Diddy Trial Recap: Cassie Cross-Exam Ends, Dawn Richard Testifies – Billboard

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex Cassie Ventura confronted questions about financial incentives on the final day of her cross-examination, while Richard testified to witnessing Combs’ abuse. Cassie Ventura attends Buttah Skin By Dorion Renaud Holiday Pop-Up on December 14, 2022 in New York City. Johnny Nunez/WireImage Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, faced probing questions about her financial motivations on her last day of testimony in the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial on Friday (May 16), while Danity Kane alum Dawn Richard also took the stand and said she witnessed Combs abusing Ventura. Richard’s testimony closed out the first week of Combs’ much-awaited criminal trial, in which the music mogul is accused of coercing Ventura and other women into participating in drug-fueled sex shows known as “freak-offs.” R&B singer Ventura, the prosecution’s star witness, spent four days on the stand detailing how Combs allegedly controlled and physically abused her during their 11-year relationship. Ventura faced her second and final day of cross-examination on Friday from Combs’ attorney Anna Estevao, according to the Associated Press and the New York Times. Defense lawyers had previously suggested they may want to keep questioning Ventura next week, but backed off the request after prosecutors flagged concerns that
Read More