Cassie's mom claims Diddy wanted $20,000 for their 'freak off' sex tape in emotional testimony
Cassie Ventura's mom has made a series of allegations about her daughter's ex boyfriend, Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Diddy and Ventura dated on-and-off for over a decade, over which she claims she was physically and sexually abused by the rapper.
Taking to the stand during Diddy's ongoing trial, Ventura detailed claims about the drug-fulled sex parties — famously referred to as 'freak offs' — and how she'd reportedly take ketamine to get through them.
On one occasion, Ventura claimed she ran out of one of their freak off parities in a hotel because it turned violent.
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Now, Ventura's mother, Regina Ventura, has testified against her daughter's former partner.
While on the stand, Ventura's former relationship with fellow musician Kid Cudi was referenced and how Diddy was supposedly enraged about her dating someone else in the music industry.
As a result of his jealousy, he reportedly demanded $20,000 from Ventura's mom for a sex tape with the Honey 3 actress in it.
"I was physically sick," Regina Ventura claimed, as per The Independent. "I did not understand it, the sex tape threw me. He was trying to hurt my daughter."
Regina said she proceeded to take out a loan to be able to pay off Diddy and stop the tape's release. She allegedly wired the cash over to him, but said it ended up back in her account a few days later.
The matter was allegedly never discussed between the pair again.
Ventura's mom also spoke of the photographs she took of the bruising she saw on her daughter when she visited mother’s home in Connecticut for the holidays in 2011.
"She was bruised and I wanted to make sure we memorialize it," Regina said of the pictures that have been shown to the jury. "I was scared for my daughter’s safety."
Marc Agnifilo, Diddy's lead counsel, declined to cross examine Regina, says The Washington Post.
As well as Ventura's mom, Diddy's ex assistant David James has testified today.
James was one of several former employees of the rapper expected to give evidence, as prosecutors try to prove that Diddy for two decades used threats and violence to control employees and associates, and commit crimes.
He was a personal assistant for Diddy from 2007 to 2009, and told the court about a job that seemed to come with increasing perils until he realised his life was in danger and left, with notice, after he claims he was forced to drive a car in which an angry Diddy sat in the back seat with three handguns on his lap.
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Topics: Diddy, Cassie Ventura, Court, News, Celebrity
Niamh Shackleton