Cassie testifies she ‘learnt not to fight back' — P Diddy trial live
Cassie has now been on the witness stand for nearly six hours, and has remained poised and calm during Wednesday's morning session.
Her husband Alex Fine, a celebrity fitness trainer with whom she shares two children, is in the public gallery watching the proceedings.
Combs's sons Quincy Brown, Christian Combs and Justin Combs are also in attendance, along with his mother Janice Combs.
While the court has been on a short break, screens have been erected to shield monitors from the public gallery and overflow rooms.
On Tuesday, Judge Arun Subramanian denied a request for access to videos of the 'freak offs' from some media organisations, stating that their release could revictimise the women depicted in them.
Combs would often threaten to release footage of
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