Callum Jones
Cassandra Ventura, known more commonly as Cassie, has detailed what happened at the alleged 'freak off' parties hosted by Diddy.
The rapper, real name Sean Combs, was arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, New York last September, and has been charged with racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion - all of which he has repeatedly denied.
Combs has spent the past months at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center before his trial began on Monday (May 12), with prosecution now having given their opening statements.
After the opening remarks on Monday, Cassie has taken to the stand on Tuesday (May 13) and described what happened at these alleged 'freak off' gatherings.
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Explaining 'freak-offs', Cassie said they were 'sexual encounter[s] called voyeurism' where Combs would watch her have sex with another man.
In court, Cassie recalled what happened when she was first introduced to these so-called 'freak-off' parties.
"I remember my stomach falling to my butt," she said. "Just the nervousness and confusion… I had just turned 22."
Cassie claims it involved hiring an escort and Combs would watch her with another man while directing them, as per the BBC.
She explained in court how she didn't want to be involved, but ultimately did so because she 'loved him [Diddy] very much' and 'wanted to make him happy'.
Cassie added: "The freak offs became a job. There was no time to do anything else but do them then try to recover. The longest was four days, significant periods of time."
Cassie went on to tell the jury how she was scared to say no to the rapper and that physical violence was often on her mind.
She was also worried of 'making him angry' and told the court how Diddy blackmailed her with video of the 'freak offs' to get her to do more.
Cassie also claimed she and Combs got in arguments that would 'result in violence, dragging', adding that he would 'stomp [her] in the head if I was down'.
When asked how often Combs became violent with her, she responded: "Too frequently."
She said Combs would 'bash on my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me.'
A CCTV video also made public that went viral last year was also shown to jurors, which appeared to show Combs attacking her inside a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
Cassie told the court the former couple were having a 'freak-off' that day, which she said she was introduced to during the first year of their relationship.
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