Does Cassie ‘Hate’ Diddy? She Answered on Witness Stand

Casandra “Cassie” Ventura says she was abused by Sean “Diddy” Combs through the 11 years they spent in an on-again, off-again relationship, however that she nonetheless cherished him and thinks he cherished her.

Beginning in 2006, when the Dangerous Boy Data founder took the promising 19-year-old singer underneath his wing as his protégé, the 2 started courting, even whereas he was concerned with different ladies.

Through the years, their turbulent relationship was riddled with fights, jealousy and alleged beatings, she testified throughout his federal intercourse trafficking trial that started on Monday, Might 12.

Combs additionally allegedly pressured her to participate in orchestrated, days-long, drug-fueled intercourse classes with male escorts that have been so draining she stated she wanted days to get better.

Searching for compensation for the ache Combs allegedly induced her, she filed a bombshell, 35-page lawsuit alleging years of sexual and bodily abuse, intercourse trafficking and coercion.

The previous couple settled the swimsuit inside a day for $20 million. However earlier than lengthy, Combs confronted a torrent of comparable lawsuits in addition to an indictment that landed him in jail with out bail since September 2024.

On Friday, Might 16, in Manhattan federal court docket, as Combs seemed on, one in all his attorneys, Anna Estevao, requested Ventura level clean if she hated him.

“I don’t hate him,” Ventura replied.

Requested if she nonetheless has love for Combs, Ventura replied, “I’ve love for the previous, and what it was.”

In the course of the course of the trial, Combs handed notes to his attorneys and at occasions, reacted to what Ventura was saying on the stand by shaking his head or pushing his chair forcefully away from the protection desk.

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Arrested in September 2024, Combs pleaded not guilty to 5 felony counts together with one rely of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of intercourse trafficking by power, fraud or coercion; and two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution.

Combs may withstand life in jail if he’s convicted on all counts. Since his 2024 arrest, he has been held on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn.

In the event you or somebody you realize has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.