His former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, provided testimony on the second day, returning to give evidence again on day three. The jury was privy to several text exchanges between the two, revealing some startling allegations.

A former hotel security officer has told a court that disgraced rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs offered him money in an attempt to silence him following his attack on Cassie Ventura

The video begins with a barefoot woman walking fast toward the elevator lobby of a Los Angeles hotel. Within seconds, she is yanked violently by a man with a bath towel around his waist, who grabs her by the back of her neck and throws her to the ground before kicking and dragging her.

His ex-partner, the musician Cassie Ventura ... some of those alleged victims will be called to testify during his criminal trial. Guentert is hopeful that the attention around Ventura's lawsuit and the trial could help advocate for more lookback ...

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An emotionally packed day of testimony from Diddy's ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, ended with shocking revelations - how she claimed the abuse from the music mogul lasted for years, how she tried to harm herself and how the superstar raped her when they broke up in 2018.

There were moments when Cassie Ventura did not seem comfortable in the spotlight, perhaps because of what she now says was happening in the shadows.