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Next Big Name at Sean Combs' Trial: Kid Cudi

Rapper had a relationship with Diddy's girlfriend; both say he threatened to have Cudi's car firebombed

(Newser) - Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is expected to testify at the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial Thursday, an appearance that was pushed back from Wednesday. He'll take the witness stand to tell the jury about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Combs' ex-girlfriend, the R&B...

Exotic Dancer Involved in 'Freak-Offs': I Didn't Know Man Was Diddy

'The Punisher' testifies about how he found out

(Newser) - The exotic dancer involved in the alleged 'freak-offs' Cassie Ventura says she was forced to endure while in a relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stand at Combs' trial Tuesday. The male stripper, real name Sharay Hayes but nicknamed "the Punisher," testified that he was...

Diddy Protege: I Was Threatened Into Silence

'We could go missing' for speaking up, says Danity Kane's Dawn Richard

(Newser) - Dawn Richard, a former member of Danity Kane, the pop group Sean 'Diddy' Combs formed on Making the Band 4, got to experience the music mogul when he wasn't in front of cameras, and what she saw was disturbing. As Richard resumed the stand in Combs' sex trafficking...

Ventura Spouse Calls Diddy a 'Demon,' Feels 'Profound Anger'

Alex Fine issues powerful statement after wife testifies in Sean Combs' sex trafficking proceedings

(Newser) - Cassie Ventura testified for a fourth day on Friday in the sex trafficking trial of her ex, rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, with one big supporter behind her: husband Alex Fine, who had some strong words to share after the proceedings, per People . "Please know this: You did not....

Court Hears Texts Combs Sent to Ventura After Beating

He wanted to get together again, which she found a 'little strange' in wake of the assault

(Newser) - A "very, very pregnant" Cassie Ventura testified for a fourth day on Friday in the sex-trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. For much of the day, Combs' attorneys sought to undercut her claims that she was an unwilling participant in the hip-hop mogul's infamous "freak-offs,"...

Cassie Ventura Cross-Examined in Combs Trial

'Very, very pregnant' witness will finish testifying on Friday

(Newser) - With prosecutors and the judge hoping to get heavily pregnant Cassie Ventura off the witness stand on schedule, defense lawyers cross-examined her Thursday in Sean Combs' sex trafficking trial.
  • Defense lawyers asked Ventura about the early days of her relationship with Combs and introduced loving text messages in what NBC
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Combs Jurors Appear Shocked by 'Freak-Off' Images

Ventura testifies that he raped her after break-up

(Newser) - The R&B singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura testified Wednesday that Sean "Diddy" Combs raped her when she ended their decade-long relationship, after he locked her in a life of physical abuse by threatening to release degrading sexual videos of her. Ventura—who testified earlier Wednesday about physical damage...

Cassie Describes Damage Freak-Offs Did to Her Body

R&B singer testifies for a second day

(Newser) - R&B singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura was back on the witness stand Wednesday, peeling back the curtain on her decade with Sean "Diddy" Combs as part of the music mogul's sex trafficking trial.
  • More on the 'freak-offs': "That was just my job, really. It was
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Cassie Shares Weird Nickname Diddy Chose

She says she called him 'Pop Pop' at his request

(Newser) - During her testimony at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial Tuesday, Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura revealed a strange nickname she had for her then-boyfriend, who is 17 years her elder. She says during their decade-long relationship, Combs wanted her to call him by a special name, and she didn'...

Star Witness Testifies Against Sean Combs

Cassie Ventura describes regular 'physical abuse'

(Newser) - The star witness in the sex-trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stand on Tuesday. Some highlights from the early testimony of R&B artist Cassie Ventura:
  • "I really fell in love with him," she told the court, describing her relationship with Combs as "
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Prosecutors Suggest Diddy Blew Up Kid Cudi's Car

Alleged arson victim isn't named, but rapper confirmed his car was torched

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors say Sean "Diddy" Combs orchestrated a break-in at a person's home followed by the bombing of their car. That person is believed to be the rapper Kid Cudi. Though the victim isn't named in the letter filed in court last week, the details match closely...

Cassie Breaks Her Silence: Believe Victims the First Time

Domestic violence 'broke me down to someone I never thought I would become'

(Newser) - Her words were "clearly chosen carefully given the NDA she signed to settle her lawsuit" with Sean "Diddy" Combs in November, observes TMZ , but they are direct: Believe victims the first time, Cassie Ventura says in a message posted to Instagram on Thursday. In her first comments since...

Diddy: 'I'm Disgusted' by Beating in Video

Rapper apologizes for his actions without mentioning the victim

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs said Sunday that "my behavior on that video is inexcusable," after CNN aired 2016 surveillance footage two days before that appears to show him physically attacking Cassie Ventura, a singer who was his girlfriend at the time. Combs said he takes responsibility for his...

Disturbing Surveillance Video Is More Bad News for 'Diddy'

CNN obtains footage appearing to show the rapper physically assaulting his then-girlfriend

(Newser) - The bad news keeps coming for Sean "Diddy" Combs. CNN has obtained surveillance video from a hotel that it says shows him physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. The video from 2016 appears to show Combs grab Ventura by the neck and hurl her to the floor before kicking...

The Financial Fallout Begins for Diddy

18 brands abandon his e-commerce platform in wake of sex assault allegations

(Newser) - As the controversy surrounding Sean "Diddy" Combs grows, it's beginning to hit him in the wallet. So far, 18 brands have cut ties with the rapper and entrepreneur's new e-commerce platform, the companies confirm to Rolling Stone . Combs recently launched Empower Global, an online marketplace for Black-owned...

One Day After Suit Against Combs, a Resolution

Hip-hop mogul, R&B singer Cassie say they've reached a settlement 'amicably'

(Newser) - A day after R&B singer Cassie filed a federal complaint against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs (aka Diddy, aka Puff Daddy), accusing Combs of rape, physical abuse, and sex trafficking over their decadelong relationship, the two arrived at a settlement, reports the AP . In a Friday statement sent by Douglas...

Sean Combs Is Accused by Cassie of Rape, Abuse

Singer files federal lawsuit against hip-hop mogul

(Newser) - R&B singer Cassie filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday accusing hip-hop mogul Sean Combs of raping, physically abusing, and sex trafficking her over roughly a decade. "After years in silence and darkness," the singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, said in a statement. "I am...

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