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Shockwaves in Court: Sheila E. Reveals Prince’s Dire Warnings About Diddy In Explosive Testimony

Viewer discretion is advised. The account below summarizes court testimony as reported by Inner City Press. The details and allegations have not been independently verified and should be considered within the context of an ongoing federal trial.

New York, NY — On the seventh day of the federal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs, history was quietly being made. When legendary percussionist Sheila E. took the witness stand, the courtroom was expecting fascinating insights from one of music’s greats. No one, however, braced for the revelations that would follow.

Sheila E.—world-renowned in her own right, but best known as Prince’s musical partner and confidante—told the jury she was not just there for herself. She was carrying the final, unheeded warnings of a once-in-a-generation artist: Prince himself.

Prince’s Growing Paranoia and Final Confessions

“He was unsettled,” Sheila said softly, recalling the last years of Prince’s life. As far back as 2016, Prince had become deeply anxious—not of death, but, as Sheila put it, “of being silenced.” Sheila recounted Prince’s words:

“There’s more going on in this industry than anyone knows. It’s not just about owning your masters. It’s about who owns you.”

Sheila testified that Prince believed the music industry had become “a breeding ground for manipulation, exploitation, even coercion.” According to her, he spoke of “people at the top playing God,” and warned, “If I speak too loudly, they’ll shut me down.”

One name, Sheila said, came up again and again in these uneasy conversations: Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Prince believed Diddy was involved in deals that went far beyond music,” she told the court. “He didn’t say it out of jealousy. He said it because he’d seen it with his own eyes.”

The Diddy Party Prince Never Wanted

In a chilling anecdote, Sheila described an event circa 2006 at Prince’s Paisley Park estate. “The first Diddy party I ever saw was at Prince’s house,” she recalled, explaining that Prince only agreed under pressure from mutual industry players. But as the event unfolded, Prince grew increasingly uncomfortable.

“The party began like any other—red carpet, famous guests. But as soon as the cameras stopped, the energy changed,” Sheila testified. Security confiscated all phones and barred personal bodyguards. “That’s when Prince told me, ‘This isn’t my party anymore.’”

Sheila described seeing outlandish performances, drugs, and a private section of the estate that only select guests were allowed to enter. She did not go inside. “Prince looked at me and said, ‘That’s where the real party is.’”

The next morning, she remembered, Prince was haunted:

“That was the last time I let Diddy into my home. Something dark came in with him.”

Industry Rituals & Blackmail: A System Exposed

Sheila painted a damning picture of the industry machinery, echoing Prince’s view that control went far deeper than contracts. “They don’t just want your hits, they want your silence. And if they can’t buy it, they’ll bury you,” she quoted Prince.

Sheila linked these ‘parties’ to rumors of high-level blackmail, NDAs, and hidden cameras. The purpose, she said, was not merely pleasure: “Prince believed they were filmed, blackmailed, and if you don’t comply, you vanish.” She tied this system to Diddy, casting him not merely as a participant but “a gatekeeper,” someone who curated and controlled who stayed in the game—and who disappeared.

She referenced Prince’s battles with Warner Bros., remarking that the same executives who frustrated his ownership of his music were bankrolling Diddy’s meteoric rise. “Of course they are,” Prince lamented, according to Sheila. “They fund the machine I escaped, but others never will.”

A Posthumous Whisper: Prince’s Last Phone Call

Sheila E. recalled their final, unsettling conversation. Prince called her at 2 a.m. days before his death, sounding—unusually for him—afraid. “He spoke cryptically. ‘They’re watching me. They want me quiet.’” He didn’t name “they,” but Sheila said he’d “warned her about the system, the gatekeepers, for years.”

He confided that he planned to testify in a federal case and hinted he possessed evidence about what happened at the infamous parties. His final words were haunting:

“If something ever happens, remember this call. Say it loud if I can’t.”

Days later, Prince was gone.

The Evidence and the Ripple Effect

As prosecutors introduced corroborating evidence—including NDAs, financial records, and even a backup audio file of Prince rehearsing warnings—the courtroom grew tense. Documents were shown that described coerced performances, NDA payouts, coded payments, and eerie digital ‘coincidences,’ such as keycard activity at Prince’s hotel the night he died.

Legal experts called the effect “electrifying.” A posthumous whistleblower’s testimony—through the living voice of Sheila E. and the evidence Prince left behind—was now central to the case, and perhaps the entire industry’s reckoning.

Defense’s Counterattack and The Aftermath

Diddy’s attorneys worked to undermine Sheila’s credibility, noting her past estrangement from Prince and suggesting ulterior motives. Calmly, Sheila produced phone records, travel logs, and handwritten notes from the months before Prince’s death. She told the court, “Prince and I resolved our disputes—he asked me to protect the truth, not chase dollars.”

Pressed on whether she had seen incriminating videos herself, Sheila admitted she hadn’t—her role was to “carry Prince’s warning.” As she put it:

“If you want paperwork, ask the label archives. Prince told me where to look.”

The prosecution then promised further subpoenas for label records.

A Courtroom and Industry in Shock

As court adjourned, the echo of Prince’s final advice—“Your silence won’t protect you”—hung on the courtroom monitor. Social media exploded. Industry insiders scrambled. Some quietly left their offices; others posted cryptic messages online. The music world, long protected by wealth and NDAs, now looked exposed.

For the first time, Prince’s cryptic warnings—once dismissed as eccentricity—had become the core of a federal trial. As one veteran court observer put it, “I have never seen a ghost walk into a federal courtroom and testify. Today, Prince did.”

Whatever the jury ultimately decides about Diddy’s guilt, one thing is certain: silence, long the most valuable currency in the industry, has been irreparably broken.

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