >> Correct. >> And so that would be the football season. >> Correct. >> Um you said that um in the off season, I'm sorry, in the regular season there is kind of schedules that you have to liaz with the team on. Correct. >> Correct. >> Right. In the off season it's more a schedule that you and Mr. Diggs can set then. >> Correct. >> Um when is the football season? What time of year? >> Preseason, I would say July. So that's when we start preparing for camp and then it starts the actual NFL preseason is August and then the official NFL season begins in September. >> Okay. And [snorts] when does it end? >> If you go all the way through January and February. >> All right. >> So December is during the >> season, >> NFL season. >> Regular season. >> Regular season. Um among the things I think you just mentioned uh that you have to kind of arrange is is >> living arrangements, places to live. >> Correct. >> Right. And have you lived in different places or have you helped kind of secure housing over different places? >> Yes. >> And where have you where's that been the last few years? When I first started with him, it was between Buffalo, Houston, Miami, and then as of the last past season, Denham, Massachusetts. >> All right. Um, how did that house in Denim, Massachusetts come to be the place where Mr. Diggs lived? >> I got connected with a realtor through a mutual business associate and he found this open home for rent um because the goal is to rent um a home. And so they found this space and uh we looked at it. We did the walkth through and it was pretty much the only one that was really available in the area because it was super limited and it fit the need. >> Stop you there. I'm sorry. So I I you were involved essentially in setting up that house. >> Correct. >> All right. Um I want to talk to you for a moment as well about other employees, contractors, those types of things. Okay. >> Are you involved at all in in hiring or kind of arranging different um services? >> Yes. >> Right. And so what would those be generally speaking >> during the season? It would be his wellness and maintenance um schedule. So, it's massage therapists, nurses for his IV therapy, um hair, nails, esthetician, just pretty much did regular maintenance on his body to just keep him going throughout the season. Yeah, I'm with y'all. Okay, we definitely see. Thank you. This is the main person. I'm Queen Bee. I'm staying at two like Ace Moonshot. Yeah. So, Mila, this was not the person to cross while you was in that house. She She does everything. She does everything. Now, I wonder Well, they're gonna probably ask her, "Did you hire Mila as a chef or did uh Stefan bring her in?" Because I think when Mila was first on the stand, she said that it started with a DM from him about her being a chef. Then they were friends for three years or whatever. And then she came in like the last few months, 12, not less than 12 months to actually be his chef. And then I, like I said, they muddied those waters too though. And she she thought she was someone to him that she was not. >> Okay. And in terms of um any other employees, if you had to try to, you know, arrange for flights, drivers, >> correct? >> Um what about a chef? this past one. Um, she we we were just familiar we friend he was friends with her. >> All right, let me go back uh before. Have you had to have you had hired chefs before in the past? >> Yes, I have. >> All right. >> Yes. Um, in terms of just kind of the process of hiring drivers, chefs, bassuses, anybody else, is there a normal process for for engaging someone for their services? >> We vet them out. I typically have a I ask someone that was already a trusted uh resource and I vet them out through them. We get paperwork. We come to agreements to terms. Sometimes they have a contract, sometimes they don't. Um, sometimes they have an NDA, sometimes they don't. It really is dependent on the relationship. And also, um, especially if they're new, they they get the full on package basically. NDA, >> all the paperwork you just >> W9, correct? >> Okay. So, >> okay. So, it's a little bit of on onboarding normally. Um, and for those that didn't know, she did not ha not not her, but Mila did not have to sign an NDA right when she started working for Stefan. That topic came up later. And through the text messages, it sounded like the NDA was about her talking to blogs about just his personal business, but Mila was making it like he wanted her to sign an NDA after he allegedly assaulted her. Um, yeah, the the responsibilities on her shoulders. Yeah, that's a lot. I hope I wanted to say I don't want to say I never would, but I just hope as I go through anything that requires a formal process that I just use that and always have something in writing, have some type of contract and I don't go off of, oh yeah, we're cool so or I trust them. Well, let's keep it to where we trust our memories on what we agreed on and let's just write it down. You know, that's what I hope because I feel like there's people I would give leeway, but I hope I change my mind and then actually do this because contracts keep friends. They maintain friendships a lot of times because then y'all don't have any ambiguity on what was agreed on three years ago. >> You mentioned um you didn't have paperwork for the most recent chef. Is that fair to say? >> Correct. >> And what's that person's name? >> Mila. >> Do you know Mila's last name? >> Adams. >> All right. Um, when did Mila Adams start working as the chef? >> July of 2025. >> Where did she work? >> In Denim at the house. >> All right. Did she live in the house as well? >> Correct. [snorts] >> Who were the other people who spent time in that house andor lived in it? >> Spent time in it. I spent time in it when I would visit for games. Um, his brother visited one of his childhood best friends, photographer, videographer, mom, um, and other business associates and any friends that would come and visit. >> Okay. [snorts] Um, were there kind of permanent or assigned bedrooms in that house? There was a general understanding of whose room, who stayed in which room, and pretty much if you got there, it's like first come, first serve. Um, so there was only just two assigned rooms. >> All right. Did Mr. Diggs have an assigned room? >> Correct. He did. >> And where was that? >> It was the main primary bedroom. Um, when you walk upstairs, there's the first immediate bedroom. Um, there's a landing and a laundry room, and it's the first immediate bedroom to your right. >> All right. you just walked us in the house there for a moment. Could you just describe what the layout of the downstairs looks like? >> Um, so generally there's a big grand foyer. Um, when you walk into the house from the front door there's a formal living room to the right. There is a office to the left there. When you walk up it's about two steps and you go up there's a formal dining room on the right. Um, and then you walk up it's an open concept. So, it's an open living room and an open kitchen to the front of you. Um, to the left of that is the stairs going upstairs to the one, two, three, four bedrooms. And then there's a stairs um that go downstairs um right underneath the stairs that go up um to two bedrooms in the basement. >> Okay. Um [snorts] did Miss Adams have a room in that house? >> She did. >> Where was that? So when you walk upstairs um to the landing part to the second uh to the third floor, you walk up the second five of stairs, which is about four or five steps. There's a bedroom to the right. Um and then there's two bedrooms to the left. She lived um her room was the last bedroom all the way down the hallway on the left side. >> And I think you just described that this was an an open set. It's open. So, it basically looked like there was a bridge like a U bridge from the from the upstairs looking down cuz the U middle of the house you can look down and you can see everything. >> Okay. >> And you can look up and you can see the hallways of both going into all three bedrooms. >> Understood. So, um different people at the house. Did you have a key? >> I had a key to the front door. >> Okay. Were there any other security systems set up at the house other than just locks? the garage and then um doors for like her bedroom and his bedroom. >> Okay. And that is that >> and his closets. >> All right. Um any other measures on the house? >> Garage door. I know there was a rings ring camera system and alarm system, but other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. >> Got it. So, I want to direct your attention to December 2nd, 2025. >> Okay. >> Were you working that day? >> Yes. Um, where were you? >> I was at the house. It was the day after the Monday night football game and I had a hair appointment because we were getting ready to leave for our trip. >> Where were you going? >> Miami, Florida. >> Who was going to Miami, Florida? >> Miami trip was consisted of Mr. Diggs, myself, his brother, his childhood best friend, and another close friend of his. Who had made the arrangements to get that group of people to Miami? >> Me. >> All right. Uh oh, we're on the Miami topic. That's the thing that set Mila off is being she got as Ashley Jay said, she got left off of Bad and Bougie. She didn't get to go on that Miami trip and she was apparently per her she was invited and then she got kicked off but another employee still got to go and that that did not make Mila happy at all. Um, but yes, W cow's and Ace Moonshot. So, WC house cows, you probably did hear that she could see something because of the layout she just described. You can look straight up and you looking upstairs and it's a lot of a lot of open area. You're looking at upstairs. Um, so I'm with Ace Moonshot and um, wow on she was at minimum she was able to hear something. She maybe saw something too. ments to get that group of people to Miami. >> Me, >> when did you start making those arrangements? >> The week prior. Once we figured out the logistics, um I typically try to do things a few days prior just because of the requirements that uh some of the travel vendors need from us and because it's such a busy week. So, I try to book as soon as possible. >> All right. What was going on in Miami? He had art basel which is a art festival art fair and he was showcasing his uh he was debuting his furniture line. >> Right. So Mr. Digs has a furniture line. >> Correct. >> Um that week was he not working? Was he missing a game? What was happening? >> So Monday night um he had the Monday night football game and it was going into his by week. >> What's a by-week? by week is pretty much the one week that the NFL gives to to players where they're pretty much off. They just have to report back on the scheduled day that you just it's typically like four or five days off, no meetings. They can do go on vacation. They come back that Monday. >> All right. >> Regular schedule programming >> and the plan was to go to the Art Basle. >> Correct. Yes. >> In Miami during the by-week. >> Yes. >> Anything else going on in Miami? We were also celebrating his birthday. >> What day is his birthday? >> November 29th. All >> right. So, his birthday had already come and gone, correct? >> Yes. >> All right. And was there a birthday party that week? >> There were at his house or in Miami? >> In Miami, I mean. >> In Miami. Correct. There was. >> Um, you mentioned that there was a game the night before. What time's a Monday night game start? if you know >> 8:00 >> 8:00 p.m. So you know when it ends >> probably midnight and we probably didn't get out of there until like 2:00 a.m. >> Maybe 1:00 a.m. 2:00 a.m. >> So that morning you said you were getting a hair appointment. >> Mhm. >> Where was that? >> It was in at the dry bar in Chestnut Hill. >> And my appointment was at 10:00 a.m. >> How did you get there? >> I drove >> Do you have a car? >> No. >> Whose car did you drive? >> I drove Mr. Digg's car. >> Got it. Um, and how long did that take you to get to the hair appointment if you remember? >> About 30 35 minutes because the traffic and the weather. >> You mentioned that there was a Ring video system. >> I'm going to ask you to take a look at a video that is on exhibit 11. One moment. >> It's fine. [clears throat] Yeah, I want a Janelle, too. Ace Moonshot, [clears throat] come manage my life, please. Okay, I'm skipping ahead till they fix their HDMI issue. >> Yes, we can play that. >> And for the record, that's a video ending in the number 602. Do you recognize what we just saw there? >> Yes, that's Mr. Diggs Bayback. >> Okay. And what's happening that >> he left for work? >> Where were you? I was in the car probably waiting to leave and warming up the car to go. >> Okay. And you weren't in that car that we just saw drive off. >> I was in his Porsche. >> Um I'm happy to continue, judge, but I we have a while further, so it might make sense. >> No, that's fine. Why don't we take uh jur why don't we take the morning recess? I think there should be some coffee back. >> All right, let's skip on ahead after break. >> Can step down this way, please. >> [clears throat] >> I may resume your honor. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Miss Salis, we just watched a video off of exhibit 11 and I think you said that was Mr. Digs going to work. >> Correct. >> What kind of car was that? >> A Mayback. >> Okay. Um, you said you were in a Porsche warming the car up. >> Correct. I'm going to ask you to um first I'm going to ask Miss Silva to play a video there ending in 610. >> I'm going ask you to watch that. Miss Solace. >> It's not on the screen. >> Okay. So, if we can replay that, you can get a look at it. Miss Salis, if we could pause it right there real quick. All right. So, do you recognize what that video depicts? >> Yes. >> What's that? >> It's the Porsche leaving the house. >> Who's driving that? That's you leaving the house? >> Yes. >> All right. And um if I could direct your attention here, the time on the exhibit is 9:26 Eastern Standard Time on December 2nd, 2025. >> Correct. >> Does that sound about right for when you left the house that morning? Yes, because my appointment is at 10:00 a.m. >> Okay. So, looking at that image, can you tell us kind of just orient us on what we're looking at there? >> The car. So, that's the front of the house and there's a long driveway that goes towards the back of the house to a threecar garage and a driveway where you can probably fit maybe two or three more cars in the actual plot in front of the garage. >> All right. Is there way to enter the house through the garage? Yes, there is an entry door um going straight into the grand foyer of the house. There's the basement entry um stairwell um a powder room on the right, the entry stairwell to the basement to the left. And when you walk straight, there's the grand foyer. Um ahead of in front of you is the um dining room and then the formal living room and then to the left is the living room and the kitchen. >> Okay. >> And the stairwell going up to the third floor. >> Going upstairs. >> Yes. All right. And so [clears throat] did you go through the garage to drive that Porsche out that morning? >> Yes. >> Do you remember getting back to the house? >> Yes. >> Do you remember what time that was? >> It was in the afternoon after I had run ran my errands from my hair appointment. >> Okay. Um, what I would ask is if Miss Silva could play a video with the last three numbers, 637 off of that same exhibit, exhibit 11. If we could maybe replay that one more time. It's only about 3 seconds. >> Okay. Um, a smooth shot said, "I love how firm and definitive her answers are. Yes, she is a high contrast to when Mila was up there testifying. It was very personal. She kept trying to slip in messiness. Janelle is answering what she has asked and she is ready to stop talking as soon as she gets any signal. She's not really doing anything but answering what you ask her." And that is a professional. Like this is what people will pro they look at this trial and they be like, "Hey, if Janelle ever stop working for Stefan, I might have to call her up cuz she seems professional, dependable. Um, I'm not putting out any more than necessary." Yeah. >> All right. So, do you recognize what that depicts? >> Yes. It's the car returning home. >> And is that you driving the car? >> Yes. >> All right. Um, and the time stamp on that indicates it's 12:5959 Eastern Standard Time. That's just about 100 p.m. Is that consistent with your recollection when you got home? >> Yes. >> Um, what were you doing that day after you got your hair done? I was coordinating our travels because I was getting updates from the airport regarding um the change of airports, change of planes, and um trying to just get everybody together, >> okay, >> to be ready to leave by the end of the night. >> I'm sorry. I I have to I'm just fanirling over how professional she is, but this is right, too, because they literally get to see also if you ever have to go to trial and talk about your business with me and hopefully, you know, they've never done her wrong or anything. was just normal business. Even if she knows more things, but they don't have anything to do with the trial and stuff. This is how she handles herself. She's not well, her hands are under under the thing, but she's not like shaky voice. She's clear and concise, understandable. Yeah. A lot of people, a lot of celebrities would like to have her. >> You were working, >> correct? >> And was there an area where you worked in the house? in the kitchen in the small little dining table like in between the kitchen and the living room. >> Okay. Um I'm going to ask uh Miss Silva to play one more video for us. That's going to be 183725 on exhibit 11. If we could try to replay that one more time as well. >> All right. So, it looks like she's paused it here a second into the the frame. Do you recognize what's depicted in this video? >> It's the Mayback coming home. >> All right. Is that Mr. Dicks? >> Yes. Um the time stamp on that looks like it says 1538 and 51. So maybe 39 3:40 p.m. >> Yes. >> Is that consistent with your recollection of when he got home? >> Yes. >> Um you said you were working that afternoon. Do you know where Mr. Digs went in the house? >> He likely went to say hi to his brothers and then went straight upstairs to take a nap because it's the day after a game. >> Objection. >> Okay. Do you Where were you sitting? >> I was probably walking around the house. Either the kitchen, probably going up and down up up and down through the basement because I was probably doing laundry, just run running around the house. >> Sustain that response is stricken from the record. Jurors will disregard. >> So, let me ask you, you mentioned that you remembered. >> I wonder why the last answer was stricken from the record. I understand the other one because they said he was basically saying, "What do you think he did once he got home?" That's speculation. I get that. She doesn't act at that point cuz she's not there. I think she's at her hair appointment. She doesn't know what he did right now at home. So, I can understand how they were like, "Well, that's we can't take that cuz she didn't actually witness what he was doing at home at that specific time." But the other part she answered, I wonder why they took it off. um doing something with flights and and getting to the airport. >> Correct. >> Um what is that? What do you mean? >> So because one of the airports that we usually travel frequently at um the Norwood airport, there's limitations on the planes and especially if the weather is bad, they typically recommend that we fly into another airport which would have been which was Bedford. >> Bedford, Massachusetts. >> Correct. >> So is that to say the weather was not great? Correct. >> December 2nd. >> Correct. >> Um that day >> when you're making these phone calls, sending emails, doing whatever work you're doing to coordinate, you said you were you were downstairs. >> Um did you see anybody else walking around downstairs during that afternoon? Um Mila was there, his brother was there and his childhood best friend and another friend was also arriving in um who had flown in uh to go to Miami with us. >> Okay. Um you said Mila was there. U did you see her that afternoon? >> Yes. >> What did she look like? >> She looked like she was going to work out. She had workout clothes on. She complimented on my hair. Just regular just walking around the kitchen probably around the house. Nothing out of the usual. >> Okay. That afternoon did you u is that the only time you saw Miss Adams? Did you see her again as the >> in the evening? >> Um closer to the evening. >> So after dark. >> Yes. It was cuz it was getting dark at like 3:00 in at that time. So by like 3:30, 4:00, maybe closer to 4:30 it was like dark. Okay. And so sometime after that, you think you saw Miss Adams again? >> Yes. Because I was sitting in the kitchen and she had asked me if I purchased her flight. >> The flight? Was that a flight to Atlanta? >> Correct. >> Um, and when you spoke to her that afternoon in the kitchen, did you observe anything on her face? >> No. >> Anything on her neck? >> No. >> Did you see any redness or swelling? >> No. [laughter] Okay, that's important because the timeline is although I don't know the exact time their scuffle, the alleged scuffle would have happened, alleged assault would have happened, but that's important because the Atlanta flight wasn't addressed until after the alleged assault. And then the Atlanta flight that Janelle, they say Janelle paid for, I guess, you know, technically maybe Stefan's money paid for. Um, she Mila said that she changed her flight from Atlanta because she couldn't afford to get a Uber home. So, she changed her flight to New York and went to see well now she's not calling them friends, she's calling them associates, but at the time when she gave the police report and other times they were she was going to see her friends or whatever and that was after the assault. So they're asking um Janelle because as soon as she's asking for that flight, that assault had basically just happened. Alleged assault had just happened. So at that point would be the freshest time you could at least see like did she look disheveled? Was her face really red? Did you see a handprint on her face? Cuz she said he open smacked her too. And then he said um not not he sorry Mila said that he openhanded smacked her plus he choked her out but he didn't choke her out with his fingers. He apparently took his arm and like did like that and cut off her circulation if it happened. I'm just saying. So you know she would have noticed at minimum a very red face especially given Mila's skin tone and everything. >> Was she crying >> or tears? Yeah. Oh he just asked did she cry >> at all? >> No. What was she doing? >> She was walking around looking for a piece of a paper and a pen um to write a card, I guess, write in a note to him for his birthday gift. >> When you say to him, is that to Mr. Digs? >> Correct. >> That's that November 29th birthday you just referenced. >> Yes. >> Um that afternoon, was there anything uh on Mr. Digs's schedule? He had uh ozone therapy and massage. >> So, is that a nurse who comes and and does fluids? >> Yes. >> And a massage, you said? >> Um, he has a massage therapist. >> What time were those appointments? >> I believe I told them both to come at 5. >> Do you remember if those individuals actually appeared at the house? >> Yes. >> Did they? >> I believe so. Um, that afternoon you said you purchased a flight for Mila Adams to Atlanta. >> Yes. >> Did you arrange to get her to the airport? >> Yes. >> What time did that happen? >> Probably in the 7:00 hour cuz you have to be there an hour before checking in your bag and it took about 45 minutes to get to the airport. So, probably between 7 to 7:30. >> You think about 7:00 7:30? >> Yeah. >> Um, and so did she leave the house around 7:00 7:30? >> I wonder if the prosecution is going to ask her, did you notice any scratches or anything out of the ordinary with Stefan? Because you would think he'd have some type of um well, how do I call it? I think I want to call it defensive wounds. I think that's what it is. When the person defending themselves might scratch you, you know, they're trying to get themselves free or whatever. So, I wonder if prosecution is going to ask her when you saw Stefan, how did he look? Did he have anything going on on his face, his arms, or whatever if he happened to see it? Because defense wouldn't ask that because they don't want to. If there was an altercation, defense don't want to touch it. If nobody's seen it, talking about it, or whatever, you know, that's what I'm thinking. >> Uh, she should have left around before 7. >> Unless she's going to say no, then they would ask her >> 30 to get to the airport on time. If she was checking in a bag >> and you saw her prior to that, correct? >> Yes. >> So, is this encounter you had in the kitchen? >> Yes. >> With the pen and the cart, I think you mentioned. >> Yeah. She was running to go to like go to his room to put it on I guess his gifts that she was giving him. >> Did you end up um speaking to Mr. Diggs later that evening? >> Yes. >> And did you see any of those the card or the presents that you >> Yes, there were two boxes on his bed from Chanel. Um one he had opened up and he put on after his massage and we were getting ready to leave. I told him, "We got to pack. We got to go. We got to make this flight." He put [snorts] the beanie on. There was another box that was unopened. And then there was a green postit with whatever note she had on it telling for his birthday. >> All right. Um, prior to speaking to Mr. Digs, prior to u arranging for Miss Adams's Uber, [snorts] did you hear anything that afternoon? >> No. Any screams? >> No. >> Slam doors? >> No. >> Anything out of your order? >> No. >> Okay. I was waiting on this question to come up because when she said it was just open up there except a little bridge type thing, I'm like, did she hear something? Um, and then uh I'm going to I if I was defense, I would also ask, can you normally hear normal noises at normal levels if you're downstairs from upstairs? And if not normal, if something's pretty loud, would you be able to hear it from your position downstairs normally? >> Um, do you know if Miss Adams cooked dinner that night? >> It was like a hot dog. It was like a And there was like mustard on it, but it was like left on the counter. >> This is her first shade, y'all. This is her first shade because normally she does not expand too much. She just sticks to what he has. But a private chef, he said, "Did you see her cook something?" And she said this private chef paid between $2,000 to $6,000 a week, made a hot dog with some mustard on it. >> Like dried up. And then in the >> child, she said dried up, too. Yeah. Yeah. This is This is her. She just a little bit. She getting hers in just a little bit right there. >> Room. It was like dried up. So, there was like two that were made. >> Let me back you up on that. Do you know if she did cook dinner that night? >> She did. >> Um, where did she do that? >> In the kitchen. >> And what time did you see that? >> I just remember the food being like prepared. >> Okay. >> Already. >> And you mentioned it was a hot dog or something like that. >> Yeah, it was like it was like a hot dog or like you know like Antians when they have like the pretzel dogs. It kind of looked like that, but it was kind of It just looked dried up. >> Okay. [snorts] >> That night, did you all leave for Miami? >> Yes. If >> I may have one moment. >> [clears throat] >> All right, let me see. I muted myself while I was talking. Yes, pain, not pain. We caught that discrepancy on day one because it was like she said he she said he open hand slapped her with his right hand on the right side of her face. So that would be a backhand if that Wait, let me see. Yeah, that would be a backhand because you're opposite. My left is your right, my right is your left. So, yes, we definitely called out that discrepancy because she said he did this, but her description would have been this, but and they also asked her, I don't know if you already in here, they asked her how did she look after the event, too. Um, or the the alleged assault, how did she look? And apparently, nothing was wrong with her face and all that. >> I just want to recap on one issue. >> Okay. You I think you said Miss Adams complimented your hair. Um did she tell you anything else? >> No. She was like, "Oh, your hair is getting along and it looks good." I was like, "Thank thank you." >> Okay. Did she tell you she was assaulted? >> No. >> Strangled? >> No. >> You're the chief of staff, >> correct? I have no further questions. >> I wouldn't have any further questions right now either. All right. Um, she was her own worst witness. Having Mila up there to testify, this is Janelle in case she just came in, but having Mila up there to testify, she was her own worst witness. It was horrible. >> Thank you. Uh, good morning. Um, and it's a is it Sunonny? >> Yes, that's my nickname. >> And that's uh is that S U N Y N I E is it >> S U N Y and then S U N I. >> Okay, so both ways. Yes. Okay. >> Um, [clears throat] so right now you are the chief of staff. Is that right? >> Correct. >> And how long have you been Mr. Jigs chief of staff? >> Since July 2023. >> And prior to that, what was your position? I managed his household, but it was part-time. >> Where? >> In Maryland. >> And how long did you do that? >> September 2022 up until July 2023. >> Um, and prior to working for Mr. Jigs, what did you do? >> I have been an independent consultant. I have been a project manager, event producer, and I consulted for companies for almost between at that time since 2017. just her being a project manager, I can see it. I definitely can see it. And um the event stuff, too. That stuff is Oh, it's it's difficult. So, yeah, I can see I can see why she got promoted from part-time to full-time. >> And um right now, how much do you get paid by Mr. J? >> Um I would say >> overall, >> uh between 90 to 100,000 a year. >> And um when you were uh what was the term the previous job? The house manager. >> Yes. >> How much did you get? Did she say she lives there, too? The reason I asked is because she said she doesn't own a car. She she she picking the car out the garage because I mean, she deserves she deserves it all. She's she's running. Um, but does she live in the house as well or does she live somewhere else? Because just because of the fact of her not owning a car, I'm wondering where she lives. >> Okay. When you did that, >> I was on retainer for 5,000 a month. >> Um, and uh you mentioned the you went to Art Art Basel, >> correct? And how long was that? >> That was from we left we got there Tuesday evening up until the events were all the way through the weekend that Sunday. >> What kind of events were there? >> There was the showcase of his furniture line, his birthday party, just you know showcasing his new furniture line. >> But uh so and you went to these events? >> Yes. >> Um did you did you have to pay for any of these events? >> No. >> Um >> like physically like my own money? >> Yeah. >> No. Um, and did you have food there? >> You better tell them Janelle my own money. No, that means if Janelle, she's if she's been a project manager, she's done all this stuff consulting and she does this now, Janelle is saving that money. She looks like someone that is investing and saving. She's going to be fine when she decides to retire, move on, whatever she's going to do. [laughter] >> Physically, like my own money? >> Yeah. >> No. >> Um, and did you have food there? >> Yes. Yes. >> Did you have to pay for your food? >> Not with my own money. >> So, >> with my company card? >> Okay. So, yes. Thank you. >> Um, you mentioned driving uh one of his cars. What car was that? >> It was his Porsche. >> Is it a nice car? >> Yes. >> How often do you drive that one? >> If I need to go run errands, if I need to do something, I will take I will use the car as an insured driver. >> And uh when you say uh run errands, is that personal errands or errands for Mr. Jigs? >> Both. >> Okay. Um, >> this is not a joke. Come on. She on the insurance. She is a permanent fixture. You do not mess with Janelle aka Sunny. [laughter] >> Uh, how often do you go on trips of uh the staff >> as needed specifically for business trips more so? >> Okay. Um, on December 2nd, um, you were, uh, at least at some point in the house, right? >> Correct. >> And you saw Ms. Adams? >> Yes. >> So, she was there in the house? >> Yes. >> And you saw Mr. Diggs? >> Yes. >> So, he was there in the house? >> Yes. >> Did you uh was there any time that day where uh you were you following Mr. Digs the whole time? >> No. >> Were you following Miss Adams the whole time? >> No. >> So, there a time when both of them were outside of your range of being able to see and hear? >> Yes. Um, had you been to Miss Adams room before? >> Uh, not all the way inside, but I knew which room she was in. >> Um, so you had not been inside that room before? >> Not when she occupied it, but when we did the walkthrough, I was. >> Okay. So, when you were first looking at the house? >> Yes. >> But that day, you were not in that room? >> No. >> Okay. So, whatever could have happened in that room, you were unaware of anything that could have happened in that room. >> Correct. Your >> honor. Sustained in that form. I want to go back to see what the question was and why the objection was sustained. When >> you were first looking at the house, but that day you were not in that room. >> No. >> Okay. So, whatever could have happened in that room, you were unaware of anything that could have happened in that room. >> Correct. >> Your honor, >> sustained in that form. >> Oh, in the way he asked it. Not that he asked a question about was she aware or unaware. Yep. Improperly phrased question. Okay. Um, [clears throat] is it fair to say that uh you have a a financial interest in Mr. Dig's doing well? >> Your honor, >> what does that mean? >> Um, if he does well, do you do well? >> I think we collectively do well. >> Yeah. Even outside of financially, >> is he a good boss? >> Yes, he's great. >> Do you want to continue working for him? >> Yes. >> Nothing further. >> Anything else for your witness? >> I just have one question for you. >> Yes. >> You mentioned that you got to drive the Porsche. >> Yes. >> All right. Would you lie under oath to get to drive the Porsche and work for Mr. Digs? >> What does that mean? >> It's part of lying under oath your job to >> what? I'm sorry. >> Is your job to to lie or would you be truthful? >> I'll be truthful. >> Okay. Who else got to drive that car? >> Mila. And anyone around the house if they needed to use the car, they would drive it. >> Did you see Mila drive that car? I've seen her drive the car before. >> I don't have any other questions. >> Anything else? >> Wonder where he's going with that. Hopefully, we'll find out on closing. I mean, I know the first part I understand, but him asking, "Have you ever seen Mila drive the Porsche?" I want to know where he's going with that. But obviously the question of would you lie under oath to stay employed? I obviously understand why he asked that question. Yeah, he had to get on out of there. Ace. Um Oh, yeah. And just now Blue said Mila wanted us to believe Sunny was stealing. Didn't even I didn't even connect it because that's right. This is Sunny. And she would call her every time they brought up Sunny. She would say Mila would be like stealing Sunny. You mean you mean stealing Sunny? And she stole his watches and stuff like that. This woman don't need to steal a watch. And I know that don't mean that people don't steal just cuz they don't need to steal, but she seemed like she in for the long run, not nothing short term. M >> um when you say just other people around the house um about how many people did does Mr. Digs have working for him >> employed one. >> Uh so and then otherwise are they're all just contract or >> correct. >> Do you know about how many? >> Depends depending on the job as needed. >> Um okay. Do you know in >> objection your honor? We're now outside the scope of the re redirect >> overall >> just in December. Do you know? >> I couldn't give that to you on the top of my head. All right. Nothing further. >> Thank you very much. You may step down. >> Thank you. >> I wonder why the judge overruled the objection for being out of scope on redirect because I guess cuz they were still talking about employment that she let it go through. But I do wonder that cuz I was like that question is interesting. Okay. Let's see what who else we got. Oh, okay. Hold on. Let me Every time I think it's a short time, it actually is a little longer. Hold on. Trying not to do too much. There we go. >> Watch. You're going to remain standing and face the >> Please raise your right hand. You speak the testimony you're about to give. This hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help me. >> Yes. Good morning, ma'am. Could you please state your name for the record and spell your last name for the jury? >> Uh, my name is Juliana Streto. S T R A T O TI. >> Are you from Massachusetts? >> Yes. >> What do you do for work? >> I'm a registered nurse. >> Right. Where do you work? >> Um, full-time I work at Mass General Hospital and then I have a side um a predium job at the Drip Bar. >> What is the Drip Bar? >> Drip Bar is a wellness and hydration um service. It's a franchise, but we have a location in Foxboro. >> Okay. And so was what do you do as a as a nurse for the Drip Bar? >> Um provide like wellness services, hydration, um like extra therapy for people that that you don't get prescribed like at a hospital or through your primary care physician. Got it. >> Does some of that involve making house calls? >> Yes. on December 2nd, 2025. Uh, did you do a some kind of treatment, a house call that afternoon? >> I did. >> And where was that? >> Um, at Mr. Digs's house. >> All right. Had you been to that house previously? >> I had. >> And that was uh at 7 School Master Street in Damon Fair. >> Do you remember what time you got there? >> Um, most of my appointments were four, five or six o'clock. I think that day I got there at about 5:00. I may approach, your honor. >> Yes. Right in front image in front of you. I'm going to ask you to take a look at that and tell me if you recognize what that >> um that's me um ringing the or at the front door on the Ring camera. >> All right. And is that a fair and accurate depiction of you arriving at the house on December 2nd, 2025? >> Yes. >> I would move to admit it's exhibit 12. >> No objection, your honor. >> Thank you. some more >> and I'm going to show you another photograph as you see that >> um that's me leaving um leaving the the house on the ring camera footage. >> All right. Is that a fair and accurate depiction of you walking out of that house in the afternoon of December 2nd, 2025? >> Yes. >> 13. >> No objection, your honor. >> Thank you. somewhere 13. [snorts] >> I'm going to put exhibit 12 back in front of you and ask J. There's a time stamp at the bottom right corner. >> Your honor, can we be seen in sidebar? >> Yes, of course. >> Well, I guess it's been longer than normal for their sidebars. We had a lot of them the other day. when your a moment ago, I think you described when your appointments routinely were. >> Do you recall what time you got to the house in Denim that afternoon on December 2nd? >> Um, that day I got there at 4:50. >> Okay. P.M. >> And do you remember when you left the house? Um, according to the Ring camera footage, it was >> Let me ask you this. Do you remember when you left the hospital? >> Um, I don't remember exactly the time, but I all of my appointments were roughly 45 minutes to an hour long. >> All right. And so on December 2nd, 2025, do you think how how long do you think you were in the house? >> Probably about an hour. >> In the house when you were doing the treatment, where did it actually occur? Physically inside the house. um in the living room. >> So then fair to say you were in that house that afternoon for about an hour, maybe a little less? >> Yes. >> Okay. Anything out of the ordinary that day? >> Not that I remember. >> Hear anything unusual? >> No. >> Did you see anything unusual? >> No. >> I have no further questions. >> Okay. Okay. Bam. Bam. I'm trying to get this timeline, too. What helps me is when Sunny said she booked a flight. Did she say she booked a flight for 700 p.m.? Is that what she is that what she said? If she booked a flight for 7:00 p.m., Sunny accounted for about an hour and a half, two hours to get on the flight to Atlanta. Um, so it would have had to happen after after the nurse got finished. I would think it feels like it would have happened after the nurse instead of before her, but I'm not sure. I've been trying to follow these times. >> Uh, good morning still. Um, had you uh gone to Mr. Dig's house? Uh prior to this state >> I had >> and um how how many times have you done this before? >> A handful of times I think. Um before that was two or three. >> Okay. >> After that was a couple. >> And uh without saying the actual names of any of uh your your clients, what kind of uh clientele do you do you uh have with this job? >> It depends um on what services they're looking for. Um so kind of all across the board. >> Okay. Um and um >> your honor, I have no further questions. >> Thank you, ma'am. You may step down. >> Thank you. >> Okay. All right, then. Let's talk about this. Okay. I see your points. I see your points. So, we're saying that whenever time he got back in, cuz they got got his Maybach coming back in, the incident would have had to happen before the nurse and then she asked for a flight after the IV treatment from this nurse. Okay. I mean, I can see it. I could I can see it cuz you're right. It could have been too short between when she booked that incident happened and then she gets her flight booked by Sunny. Okay. I wish I had written down the times when this first started on day one. >> Call Stephanie Anastasia. >> [snorts] >> Just want you if you can just remain standing please. 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. >> Yes. Good morning. >> Good morning. >> Can you state your name and spell your last name for the record, please? >> My first name is Stephanie. My last name is Anastasia. A N A S T A SI. >> And do you live in Massachusetts, Miss Anastasia? >> I currently live in Rhode Island. >> Um, where do you work? >> I work in Massachusetts. >> And what do you do for a living? >> I'm a massage therapist. Um, are you employed in that work? >> Yes. >> Who do you work for? >> The Right Touch Day Spa in Adaboro, Mass. >> All right. And um you provide uh massage therapy treatment to clients. Is that right? >> Yes. >> Um and do as part of your work, do you need to visit uh clients in their home? >> I do that separately on my own on the side. Not it doesn't have anything to do with my with where I work currently. >> Okay. All right. And um as part of your work treating clients, are some of your clients professional athletes? >> Yes, sometimes. >> All right. Um and was one of your clients in December of 2025, Mr. Digs? >> Yes. >> Um [snorts] and how did it come about that you were providing treatment for Mr. Diggs? >> I used to work for the Celtics in back in 2019. Um and whoever I used to work for, he's a physical therapist. He connected me with Mr. Diggs. >> Okay. Thank you. And um you would provide massage therapy for Mr. Diggs at his home. >> Correct. >> About how often per week would you do that? >> Twice a week. >> All right. And where in the home would you provide that treatment? >> Sometimes it was um in the living room area and sometimes it was in his bedroom. >> Did you need any special equipment to provide your treatment? >> He provided that. I do I do need some special equipment. Yes. >> I see. Um so there was the equipment in the house. >> Yes. >> I I take it you used a table. Yes. >> Any other equipment? >> No, just um a massage table and I would use my cups which is for cupping. >> I see. Okay. Thank you. Um how long did a typical treatment take? >> Between a 90 minute to two hours. >> Um and uh did you give uh Mr. Diggs a treatment on December 2nd, 2025? >> Yes, I did. >> Do you remember uh approximately when you arrived at his home for that treatment? It was between 5:45 and six o'clock in the evening. >> Okay. And um uh how did you >> Oh, he had them moving out like clockwork. Well, not him. Sunny had them moving around like clockwork. Ivy treatment finishes around 5 something. Massage therapist coming in around what she around 5 something. She said 5:45. I think that's what she said. I'm going back just a little bit cuz I I'm taking notes now on that time. on December 2nd, 2025. >> Yes, I did. >> Do you remember uh approximately when you arrived at his home for that treatment? >> It was between 5:45 and 6:00 in the evening. >> Okay. And um uh how did you get into the house? >> I rang the doorbell and Sunny opened the door for me. >> Okay. Thank you. And what happened next? >> Then I asked Sunny where he was or where he would like his massage at. Um she told me he was in his room and that's where he would like his massage. So I went and grabbed um the massage table. It was in like a computer room. Um and I brought it upstairs and he was laying in his bed and I started setting up the table. >> All right. Um and did you was was Mr. Diggs do you remember what he was doing when you walked in other than laying in his bed? >> I think he was falling asleep a little bit. Um but I wasn't sure. It was just laying down. >> Okay. Um, and uh, so I take it you began the treatment. >> So I first I set up, I grabbed the blankets and stuff and then he fell asleep. So I texted Sunny and I was like, "Hey, can I wake him up?" And she said, "Yes." So I ended up waking him up and then he got on the table. >> Okay. Um, do and about how long was the treatment that day if you can recall? >> It between 90 minutes to two hours usually. It was more towards the two hours than the 90 minutes. >> All right. Um, and did anyone come into that uh while you were performing that treatment in that 90 minute to two hour window? >> Yes, Mila Adams came in the room at the time. >> Okay. And and how did you know Mila Adams? >> I saw I seen her in the house. >> Um, every Yeah, I've seen her multiple times in the house. >> Okay. Have you ever spoken to her? >> Yes, we've had conversation. >> Okay. Um uh so while you're performing the treatment, can you just explain to the jury what you saw? >> Yes. So I was um working on his right side leg and I can cuz the door is in front of me and I can see whoever was walking in. She was walking in. She saw that he was asleep left and kind of came back at a later time. When she came back at a later time, he kind of woke up cuz he was asleep. And um she kind of went over to the bed and she asked him, there was something on the bed. She asked him if he was going to keep it and then he said yes and then she turned around and left. >> And when you were you able to see what was on the bed? >> It was a black box, but I'm not sure what it like what it was or what was in it? >> Okay. Um, and did you ever have any occasion to look in that box? >> No. >> All right. Um, how did uh Miss Adams appear to you when you saw her come into the room those two times? >> She seemed to be okay. It's nothing that I wasn't used to seeing in the past. >> So, she looked to your eyes the same as she had in in the past when you saw her. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, did you see any marks on her face? >> Not that I recall. No. >> Did you see any marks on her neck? >> No. She had a black jacket on, so I couldn't I don't think I could see her neck, but I didn't see anything on her face at the time. >> Um, and did she seem upset at all to you? >> Not that I know of. No. >> Okay. Um All right. Um and Miss Anastasia, do you remember when you left the house that day? >> It's probably between almost 8:00, 7:30, and 8:00 that day. >> Okay. Thank you very much. No questions. >> All right. All right. I missed some of it, but but but but All right. So, Bam Bam did her research. Mila arrived back in the house between What did you say? Oh, after IV treatment. So, Mila got back after IV treatment. And IV treatment was she arrive She said she did it between 4 something and it would take her 45 minutes to an hour to do the IV treatment. Um, okay. So, she came in after that and then the massage therapist said she arrived about 5:45 or 6:00 to start the massage. it it would take between 90 minutes and two hours and I barely caught that. They asked her, "Did you see any markings or anything on Mila's face?" So, I that's what I caught. So, hopefully I'm not missing anything too too crazy. So, Mila's face looked fine to the massage um therapist. And that's a really good one cuz see Sunny is real close to home with this, right? The massage therapist, she coming in and out to do her thing, going to the next client. So, she would have probably just casually noticed if if Mila's face looked jacked up versus um versus if Sunny would or wouldn't say something, I would say. So, I feel I feel like as we guessed, there wasn't anything wrong with Mila's face. And then, um Ace Moonshot said, "So, she acted normal to two witnesses." Right. Right. Right. Right. one that knew her fairly well because she's staying in that house and then the other one that just knows her in passing and she's acting like she normally acts or looks like she normally looks I'll say >> good afternoon Miss Anastasi or sorry good morning so actually Miss Anastasi >> hello >> um you said you had previously worked at the Celtics and um is it like kind of word of mouth that you got a job working for Mr. Digs? >> Yes. um in your line of uh work, how important is word of mouth in order to find uh new clients? >> It's very important. >> Um and uh outside of just actual um I guess technique and skill is uh discretion and care of how you uh uh because you're working with some high-profile people. Is that also an important uh aspect to have? >> I don't understand the question. >> I'll withdraw it. Nothing further. Uh, okay. So, both of them were like, "I don't understand what you're trying to ask." Cuz Sunny was like, "Okay, so what are you saying?" Obviously, we know what he's saying. Would you be motivated not to say anything because word of mouth is your bread and butter? But he took the question back. All they can cross her on is to imply financial interest to lie. Gotcha. >> All right. Thank you so much, ma'am. You may step down. Okay. All right, they rolling them out in defense. Got another one coming. >> Melissa got remain standing. >> Please raise your right hand. You solemnly swear the testimony. This hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So hope you die. >> I do. [clears throat] >> Good morning. Good morning. >> Can you state your name and spell your last name for the record, please? >> Sure. Melissa Goddard. G O D A R D. >> Thank you. And um what city do you live in? City and state, please. >> Booker Raton, Florida. >> Right. And are you employed? >> Yes, I am. >> Where are you employed? >> At PMG Private CFO. >> And what is PMG Private CS CFO? >> It's a um boutique financial service company. So we do accounting, tax planning, tax prep, um budgeting, we handle everything, financial, data collection. >> And is one of uh your company's clients Steph Diggs? >> Yes, it is. >> Right. And do you work on Mr. Diggs account? >> Yes, I'm his client manager. >> All right. And how long have you been the client manager for Mr. Digs account? >> Since November 13th, 2023. >> Okay. [snorts] Um and can you just briefly describe how uh Mr. Digs's account is structured? >> Sure. Um he has the personal side which we call concierge and the business side. So the personal side is his life personally but because his person is a business it transfers also over into businesses and then he has several businesses that we operate. Can you just very briefly des um identify the different businesses that >> Sure. Um Digs Deep LLC which is for his name, image and likeness, Liam Brands International which is a clothing brand, CVPM which is a furniture brand and Dig Steep Foundation which is his charity organization. >> All right. And so those businesses that you just described, are those handled on the business side of his account? >> Correct. >> All right. And then there's a personal side or a concierge side to handle his business. Sorry, to handle his personal expenses. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> All right. Dean said Mila was double dipping. [clears throat] Let me know if I'm thinking what you're saying. So Mila was telling their business that, okay, it's time for y'all to pay me for this week or however frequently she got paid. And then she was also texting Stefan like, "You need to pay me. You didn't pay me." like that, right? Is that what you're saying, Dean? That's how she was double dipping like she already got paid possibly from the business that handled his finances and then she was also saying he needed to pay her and then like personally cash app her or whatever. Yeah, that is a pretty clever name. Dig deep charity. That's a good one. >> Okay. Um, and up until starting before October 2025, so from 2023 to 2025 October, uh, which side of his account did you handle? >> I handled, uh, daily business transactions um, for the most part. >> Okay. And did you have a different um, colleague to handle the personal kind of concierge side? >> Yes, the practical everyday concier side we did. And um would expenses for private staff um be handled on the business side or the concier side? >> The concier side. >> Okay. And did something happen in the fall of 2025 that caused you to take over responsibility for the concierge side? >> Yes, we had an associate leave. >> Okay. So the associate left and then were you responsible in the fall of 2025 for both the business and the concier side? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, and did that did you have responsibility at that time for payments to Mr. Digs's private chef? >> Beginning in the beginning of November. Yes. >> Okay. Beginning of November 2025. >> Correct. >> And um do you recall Well, what did you do when you took over responsibility for those payments? Um, I was notified at the beginning of November that the data collection program that we used was updated, so that personal payments needed to be made. Um, and one of them was for the chef. And I asked, you know, catch me up. Um, does does she have a contract? How do we pay her? Um, does she have a W9? Um, does she have an NDA? just general information like what do I do and who were you who are you talking to when you were getting this information? >> Sunny. >> And who is Sunny? >> Um Stefan's personal assistant. >> Okay. All right. Um do you recall uh receiving an invoice from uh Ms. Adams on December 1st of 2025? >> Yes. >> And um do you recall what that invoice was for? It was for three weeks of services in November and reimburseable expenses. >> Okay. Um what did you do with that invoice when you received it? >> Um I checked Well, immediately I knew that it was incorrect because I had paid her um weekly for two of those weeks. So it raised a flag. I needed to figure out had I made a mistake or had she made a mistake. And that caused me to look a little bit further into the reimburseable expenses. >> Oh. Oh, Mila. Mila ma. So Dean, she was she was like triple or quadruple dip double dipping because like you said it was the receipts, but she said also for the work she performed. Oh, Mila, this is not looking good. were much more structured on the business side. So, I usually audit those before paying them. >> Okay. So, when the flag was raised and it caused you to look a little bit deeper, >> um, what did you do to look a little bit deeper? >> I pulled up every payment that we had made to her for the last 18 months, as far back as I could go. Um and then I went through every receipt and reimburseable that we paid her for the last six months >> at that time. >> Sorry. And at the conclusion, so is would you describe that as as a kind of an audit? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Be and you know if you receive an invoice and it's incorrect, I want to know is it our mistake or was it her mistake? So I wanted to make sure that we had paid her correctly. >> All right. And um what did you learn from conducting your audit? that she had submitted receipts multiple times over the course of six months, the same receipt. Um, that she had submitted reimbursements for packages sent that were paid by our Federal Express account for reimbursement um that we had overpaid her. >> And were you able to quantify the amount of money that she had been overpaid based on your audit? >> Yes. >> And how much money was that? Um I think the total was 2500 and change at that time. Um with an additional 744 that maybe was legitimate. I couldn't substantiate because there wasn't a date on it. So that was more in a gray area. >> Okay. Um did you ask Miss Adams for more information about the money that she was seeking? >> Yes. Um, how did you do that? >> I contacted Sunny and asked for her email. Um, >> professional. I That's what I wanted to know. Email is the way to go for for this. Okay. Um, and and I shouldn't be this excited because people should be doing things in writing, but so few have. Sunny had she hired Mila would have done her formal on onboarding tax documents NDA as soon as she came on all this other stuff. But you know again they was like uh y'all said muddy waters because she was already you know in contact with Stefan couple to a few years before she got put on as a chef. Okay. So over six weeks, she's resubmitting receipts she already got reimbursed for and receipts she never needed to be reimbured for because she didn't pay it. Like for example, she said the FedEx uh express card. That's it's not even crazy. I can't even say that's crazy. Mila appears appeared to be exactly what is now being explained by the audit and by the time stamps that they're going by. Day one was like I'm squint my eyes. Day two is like here's the just black and white proof that this is not what she said happened. >> I gave my phone number, even my personal phone number so that she could reach me cuz sometimes they're in different time zones. Um, I reached out to her twice. >> Okay. And did you ever hear back from her? >> No, she never responded. >> Um, did you tell Mr. Diggs what you had identified um from at least from the audit that you conducted? >> Yes. He called me. We spoke about it on December 5th. >> All right. And And what was his reaction? >> He's like, "Get me a report." And um he had wanted to make sure that she was paid. and I told him I would get him a report and he was fine. >> Um, in the course of conducting your audit or actually strike [clears throat] that >> [snorts] >> um, did there come a time when you were aware that there was some paperwork not completed that you would have expected to be completed? Um at the beginning when I took over, I asked for those things as um I think it was the beginning of December when the um invoice didn't match what I had. You know, I'm buttoning things up. It's the end of fourth quarter. Um we're closing out the end of the year, so I wanted to make sure we had everything. So, you know, I was going through everybody's paperwork, but yes, it was about the beginning of December, I realized we don't have her paperwork. >> All right. And did you do anything about that? >> Yeah, I had asked Sunny to um I had mentioned stuff that I think we should get one. He said to coordinate with Sunny, which I did on December 4th, and um I didn't receive anything, so I followed up with it as I normally would. >> And how did you follow up with it? >> Um I asked Sunny if she had collected it and I emailed Mila asking for it. Do you remember the date on which you emailed Mila for it? Sorry, Miss Adam. >> December 8th. >> December 8th. >> Did you follow up again with Miss Adams if you can recall? >> I did not cuz uh Steph said not to worry about it. >> Okay. Cuz she was about to be fired. That's why Steph said don't even worry about it. I'm getting her out of my house. So Mila came in in bad faith. I just realized too because her being mad of being invited and I guess uninvited to Miami that was supposed to be the catalyst, but she was still so she came in in bad faith anyway and then got the nerve to say Sunny is stealing and you got a literal audit ran on you to show you are stealing. Did you think they're not going to look? Now, my only question is um about those deleted texts. I don't understand. She said she deleted them, but they were in the report that that guy pulled, but that guy said they could only recover deleted messages 30 days or less, but they recovered them 4 months after she said she deleted them. But the audit part, the financial audit, Mila was always bad faith. like she she was never I just I don't understand why she brought all this attention to herself and she knew she was stealing the whole time. Um, just one moment. I'm sorry. testified that you followed up with Miss Adams asking for the NDA on December 8th. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I was incorrect. It was December 13th. >> Okay. >> Thank you. All right. Uh, no further questions. Your honor, >> council car, >> just briefly. Good afternoon. Now, uh, Miss, uh, Goddard, uh, have you ever been to Mr. Digs house in Dam. >> No. >> No further questions. >> Thank you, ma'am. You may >> dang. So, Mila, it's a totality of things. So, when I say this, I'm not saying someone can't become a private chef chef if they haven't been formally trained. But I I I'm with the grifter um theory cuz she was not formally trained. She had her degree in something, you know, like desk jobish. I think it was something. I can't remember what she had her degree in. I I don't know, but it was nothing to do with cooking. Then she did not go get formally trained to cook when they said had um and then she said, "Well, I went out of the country to I think Italy and France, but she didn't really go into detail of like who did you train under? How long were you there?" You know, like the the stuff that you know, cuz there's a lot of chefs that will go over Oh, psychology. Thank you, Ace Moonshot. There's a lot of chefs that will go and train another country, but you can kind of get the gist of they were really really honestly training. And so, yeah. So, already not even being a actual formally trained chef, coming in stealing off the gate, then being one of the employees. I won't say employee with benefits. She wanted to be the only girlfriend employee. I'll say that. Um. Uh, messy, messy, messy. >> Step down. >> Just watch your step. You remain standing and face apart. Okay. >> Please raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give in this hearing? It shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help me God. >> I do. >> Just heads up, we're going to stop it on this witness. Like we're going to listen to her whole testimony, stop after her, then have to do a part two for day two cuz I see more witnesses coming and I need to be fully alert for all of these people. All right, here we go. Her friend. Now, is it her friend friend or the one she demoted to associate friend? [laughter] Good afternoon, ma'am. Afternoon. >> Could you please state your name for the record and spell your first and your last name? >> My name is Shai Charles. It's spelled X I A C H A R L E S. Right. What do you do for a living, ma'am? >> Um, I own a hair salon and I braid hair, natural hair. >> Yep. Okay. So, she braids Stefan's hair. This is the demotive friend. Thank you. I remember the name Sh. >> And where do you live? I live in Brooklyn, New York. >> You said you own a salon. Do you have an actual physical location? >> Yeah, I do. >> And is that down in the New York City area as well? >> Uh, yes, it's in Crown Heights. >> Um, how many clients do you have roughly? >> Um, uh, too many to count. I have a lot lots of clients. >> Okay. Um, is one of them Stfan Diggs? >> Yes, it is. >> How do you know, Mr. Digs? Um, I started doing his hair when he played for the Buffalo Bills. >> Do you know how many years ago that was? >> Um, um, I'm not good with dates, but whenever he last played for the Buffalo Bills. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um, when you actually do Mr. Digs's hair, how long does that process actually take? >> Um, I'd estimate probably about 3 to 5 hours. Anywhere between that. Yeah. And where have you done Mr. Digs's hair? >> Um, at his house. Um, he travels a lot for work, so wherever he needs me to do his hair, I go. >> Is that true of other clients you have as well? >> Yeah. >> Have you been inside Mr. Digs's house in Denim? >> Uh, yes, I have. >> All right. Um, do you know when he lived there? Um, I don't know when he occupied the space, but I could tell you the f like the first time I went there to do his hair. >> When was that? >> Um, it was when the season started with the Patriots. Um, probably about July, September, around that time last year. >> I love her accent. >> So, 2025. >> Uh, yeah. >> Okay. Um, and had you been in Mr. diggs and other clients' house to do their hair previously. >> Yeah, I have lots of celebrity clients and obviously they wouldn't want to come to the salon, so I go to them. So, wherever they're at, I I go meet them there, whether it's a hotel, their house, wherever. >> All right. So, it sounds like September or July, fall of last year was the first time you were in Mr. Digs's home in Denim, but not the first time previously. >> Yeah, first time in Denim, but not like elsewhere at his house. Wherever he lived before that, I would go. Got it. And having done that, did you meet some of the people who were normally around? >> Yes. >> Uh, do you know a person named Sunny? >> Yes. >> Who's that? >> Uh, his assistant. >> Right. Do you meet any other family members, Mr. Digs? >> Uh, yeah. Everybody that's in the house, his brothers, his mom, everybody. >> Okay. [snorts] Um, do you ever meet a person named Mila Adams? >> Yes, I have. >> Who's that? >> Uh, it was a chef at the time when I met her. >> And so, when did you meet Mila Adams? Uh at the same time I went to the house for the first time. So like around July September whenever the season started with the Patriots >> of last year. >> Yeah. >> Um did you meet at the house? >> Yeah. >> And how much time were you at the house kind of the first time you met Miss Adams? >> Uh probably like less than 24 hours or around that time cuz I know I had a client the following day. So, I just had to come do his hair. Um, but that was late in the evening and so I had to leave the following day. Yeah. >> Okay. Um, [snorts] and so you met Miss Adams at that point, but did you speak to her? >> Um, I did cuz um I had to go to Walgreens to get some products. And so I asked anybody in the house if they needed anything and Mila said she needed um a sponge, a makeup sponge. And so I got her the sponge. When I came back to the house, she asked me how much money it was and I told her it was okay and that's the first interaction we had. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um, did you have any other further interaction with Miss Adams after that kind of initial 24-hour stay? >> Um, yeah. When I came back to the house, >> when was that? >> I I I can't give you an exact date, but I could like estimate. So, probably within two weeks cuz he'll do his hair like every two to three weeks. So about two maybe three weeks later. >> Yeah. >> You went back to the house in Denim. >> Yeah. >> Was Miss Adams at the house in Denim at that point? >> Uh yeah. >> And so did you speak more to her when you went back the second time? >> Yeah. So um can I can we go back because even um after because I don't >> No, I'm sorry. Just I apologize, Mr. Charles. But >> did you did you speak to Miss Adams again that second time back? >> We Yeah, we spoke more. Yeah. >> All right. Um how much time did you spend with her that second time? >> More time. like a longer time because we was we were talking about food and she wanted to come to New York to start her restaurant and I'm a business owner and we connected on the fact that she was a business owner and I have like a big social media following and I told her that she needed to do content and I wanted to help her with her content so she could start her business so we connected on that. >> Did you end up helping her with content? >> Yeah. >> Did you two stay in touch? >> Yeah. How long were you around at the house in Denm that second time? >> Um I I can't tell you how long honestly. Um I would stay longer if it had a game and we would go to the game together, but for however cuz most times she would be like the only female there and Sunny will come and go and so I like spent more time with her. >> Okay. >> Um kind of following that time you spent together where you said you connected over being business owners. >> Yeah. Did you two remain in contact? >> Yeah. >> And how did you do that? >> Um, we'll text, we'll send Instagram reels, we'll FaceTime. >> Do you guys exchange phone numbers? >> Yeah. >> Um, how much did you talk, you think, in the following weeks and months that fall? >> A lot. Cuz um, a lot. We talk about business. We'll gossip. We'll We girls. So, yeah. >> Um, >> it's probably I I don't know how much she posts about stuff besides her business, but I know she she has now seen how Sunny talked about her and Oh, no. That's not my friend. That's an associate. And she over here trying to help Sunny get her business off the ground. I mean, help. Stop Sunny. Mila. Mila. Mila. Mila. She's trying to help Mila get her business off the ground. Oh my gosh. Mila is a user. >> Did you ever spend more time together in person with Miss Adams? >> Yeah, I took her back to my country. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago. So, I took her to Tobago. She spent time with my family, with my grandmother. Um, yeah, actually bought her ticket to go to Tobago. So, yeah. >> When was that? This was probably around Thanksgiving time. >> End of November then. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Whenever Thanksgiving was. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um, following that trip, do you remember where you went after that? >> Um, I came back to New York. We came back on the same flight. I came back to New York and she went to Boston. >> Okay. Um, do you remember where you were on December 2nd? >> Yeah, actually. Um, I was in I was in Target like late evening. >> Um, what were you doing in Target? >> I was shopping for ingredients because I was spending too much money on Ubers. So, I was buying ingredients to cook like groceries. >> You're buying groceries at Target? >> Yeah. >> Um, >> was this Okay. Now, was she buying groceries when she went back? Cuz December 2nd, she would have been at Stefan's house again, right? the Stefan that's supposed to have a private chef that should have the house stocked with some groceries to feed the guests and and the and has a private chef whose job it is to feed him and the guests and she had to go get her own food to cook. Huh? Mila, you got some explaining to do. >> What were you cooking? Um, so I wanted to make this um like Cajun pasta with shrimp and like sausage. Ma had made it at the house and it was it was healthy and so I wanted to cook that because I didn't want to buy Uber Eat. I didn't want to spend money on Uber Eats and um I just wanted to be healthier and cook and so I wanted to make it like her. Um, so I was going through the aisles and like picking up stuff and calling Mila or me like I text her a picture and asked her if if it was this one, but she wasn't responding quick enough, so I FaceTime her. >> All right, so let me break that down there for a minute. You're in Target. You're trying to purchase ingredients for a dinner that you had seen Mila cook. >> Yeah. >> You said at the house. Is that at the Denim House? >> Yeah. >> Right. Did you say you were looking for what was the ingredient you were looking for? >> Like shrimp, but so she made matcha as well. So, I was trying to find out like what matcha to get um that specific one from tea dealers. Um uh shrimp, um pasta, sausage. Okay. Everything like that. >> So, you you just said a moment ago that as you were trying to find ingredients, you started by taking a picture and um >> sending it >> Yeah. >> to Mila. >> Yeah. >> Um do you remember what time that was at? Uh, it was before 6 PM for sure because I remember leaving my cart in Target to go pick up some dry cleaning for my boyfriend because I had to get it before it closed. So, I actually left Target and came back to Target. So, it was before 6 p.m. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Sorry y'all. I'm ready to cuz everything now just sound like me wrong. Sorry. My bad. My bad. My bad. She was at her house. I see y'all. I see your messages. Um, what about a specific time? >> Remember exact times? >> Uh, [sighs] so the dry cleaners was in Brownsville. Target was at Gateway. So I got there probably minutes to 6. So probably like the end like ending of 4, 5:00 p.m. somewhere there. >> Okay. >> Yeah. You mentioned a a text message or a photograph of an ingredient you sent. >> Yeah. >> Um was there any record of that? >> Uh yeah, I took a picture and sent it to her. >> All right. Would that have had the the actual time? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Do you think taking a look at a record might refresh your recollection on what time you sent that photograph? >> You say yes. >> Yes. >> I may approach her. >> Yes. What I'm going to ask you to do, Miss Ch, just take a look at that photograph. >> Okay. And I want you to look at that. >> Yeah. >> After you've reviewed it, >> take a look out. [snorts] >> Yeah. >> Having looked at that, does that refresh your recollection on what time? >> Yeah. >> You actually began communicating with Miss Adams when you were in the target? >> Yes. >> And what time is that? It says 438 on the picture. >> Okay. Is that consistent with your recollection of when you reached out to Miss Adams? >> Yeah. >> Um, now you said you started by texting and then you facetimed with Miss Adams. >> Yeah. >> What's FaceTime? >> Uh, uh, a video call app on every iPhone. >> Had you facetimed with Matt Miss Adams previously? >> Yeah. >> Um, and so describe how that looks. What's happening at that point? um you >> so I facetimed her. I told her what I was doing. We spoke about the pasta. Um all the ingredients I needed to get and she was like, "Girl, I'm not going to Miami." And she said she's going to go home to Atlanta for a couple days. Then she's going to come to New York. Well, she's going to go home to Atlanta, but she's going to stop off in New York for a couple days. >> All right. Let me actually stop you there. I apologize, Miss Charles. It was not a specific question. So, you said you're in Target while this conversation is happening. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Could you see where [snorts] Miss Adams was? >> Uh, yeah. >> Where was she? >> She was in the kitchen. >> Kitchen of what? >> Uh, of the denim house. >> And how do you know that? >> Because I've been there before, so I know the layout of the house. And the faucet was running and I could see the island in the background. >> Okay. Um, you just said she mentioned Miami. Did you notice anything about her her face, her physical appearance when you had this FaceTime call? >> No. >> I'm sorry. >> No. >> Did you see any redness, swelling? >> No. >> Was she flush? >> No. >> She teary eyed? >> No. >> Were there any brute? >> Dang, Mila. And that would have been right. Right. Really close to when things happened that day that she said she got openhanded, slapped on her face. and she she wouldn't have well as long as they were actually being true and not talk witnesses weren't talking to each other and all this other stuff. If she's not compromised, that's another person that didn't see anything wrong with her face. But on top of that, take her testimony out, take the other ones out that didn't see anything wrong with Mila's face, and you still have her dashboard recording that didn't show anything crazy on Mila's face. bruises on her? >> No. >> Um, you started to talk a little bit about places she said she was going. >> Yeah. >> Did you end up actually seeing Miss Adams that day? >> Yeah. Cuz um >> following that conversation. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> She said, >> "Where was that?" >> Uh, in New York. Cuz she said she was staying she was stopping off in New York for a couple days. I asked her where she was going to stay. She stay at a hotel. I'm like, "Girl, we friends. You don't have to stay at a hotel. You can stay at my place. >> That makes me so sad. She's being used for her resources, her time, thinking she's building a friendship, and she's literally inviting this person into her home, calling, you know, that's to her her friend. And Mila up there on the stand saying, "That's an associate. I don't know her like this." >> Did you actually see her that night? Did she stay at your place? >> Yeah. >> So, where did you first see her? >> At the airport. What airport? >> Uh, LaGuardia. And >> what were you doing out there? >> Uh, when to pick her up? >> Um, what time did you pick her up from LaGuardia airport? >> Uh, she told me she was landing at 11:00. So, I got there like minutes 11:00. Um, I had to wait cuz I think her flight was delayed. Yeah, her flight was delayed. So, I waited there for like uh 45 minutes. [clears throat] >> And so, did you end up seeing Miss Adams? Did she actually get in your card? Yeah. >> You picked her up from LaGuardia airport when she got in your car. Did you notice anything out of the ordinary? >> Did you notice anything about her appearance? >> No. >> Was there any bruising on her at that point? >> No. >> Um, what were you doing >> when you picked Miss Adams up? >> Uh, we went to go pick up my friend Tally in Queens and we were just chilling in the car. We were just like singing and just talking. >> Um, anything out of the ordinary about either Miss Adams or Miss uh your friend Tali's demeanor? >> No. >> What's your friend Tali's name if you know? >> Uh her name is Natalia Moses. >> Okay. Um your car, what kind of car do you drive? >> Uh Mercedes-Benz GLE 63S. >> Is there any kind of aftermarket systems that's equipped with >> um Oxford itself? >> [laughter] >> Let me ask you this. Does your car have video? >> Yeah. Um, well, I install um dash cam in my car. >> Oh, you put the dash cam in. That didn't come with the car itself. >> Got it. Um, what I'm going to ask is if we could pull up video two, I believe, from what has been marked number five. And then what's crazy, let's say Mila's mad because, and you really shouldn't be that upset, but Mila's mad because the dash cam was given to uh defense prosecution or whoever was able to, you know, say, "You have to give us this evidence." She may not have done that by choice. It might have been through court order she had to give up the recording. I don't know. But I'm just saying like Mila Mila seemed like she was not talking about her like dirt but slightly above dirt. We could pause it right there. All right. Um, so this is actually for the record of the first video in exhibit number five. Miss Charles, looking at this, we've played 14 seconds. Do you recognize what we're looking at? >> Yes. >> What is that? Uh, that's me lighting my car. Uh, dash cam video. >> All right. And that video, does that fairly accurately represent kind of the drive you guys had? >> Yeah. >> All right. There's a time stamp down here at the bottom. It says 11:48 and 18 seconds p.m. >> Yeah. >> Is that consistent with your recollection of kind of after you had picked me up? >> Yeah. >> From the airport. >> Yeah. What I'm going to ask Miss Silva to do is go to the next video down on that list. I'm gonna ask myself to pause it real quick by hitting the space bar. >> Thank you. So, looking at video number two, >> um it looks like the time stamp on the bottom says December 3rd, 24 minutes. >> Yeah. >> Um watching that video, what are we seeing in the video? >> Uh we were listening to Cranes in the Sky by Solange and we were just talking about what the song was about. >> Got it. When we say >> I love that song, by the way. I love the I love her that album and the album that came after that. >> When you say there we Who is we? >> Uh my friend Natalyia Moses and Mila Adams in the car. >> All right. So where we paused, it's a little hard to see, but is your testimony that Miss Moses was in the car? >> Yeah. >> Was who's in the front seat here? >> Uh Mila Adams. >> So was Miss Moses in the back seat here? >> Yes. Okay. >> Um, what did the three of you do that night? >> Uh, we went to Jersey I was I have a house in Jersey City, so we went to Jersey City. >> And what did you do? >> Uh, drink, eat wings, and watch TV. Just chill. >> All right. Did you end up staying or sleeping in Jersey City or did you sleep somewhere else? >> No, I went back to my apartment in Brooklyn. >> Who went back to your apartment in Brooklyn? >> Me, Tally, and Mila. And what time do you think you got back? >> Uh, I'd estimate probably like like 3:00 4:00 a.m. in the morning. >> All right. So early in the morning. >> Yeah. >> Um, that entire time span that we're talking about there is your description what you just did. Eat, drink. >> Yeah. >> Have some wings and hang out. Is that a fair description of what you did that night? >> Yeah. >> All right. Um, where did you sleep that night? I slept on the couch downstairs and Mila and Tally slept upstairs in my bedroom. >> Okay. Do you remember how long um Miss Adams ended up staying at your house? >> Uh uh probably like a week, a little over a week. >> All right. That night in Jersey City and back at your apartment in Brooklyn. >> Yeah. >> Uh did you have the opportunity to observe Miss Adams? Uh probably the day the morning we got up. Yeah, because we we girls so we get dressed in front of each other. So yeah, the day of. >> Okay. Yeah. So when you say you get dressed in front of each other, >> did you actually >> see Miss Adams without clothes on as you were getting dressed? >> With a towel on? >> Okay. >> Did you observe any bruising, redness on her neck or chest? >> No. >> Did you observe anything on her face? >> No. Um, I'm going to ask Miss Silva if we can actually play the third video. >> I was waiting. I was like, there's a clear picture, a clear video in here somewhere because we had seen it before for I think they made Mila watch it. This is Mila. It's a very nice video. This is December 3rd, 2025, a day after the alleged assault would have happened. And I'm open to correction if I got the date wrong on when the alleged assault happened. >> And so I'm going to pause it right there and just ask it. So this image, is that the fair and accurate representation of how Miss Adams looked that day on December 3rd? >> Yeah. That video kind of depicts how she looks. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Miss Silva. Um, [clears throat] anytime the day of December 3rd, did you notice [snorts] bruising developing, redness, any kind of physical marks on Miss Adams? >> No. [snorts] >> On December 4th, 5th, 6th, did you notice any of that? >> No. Did Miss Adams ever tell you that she had been assaulted or strangled? >> No. >> Did she ever mention any kind of an attack? >> No. >> Do you remember when she left? >> Uh, I can't give you the exact date, but probably like somewhere between the 9th, 10th, or 11th. either one of those dates. >> Okay. [snorts] Um and after Miss Adams left, >> actually, let me back up. Strike that. So, if she got there on December 2nd, she left on the 9th, 10th, or 11th. Is it fair to say she was down there for a week, maybe a little bit more? >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> All right. Um after she left, did you see her again? >> Uh yeah, I saw her afterwards. >> Soon afterwards. Where was that? >> Uh in Boston. And in Boston, where were you? >> Uh, where was I in Boston? Yeah, at at the house >> in Denim. >> Oh, apologies. >> Yeah, >> I understand. So, you start again at the house in >> Yeah, this is the time I was thinking of that she came back in December to braid his hair when I thought it was the December 2nd, but she was still in New York when um Shai was still in New York. I thought Shai was at the house then, but this is the day I was thinking of. and got it mixed up because I remember Mila got very snippy about Shai coming on one of the days in December and that's when my brain was stuck on. >> And when was that? >> Uh probably the 13th. Yeah, the 12th or the 13th because I had to go to do I had to go do his hair. >> Okay. What was there some sort of timesensitive pressure about doing his hair? >> Cuz he had to leave to go to Miami. So, I had to go do his hair. Yeah. >> Okay. Um, >> not my I had to do his hair. Probably had a game. He probably had a game. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, let me back you up. You Miss Adams leaves New York. >> Yeah. >> 9 10 11. >> Yeah. >> And your testimony was that you think it was on the 13th >> you saw her again? >> Yeah. Either 12, 13, 14, somewhere there. I'm not good with dates. >> Okay. Yeah. >> And that was in >> at the house in Denim. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> Um, what were you doing in the house in Denim? >> I had to do his hair. >> Who was [snorts] in the house in Denim? >> Um, his mom. Um, Mila, me. Um, I think Maron was there. Um, yeah. Yeah, that's who I can remember being in the house. >> Okay. Um, >> did you do Mr. Digs's hair that day? >> Yeah. >> What time of day? >> Uh, it was late evening. >> In the evening then? >> Yeah. >> Is that what you said? >> Yeah. >> Um, how long did doing his hair take? >> Okay. Before we go on with how long this hair took, um, I feel sorry for her, too, because I feel like at this time she was speaking in present tense that she and Mila were girls. They're friends. I'm helping her. And then cuz the witnesses can't see what the other witnesses testify to and then she at some point saw Mila's testimony um and or someone showed her the highlights of what Mila was saying about her. >> Uh between three and five hours. >> And so do you remember when you finished doing his hair roughly? >> Uh it was it was late that night. Um, yeah, like probably 10:11 somewhere there. >> Um, what did you do after you finished doing Mr. Digs's hair that night? >> Uh, I slept on the couch because I had a fight 6:00 a.m. that morning. >> 6:00 a.m. The following morning or that morning? >> Uh, the following the So, I did his hair the night. Um, I stayed downstairs on the couch. I was laying on the couch in my phone. I stayed down there cuz I had a flight early the next morning. >> Got it. >> Yeah. Um, when you were down on the couch, what happened? >> Uh, like later into the night, Mila came downstairs and she was just talking about stuff that happened earlier in the day. >> All right, let me back you up there for a moment. Did you see anything unusual on the evening of December 13th when you doing Mr. Digs's hair? >> Yeah, so I was behind the couch. He was on a couch with Miss Stephanie. We were watching um a a Netflix comedy special and we were just there kicking it. Um he was on his phone. Um Mila was in the back of us like in a little dining area. She was on her phone and she shouts over to him, "Yo, Steph, when I'm going to get my money and uh he responds, I think you spoke to the accountant." And her demeanor change, his demeanor kind of changed, but I wasn't paying any attention to I was just doing my job. Um, so after a while, she moves from behind on the dining table and she comes to the front like on the side like a love seat area thing and she was there on her phone and she was just like laughing really loud. Um, you I don't want to imply anything but like >> Let me stop you right there. >> You you said she's over on her phone. She was laughing really loud. >> Yeah. >> Was she watching the comedy special? >> No, she was just on her phone. >> Okay. So, you said the next later that night or the next morning, you spoke to her again? >> Yeah, like in the like probably midnight, 1:00 a.m.ish. Yeah. She came downstairs and we were talking. >> When she came downstairs, was there anybody else downstairs? >> No, just me and her. >> And what did she tell you when she came downstairs? >> She asked me if he was annoyed. >> She asked you if >> he seemed Yeah. If he was annoyed. >> And that's Mr. Digs. >> Yeah. >> Did she tell you she was going to do anything? >> Yeah. She um she she was trying to antagonize him while she was on the couch like trying to get beneath his skin and um she was >> Okay. >> So, let me ask you this way. Did she indicate when she came downstairs that she was going to do anything? Did she tell you she was going to take any action? >> Yeah, she said she was going to sue him >> for what? >> For the money that he owes her. And like she going to take it to the blog. She going to >> take it to the block. >> Blogs. blogs. >> Got it. >> Yeah. >> Um, [clears throat] >> it was like an hour long conversation, so it was a lot. >> Let me start with her. >> Oh, sorry. >> So, do you remember her saying that that she was going to make him pay? >> Yeah. >> Do you remember her saying anything about hostile work environment? >> Yeah. Let me have one moment, your honor. >> Yes. [clears throat] >> I I want to see the jury's faces so bad. [snorts] Couple things I want to follow up with is Charles. Did Miss prior to her coming down that night and having this conversation with you, did she did she tell you that she had been assaulted? Did she heard anything about a strangulation assault? >> No. >> That night when she was talking about the suing Mr. Diggs? >> Yeah. Did she say that she had been assaulted? >> No. >> I want to back up down to uh kind of early in your testimony. You said you have a dash camera >> on your car. >> How long have you had that? >> Uh probably a little after my birthday, which is September. So, yeah. Uh probably end of September, beginning of October. >> Okay. Why do you have that? >> Because people scam in New York. Insurance fraud. Um like they hit your car, they see you have a nice car, and they try to get money out to you >> in New York. You said, >> "Yeah, >> I don't have any further questions." >> How old car? >> Uh good afternoon, Miss Charles. >> Afternoon. >> Um so you've been uh doing uh Mr. Dig's hair, you said every two to three weeks. >> Yeah. >> For how how long? Um, so I started doing his hair when he was at the Buffalo Bills and then last year, like a little before the Met Galla last year is when like I started doing it consistently. >> Okay. So for more than one year you've been doing it or >> Yeah. >> And that's um you said like a three to five hour appointment every two to three weeks. >> How much do you get paid when you do that? >> Uh it depends on the style that I do. It could range from uh $600 to probably $1,500. And um you said that uh sometimes you go to the games afterwards. >> Yeah. >> How many times you has that happened? >> Um I went twice when I was in Denim, uh once in New York and once at a Super Bowl. >> Um and you also said that at least on one occasion you slept over his house. Did you sleep over his house often or? >> No. >> Um when did you meet Miss Adams? Uh probably August, September. >> Um so at the time when she went to New York, you'd known her for two, three months, something like that. >> Um probably. Yeah. >> And you'd known him for uh over a year? >> Yeah. >> And you'd seen him uh every two to three weeks for three to five hours. >> Yeah. >> So is it fair to say you knew him better than you knew her? >> Uh no, because we have a like a client um service provider relationship. I wouldn't say that's subjective. >> When you're um uh doing his hair, do you talk to him? >> Uh I keep it professional. So just how's the game? Stuff like that. Nothing in his personal life. >> If I may one moment. >> Nothing further. >> All right. Thank you so much, Miss Charles. >> Thank you. Um, I know it doesn't matter because it still could have happened, but she does seem like she has no emotional connection to Stefan. Like, it really is. I'm coming to braid your hair and I'm going home. Yeah, she she his question just isn't going over well with any of them. Mila is some dirty work. She'll never get another job as a celebrity unless they're under a rock. I don't see her getting a job with a celebrity either. Now she's lost her word of mouth with it, which again when you're a contract worker. Um, and you're trying to especially be in those circles, word of mouth is everything. We're going to end here though and then there's another witness coming back when we see this is the next witness. Um, when we come back for part two if it'll happen. Hold on. >> Picked you up. So, that'll be the next witness we see. Oh, Mila. Girl, I see how the jury didn't need a lot of time. [laughter] All right, but that's it for tonight, y'all. I'mma go read it till I fall asleep. But I enjoyed this. Thank you for correcting me cuz I got to keep it accurate. Thank you for the interaction, the supplemental uh commentary that helps flesh out everything so we can kind of be on the same page and if someone's, you know, in the bushes, they can see not just what my opinion is and what I'm saying, but what y'all give because y'all are like, you know, y'all are on it. Bam Bam even went back to try to watch the um testimony from yesterday to make sure we got it straight. So, yeah, I definitely appreciate it. So, I will see y'all tomorrow morning for a body cam reaction and then we'll see from there. All right, bye.