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New York Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Dawn Richard testifies she saw Sean ‘Diddy' Combs get violent with Cassie Ventura ‘often'
Dawn Richard testified about how once in 2009 she saw a 'belligerent' Sean 'Diddy' Combs attack Cassie Ventura. Richard said Combs was 'screaming, belligerent, asking where his food was and proceeded to hit [Ventura] over the head and beat her on the ground in front of us.' Sean ' Combs and Dawn Richard perform onstage during the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images Richard said she saw the Bad Boy Records founder get violent with Ventura 'often.' Richard — a singer in a band founded by Combs, Danity Kane — described how Combs screamed 'where the f–k was his eggs' and then took a skillet with the eggs inside and tried to his Ventura over the head with the pan. Ventura managed to partially deflect the pan by balling up into the fetal position on the floor, Richard said. But then Combs continued the vicious beating by punching and kicking Ventura before putting his arm around her neck, grabbing her hair and dragging her upstairs, Richard testified. She said she was so shocked and scared that she didn't intervene or go to the police over what she saw and the next day Combs locked Richard and another person in he recording studio in his house and threatened them. 'He said what we saw was passion and what lovers in passionate relationships do,' Richard recalled. 'He said [Ventura] was OK and it would be in our best interests if we didn't say anything.' Combs told them he was trying to take them to the top of the industry before menacingly saying, 'where he was from, people go missing if they talk,' the witness said. Then he gave them flowers, Richard said. She said she understood Combs was threatening 'death.'
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Here's who's on the Diddy trial witness list after Cassie Ventura's explosive testimony
Cassie Ventura's harrowing turn as the star witness in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial is expected to end Friday after four electrifying days — and prosecutors plan to bring other alleged victims to the stand. Dawn Richard, a singer in the Combs-founded group Danity Kane, is slated to be one of the next witnesses. 5 Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Dawn Richard perform onstage during the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images 5 Sean 'Diddy' Combs, singers Aubrey O' Day, Dawn Richard, Wanita Woodgett, Shannon Bex and Andrea Fimbres from the music group 'Danity Kane' at the Empire Fulton Ferry State Park on July 24, 2006. Getty Images She has accused the Bad Boy Records mogul of once breaking into her dressing room and groping her breasts and butt — as well as claimed to have witnessed Combs slamming Ventura against a wall. The Danity Kane alum will be joined by two other alleged victims. 5 Richards alleges that Combs broke into her dressing room and groped her breasts and butt. WireImage 5 Sean 'Diddy' Combs listens as lawyer Anna Estevao (not seen) cross-examines Ventura (not seen) on Thursday in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS An anonymous woman known as 'Jane' — who started dating Combs in 2020 — is slated to tell the jury about how she was expected to have sex with escorts without a condom against her wishes, prosecutors said. She will describe a horrific night when Combs 'viciously' attacked her, 'punched her in the face while she was curled up in a ball on the ground,' and slapped her 'so hard she fell over,' the prosecutor said. 5 Diddy (Right) and Aubrey O'Day from Danity Kane. FilmMagic Another victim, 'Mia' — who worked for Combs as his personal assistant for several years — will testify about being forced to perform oral sex on Combs and also being raped by him, according to prosecutors. Other witnesses slated to testify are male sex workers who participated in Combs' 'freak-off' sex romps and former employees of his companies. Aubrey O'Day, another Danity Kane member, has also reportedly been subpoenaed to testify in the bombshell case.
