Cassie Ventura recalled in Manhattan courtroom Wednesday how Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly raped her following their 2018 break-up.
The assault allegedly passed off on the identical day that the R&B singer met with Combs — who she had dated for a few decade starting when she was round 19 — so as to search closure over their tumultuous relationship, she stated at his federal sex-trafficking trial.
Ventura, now 38, informed jurors she met up with Combs to resolve lingering points at a restaurant in Malibu, California, the place her former companion was “being very nice,” “laughing” and giving off “form of romantic vibes” in the course of the “playful” encounter.
However every thing modified when the disgraced producer introduced her again to her dwelling, went inside and raped her, Ventura testified.
“I simply bear in mind crying and saying ‘No,’ but it surely was very quick,” Ventura recalled.
She chillingly described how Combs’ eyes went “black” and he ignored her tears in the course of the terrifying ordeal.
The mom of two, who’s eight months pregnant along with her third baby, stated Combs “acquired up and he left” when the sexual assault was over.
Ventura stated the assault occurred across the similar time she began courting her present husband, Alex Tremendous, with whom she shares her youngsters.
She later stated she had intercourse with Combs, 55, yet one more time, “however [it was] not my selection.”
When describing the alleged rape, Ventura spoke slowly and softly, her voice catching a few occasions.
There have been a few moments the place she almost choked up, however she saved taking pauses, gathering herself in deep breaths, after which persevering with to testify.
It got here on the finish of two grueling days on the stand for Ventura, who shall be again Thursday to be cross-examined by Combs’ protection attorneys.
On the very finish of her testimony Wednesday, Ventura broke down into tears when discussing how she went into rehab and trauma remedy in 2023 after years of alleged horrific abuse.
Requested what prompted her to enter rehab, she responded, wiping the tears from her eyes with a tissue, “I couldn’t take the ache that I used to be in anymore. So I attempted strolling out the entrance door into site visitors and my husband wouldn’t let me.”
Ventura quietly wept as she defined why she determined to write down a ebook about her expertise.
“I don’t suppose he understood… really acknowledge the ache he put me via,” she testified.
She then choked up and gestured along with her arms as she stated, “I simply needed him to know.”
Earlier than leaving the stand, she stood up, and rested each of her palms on her stomach. She then walked out of the room.
Combs, who’s accused of trafficking girls for intercourse throughout so-called “freak-offs” and different crimes, may find yourself behind bars for the remainder of his life, if convicted.
He has pleaded not responsible.
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