Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial Live Updates: Every Bombshell
Originally appeared on E! Online
On the sixth day of Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial May 19, Dawn Richard continued her testimony.
The Danity Kane alum testified that she was frightened by Combs' violent behavior towards her and Cassie Ventura, according to NBC News reporters in the courtroom.
"He said you could go missing, that we could die," Richard, who joined Combs' Diddy-Dirty Money after Danity Kane disbanded in 2009, told jurors of a 2009 conversation. "I was shocked but also scared.
During Richard's examination from the prosecution, she said that she regularly witnessed Combs lash out at ex Cassie Ventura—who is now eight months pregnant with her and husband Alex 's third baby—whenever she voiced her opinion.
"Frequently, he would punch her, choke her, slap her in the mouth, kick her, punch her in the stomach," Richard said during her testimony. "It could be because Cassie was speaking up for herself. It could be random. It could be if she had an opinion for herself."
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While defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland pointed to Richard changing her story to add that she saw Combs—who has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking, prostitution, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, as well as transportation to engage in prostitution—with illegal drugs, the 41-year-old asserted that she began remembering more "as time progresses."
For the live revelations from inside the courtroom, see below:
Dawn Richard Testifies She Saw Sean "Diddy" Combs Hit Cassie Ventura With a SkilletCassie Ventura Shoots Down Accusation of Drugs in the 'Freak Off' Baby OilCassie Ventura Details Sean 'Diddy' Combs Drug UseJudge Calls For Recess Amid Cassie Ventura's Testimony at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' TrialCassie Ventura Says That She Participated in 'Hundreds' of 'Freak Offs' with Sean 'Diddy' CombsCassie Ventura Says She Settled 2023 Lawsuit Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs for $20 MillionCassie Ventura Alleges Sean 'Diddy' Combs Raped Her in 2018 When She Was Already With Future Husband Alex FineCassie Ventura Says She Broke Up With Kid Cudi After Sean 'Diddy' Combs ThreatCassie Ventura Says 'Freak Offs' Gave Her UTIs, Other Physical AilmentsSean "Diddy" Combs Allegedly Told Cassie Ventura That She "Couldn't" Leave Him During Hotel AttackCassie Ventura Says Sean "Diddy" Combs Attacked Her in Hotel Hallway Because She Left a "Freak Off"Cassie Ventura Says She Took Drugs to Make It Through 'Freak Offs'Cassie Ventura Describes Mess of Oil, Urine and Blood After "Freak Offs"Sean 'Diddy' Combs Wanted Baby Oil 'Glistening' During 'Freak Offs,' Says Cassie VenturaCassie Ventura Said Hiring For 'Freak Offs' Became 'a Job' For HerCassie Ventura Alleges 'Violent Arguments' With Sean 'Diddy' Combs Led to 'Physical Abuse and Dragging'Defense Wanted Pregnant Cassie Ventura Seated Before Jury to Avoid "Sympathy"Male Escort Says He Could Hear Sean "Diddy" Combs Assaulting CassieEscort Says Cassie Ventura Paid for Sex While Sean "Diddy" Combs Watched and MasturbatedCassie Ventura Had 'Purple Eye' After Being Attacked by Sean "Diddy" Combs, According to WitnessFormer Hotel Security Guard Says Sean "Diddy" Combs Offered Him Cash to Stay Quiet About Cassie AttackDefense Says Sean "Diddy" Combs Is "Complicated," the Case Is NotProsecution Accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of Being a Kingpin During His TrialOpening Statements From the Prosecution at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Sex Trafficking Trial Begins
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