By T.L. Reigns

The Scoop Digital Newspaper: June 2025

May 13, 14, 15, and 16

The prosecution opened its second day with powerful, disturbing, and graphic testimony from Victim 1, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Mrs. Cassie Ventura, who is currently eight and a half months pregnant.

Cassie testified that Sean Combs introduced her to a variety of activities she had never experienced before, including “freak-offs,” physical and mental abuse, humiliation, and serious drug use. According to her testimony, these events became a regular part of her life while involved with Combs.

She stated that Combs orchestrated and choreographed the “freak-offs,” which involved sexual encounters with male escorts and eventually expanded internationally. He allegedly directed the encounters and recorded them. Cassie further claimed that he threatened to ruin her career and release the videos online and at her parents’ place of employment when she refused to participate.

She testified that Combs would either give her cash to pay or directly compensate the escorts once the events were over. The “freak-offs” were weekly and could last for four days with multiple escorts. Drugs were consistently involved, Cassie said, so that she could disassociate from what was happening. The drugs were allegedly supplied either by Combs himself or delivered by his staff. 

Cassie told the court that she participated in the “freak-offs” sex parties orchestrated and recorded by Combs because he controlled nearly every aspect of her life. She testified that she felt she had little choice, describing herself at the time as “really super young, naive, and a total people pleaser.”

She said she feared Combs’ reaction if she refused. “I didn’t know if he’d become violent or write me off,” Cassie told the court, adding that Combs threatened to release sex tapes if she didn’t comply. When asked how often he was physically abusive, Cassie said she couldn’t even quantify the number of incidents.

Cross-Examination

During cross-examination, defense attorney Ms. Estevao presented explicit messages Cassie had sent to Combs referencing a freak-off. Cassie admitted to sending the messages, explaining that she needed to feel that Combs was her husband, the only person who would see that side of her. The defense argued this showed she was a willing participant. Cassie countered that participation didn’t always mean consent under coercive control.

Ms. Estevao continued by presenting additional text messages, emails, and photos in which Cassie expressed enjoyment after certain encounters. One message described making love to Combs after a freak-off as “so good.” Cassie testified that these moments often followed instances where Combs watched her with male escorts, suggesting those were the only times he wanted to be intimate.

In one exchange, Combs texted, “I love our freak-offs,” to which Cassie replied, “Me too, when we both want it.” The defense used this to argue mutual consent. However, the wording also implies Cassie didn’t always desire the encounters.

The defense also questioned whether Cassie’s proximity to Combs gave her access to celebrities, major music events, and industry connections. Cassie acknowledged the access and confirmed she had been signed to a ten-album deal with Combs’ label, Bad Boy Records, though she released only one album since the 2006 contract.

On redirect, Cassie revealed she never took any of her devices to the Apple Store for repairs out of fear that employees might discover explicit videos from the freak-offs.

Throughout her testimony, both the prosecution and the defense introduced evidence, including digital communications and video stills.

Notably, a week before the trial began, Cassie received a $10 million settlement from the InterContinental Hotel, where a 2016 surveillance video later released by CNN in May 2024 captured Combs physically assaulting her in a sixth-floor lobby.

^{Testimony read from Official Court Transcripts on Down the Rabbit Hole News on YouTube.}

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