Deon J. Hampton
@deonjhampton
National Reporter @NBCNews covering the western U.S. + anything else. Winner of two national awards. Travel nationwide for stories. ✍🏾🚨✈️🥇
Some personal news (cue the Sinatra music). I’ve accepted a NATIONAL REPORTING position with NBC News, where I will fly ✈️ across the country writing important stories. Dreams do come true. Mom we did it. I love you. 😘❤️
My latest. Video shows white Florida officer punching a Black man during a traffic stop nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v… via @nbcnews
Diddy’s accusers testified about volatile relationships with a man they loved and feared nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d… via @nbcnews
National exclusive: Holocaust survivor who was burned in Boulder, Colorado tells me “We are better than this” and “What the hell is going on?”nbcnews.com/news/us-news/h… via @nbcnews
With the Diddy trial two weeks from concluding, @erikjhortiz and myself laid out how prosecutors have went after the case. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/c…
Who is rapper Kid Cudi? Why is he testifying today? And did Diddy actually blow up his car over Cassie? Read my latest. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/k…
Ventura also testified she was dating producer Ryan Leslie when she met Combs. She was three years into her relationship with Leslie when she went to Miami to see Combs, leading to the first time she and the defendant had intercourse, the witness admitted.
Cassie Ventura told Combs in a 2009 email that having "freak offs" was the next step in their relationship. But she also mentioned that she went back and forth about the idea and needed to trust him more to be sexually free.
A team of us are covering Cassie’s testimony with up-to-the minute updates. Follow along. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…
Many expected the Diddy trial to air on television. Cameras aren’t allowed in NY federal courtrooms! BUT we have a liveblog! nbcnews.com/news/diddy-tri…
A jury has been seated in the trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Follow NBC News for updates.
My first Diddy trial story is out. He made a lot of people famous yet seems to have few celebrity supporters. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s… via @nbcnews
Fundraiser for woman who used racial slur against child draws racist comments of support nbcnews.com/news/us-news/o… via @nbcnews
Hey everyone, I’m on the Diddy trial team. Jury selection starts next week. For those who have been paying attention to his updates, is there anything you’re looking to learn or find out from the court case?
To the Chi-town folks out there. Education Department opens investigation into Chicago Public Schools. Read up on my latest. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/e… via @nbcnews
Students and faculty demand Columbia University stand up to the federal government with a 25-hour rally. My latest. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s… via @nbcnews
Universities are warning international students about traveling abroad out of fear they won’t be allowed back into America. The Trump administration said it will restore legal status to those who had their visas revoked. Some aren’t sure. I’m back. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u…
Dartmouth abstains from signing letter against federal funding cuts. My latest nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d… via @nbcnews
I’m back: Education Dept. opens investigation into California schools' gender identity law nbcnews.com/news/us-news/e… via @nbcnews