Cassie Testifies Diddy Would Kick Her During ‘Freak Offs’ and Texted Her Something Abusive After Injuring Her
The pregnant R&B singer is testifying in the mogul’s sex trafficking trial, where he faces life prison if he is convicted on all counts
The degrading acts that Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly forced Casandra “Cassie” Ventura to perform for his pleasure took a toll on her health, she told jurors on Wed., May 14.
“Occasionally I’d get sores on my tongue from doing drugs,” the R&B singer testified on day three of Combs’ high-profile federal sex crimes trial in Manhattan federal court. “Also (from) having my mouth on different things from oil and lubricants.”
When Ventura texted Combs to let him know she had painful sores on her tongue and “another UTI,” he responded by saying, “I’m sorry,” she testified.
The former model and “Me & You” singer, who is married to personal trainer Alex Fine and is eight months pregnant with their third child, is testifying about the physical and emotional abuse she allegedly endured at the hands of her powerful ex-boyfriend of 11 years.
Ventura alleges that Combs forced her to take part in orchestrated sex acts called “Freak Offs” that he filmed, threatening to use the tapes as blackmail to derail her music career. She testified that she took drugs to help her get through these encounters.
When Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson asked Ventura why she didn’t refuse to take part in the Freak Offs, Ventura said she complied because she loved him and because she allegedly feared his wrath.
Combs became violent with Ventura when he was angry at her but also during their Freak Offs with male escorts, she told jurors.
Combs, she alleged, would sometimes “put his hands on me. He would grab me up, push me down. Hit me in the side of the head. Kick me. You name it.”
Ventura recalled one incident n 2013, when Combs attacked her in front of two friends, prompting them to “jump on his back.”
When she cut her eyebrow on the bed during the struggle, Combs asked members of his security team to take her to a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon to check it out.
When she sent him a photo of the injury, he allegedly responded, “You. Don’t know. When to. Stop. You have pushed IT Too far. And continue to push. Sad.”
Arrested in September 2024, Combs pleaded not guilty to five counts of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
On the first day of the trial on Monday, May 12, in Manhattan federal court, jurors saw surveillance video of the hip-hop mogul beating and kicking Ventura in the elevator bank of a hotel lobby in 2016.
Johnson told jurors in her opening statement that Combs is the mastermind behind a vast criminal enterprise he used to allegedly lure women with promises of romance and help with their careers, drug them and force them to have sex.
In her opening statement, Combs’ defense attorney Teny Geragos said that any sex between her client and Ventura was consensual, as was the fact that she stayed with him for more than a decade.
Combs could face up to life in prison if he is convicted on all counts. Since his 2024 arrest, he has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Complex in Brooklyn.
Jamie Lee Curtis Reveals Movie Set Remark That Made Her Get Plastic Surgery at 25: ‘I Regretted It Immediately’
Curtis opened up about her plastic surgery experience to ’60 Minutes’ on Sunday, May 11
The actress said she has regretted the surgery ever since, after becoming an advocate for embracing natural beauty
“That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26. And I regretted it immediately,” said Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is sharing the painful reason she first decided to get plastic surgery.
The Oscar winner, 66, said in a new interview that she had plastic surgery at the age of 25 after receiving criticizing comments about her appearance from a cinematographer on the set of the 1985 film Perfect.
“He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m not shooting her today. Her eyes are baggy.’ And I was 25, so for him to say that, it was very embarrassing,” Curtis said on 60 Minutes on Sunday, May 11. “So as soon as the movie finished, I ended up having some plastic surgery.”
The Halloween star said the surgery didn’t go well and regrets it to this day. “That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26. And I regretted it immediately and have kind of sort of regretted it since,” commented Curtis.
The actress, who is the daughter of screen legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, explained that she regrets having plastic surgery even more now that she’s established herself as a supporter of natural beauty.
“I’ve become a really public advocate to say to women you’re gorgeous and you’re perfect the way you are. So yeah, it was not a good thing for me to do,” said Curtis.
The two-time Golden Globe winner also opened up during the interview about her dependency on painkillers following her plastic surgery.
“I became very enamored with the warm bath of an opiate,” said Curtis. “You know, drank a little bit … never to access, never any big public demonstrations. I was very quiet, very private about it, but it became a dependency for sure.”
In 2021, Curtis spoke more about her past addictions and plastic surgery experience as she shared her concerns over society’s “obsession” with surgically altering appearances.
“I tried plastic surgery and it didn’t work. It got me addicted to Vicodin,” Curtis told Fast Company. “I’m 22 years sober now,” she shared at the time.
“The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty,” Curtis continued. “Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”
The actress also recalled seeing her parents get “face lifts and neck lifts” on the PEOPLE in the ’90s podcast earlier in the year, which exposed her to the harsh reality of aging in the movie industry.
“I watched their work diminish, I watched their fame not diminish. And the contradiction of a lot of fame, but not a lot of work, is really hard to navigate for people,” said Curtis. “For the rest of your life, you’re famous for something you did a long time ago, and you chase that attention.”