Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Cassie testifies about rapper's alleged violence in sex trafficking case

Cassie Ventura claimed she "didn't want to be alive anymore, and testified Wednesday in Sean "Diddy" Combs trial that she entered rehab and pursued trauma therapy toward the beginning of 2023.

While shooting a music video with another artist, Cassie claimed to suffer "horrible flashbacks" and went home to her husband, Alex Fine. Cassie is currently pregnant with their third child.

She told her husband, "You can do this without me. You don't need me anymore."

Cassie broke down in tears while admitting on the stand that she couldn't take the pain anymore, some of which included her own personal shame.

In November 2023, Cassie filed a civil lawsuit against Diddy. She revealed in court that she settled for $20 million allegedly, 24 hours after filing the suit. She does not have any pending lawsuits against Diddy.

Fox News' Brendan McDonald contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura accused ex Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her after one of their last dinners together.

According to Cassie, after the two had dinner together in Malibu Diddy went to her home. Diddy brought her inside after the dinner and was being funny and polite, she testified.

After going into the home together, Cassie claimed Diddy raped her on the living room floor, then left.

At the time, she had been dating Alex Fine – her now-husband.

Cassie admitted to seeing Combs again after the alleged rape, telling the jury they had been together for 10 years and had a connection. Diddy and Cassie had dated on-and-off from 2007 until 2018.

That same year she began a relationship with Fine, whom she married in 2019.

Fox News' Brendan McDonald contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura took the witness stand for the second day in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial for sex crimes.

The 12-person jury, which included six alternates, heard testimony and saw evidence in the case against Diddy, 55.

When Cassie, 38, testified about the party at Prince’s house, one juror was looking in Diddy’s direction. As Cassie described the “bad fight” with Diddy, the juror was focused on the disgraced music mogul.

A juror shook her head in agreement after Cassie explained in detail how she didn't want to tell her mother about Diddy's alleged abuse.

Another female juror grimaced when the government introduced evidence showing Cassie's bruises. One juror strained his neck to get a better look.

One juror was seen taking copious amounts of notes throughout the testimony.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura testified that Sean “Diddy” Combs’ security cried after seeing her following one of the rapper’s alleged beatings.

During her testimony, Cassie was shown a photo of herself at Diddy’s home in Sept. 2015.

Cassie claimed she was staying at the disgraced music mogul’s home to recover from a trip to Las Vegas. On the trip, Cassie had sustained a black eye.

The now 38-year-old claimed she was having a conversation with a manager, when Combs tapped her on the shoulder and brought her to an adjoining room. Combs allegedly beat her inside the room and security and management came in to break it up, according to Cassie.

She said one of the security guards who came to break up the fight cried when he saw her.

The jury was shown a copy of a text from the security guard to Cassie on Sept. 14, 2015 that read it was “time to ice" her face. Cassie said this was in reference to injuries sustained in the fight with Combs.

Fox News' Brendan McDonald contributed to this report.

Cassie claimed Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly threatened her and Kid Cudi.

Diddy allegedly told Cassie that he was going to "hurt both of us," she testified on the stand Wednesday.

Cassie had already broken up with Kid Cudi in 2011, and was visiting Diddy in Arizona when he allegedly told her that he was going to blow up Cudi's car when he was out of the country.

The trio - Cassie, Diddy and Kid Cudi - at one point allegedly met to discuss the relationship and agree that they were no longer together.

In a September memo sent to judge Robyn Tarnofsky, prosecutors alleged Diddy's co-conspirator set fire to "individual-1's vehicle by slicing open the car's convertible top and dropping a Molotov cocktail inside the interior."

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura requested to take a break after testifying about the alleged abuse she experienced when Sean “Diddy” Combs found her correspondence to rapper Kid Cudi.

Cassie had left Diddy’s hotel during a “freak off” after he found messages between Cudi and the singer regarding what toiletries to leave at his house.

She later met with Diddy about the ordeal, where she claimed he became violent with her. Combs allegedly kicked Cassie in the back when she went to leave. She also had bruises on other parts of her body.

During her testimony, Cassie was shown images taken at her mother’s house depicting bruises, including a bruise on her back allegedly from Combs’ kick. The singer-songwriter claimed she was terrified, and was not totally honest with her mother.

She stopped her testimony to request a break.

Fox News' Brendan McDonald contributed to this report.

Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly went through Cassie Ventura's phone at a "freak off" and found an email correspondence between Cassie and rapper Kid Cudi.

Cassie, 38, and Cudi, who's full name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, dated in 2011 when she was on a break in her relationship with Diddy.

In the messages, Cassie allegedly relayed to Kid Cudi what toiletries she could leave at his house.

Diddy became "upset" upon reading the messages, which she had kept as a secret. Cassie testified she had a "burner phone" to keep Cudi a secret from Combs.

Once she was back at a hotel, Cassie allegedly called Kid Cudi to pick her up and they went to his house in Los Angeles.

The rapper was one of many notable names brought up during last week's voir dire process for jurors.

Comedian Mike Myers, Diddy's children – Justin and Christian Combs – Aubrey O'Day, actress Lauren London, actor Michael B. Jordan, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, singer Michelle Williams, Dawn Richards and Diddy's ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura were among the names recognized by some of the potential jurors during the voir dire.

Fox News Digital contacted Kid Cudi's representatives for comment.

Fox News' Brendan McDonald contributed to this report.

Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura opted not to tell her mother about the rapper’s alleged violent behavior.

Cassie described a night, in 2007 or 2008, where Diddy allegedly beat her in the back of an Escalade after she struck him. The two were fighting over the rapper flirting with someone else, Cassie testified.

After Diddy saw her face was swollen and bleeding, he reportedly sent Cassie to a hotel. Cassie wanted to go home, but the rapper said no. Cassie claimed she felt unsafe. She said she now knew Combs’ capabilities and about his access to guns. Cassie claimed Diddy forced her to cover her face when entering the hotel.

The singer-songwriter explained that when her mother found out about the situation, she lied.

Cassie testified she was not truthful with her mother about the severity of the event in order to protect her and keep her away.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura claimed Wednesday that Sean "Diddy" Combs began physically abusing her one year after they met.

While on the stand, Cassie, 38, remembered having dinner with friends in New York on the night Diddy allegedly assaulted her for the first time.

Cassie witnessed her ex-boyfriend flirting with another woman in 2007 or 2008, and attempted to "shrug it off."

Once they were in the Escalade SUV, she claimed Diddy "knocked me around."

In addition to being shocked by the incident, Cassie, who is pregnant with her third child with husband Alex Fine, said she was shaken and scared.

Diddy allegedly called Cassie a "slut" before she struck him in the face. She described the blow being "as hard as you can hit someone when you're drunk."

Following her first hit, Diddy allegedly moved to the privacy of the rear of the vehicle and beat her. She described covering her face to protect herself from kicks.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura testified that some of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ staff had quit over his alleged abusive behavior towards her.

After the jury was shown screenshots from the alleged “freak offs,” Cassie claimed that it had become common for Diddy to become “physical” with her. She defined “physical” as punishment, beatings, kicking, etc.

Cassie claimed Combs’ security was present and aware of the rapper getting physical with her at times. Additionally, Cassie testified that Diddy’s driver in New York City knew about the abuse.

Some of Diddy’s assistants knew about the physicality as well, according to Cassie.

She told the jury she is aware people quit due to witnessing physical abuse.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura took the stand Wednesday for the second day of testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial.

Cassie, who is heavily pregnant with her third child with husband Alex Fine, was pictured in a sketch wearing a long-sleeved black dress while testifying.

Diddy, 55, wore a khaki sweater and showed gray in his hair.

Jurors were shown footage once again from the infamous 2016 Intercontinental Hotel incident where Diddy and Cassie were involved in a hallway altercation.

The prosecution called Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, to the witness stand on Tuesday, the second day of testimony in the rapper’s federal trial for sex crimes.

During her testimony, Ventura described what Combs’ infamous “freak off” session were like. According to the indictment, “freak offs” were "elaborate produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded."

"The ‘freak offs’ became a job,” Cassie said on the stand. “There was no space for anything else but to recover.”

She went on to explain that the “freak offs” would last anywhere from 24 to 72 hours, with the longest “freak off” lasting four days. "Every ‘freak off’ was directed by Sean," Ventura testified.

Combs and his staff allegedly transported commercial sex workers across state lines and internationally for the "freak offs," which regularly occurred and sometimes lasted multiple days, often including multiple sex workers.

Fox News' Maria Paronich and Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright contributed to this report.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex Cassie Ventura would get injured during the alleged “freak offs.”

Cassie testified that Diddy would “would put his hands on [her].”  He would “push me down…kick me…you name it,” she told Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson.

Sometimes an escort would be present in the suite, sometimes in a different room in the suite during the alleged violence, she testified. According to Cassie, the escorts could hear and would ask if she was okay.

Cassie testified that the violence during the “freak offs” started within the first year.  Combs was violent in Los Angeles, New York City and Miami. He allegedly put his hands on her “too frequently.”

The musician explained she did try to leave “freak offs,” but a lot of times she would end up back in the room because “Sean would find me.”  When he found her, she would go back to the room.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged victim, set to testify under the pseudonym Mia, spoke to the judge Wednesday about concerns before the lunch break began. 

He brought up Mia having to tell her worst secrets and not being able to speak to him. The lawyer wanted the judge to understand how complicated this is.

Judge Arun Subramanian noted they are trying to be careful with what is said in the courtroom. 

Mia’s lawyer worried she may have a moment of “losing it completely.” He is concerned about her emotional state, and wants to be able to answer if she asks “how am I doing?”

The federal judge said he will take it into account. Counsel for Jane Doe, who has yet to testify, expressed similar concerns.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura wanted the "freak offs" with Sean "Diddy" Combs to come to an end, she testified in court Wednesday.

Cassie claimed the "Victory" singer treated her like Ike Turner because he was abusive.

Tina Turner was 17 years old when she met Ike, a prolific music producer.

The late "Proud Mary" singer first spoke about the abuse she suffered behind closed doors in an article published by People magazine in 1981. Turner described the abuse as "torture" and claimed she was "living a life of death."

In evidence submitted from January 2017, Cassie sent a text message asking Diddy to stop with the "freak offs" because "nothing good comes from [them] anymore."

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial was shown texts of Cassie Ventura admitting she wanted to have a baby with the rapper.

“You are truly the most extraordinary man…can’t wait til we have a baby of our own…,” she wrote to Diddy in a text. Cassie testified that she sent this message because she loved Diddy.

Cassie and Diddy first met in 2005 when the rapper signed her to his label, Bad Boy Records. By 2007, the two had begun a romantic relationship.

Diddy introduced Cassie to “freak offs” within the first six months to a year of their relationship, she testified.

The couple dated on-and-off for 10 years before calling it quits in 2018. Throughout their relationship, both Diddy and Cassie would see other people. She admitted on the stand Tuesday that she would become “insanely jealous” of Diddy seeing multiple women.

“I didn’t get that he was him, Puff Daddy, and Puff Daddy has many women,” she told Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson.

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura testified Wednesday that she suffered a "significant" injury at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Sean "Diddy" Combs.

The 38-year-old singer told jurors in a Manhattan federal court that she was packing for a music festival with two friends when Diddy showed up.

Cassie said she was thrown down onto the bedframe by the "Last Night" rapper. The outburst allegedly caused a "pretty significant gash" above her eye.

She said that her two friends, Mia and Dionte, jumped on Diddy's back during the incident.

Diddy then allegedly requested a security guard to escort Cassie to a doctor's office.

Evidence introduced to the court showed an alleged text message exchange between Cassie and Diddy.

Along with a photo of her injury, Cassie told Diddy, "So you can remember," because she didn't want him to "forget what he did ... because it's awful."

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura testified Sean “Diddy” Combs asked her to have sex with other people at sex clubs.

Cassie claimed she visited a few sex clubs with Diddy and that the visits were allegedly the rapper's idea. Cassie testified she was “terrified” because “it wasn’t an experience I was into.”

According to Cassie, the swingers lifestyle was a turn on for Combs. When swinging, couples swap sexual partners.

On occasion, she testified a male escort would accompany them to the sex clubs.

Cassie described the experience of having sex with the male escort at the club as “ just confusing” and “uncomfortable.”

Cassie claimed she told Diddy that it made her uncomfortable to go to sex clubs. She explained when she told Combs she didn’t want to go, Combs would “try to turn the energy around” meaning be “playful and fun” but he would “push.”

According to Cassie, she drank a lot at the sex clubs "because I didn’t know how to be there sober.”

Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend testified on Tuesday that the rapper had her call him by her grandfather's nickname.

The singer acknowledged that she thought the nickname "was weird."

The jury was shown an email between the former couple, which was sent from "baby girl" (Cassie) to "Pop Pop" (Diddy). The subject line read, "I really need to f---."  Diddy replied, asking who she planned to sleep with. Cassie testified she sent the email "because I wanted to be with him," referring to Combs.

Throughout her time on the stand, Cassie also spoke about the alleged “freak offs” Combs would orchestrate, claiming they would last between 24 and 72 hours, with the longest one lasting four days.

"Every ‘freak off’ was directed by Sean," Cassie testified, which included her positioning, the lighting, etc.

Fox News' Maria Paronich and Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.