Cassie Ventura broke down as she came to the end of her testimony in court as the Diddy trial continued on Wednesday (May 14).
The high-profile court trial of Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, started on Monday (May 12) after the rapper was arrested and charged on suspicion of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion - all of which he denies.
After the opening remarks by both prosecution and defence were delivered on Monday (May 12), his ex girlfriend, Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, took to the stand on Tuesday (May 13) to detail how Combs allegedly would 'punish' her during their relationship, which lasted on-and-off from 2007 to 2018.
Her testimony continued on Wednesday, as a heavily-pregnant Ventura burst into tears when asked why she'd decided to testify.
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"I can't carry this anymore," she told the court, as per Sky News. "I can't carry the shame, the guilt, the way he treated people like they were disposable.
"What's right is right, what's wrong is wrong. I came here to do the right thing."
The trial continues today (Thursday May 15), with Combs' defence lawyers due to cross examine the 38-year-old model.
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Here's a look at everything she's alleged in court...
Cassie tried to avoid one particular thing during freak-offs
Dissecting the alleged freak-offs at length, Ventura said they made her feel 'horrible about myself' and 'humiliated'.
When asked in court if there was anything specific she would try to avoid in the supposed sex 'parties', Ventura said: "I tried to avoid kissing, it seems too intimate. But [Combs] told me to do it, to kiss the escorts."
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Ventura also claimed Combs would 'blackmail' her with recordings of her engaging in sexual acts, referring to one incident on the 29th birthday where he 'pulled' her away from her friends for a 'freak off'.
Rape allegations
During her time on the stand, Ventura alleged that Combs raped her at her Los Angeles home after she just told him she wanted to break off their relationship.
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"I just remember crying and saying no, but it was very fast," she said.
She went on to tell jurors she did engage in consensual sex on a subsequent occasion, explaining: "We'd been together for over 10 years. You just don't turn feelings off."
Diddy accused of blackmailing Cassie on multiple occasions
"It is horrible and disgusting. No one should do that to anyone," she said of the freak-offs and their recordings. "It could ruin everything I worked for, make me look like a sl*t. I wasn't supposed to be on those videos. I didn't want to be in them."
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The mom also alleged Combs threatened to release the videos of her when she started dating someone else.
She also spoke about a trip to Cannes in 2013, after which she said the rapper began playing a recording of a freak off on his laptop on a commercial flight to New York, with other people around them - telling her he was 'going to embarrass me and release them'.
Cassie hid injuries from loved ones
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Ventura also spoke about how she hid her injuries from loved ones to shield them against the extent of Comb's violence.
In one alleged incident, she says she suffered a 'pretty significant gash' above her left eye after he threw her into a bed frame.
Rather than go to hospital, his security staff took her to a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, she said.
Jurors were shown photos of her with a swollen lip following the incident as she testified.
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She said a friend of hers saw her injuries and was 'super upset' because she'd 'seen me with black eyes and busted lips before'.
Diddy's alleged threats to her and Kid Cudi
Cassie spoke of how she briefly dated Scott Mescudi, better known as singer and rapper Kid Cudi, in 2011.
She alleges Combs lunged at her with a corkscrew and kicked her in the back when he found out.
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He then threatened to blow up Mescudi's car.
The physical and mental impacts of freak-offs
Asked if the freak offs impacted her health, Ventura said she had stomach problems and frequently developed urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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She was also affected mentally, she told the court, saying they made her feel 'really empty' and 'gross'.
Early in 2023, she said she started suffering from 'flashbacks' and had suicidal thoughts, so went to rehab and trauma therapy.
Ventura said it is 'impossible to know' how many freak offs she participated in, but it was in the hundreds.
Asked if she has been involved in any since ending the relationship in 2018, she replied: "No."
What happened at the freak-offs?
Previously, Cassie claimed that the longest 'freak-off' she was made to take part in lasted four days.
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Explaining the alleged 'freak-offs', Cassie said they were 'sexual encounter[s] called voyeurism' where Combs would watch her have sex with another man.
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 told how she didn't want to be involved, but ultimately did so because she 'loved him [Combs] very much' and 'wanted to make him happy'.
One horrific act alleged was when Ventura 'felt like she was choking' after Combs 'made an escort urinate into her mouth'.
What Combs' attorney has said
In response to the news of Combs' arrest, his attorney Marc Agnifilo told UNILAD at the time: "We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
"Sean 'Diddy' Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal.
"To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."
The trial is expected to last around eight weeks. If convicted, Combs faces up to life in prison.
UNILAD has contacted representatives for Combs and Ventura for comment.
The trial continues.
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.
Topics: Cassie Ventura, Celebrity, Court, Diddy, US News, Crime, Domestic Abuse
Ellie Kemp