As Cassie Ventura neared her 12th hour on the witness box, she informed jurors that the hazards and constant sex-related needs from her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs– along with a pattern of persuaded sex with complete strangers– drove her right into dependency, revealed her to routine waves of physical violence and led her to consider self-destruction.
The celebrity witness in Combs’ government sex trafficking and racketeering instance, Ventura invested her 2nd day on the witness box in a Manhattan court room on Wednesday providing a direct account of exactly how her life was altered by the rap magnate, as she went from executing her songs to investing her days intending sex events for Combs and after that sending herself to them. Had she not, she affirmed, Combs would certainly have presumably harm her or met a hazard to launch harmful video clips that she was afraid would certainly ruin her credibility.
Combs has actually begged innocent and urges he neither sexually attacked neither trafficked any individual. He once more rested stone-faced simply feet from Ventura– that is 8 months expecting– as she saved no information and told for the court a life that, she claimed, made her not wish to live any longer.
Sean “Diddy” Combs pays attention as his previous sweetheart Casandra “Cassie” Ventura affirms at his sex trafficking test in New york city City, Might 14, 2025 in this court room illustration.
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Jurors see photos of freak-offs that Brushes presumably utilized as ‘blackmail’
Ventura informed jurors that the freak-off sessions she took part in changed right into exclusive porn aims for Combs, that would certainly utilize the product as “blackmail” if she disobeyed him.
With Combs reducing her expert job as a vocalist, spending for her living expenditures and regulating her individual life– to her daily motions– Ventura affirmed that she was afraid the launch of the video clips would certainly endanger her profession leads and humiliate her.
” I simply was afraid for my profession. I was afraid for my family members. It’s simply unpleasant and horrible. No one ought to do that to any individual,” Ventura claimed, discussing that Combs had actually informed her that the video clips “might mess up every little thing” that she helped and make her appearance “like a slut.”
For the very first time, jurors saw some instances of the products that Brushes presumably utilized as blackmail when district attorneys became part of proof 7 still pictures separated from the freak-off video clips. Initially, district attorneys intended to play the video clips for the court– however they after that decreased to present any type of video clips of the freak-offs right into proof.
District attorneys did not openly determine a factor for the adjustment of strategy.
Ventura affirms duplicated circumstances of physical violence
Ventura affirmed that Combs ended up being significantly fierce towards her, along with compeling her to join freak-offs.
She especially stated the very first time Combs presumably “knocked [her] about.” She claimed they remained in New York City City when he “struck me in the side of the head and I was up to the flooring.” She affirmed they remained in an auto, and the supposed attack happened before a chauffeur and personnel.
An additional supposed case she stated for the court took place in August 2013 when Combs entered her house in a craze and tossed her onto her bed since she was sleeping and not loading for a songs celebration.
” I had a rather substantial tear on the side of my brow,” Ventura affirmed, including she has an irreversible mark from the case. She claimed she texted Combs a picture of the injury with the message, “So you can bear in mind.”
At one factor throughout her prolonged testament, district attorney Emily Johnson asked Ventura the amount of times Combs ended up being fierce with her throughout their almost 11-year partnership. Ventura discharged a sigh and whispered, “That recognizes.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs drags ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a still photo from a March 5, 2016 security video clip absorbed the corridor of a Los Angeles resort.
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Jurors obtain a complete photo of the 2016 on-camera attack
After seeing video clip of Combs literally attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles resort on March 5, 2016, throughout the very first day of testament, jurors listened to the account straight from Ventura on Wednesday.
Ventura affirmed that Combs drew her to the flooring, kicked her and dragged her towards the resort corridor. She claimed that after she came back up, Combs tossed a flower holder at her, directly missing her. Jurors have actually currently seen a video clip of the attack and its after-effects.
Jurors had actually listened to testament previously today from Israel Florez, a guard that replied to the case and attempted to guarantee Ventura might leave the resort.
” He did inform her at one factor that– he claimed you’re not mosting likely to leave,” Florez affirmed, including that Combs tried to reward him after the case. He did not take the cash.
As Ventura told the video clip revealing the attack, her hubby Alex Penalty, seated in court, repaired his gaze directly on Combs.
According to Ventura, Combs sent her a battery of text once she left the resort pleading her to return. She included that she was wounded from the strike and needed to cover the injuries for a future film occasion.
” Yo pls call me. I obtained 6 youngsters. Pls call me,” Combs composed in a message. “Call me. Call currently,” one more claimed.
” I have a leading Monday for the greatest point I have actually ever before done and I have a shiner and fat lip,” Ventura messaged back. “You are ill for believing it’s okay to do what you have actually done.”
Ventura affirms concerning the final thought of her partnership with Combs
Ventura affirmed that her partnership with Combs, which started in love and a pull towards the exhilaration that bordered Combs, finished in physical violence when he raped her on her living-room flooring after she tried to look for closure after their partnership had actually finished.
” I simply bear in mind sobbing and stating no however it was really quickly,” she claimed. “I do not recognize if he discovered.”
In the years complying with completion of the partnership, Ventura claimed she attempted to obtain expert assistance to conquer her injury and contemplated self-destruction. She sobbed on the witness box as she remembered exactly how the injury drained her will certainly to live.
” I was drawing out and I really did not wish to live any longer then,” she affirmed, damaging down as she defined exactly how “I could not take the discomfort I remained in any longer.”
She claimed she attempted to refine the discomfort by making a note of what occurred to her, and she supplied Combs the right to acquire what ended up being a publication for $30 million, an arbitrary cost she claimed she believed would certainly “notify him.” No bargain was made.
When Ventura filed a claim against Combs for the years of physical violence and misuse in 2023, the instance was cleared up the following day without admission of shame from Combs. She exposed on the depend on Wednesday, and for the very first time openly, that she obtained a $20 million negotiation.
” The amount of freak-offs did you have more than the training course of your partnership?” district attorney Emily Johnson asked in her last concern of 12 hours of straight exam.
” It’s difficult to recognize, however hundreds,” Ventura responded.
