Sean Combs trial: ‘Wanna get nasty': Sordid Diddy freak off texts
The jury in the New York trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs has seen graphic, sexually explicit texts exchanged between the star and then girlfriend Cassandra Ventura, some regarding his now infamous 'freak off' sex parties.
These sex sessions would involve Ms Ventura having sex with male sex workers while Combs watched on and sometimes participated.
On Thursday, US time, Combs also seemed more animated than previous court appearances scribbling away taking notes while Ms Ventura was cross examined. His defence team also sought to throw doubt on Ms Ventura's claims she was naive sexually when she began dating Combs pointing out she was already in a relationship with an 'older man'.
Singer Ms Ventura is the star witness in Combs' trial where he is charged with transportation to engage in prostitution, sex trafficking and racketeering.
Combs could face life in jail for just the racketing charge. He denies all charges.
Ms Ventura began her second day of questioning by Combs' lawyers on Thursday. Despite the graphic and deeply personal subject matter, she remained composed.
The court had heard earlier testimony from Ms Ventura, who dated Combs for 11 years from 2007, that she initially agreed to take part in the freak offs because she was naive and in love with the musician and producer. But she later felt cajoled and blackmailed into continuing with the frequent and often days long drug fuelled sex parties.
However, Combs' defence produced texts and emails on Thursday from Ms Ventura saying she was 'always ready' for a freak off several years after the sex parties began.
And when she did question them it was suggested it was more to do with the level to which Combs loved her than the sex sessions themselves.
In court, Combs' lawyers revealed romantic texts from 2009. He would often call her 'baby girl' or 'BG' and her nickname for him was 'Pop Pop'.
'I love you so much. It makes me feel like I can't wait until we don't have to care anymore,' one text from Ms Ventura to Combs read.
His lawyers said that message showed how keen Ms Ventura was to go public with their relationship which had been under wraps.
'Pop pop, I really miss you,' she wrote.
'Me too baby,' replied Combs. 'Damn I can't wait to see you again'.
'Wanna be nasty'
In August 2009, two years after she and Combs started dating and around a year and a half after the freak offs began, Combs texted Ms Ventura asking 'when do you want to freak off?'
'I'm always ready to freak off, LOL,' replied Ms Ventura.
In court she said her texts seeming to approve of freak offs were 'just words at that point'.
Further messages from around the same time were more sexually focused.
'There are things I want to do for you and to you,' wrote Mr Combs in December 2009.
'I wanna be nasty for you.'
The jury were also shown texts from 2012 of Combs' asking Ms Ventura if she was 'horny' and her replying 'you like it when I moan'.
'One of my favourite times is when we freak off and we make love after,' he wrote.
'I love when we make love after,' she replied.
Graphic, personal messages
The court was shown even more graphic texts about sexual positions and Ms Ventura describing male genitalia.
'I can't wait to watch you,' wrote Combs, about his girlfriend having intercourse with another man.
'I want you to get real hot'.
Ms Ventura replied: 'Me too. I want to be uncontrollable'.
'Dirty, grimy'
Nonetheless, not all of Ms Ventura's communications with Combs about freak offs were positive.
In 2009, after Combs said he wanted to 'get nasty' Ms Ventura said she needed to feel she 'trusted' the star 'beyond it being just sexual'.
'The last time was a mistake,' she said referring to a sex party.
'It made me feel dirty and grimy, not sexual and sensuous.
'That's the reason I go back and forth in my mind with wanting a not wanting to do freak offs when we're so in love'.
Ms Ventura wrote that initially freaks offs 'felt right' but later 'I get nervous I've just became the girlfriend that you get your fantasies off with and that's it'.
Earlier in the week, Ms Ventura has given testimony where she claimed she was 'sexually inexperienced' when she met Combs. She said Combs 'introduced me to the idea of oral sex' at the Trump International Hotel in New York.
'It was not something I did or understood.'
But defence lawyer Anna Estevao raised the fact that Ms Ventura had already been in a relationship with music producer Ryan Leslie.
'It wasn't the first time you'd been dating an older man, right?' she asked.
Ms Ventura conceded she had been in a romantic relationship immediately before Combs.
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