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Springfield Pride headliner Dawn Richard told ‘Diddy' jurors of threats, violence, abuse
SPRINGFIELD — Pop and R&B singer Dawn Richard headlines the Springfield Pride Parade this weekend, just three weeks after taking center stage at the federal sex trafficking trial of one-time mentor Sean 'Diddy' Combs. 'It's a celebration of Pride, and she's wonderful,' B.J. Coleman, public relations director for Springfield Pride, said Friday. Local Pride organizers booked Richard well before she was called by federal prosecutors to testify against Combs at his Manhattan trial, and organizers instead are focusing on Richard's support for the LGBTQ community. 'She's an awesome performer,' Coleman said. 'We just want to celebrate.' Richard was scheduled to play the fundraising ball on Friday. On Saturday, Richard is expected to join thousands for the parade on State Street, followed by a Pride block party on Stearns Square. Last month, Richard told jurors at Combs' trial that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone she saw him physically abusing his longtime girlfriend. Richard, according to The Associated Press, said Combs made the threat one day after she witnessed Combs punch, kick and swing at girlfriend Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura with a skillet. Richard said he told her and another woman who saw the attack that 'we could go missing' if they didn't stay quiet. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitzi Steiner asked Richard what she took 'we could go missing' to mean. 'That we could die,' Richard said, adding she was shocked, because all of this happened just as she was beginning to record with Diddy. She performed in two of Combs' more successful recent acts: girl group Danity Kane and trio Diddy — Dirty Money. Diddy — Dirty Money was comprised of Richard and Kalenna Harper with Combs. But Richard, a New Orleans native, sued Combs last year, alleging threats and groping. Richard testified over two days, detailing the abuse she saw Ventura suffer at the hands of Combs. 'I saw him kick her, punch her in the stomach,' the AP quoted Richard as saying. And the abuse came every time Ventura spoke up for herself or, in Richard's words, 'had an opinion.' Combs' lawyers say prosecutors can prove domestic violence but not the federal crimes he's charged with. The 3rd annual Springfield Pride Parade took place on Saturday, June 1. Photo by Heather Rush The 3rd annual Springfield Pride Parade took place on Saturday, June 1. Photo by Heather Rush The 3rd annual Springfield Pride Parade took place on Saturday, June 1. Photo by Heather Rush The 3rd annual Springfield Pride Parade took place on Saturday, June 1. Photo by Heather Rush The 3rd annual Springfield Pride Parade took place on Saturday, June 1. Photo by Heather Rush The 3rd annual Springfield Pride Parade took place on Saturday, June 1. 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NBC News
19-05-2025
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'Mr. Combs' kingdom': Diddy's former personal assistant testifies that he controlled his ex Cassie Ventura
This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs' federal trial. Federal prosecutors pressed forward in Diddy's sex trafficking trial today by calling three witnesses who testified to how the music mogul appeared to control his longtime girlfriend, R&B singer and model Casandra Ventura. As the government's key witness, Ventura testified in unsparing detail last week about sexual encounters with paid male escorts that she said Diddy forced her to endure under physical and psychological abuse. With today's witnesses, the government attempted to bolster its allegations. The last witness of the day, David James, a personal assistant who worked for Diddy from 2007 to 2009, sobbed on the stand as he recounted interviewing for his job: There was a picture of Diddy on the wall, and James said he was told, 'This is Mr. Combs' kingdom, and we are all here to serve in it.' Dawn Richard, a singer who worked with Diddy as a member of his girl group, Danity Kane, and the trio Diddy — Dirty Money, returned to the stand today. 'He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her in the mouth,' Richard said of Diddy's alleged violence against Ventura. She said that Ventura would wear makeup and sunglasses to cover bruises on her face, and that she and another member of Diddy — Dirty Money wore sunglasses alongside Ventura during a Central Park appearance to support her. Ventura's former best friend, Kerry Morgan, testified that she witnessed Diddy assault Ventura twice, once in Jamaica and once in Los Angeles. 'I heard Cassie screaming, so I ran into the hallway,' Morgan said on the stand about the Jamaica trip, adding that she saw him dragging her by the hair. She also testified that Diddy assaulted her in Ventura's home, which led to her and Ventura's friendship falling out. James also testified to the first time he interacted with Ventura as Diddy's personal assistant. He said Ventura told him, 'This place is crazy,' and when he asked her why she didn't leave, she said Diddy 'controls my career, pays my allowance and pays my rent.' He also said he once heard Diddy call Ventura his 'queen' and 'very moldable.' The view from inside By Adam Reiss and Chloe Melas Diddy's team brought the heat in today's line of questioning of Richard, appearing to poke holes in her testimony. It was the first time we've seen a very aggressive cross-examination from the defense. Defense lawyer Nicole Westmoreland had multiple mic-drop moments when she used Richard's own words against her and suggested inconsistencies in what Richard recalled about an alleged 2009 incident when she said Diddy attacked Ventura with a skillet of eggs. On Friday, Richard testified that Diddy attempted to hit Ventura with the skillet, differing from a previous statement in which Richard said he did hit her and another time when she said Diddy threw eggs before setting the pan down. On redirect, Richard told prosecutor Mitzi Steiner that she tried 'to erase those things from my memory,' but 'every day, I remember certain things.' In other news: Before the jury was brought in for Richard's testimony, Judge Arun Subramanian questioned the value of some of what may be shared on the stand. Testimony that relies on hearsay, he warned, 'strikes me as a case built on gossip.' Marc Agnifilo, one of Diddy's lawyers, responded that he's worried that the testimony is being prejudicial to his client. 'I think this is becoming sort of a bad act free-for-all,' he said. By Danny Cevallos James testified today that he suggested to Ventura she leave the 'party life' with Diddy and that Ventura told him she depended on Diddy for her career, her home and her salary. That may sound like a 'coercive' environment. And, 'coercion' is a necessary element for the sex trafficking charge. But is this the kind of 'coercion' envisioned by the sex trafficking law? Sex trafficking under the law with which Diddy is charged includes the use 'of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion ..., or any combination of such means' 'to cause [a] person to engage in a commercial sex act.' The act defines 'coercion' as 'threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person' or 'any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person.' There's no question Diddy physically abused Ventura. We have seen as much in the infamous hotel beating video. Her testimony about being harmed and restrained would likely satisfy the 'coercion' element. But, would depending on Diddy for her career, her home and her salary be 'coercion' for sex trafficking purposes? Probably not. The government will surely clarify this in its closing argument: that jurors should focus on the violent coercion, and not be thrown by the defense's likely argument that mere dependency isn't enough — because it isn't. What's next James returns to the stand tomorrow. Other expected witnesses in the coming days include Sharay Hayes, an exotic dancer; Regina Ventura, the mother of Cassie Ventura; and Jourdan Atkinson, a former personal chef for Diddy. PSA: Every night during Diddy's trial, NBC's 'Dateline' will drop special episodes of the 'True Crime Weekly' podcast to get you up to speed on the case. 'Dateline' correspondent Andrea Canning chats with NBC News' Chloe Melas and special guests — right in front of the courthouse. Listen here.
Toronto Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Singer testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat his girlfriend
Dawn Richard arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. Photo by Jordan Strauss / Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. NEW YORK (AP) — The Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial resumed Monday when a singer testified that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone that she saw him beat his longtime girlfriend. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Dawn Richard told a jury in Manhattan federal court that Combs issued the threat the day after she witnessed the Bad Boy Records founder try to hit Cassie with a skillet and then beat her. She said he told her and another woman who saw the attack that 'we could go missing' if either revealed what they saw. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitzi Steiner asked Richard what she took 'we could go missing' to mean. 'That we could die,' Richard responded, saying she was shocked because all of this happened just as she was beginning to record with 'Diddy — Dirty Money,' a musical trio she formed with Combs and another R&B singer. Combs, 55, is on trial in New York on sex trafficking and racketeering charges alleging that he exploited his status as an entertainment power broker to abuse women, including Cassie, through threats and violence. He has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have argued that prosecutors compiled proof of domestic violence, but not federal crimes. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In four days on the witness stand last week, Cassie testified that she wanted a loving relationship with Combs during their nearly 11 years together but was instead subjected to weekly drug-fueled 'freak-offs' with male sex workers that left her too exhausted and damaged to pursue her music career. Shortly after Cassie finished testifying on Friday, Richard began her stint on the stand, saying she witnessed Combs attack Cassie on multiple occasions, including during a visit to Combs' home recording studio in 2009, when Richard said she and another woman saw Combs hit Cassie 'on the head and beat her on the ground.' She said Combs tried to hit Cassie over the head with a skillet, but Cassie was able to deflect it. On Monday, Steiner asked Richard how frequently she witnessed Combs beat his girlfriend. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Frequently,' Richard said. 'He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her in the mouth. I saw him kick her, punch her in the stomach.' Richard said that on other occasions, she saw Combs punch Cassie in the face with a closed fist and that she saw him punch her in the stomach during an argument at a restaurant. Cassie used makeup, clothing and sunglasses to cover up injuries, which included bruising on her face, eyes, lip, arms and knees, Richard said. Richard testified that the beatings sometimes occurred when Cassie spoke up for herself, 'if she had an opinion about something.' At other times, she said, 'it could be random. We wouldn't even know where it came from.' Richard, who also performed in the group Danity Kane, said Combs' staff, including his bodyguards, also witnessed violence. 'They wouldn't react. They wouldn't do anything,' Richard testified. Read More
New York Times
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Up Next at the Sean Combs Trial: Dawn Richard and Former Employees
As the second week of Sean Combs's racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial begins, the first witness is set to be Dawn Richard, a singer in two music groups backed by Mr. Combs who says she saw him physically abuse his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura. A performer in the now-defunct groups Danity Kane and Diddy — Dirty Money, Ms. Richard began her testimony on Friday, recalling an incident from 2009 in which she said Mr. Combs attempted to hit Ms. Ventura, known as the singer Cassie, with a skillet, then punched and kicked her. 'She went into fetal position — you could see she was literally trying to hide her face or her head,' Ms. Richard testified. She also said that Mr. Combs threatened her and a bandmate to keep silent about the event, saying he told them that 'where he comes from, people go missing if they say things like that, if they talk.' Ms. Richard filed a lawsuit against Mr. Combs last year, shortly before he was arrested. She accused him in the suit of threatening her, groping her and flying into 'frenzied, unpredictable rages' while he oversaw her career. The girl group Danity Kane was formed during the third iteration of Mr. Combs's MTV reality show 'Making the Band.' After the jury had been dismissed on Friday, a lawyer for Mr. Combs called Ms. Richard's accusation of abuse from 2009 a 'drop-dead lie,' noting that Ms. Ventura had not mentioned it during her four days on the witness stand. Ms. Richard is the first of a series of government witnesses scheduled for this week who are expected to testify about what they saw of Ms. Ventura's 11-year on-and-off relationship with Mr. Combs. Last week, Ms. Ventura detailed physical abuse from Mr. Combs that she said plagued her relationship and pushed her into reluctantly engaging in drug-fueled sex marathons with male prostitutes, known as 'freak-offs.' Mr. Combs has acknowledged physically abusing Ms. Ventura, but he vehemently denies sex trafficking her. His lawyers have denied allegations of a criminal conspiracy that are at the center of the government's case and have argued that Mr. Combs engaged in perhaps unconventional, but not illegal, sex. Mr. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him. After Ms. Richard finishes testifying, the next witness is expected to be a woman named Kerry Morgan, whom Ms. Ventura described as her best friend of about 17 years. Ms. Ventura said the friendship foundered after a violent episode when Mr. Combs walked in to discover that the friends were planning to do drugs together, then grew angry and hit Ms. Morgan in the head with a wooden hanger. Ms. Ventura acknowledged on the stand that Ms. Morgan had made a legal demand on them following the incident, and that Ms. Ventura personally paid part of a settlement. Other government witnesses scheduled for this week include Regina Ventura, Ms. Ventura's mother; David James, a former personal assistant to Mr. Combs; Jourdan Atkinson, a former personal chef for Mr. Combs who accused him of shoving her to the ground; and Sharay Hayes, who has described himself as an exotic dancer known as 'Punisher.' (Ms. Ventura testified that a man known as Punisher participated in several freak-offs with her and Mr. Combs.) During Ms. Ventura's testimony, the defense sought to complicate the narrative she has presented of a woman forced into sexual encounters and desperate to escape abuse. Seeking to chip away at her direct testimony, the defense seized on an inconsistency in the timing of a rape allegation, suggested that she consented to freak-offs, and posited that drugs and jealousy over mutual infidelities — not sexual coercion — were the true cause of violence in a troubled and toxic, but still loving, relationship. Again and again, Ms. Ventura was asked by the prosecution if she had wanted to participate in freak-offs with escorts. Her answer was always no.
