{"id":321822,"date":"2025-05-04T08:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/cassie-ventura-star-witness-for-the-prosecution-in-diddy-trial"},"modified":"2025-05-04T08:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:53:27","slug":"cassie-ventura-star-witness-for-the-prosecution-in-diddy-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/cassie-ventura-star-witness-for-the-prosecution-in-diddy-trial","title":{"rendered":"Cassie Ventura: Star Witness For the Prosecution in Diddy Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Cassie<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">From Civil Lawsuit to Trial Testimony<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; Her Crucial Role in the Case Against Diddy<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-04T06:10:46-07:00\">May 4, 2025 6:10 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"49.2053925456\">\n<section id=\"cb-1742259e03463848cd3a417c3b208b55\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250503_3ad2f07694c247a299d566b3cb4b8893\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4384ec0b-433c-400b-84fe-a8419cea230e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"California\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3a\/4by3\/2025\/05\/03\/3ad2f07694c247a299d566b3cb4b8893_md.jpg\" alt=\"cassie ventura p diddy main getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1742259e03463848cd3a417c3b208b55--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3c9ea6466a54145b7afa5c401cf4ccf9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.6470588235\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cassie\/\"><strong>Cassie Ventura<\/strong><\/a> dated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a> for more than a decade &#8230; and, now she&#8217;ll likely deliver some of the most important testimony at his federal trial, starting later this month.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3c9ea6466a54145b7afa5c401cf4ccf9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8a90b8bc568c5343c4410f7614624a4a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>The singer-songwriter has played a large role in Diddy&#8217;s life no doubt &#8230; and, we&#8217;re going to recap her last couple years as they pertain to Diddy&#8217;s life &#8212; beginning in late 2023 when she filed a civil lawsuit against him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8a90b8bc568c5343c4410f7614624a4a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c30d6b34b6faa428263003897afcba69\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c30d6b34b6faa428263003897afcba69--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7c1e09c68cce6b6eba45f9c303623de0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.0724637681\">\n<p>Back in November of that year, Cassie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/16\/diddy-sued-ex-girlfriend-cassie-alleged-rape-abuse-human-trafficking\/\"><strong>sued Diddy<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; accusing him of rape, human trafficking and other crimes. It was also the first time anyone had made mention of the alleged &#8220;freak offs&#8221; prosecutors claim Diddy had &#8212; with Cassie claiming he coordinated sexual encounters between her and male prostitutes and pleasured himself while watching.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7c1e09c68cce6b6eba45f9c303623de0--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eb07d7963cbe534773d164018845d572\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.3909774436\">\n<p>Diddy&#8217;s lawyers initially called this lawsuit a &#8220;shakedown&#8221; &#8230; but, just a day later, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/17\/cassie-cassandra-ventura-diddy-lawsuit-settled-amicably-rape-human-trafficking-abuse\/\"><strong>agreed to settle<\/strong><\/a> for an undisclosed amount.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eb07d7963cbe534773d164018845d572--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d87f5916306480c14308e2c1838eb79d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250313_7707a5532a984290b73d9cc9a8cccbed\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4384ec0b-433c-400b-84fe-a8419cea230e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/77\/4by3\/2025\/03\/13\/7707a5532a984290b73d9cc9a8cccbed_md.jpg\" alt=\"cassie ventura p diddy sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d87f5916306480c14308e2c1838eb79d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4063afe2e07427f3d8340652d5680a61\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.334841629\">\n<p>At the time, the NYPD told us Diddy was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/16\/diddy-sexual-assault-nypd-new-york-criminal-case-cassie\/\"><strong>not the subject<\/strong><\/a> of an investigation despite Cassie&#8217;s lawsuit. Numerous other alleged victims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/27\/diddy-lawsuit-sex-worker-freak-off-baby-oil-intercontinental-hotel-new-york\/\"><strong>came forward<\/strong><\/a> in the following months and filed similar lawsuits against the music mogul.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4063afe2e07427f3d8340652d5680a61--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-20b10ec93dc5fb0f418a8bf48d4d87de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.5818181818\">\n<p>A few months after Cassie&#8217;s lawsuits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/03\/25\/diddy-homes-raided-federal-law-enforcement-beverly-hills-miami\/\"><strong>federal agents raided Diddy&#8217;s homes<\/strong><\/a> in L.A., New York and Miami &#8230; and, we broke the news that Cassie was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/04\/03\/diddy-ex-cassie-cooperating-federal-investigators-sex-trafficking-probe\/\"><strong>cooperating with the feds<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; which, given the timing, suggests Cassie may have helped them establish probable cause for the raids.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-20b10ec93dc5fb0f418a8bf48d4d87de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bf7860b174f5b4311950d15ddd113570\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-bf7860b174f5b4311950d15ddd113570-764063068-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\" readability=\"25.2352941176\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.88235294118\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs violently grab, shove, drag and kick his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura during an altercation in a hotel in California. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qgD40mRPtQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/qgD40mRPtQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1u7qJgn3mC\">pic.twitter.com\/1u7qJgn3mC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnnbrk\/status\/1791550524849820045?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">May 17, 2024<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnnbrk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cnnbrk<\/a>\n     <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bf7860b174f5b4311950d15ddd113570--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0d2376a333295e8022e7b66843112872\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.4259927798\">\n<p>Then, in May of last year, the now infamous tape of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/17\/diddy-seen-assaulting-beating-cassie-video-surveillance-video-2016-hotel\/\"><strong>Diddy beating up Cassie<\/strong><\/a> in a hotel hallway was published by CNN. The video shows Cassie leaving a hotel room and heading for the elevators when Diddy &#8212; wearing only in a towel &#8212; follows her out and knocks her to the ground.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0d2376a333295e8022e7b66843112872--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4232badaeeb3a42092ef123b08db19a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.764940239\">\n<p>The prosecution and the defense have fired off at one another over the tape &#8230; with Diddy&#8217;s team introducing testimony by an expert witness claiming the versions of the video the prosecution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/17\/diddy-video-expert-claims-significant-distortion-cassie-beating\/\"><strong>aren&#8217;t an accurate depiction<\/strong><\/a> of events for various reasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4232badaeeb3a42092ef123b08db19a8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dbd0f5ec6ed83b45e41f0bef28a058f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241017_60aaf97bd59640efb499d82f4d0de802\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4384ec0b-433c-400b-84fe-a8419cea230e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/4by3\/2024\/10\/17\/60aaf97bd59640efb499d82f4d0de802_md.jpg\" alt=\"cassie ventura sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dbd0f5ec6ed83b45e41f0bef28a058f8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25946d89046b7420dfbd8541722228ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.0283687943\">\n<p>Four alleged victims will are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/06\/cassie-testifying-using-her-name-diddy-trial\/\"><strong>scheduled to testify<\/strong><\/a> against Diddy at his trial &#8230; with just one of them &#8212; Cassie &#8212; doing so sans pseudonym.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25946d89046b7420dfbd8541722228ef--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-871b83671927640096a832dd72a0d57b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.7515923567\">\n<p>Jury selection for the trial starts tomorrow &#8230; with opening arguments scheduled for the following week. Stay tuned to TMZ for all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/02\/diddy-trial-when-where-to-watch\/\"><strong>updates<\/strong><\/a> on the trial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-871b83671927640096a832dd72a0d57b--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/04\/cassie-ventura-star-witness-prosecution-diddy-trial\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cassie From Civil Lawsuit to Trial Testimony &#8230; Her Crucial Role in the Case Against Diddy Published May 4, 2025 6:10 AM PDT Cassie Ventura [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321822"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321824,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321822\/revisions\/321824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}