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CONTROL, ‘FREAK-OFFS,’ ABUSE: 7 TAKEAWAYS FROM CASSIE’S TESTIMONY AT SEAN COMBS TRIAL
Casandra “Cassie” Ventura spoke publicly for the first time about the alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse she endured during her decade-long relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, going into painstaking detail about the drug-fueled “freak-offs” that have become synonymous with the accusations against Combs.
The 38-year-old R&B singer, model, and actress took the stand on Tuesday in the first week of Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. The hip-hop mogul has pleaded not guilty to the five charges against him.
Tuesday marked the first time the former celebrity couple have seen each other in person since their 2018 breakup. Supported in court by her husband, Alex Fine, her brother, and other loved ones, a composed Ventura testified for the majority of the day about the alleged ritualistic and “choreographed” sexual encounters that she “hated” but felt had no choice but to comply.
Ventura told jurors that after her first freak-off at age 22 — a time that she described herself as “naive” and “enamored” with her label boss Combs — the days-long, “humiliating” sexual encounters with Combs and male escorts occurred almost weekly. Ventura testified the male escorts were paid thousands of dollars in cash, and their payment was contingent on the completion of their performance during the sexual encounter.
She alleged that Combs controlled nearly every aspect of her daily life and that she was fearful of making him angry, which could result in physical violence. When it came to testifying about participating in freak-offs, Ventura — who is more than eight months pregnant with her third child — briefly became overwhelmed with emotion and cried when trying to explain why she continued to engage in freak-offs and the overall toll it took on her.
Ventura is expected to testify for a second day on Wednesday about her decade-long “abusive” relationship with Combs. Prosecutors indicated they would be asking further questions about the InterContinental Hotel attack from March 2016 that was caught on surveillance video, as well as introducing photo evidence related to videotaped freak-offs. Following direct examination, Combs’ all-star defense team plans to question Ventura well into Thursday.
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