Diddy trial: Cassie accuses mogul of raping her, threatening to release sex tapes

Diddy's ex Cassie appears in court
Cassie Ventura, Diddy's ex-girlfriend, appeared in court to testify on the disgraced mogul's alleged abuse and "freak-off" parties.
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NEW YORK (KTTV) – Singer Cassie shared horrifying details of alleged rape and abuse by Sean "Diddy" Combs as her ex-boyfriend is being tried for sex trafficking charges.
What we know:
Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, appeared in court on Wednesday in New York City to testify against Combs. According to a report from the Associated Press, Cassie testified that Combs broke into her home in Los Angeles and raped her on the living room floor after she wanted to break up with him.
Alleged ‘Freak Offs'
In addition to the alleged rape incident, Cassie also testified that Combs forced her into "hundreds" of encounters with male sex workers – with Combs watching and controlling the alleged encounters, AP reports. AP added in the reports that Combs threatened to release videos of the sex encounters to make Cassie "look like a slut."
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According to a report from FOX-affiliate station WNYW-TV, Cassie also testified that she recruited more than a dozen male sex workers "at Combs' behest for ‘freak offs’ in Las Vegas, Miami and Los Angeles." She said she had sex with all of the aforementioned dozen-plus workers, WNYW-TV reports.
When a prosecutor asked Cassie how many "freak-offs" she was involved in, the singer responded, "Impossible to know. Hundreds?" according to WNYW-TV.
Diddy's attorneys claim the sexual encounters between Cassie and Combs were consensual, WNYW-TV reported during Wednesday's trial coverage.
Relationship with Kid Cudi
On Wednesday, Cassie testified that the singer was seeing fellow musician Kid Cudi while she was still dating Combs, WNYW-TV reports. When Combs found out about that, Combs allegedly lunged at her "with a corkscrew and kicked her in the back," WNYW-TV reports.
Combs pleaded not guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
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Abuse caught on camera
Cassie detailed the 2016 Los Angeles hotel incident where she was beaten and kicked by Combs. Parts of the incident was caught on camera, which CNN ended up releasing a video of, nearly eight years after the assault took place.
The singer testified that she and Combs had attended the premiere of the film "The Perfect Match" only two days after the 2016 hotel incident. Cassie testified that she "used makeup to cover bruises and wore sunglasses to hide a black eye for the premiere," AP reports.
The Source: This writeup used information from reports published by the Associated Press and WNYW-TV, a New York FOX Television Stations-affiliate station.