The ex-partner of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s daughter, Cassie, testified on Tuesday about the threats and violence her daughter encountered while dating the music mogul for ten years.
After her daughter Casandra Ventura, the singer known as Cassie, who described harrowing abuse by Combs and his coercive, drug-fueled sex marathons known as “freak-offs,” Regina Ventura took the stand after several days of grueling testimony from her daughter.
Combs, 55, is accused of sex trafficking and leading an illegal sex ring that imposed its authority through crimes like arson, kidnapping, and bribery.
On Monday, Ventura’s attorneys inquired about an email her daughter, a key witness in the trial, sent her on December 23, 2011.
Cassie, 38, claimed last week that Combs had become angry after learning she had been seeing rapper Kid Cudi, who is actually Scott Mescudi, in late 2011.
Cassie told her mother in an email that Combs threatened to make videos of her attending his sex parties in response.
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Sean Puffy Combs has threatened to release two explicit tapes of me, Ventura said in an aloud reading of the email.
He also stated that Scott Mescudi and I would be physically harmed.
Ventura described the threats as “physically unforgiving.” The sex tape threw me because I didn’t understand it.
Cassie’s attorneys, alleging she voluntarily participated, claimed Combs’ defense attorneys sought to discredit her testimony on the sex parties.
Ventura claimed on Tuesday that Combs demanded $20,000 to recover the money he had spent on her because he was already very wealthy at the time and Forbes magazine now estimates his fortune to be around $ 700 million.
Cassie’s mother argued that the money was ultimately used to ensure her daughter’s “safety,” and that it was ultimately paid.
On Tuesday, Ventura was also questioned about images of Cassie that showed bruises on her body, which were also taken at the same time in late 2011.
She had bruising. She said, “We wanted to make sure we remembered that Sean Combs had beaten her.”
Combs is frequently credited with helping to mainstream hip-hop, having earned hundreds of millions in the music, fashion, media, and liquor industries.
However, the rap producer and international star, who was once renowned for hosting lavish parties, now appears to have spent months behind bars.
He has entered a not-guilty plea, but if found guilty, he could spend the rest of his days in prison.
The defense contends that Ventura’s relationship with Combs was not sex trafficking, despite the complexity of the relationship and domestic abuse.
