Pregnant Cassie Ventura divulges shocking details of ex Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' ‘Freak-Off' that lasted 4 days: ‘Became a job'
On Tuesday, the 'Me & U' singer — who is expecting her third child with husband Alex Fine — took the stand to testify during the 'Act Bad' rapper's sex trafficking trial about the wild sex- and drug-filled parties he hosted.
'The 'Freak-Offs' became a job,' Ventura, 38, told the jury inside the Manhattan federal court. 'There was no time to do anything else but do them, then try to recover.'
When Assistant United States Attorney Emily Johnson asked Ventura how much time a 'Freak-Off' would take, she replied that it would take 'significant periods of time.'
'The longest was four days,' she claimed.
Elsewhere in her testimony, the 'Long Way 2 Go' songstress recalled the horrific details of the alleged abuse she experienced at the hands of her ex, whom she dated on and off for 10 years.
'He would bash me on my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me on the head if i was down,' she testified from the witness stand Tuesday.
Ventura claimed the dad of seven would fight with her over little disagreements and would tell her to 'fix [her] face or watch [her] mouth' before he allegedly began 'hitting' her in the face.
'I also felt at certain times when I knew it wasn't even about me … make the wrong face and the next thing I knew I was getting hit in the face,' she further testified.
The model alleged Combs, who is 17 years older than her, introduced her to 'Freak-Offs' when she was around 22 and would 'direct' her and her sexual partner on what to do.
'I was in love and I just wanted to make him happy,' she told jurors.
In November 2023, Ventura filed a lawsuit against the disgraced hip-hop mogul, accusing him of rape and repeated physical abuse throughout their relationship.
Combs, 55, initially denied the allegations. However, he and the 'Official Girl' singer settled for an undisclosed amount within 24 hours.
In May 2024, hotel surveillance footage of the REVOLT co-founder attacking Ventura after she tried to escape into an elevator was released to the public by CNN.
A LAPD officer who was at the scene of the 2016 hotel beating testified Monday that Combs offered him a stack of money to keep quiet about the assault on Ventura.
Combs is currently on trial facing charges of racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty.
The 'Last Night' rapper is also facing a plethora of lawsuits from both men and women who have accused him of a range of sexual misconduct. He has denied all allegations.
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