The testimony of Cassie Ventura concluded with cross-examination on last Friday in
the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Ventura revealed that she reached a settlement of about $10 million with the
California hotel where Combs was seen abusing her on surveillance footage as she
wrapped up her emotional testimony on last Friday.
Ventura said she reached a settlement with the InterContinental Hotel in Los
Angeles in the past month. CNN published footage of the 2016 incident from the
hotel’s surveillance system last year.
Ventura and Combs dated for 11 years before their relationship ended in 2018. In
2023, Ventura sued Combs over allegations of trafficking, sexual assault and
physical abuse. Combs agreed to pay Ventura $20 million to settle the suit the day
after it was filed.
Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard also took the stand – as did
Ventura’s best friend Kerry Morgan and former Combs assistant David James.
Richard testified that she witnessed Combs attack Ventura with a skillet filled with
eggs and implied that Combs issued veiled threats to keep her silent. The defense
tried to undermine her credibility by highlighting inconsistencies with her
statements and her attempts to continue working with Combs despite the alleged
violence she witnessed.
Cassie cross-examined, Dawn Richard testifies during Diddy trial
