Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, the government’s star witness, took the stand today for the first day of cross-examination and faced questioning by Sean “Diddy” Combs’ $10 million defense team.
She previously spent two days detailing the alleged physical, emotional, and sexual abuse she says she endured during her decade-long relationship with the disgraced rap mogul.
At the center of Combs’ defense today was the claim that Ventura was never coerced into participating in “freak offs,” as she testified earlier. The defense pointed to text messages, including one Ventura sent to Combs in 2009 that read, “I’m always ready to freak off lolol.” Ventura remained composed and held her ground when confronted with the explicit messages. She testified that she eventually began to feel Combs was exploiting her.
Combs’ defense team is expected to continue cross-examining Ventura through Friday morning.
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Joining Nancy Grace today:
Additional Guests
Greg Morse – Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of “The Untested” found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com
Lynn Shaw – Founder and Executive Director of Lynn’s Warriors – an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation, Host of Lynn’s Warriors on YouTube,; X: @lynns_warriors Youtube: @LynnsWarriors
Rob Shuter – Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, Former Publicist of Sean Combs, and Author: “The 4 Word Answer”, radaronline.com; IG: @naughtygossip
Sydney Sumner – CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter
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[Feature Photo: Cassie Ventura, left, and Sean “Diddy” Combs arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story” at the Writers Guild Theater on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)]
