Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast Diddy Witness Speaks After FBI Raid and Grand Jury Testimony
Mar 14, 2026
Courtney Burgess, central figure who handled flash drives, testified before a grand jury and published a contested memoir. He recounts an FBI raid, seizure of electronics, and flying to New York for testimony. He talks about how the memoir was assembled, disputes over publishing and copyright, and tensions with collaborators over edits, sales, and alleged attempts to shop material.
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FBI Visit Led To Phone Seizure And Travel Disruption
- Courtney Burgess describes being visited by federal agents who questioned him and seized his phone and electronics.
- He says agents initially only spoke at his door, later returned with a warrant, took his phone, and left him stranded in New York without travel or medical contacts.
Grand Jury Hearing And Decision To Testify
- Burgess recounts his grand jury appearance where prosecutors played his interview and asked him to identify people in files.
- He says he initially resisted calling himself a witness but later resolved to testify to help victims after encouragement from others.
Multiple Flash Drives Arrived Over Years Including 2008
- Burgess details how he received multiple flash drives over years, saying the first set arrived in summer 2008 and he later printed the manuscript into books.
- He claims he never fully read the manuscript, printed copies after Kim Porter's death, and gave the physical books to a contact who later involved others.
