Singer Cassie Ventura testified in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as a key witness in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing sex-trafficking trial, revealing disturbing details about their past relationship.
Ventura, 38, who is currently pregnant with her third child with husband Alex Fine, told the court that during a decade-long relationship with Combs (2007–2018), firearms were frequently present at his homes in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Alpine, New Jersey. “I only ever saw handguns,” she said, adding that she occasionally saw them lying outside his safes.
In one incident, Ventura recalled that while high on psychedelic mushrooms en route to a nightclub in downtown LA, Combs handed her a loaded gun to carry in her bag. “I was freaking out the whole time, thinking it was going to go off,” she testified, noting she had no idea how to operate a firearm at the time. She said the gun remained in her bag for over an hour before she handed it back to his security team.
When asked about Combs’ regular handling of weapons, she added, “The guns were taken out here and there. I always felt like it was a bit of a scare tactic. I didn’t know for what purpose.”
While on the stand, Ventura also described years of alleged physical abuse. “He would bash me on my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me on the head,” she said, recalling how the violence would escalate over something as minor as a facial expression. She claimed the beatings left her with visible injuries, including knots on her forehead.
She further detailed Combs’ alleged drug-fueled “Freak-Offs,” which she described as encounters involving hired escorts and forced sexual acts. “It basically entails the hiring of an escort and setting up this experience so that I could perform for Sean,” she said. According to Ventura, these incidents could last for days and eventually became “a job” for her.
Ventura first made headlines in November 2023 when she filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of rape and abuse. Though the case was settled quickly, it reignited public attention in May 2024 when surveillance footage surfaced showing Combs assaulting her in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.
According to the federal indictment, a March 2024 raid on Combs’ LA and Miami properties uncovered over 1,000 bottles of lubricant, various narcotics, and three AR-15 rifles. He was arrested six months later and now faces charges including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and interstate transportation for prostitution.
If convicted, Combs could face life in prison.
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