After hotel security video of the assault was released last year, Combs apologised and said he was “disgusted” by his actions.

The music mogul faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

NEW YORK (AP) — Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ' sex trafficking trial. She is expected to return to the stand on Wednesday.The music mogul is charged with leveraging his status to coerce women — including Cassie — into abusive sexual encounters and using violence if they refused. He has pleaded not guilty. Cassie sued Combs in 2023 alleging years of rape and abuse. The suit was settled within hours, but was followed by dozens of similar legal claims and touched off a criminal investigation.Here’s what you need to know about the 38-year-old star witness:A talented performerA singer, actor, dancer and model, Cassie's professional ambitions began in adolescence, when she signed to the top-tier talent and modeling agency Wilhelmina. Her music career launched shortly thereafter, when she left her home state of Connecticut for New York, where she signed with manager Tony Mottola and first met Combs.Cassie is perhaps best known for the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial. The music mogul is charged with using his status as a powerful executive to coerce women — including Cassie — into abusive sexual encounters and becoming violent if they […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces charges that he orchestrated a deviant empire of exploitation that forced women into drugged-up sex parties called “freak-offs.” Testimony in the trial began Monday. Prosecutors told jurors […]

The R&B singer Cassie is poised to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial.

The lawyers of Sean 'Diddy' Combs have revealed plans to accuse the Cassie Ventura, the rapper's former girlfriend