During the sixth day of the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking trial, the court heard of multiple alleged attacks on Cassie Ventura, drugs “in a Louis Vuitton pouch” and the names of multiple celebrities were dropped during evidence.
A former pop star has told a court Sean “Diddy” Combs was “frequently” violent with his ex-partner Cassie Ventura, and that he threatened her life if she spoke out about it.
Dawn Richard told the jury in Manhattan federal court that Combs made the threat after she allegedly witnessed him trying to hit Cassie with an egg skillet.She said the Bad Boy Records founder told her and another woman who saw the alleged attack that “we could go missing” if they revealed details of what they saw.Richard, who was a former member of girl group Danity Kane and electric soul trio Dirty Money, said Combs would “punch [Cassie], choke her, slap her in the mouth, kick her, and punch her in the stomach”.
She said of the beatings: “When [Cassie] had these moments of trying to stick up for herself, [Combs] would hurt her for it.”
Richard also said one alleged incident took place in a West Hollywood restaurant with celebrities including Usher, Big Daddy Kane, Jimmy Iovine and Ne-yo also present.
Combs, 55, faces five criminal counts: one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He denies the allegations against him.
