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Topics: Cassie Ventura, Diddy, US News, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Poppy Bilderbeck
Topics: Cassie Ventura, Diddy, US News, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Warning: This article contains discussion of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape and attempted suicide which some readers may find distressing.
Cassie Ventura has alleged Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her after she broke off their decade-long relationship alongside
Sean Combs is currently on trial after being charged with racketeering conspiracy, two charges of sex trafficking and two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution after he was indicted by a grand jury and arrested in September 2024 - with the rapper having denied all charges.
R&B singer and dancer Cassie - real name Casandra Ventura - a former partner of Combs, has been called to the stand to testify as part of the 55-year-old's trial - which began on May 12.
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Ventura first came forward in November 2023, filing a sexual abuse lawsuit in Federal District Court in Manhattan alleging Combs 'frequently beat' and also raped her in 2018 - which Combs 'vehemently denied' at the time.
However, around 24 hours later, it was revealed Ventura and Combs had reached a settlement - withVentura accepting a hefty settlement sum.
During the second day of testimony at Comb's sex trafficking trial, Ventura once more alleged Combs came to her house and raped her alongside detailing other incidents which allegedly happened around the time she broke things off with him.
Ventura said on the stand that Combs' came to [her] house and 'raped [her] on [her] living room floor'.
"His eyes were black. It was like taking something from you," she said.
The singer described Combs 'continuing' despite her crying and after he 'finished' he 'got up and left'.
"I just remember crying and saying no, but it was very fast," she said.
Ventura allegedly added in August 2018 the pair were 'having a closure conversation at a restaurant in Malibu' and Combs tried to 'convince' her to go to Burning Man.
The pair also messaged each other, with Ventura noting she 'checked in' with Combs who allegedly said he had 'iPads full of images' and wanted her to 'get him his money'.
She also claimed as a result of 'Sean coming around a lot' she kept a knife close to her - a photograph of a knife and her front door 'in 2018' was shown to the courts.
Ventura noted she did go on to later have consensual sex with the rapper at a later time but reflected: "We'd been together for over 10 years. You just don't turn feelings off."
As a result of not only this but also the alleged 'freak offs' and other incidents, Ventura noted that 'it's much deeper than iPads' and there 'was abuse, more than freak offs', and she was left feeling suicidal and ultimately sought 'trauma therapy'.
Ventura said: "There was a time I couldn't take the pain, tried to walk out in traffic. My husband wouldn't let me. I had trauma therapy."
She added she also experienced 'PTSD' and ended up 'sleepwalking'.
UNILAD has contacted Combs' representatives for comment.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org
If you or someone you know is struggling or in a mental health crisis, help is available through Mental Health America. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You can also reach the Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741.