Former Male Escort Outraged Over Being ID'd In Diddy's Trial, Claims He's A Victim Of Mistaken Identity

Yahoo

23-05-2025

A man who once worked as a gigolo has expressed outrage after being identified in connection with Sean "Diddy" Combs' drug-fuelled sex sessions known as "freak offs."
Diddy's ex-partner, Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura, identified Vin Armani and claimed he was one of those who was paid to participate in "freak offs" with them, but the former male escort has denied it, saying it's a case of mistaken identity.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial would continue on May 27, but several bombshell revelations have already emerged, including when Kid Cudi testified that he had razed his car.
A former male escort who was identified as one of those who participated in "freak offs" with Diddy and Cassie is furious at the claim. Vin Armani's picture was brought up in court during Diddy's trial, with Cassie identifying him as one of those who were paid to take part in the disturbing sex sessions.
However, he has angrily denied having anything to do with the embattled rapper's freaky sessions and has slammed the authorities for not reaching out to him for his own side of the story.
Armani, who starred in the Showtime reality TV show "Gigolos," shared that the whole thing is a case of mistaken identity and the situation has severely harmed his personal and professional reputation.
"This has sucked for me that my name has been brought into this," he told the Daily 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 that he "hung out with literally hundreds of celebrities on a regular basis," but not once did he engage in "freak offs" central to the case against Diddy.
He's particularly upset about the situation because he has left the escort lifestyle behind and picked up a new life in tech and crypto after moving to Saipan, a small island in the Pacific.
"Had any attorney or authority ever contacted me, this fact would have been plain for them to see," he said.
A since-deleted TMZ story identified him as "Jules," noting he's the sex worker involved in an infamous 2016 InterContinental Hotel showdown, where Diddy was seen in a viral video hitting and kicking Cassie.
"This TMZ bullsh-t and the lack of professionalism or competence from the prosecution has damaged my reputation," he complained.
Diddy is currently facing federal charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, coercion, physical abuse, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Several bombshell revelations have already emerged from the trial, which began on May 12, amongst which are Cassie's claims of contracting UTIs from the sex sessions.
To wrap up the second week of trial, rapper Kid Cudi took to the stand on Thursday and accused Diddy of breaking into his home and being involved in the destruction of his Porsche, which was set on fire with a Molotov cocktail outside of his house, per CNN.
Cudi, referred to in court as Scott Mescudi, said he met Cassie around 2008 and they briefly dated around 2011. He testified that he believed when he and the "Me & U" singer started dating, she wasn't romantically linked to the Bad Boy Records founder anymore.
Cudi claimed Cassie had confided in him about Diddy's physical assault on her, and that she called him "scared" in December 2011, that Diddy had found out about their relationship.
The 41-year-old rapper testified that his dog sitter called him one morning in January 2012, that his Porsche car was on fire. After the incident, he set up a meeting with Diddy at the Soho House in Los Angeles.
When asked by the prosecution why he had asked for the meeting, Cudi said, "I knew he had something to do with it."
The defense, however, objected to his response, and the judge sustained the objection.
Another troubling testimony in the trial was that of Cassie's mom, Regina Ventura, who testified that Diddy "blackmailed" her for $20,000.
Regina said she was "scared about my daughter's safety" and paid Diddy the huge sum "to recoup money he had spent" on Cassie "because he was unhappy she was in a relationship with Kid Cudi."
She testified that the singer emailed her and Diddy's assistant in 2011, telling them that the "Finna Get Loose" rapper was threatening to release her explicit clips after learning of her romance with Cudi.
Regina added that Diddy demanded $20,000 to recoup what he said he had spent on Cassie.
She and her husband took out a home equity loan to get the money for him because she was "scared about my daughter's safety."
Regina allegedly received instructions from Diddy's bookkeeper about how to wire the money and sent it to him. However, the money was returned several days later.