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Cassie's second day of testimony in Diddy's trial focuses on infamous hotel attack
Cassie's second day of testimony in Diddy's trial focuses on infamous hotel attack
Cassie's second day of testimony in Diddy's trial focuses on infamous hotel attack

Published on: 05/14/2025

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Cassie Ventura returned to the witness stand for a second day of testimony about her decade-long relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs for his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Wednesday.

Combs, 55, has been charged with sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering. He faces a life sentence behind bars and has pleaded not guilty.

Cassie is a key witness for the prosecutors, who allege Combs used his money, power and fame to orchestrate an empire of exploitation and coerced women into abusive sex parties. The music mogul's lawyers said he may have been violent at times, but maintain that all sexual acts were consensual.

The prosecution started the third day of the trial by questioning the 38-year-old singer about the infamous 2016 hotel attack that was caught on security footage and released to the public by CNN last year.

The court was presented with the footage of the violent incident during the first day of the trial, which showed Combs repeatedly kicking and assaulting Cassie as she tried to flee to an elevator at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

On Monday, a hotel security guard testified that he saw the damage when he arrived upstairs and told Combs he would have to pay for it.

According to The Associated Press, Cassie said Combs threw a vase of flowers at her during the assault at the hotel. Jurors were shown pictures of her injuries, which included a swollen lip, black eye and other bruises.

Cassie said they were at the hotel for one of Diddy's so-called "freak offs" — a marathon of sex with male prostitutes and various drugs that she testified on Tuesday could last anywhere from one to four days.

DIDDY TRIAL DAY 2: Baby oil, Glade candles, prostitutes: Cassie details 'freak offs' in Diddy's sex trafficking trial

Much of Cassie's first day of testimony centered around the "freak-offs," which she said became a full-time job. Many of the orchestrated sexual encounters were recorded, and Cassie claimed that Combs consistently threatened to release the videos whenever she tried to leave.

Cassie is currently eight months pregnant with her and husband Alex Fine's third child, so she is limited to 90 minutes of testimony at a time. Her husband has been allowed in the courtroom, but the judge said he must leave when Cassie starts talking about anything in 2018, as Fine could be called as a witness for the defense.

Cassie met Combs when she was 19 and he was 37. He signed her to his Bad Boys Records label and the two began dating a few years later.

According to her testimony on Tuesday, Combs became more controlling of her over time. She claimed that if she didn't respond to his calls or texts right away, there would be incessant attempts to reach her by him and his staff.

The singer said the relationship was psychologically and physically abusive, but that she was young and in love and feared leaving him.

Cassie previously alleged in a lawsuit filed in 2023 that Combs raped her when she tried to leave him and often punched, kicked and beat her, causing injuries including bruises, burst lips, black eyes and bleeding, The Associated Press said.

This is a developing story that will continue to be updated.

News Source : https://www.kbzk.com/us-news/crime/cassies-second-day-of-testimony-in-diddys-trial-focuses-on-infamous-hotel-attack

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