A former hotel security guard took the stand Tuesday in federal court and testified that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs paid him $100,000 in cash to suppress a 2016 surveillance video that captured Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, inside the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The video — now a critical piece of…
The sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continued Friday with harrowing testimony from “Mia,” a former assistant to the music mogul and longtime friend of singer Cassie Ventura. Testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity, Mia described enduring years of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse while employed by Combs —…
In a significant development in the ongoing federal investigation into Sean “Diddy” Combs, Regina Ventura, the mother of singer Cassie Ventura, took the stand Tuesday and testified that Combs allegedly threatened to release explicit videos of her daughter in 2011 unless he was paid$20,000. The testimony was delivered during federal proceedings scrutinizing alleged sexual misconduct,…
On the third day of testimony in the high-profile sex trafficking trial involving music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura gave harrowing details of the toll the alleged abuse took on her physical health. In sworn testimony, Ventura stated that she took opiates to cope with pain following repeated forced sexual encounters, which she…
During the federal proceedings against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, the plaintiff in a previously settled civil lawsuit, took the stand and delivered an emotional and detailed account of her past relationship with Combs. Her testimony, part of the prosecution’s case in an ongoing criminal trial, included…
Prosecutors allege Sean “Diddy” Combs used violence, drugs, and blackmail to control victims Jurors in the federal trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are expected to view graphic “Freak Off” sex tapes, which prosecutors say were used by Combs to blackmail and control women, including his former partner Cassie Ventura. During opening statements this…
Pop culture correspondent and senior-level producer Loren LoRosa, who attended the opening day of the high-profile federal trial involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, shared a striking courtroom analysis in a now-viral video post on Instagram. Her real-time commentary suggests the defense could gain significant ground in the case, pointing to what she described as a highly…
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the embattled music mogul, faces yet another explosive lawsuit alleging he drugged and anally raped a 17-year-old boy in a New York City nightclub in 2012. The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court by an anonymous plaintiff identified as “John Doe,” accuses Combs of sexual assault and describes the alleged…
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the music mogul and entrepreneur, is now facing a superseding indictment in his ongoing sex trafficking case, with federal prosecutors alleging that his abuse spanned over two decades, from 2004 to 2024. The updated indictment, filed Thursday, expands on the racketeering conspiracy charges, introducing new victims and detailing further misconduct. Expanded Allegations…