Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento is a production assistant with Weekend Edition.
She was a 2019 Kroc Fellow. During her fellowship, she reported for Goats and Soda, the National Desk and Weekend Edition. She also wrote for NPR Music and contributed to the Alt.Latino podcast.
Gomez Sarmiento joined NPR after graduating from Georgia State University with a B.A. in journalism, where her studies focused on the intersections of media and gender. Throughout her time at school, she wrote for outlets including Teen Vogue, CNN, Remezcla, She Shreds Magazine and more.
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In a week when two witnesses using pseudonyms testified that Combs had assaulted or abused them and another witness said he dangled her over a hotel balcony, the rap mogul's defense team conducted its cross examination more aggressively.
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On Friday, Sean Combs' defense lawyers questioned Cassie Ventura about how much of the former couple's activities she willingly participated in. "I had to fight my way out," she said. -
On the witness stand on Wednesday, the singer at the center of the prosecution's case testified that her decade-long relationship with Combs was ruled by fear and violence. -
The charges in Combs' federal criminal trial include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted of all charges, Combs could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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The New York Adult Survivors Act gave alleged victims of sexual violence a one-year window to file civil claims, even after the statute of limitations had lapsed. It's a law that may have opened the doors for the federal investigation that landed Sean Combs in custody. -
The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12. -
Sean Combs' federal trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy will begin in New York next week. What is he accused of, and what will the trial mean for the mogul and for hip-hop?
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The former Hollywood producer is on trial for sex crimes in New York — again. Here are the allegations and proceedings that have led to this. -
Guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of the Malian duo Amadou & Mariam has died at 70. Known as the Blind Couple from Mali, Bagayoko and his wife lifted their country's music across the world.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with movie critic Bob Mondello and culture reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento about movies they've loved over the years, from childhood into adulthood.
