Diddy's defense made a big deal in court about a scrapbook one of his former assistants -- who testified Diddy raped her -- says she made for his birthday ... and now we're seeing it for the first ...

Throughout testimony, attorneys and witnesses name-checked celebrities as they've excavated Sean "Diddy" Combs' apparent criminal past.

Mia said he had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. One night in 2010 when she was staying at Diddy’s Los Angeles home, Mia woke to “the weight of a person on top of me.” ...