A former male escort is livid at being recognized in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial — angrily denying that he ever had a “freak off” with the rapper’s ex, Cassie Ventura.
Vin Armani was recognized by Ventura as a kind of paid to participate in disturbing intercourse classes, together with his picture amongst these confirmed throughout Combs’ high-profile trial.
However the former Vegas escort — who starred within the Showtime actuality TV present “Gigolos” — insists it’s a case of mistaken identification, whereas ripping prosecutors for not contacting him for his aspect of the story.
“This has sucked for me that my name has been brought into this,” he advised the Day by day Mail.
“I have never had an interaction with Diddy and/or Cassie that included — or where I witnessed — violence, illegal drugs, contracting for sexual services/acts (prostitution), or the transportation of any person from anywhere to anywhere whatsoever,” he insisted.
Armani admits he “hung out with literally hundreds of celebrities on a regular basis,” however by no means in one of many now-notorious “freak offs” central to the case in opposition to Combs.
“Had any attorney or authority ever contacted me, this fact would have been plain for them to see,” he stated.
Armani — who wrote a 2011 ebook about his career, “Tao of the Gigolo” — stated he was offended having began a brand new life in tech and crypto after transferring to Saipan, a small island within the Pacific.
He’s livid {that a} since-deleted TMZ story recognized him as “Jules,” the intercourse employee concerned in an notorious 2016 night time on the InterContinental Lodge in Century Metropolis, Los Angeles, the place Diddy was caught on video viciously beating, kicking and dragging Ventura.
“This TMZ bulls–t and the lack of professionalism or competence from the prosecution has damaged my reputation,” he complained.
Combs, 55, is accused of utilizing his fame, fortune and plenty of companies to run a racketeering scheme by which he managed Ventura over the course of their 10-year on-again off-again relationship, utilizing violence and threats, forcing her and others into unprotected intercourse and drug-fueled “freak-off” intercourse marathons.
He faces life in jail if convicted. Combs has pleaded not responsible to the costs.
The trial resumes on Might 27.
The US Legal professional’s Workplace for the Southern District of New York didn’t reply to a request for touch upon Armani’s claims.
