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Cassie returns to witness stand in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

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Cassie's cross-examination continues today in the Diddy trial. Get updates here.

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  1. Cassie Ventura could take the stand as soon as Monday in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and 'freak offs'

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

  3. Diddy trial: Here's what Cassie said under cross examination

    Headline from Fox7 Austin ·

  4. Newest

    Cassie returns to witness stand in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

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  1. Local News 8

    Cassie Ventura could take the stand as soon as Monday in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Cassie Ventura, the former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and one of his accusers, could take the stand as early as Monday as one of the first three witnesses called in the government’s sex-trafficking case against the music mogul.

  2. Latin Times

    Cassie Ventura Could Be Diddy's Downfall: Her Role in Explosive Sex Trafficking Trial Explaineda (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs has begun in New York. His relationship with his ex, Cassie Ventura, is being presented in court as evidence supporting the prosecution's accusations.

  3. MyNorthwest

    The Latest: Singer Cassie set to testify in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces

  4. Newsweek

    What Cassie Ventura said about Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Suge Knight (opens Newsweek)

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    Cassie Ventura took the stand in her former partner Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal criminal trial on Tuesday.

  5. Breitbart News

    R&B Singer Cassie Set to Testify in 'Diddy' Sex Trafficking Trial (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces charges he orchestrated a deviant empire of sexual exploitation.

  6. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and 'freak offs' (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday.

  7. MyNorthwest

    R&B singer Cassie set to testify in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces

  8. Rolling Stone

    Cassie Testifies That Freak-Offs 'Became a Job for Me' in Sean Combs Trial (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura will testify today against the man she claimed emotionally, physically, and sexually abused her.

  9. New York Post

    Who is Cassie Ventura, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend and star witness in bombshell sex-trafficking case? (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Cassie Ventura is expected to take the stand as the key witness in the sex-trafficking case against embattled ex-hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

  10. WDIO Duluth

    The Latest: Cassie takes the stand in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday, a day after prosecutors showed jurors video of the music mogul beating her in a hotel in 2016. Testimony in the trial began Monday.

  11. New York Post

    How Cassie Ventura is handling her star turn in court as she delivers emotional testimony in bombshell Diddy sex-trafficking trial (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Cassie Ventura breathed in deeply several times as if mustering up the strength to keep her composure while testifying against ex-boyfriend Sean 'Diddy' Combs

  12. Variety

    Cassie Fights Tears During Diddy Testimony, Alleges 4-Day ‘Freak-Off’ and ‘Physical Abuse’: He Would ‘Drag Me, Kick Me, Stomp Me in the Head’ (opens Variety)

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    Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura began her testimony against Sean 'Diddy' Combs on Tuesday, alleging four-day 'freak-offs,' physical and psychological abuse.

  13. The Hollywood Reporter

    Cassie Details “Physical Abuse and Dragging” in Emotional Testimony During Sean “Diddy” Combs Trial (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday.

  14. Foxla

    Diddy trial day 2: Cassie Ventura to testify Tuesday (opens Foxla)

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    Combs' ex girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, is considered a key prosecution witness in his sex trafficking trial.

  15. NPR

    Cassie testifies against Sean Combs, and more updates from the trial (opens NPR)

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    On the witness stand on Tuesday, the singer at the center of the prosecution's case said that Combs controlled most aspects of her life and career.

  16. The Daily Caller

    Cassie Ventura May Have Just Handed Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs An Easy Win (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Cassie Ventura took the stand Tuesday to testify against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and may have just inadvertently handed his defense team an easy win.

  17. CBS News

    Key moments from Cassie Ventura (opens CBS News)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, the singer Cassie Ventura, took the stand Tuesday at his sex trafficking trial in New York City.

  18. Breitbart News

    Diddy Ex-Girlfriend, Pop Singer Cassie, to Continue Shocking Sex Trafficking Trial Testimony (opens Breitbart News)

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    The R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness stand Wednesday after a day spent recounting grotesque and humiliating details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Cassie testifies in Diddy sex crime trial (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- Cassie, the R&B singer and former girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, testified on Tuesday that the music mogul abused and sexually exploited her for years, as she took the witness stand for the first time during his sex trafficking trial.

  20. ABC 7 New York

    Cassie Ventura to resume testimony in day 3 of Combs' sex trafficking trial (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness stand Wednesday after a day spent recounting grotesque and humiliating details of life with her ex-boyfri

  21. Black Enterprise

    Cassie Details Diddy 'Freak-Offs,' During Day 2 Of Federal Trial (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Cassie testified against her former boyfriend, Sean "Diddy" Combs detailing the sexual exploits and violence she experienced with him

  22. ABC 7 New York

    Second day of Cassie's testimony now underway (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Cassie Ventura returned to the witness stand for a second day Wednesday in the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of Sean Combs and her testimony

  23. Foxla

    Diddy and Cassie relationship timeline based on testimony (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Key prosecution witness Cassie Ventura, known as Cassie, took the stand for the first time in the sex trafficking trial against Sean "Diddy" Combs on Tuesday.

  24. NBC Los Angeles

    Cassie set to return for second day of testimony in Sean ‘Diddy' Combs trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The Diddy trial is now in its first week. Here are the latest updates from court.

  25. KTVZ Bend

    Takeaways from Cassie Ventura’s testimony in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ racketeering trial (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — “The government calls Casandra Ventura.” With those five words, the prosecution dove into the heart of the racketeering and sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs – the testimony of his former longtime girlfriend.

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