By T.L. Reigns

Dawn Richard Testimony-May 16 and May 19

Ms. Slavik continued the prosecution’s direct examination with Dawn. There were several times that Dawn, along with other employees witnessed Sean Combs physically assaulting Cassie. He even told her that “It’s a love and passion thing. You better not say anything. Where I’m from people could go missing…”

Dawn took that as “people could die.”

May 19 Dawn Richard continues 

  Dawn told Ms. Slavik Cassie would get hit for speaking her mind. Dawn decided that she would speak to Sean in a soft tone and called him bro. She was afraid of Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Defense Cross-Examination by

Ms. Westmoreland

On cross-examination with Ms. Westmoreland, it was shown that out of all the meetings Dawn had with the prosecution she never told them about: observing Diddy doing cocaine or buying drugs, or seeing Cassie getting dragged out of the car and punched in the face, and there were three different stories about the black frying pan incident, or being threatened by Diddy.

Dawn sounded confused and there were questions that Ms. Westmoreland didn’t let her finish answering. Dawn was asked about her civil lawsuit against Sean Combs. It doesn’t look like she’s a credible witness after Ms. Westmoreland is done. 

Side Bar

Ms. Steiner from the prosecution asked for a sidebar. It was decided that the defense opened the door asking questions about Dawn’s civil lawsuit. The prosecution can ask questions broadening the scope to ask Dawn the reasons why she filed the lawsuit.

Prosecution Redirect by Ms. Steiner

On redirect Dawn was allowed to clarify her answers and she didn’t review any information from the meetings at the prosecutor’s office. She was adamant that she informed the prosecutor’s office of the events as she remembered them. She had blocked those memories from her mind.

Re-cross-examination 

Ms. Westmoreland asked Dawn about her being compensated by getting money like that was all she wanted. Dawn said she wanted justice, and she wanted what was owed to her for her work.

Witness Kerry Morgan Former Best Friend of Cassie Ventura May 19

Kerry, former best friend of Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, described multiple incidents of abuse she witnessed during Cassie’s relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Kerry recalled that before meeting Diddy, Cassie was sober, vibrant, and focused on modeling and music. That changed drastically after their relationship began.

Kerry testified that Diddy regularly belittled Cassie, calling her names and criticizing her appearance. She described two assaults she personally witnessed: one in Hollywood Hills where Diddy kicked Cassie while sober, and another in Jamaica, where he dragged Cassie by her hair for nearly 50 feet. After fleeing into the woods, the women hid in a ditch for hours.

She also recounted a March 2016 incident in which Cassie sat bruised and wearing a hoodie as Diddy banged on their door with a hammer. When Kerry tried to defend Cassie during a later confrontation, Diddy allegedly struck her with a wooden hanger and choked her while threatening to kill her.

Kerry said Cassie later gave her $30,000 to stay silent, along with an NDA. The two haven’t spoken since 2018. 

Cross Examination by Marc Agnifilo

On cross examination, Kerry stood by her account, adding that Cassie looked like she was “just waiting to die” during the hammer incident.

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

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