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News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs ‘attempted to break down Cassie Ventura's door after beating her'
New accusations were made in Combs's ongoing trial in New York on Monday as Kerry Morgan testified. She is a former friend of Ventura - who gave her own testimony last week during which time the court was shown footage of her being savagely beaten by Combs in a New York hotel in 2016. Morgan told the jury that Ventura's ordeal continued after this, claiming she witnessed Combs attempting to break down her door while staying with the singer.
News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
New photos show brutal injuries Cassie Ventura sustained in Sean ‘Diddy' Combs hotel attack
Newly released photos show Cassie Ventura's swollen lip after she was violently beaten by Sean 'Diddy' Combs at a hotel in 2016. The evidence presented during the Bad Boy Records founder's sex-trafficking trial showed the singer's injuries after she was attacked while allegedly trying to flee one of her ex's 'freak-offs' at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, California. Ventura was seen wearing sunglasses and a hoodie in a selfie, which she claimed she took after leaving the hotel in an Uber. 'That's me, a selfie of me with a fat lip,' Ventura, 38, testified on the stand last week. She said she texted Combs afterward: 'I have a premiere for the biggest thing I've ever done in my life on Monday. You are sick for thinking it's OK to do what you've done. Please stay away from me.' The 'I'll Be Missing You' rapper, now 55, then allegedly told her that he was getting arrested. Ventura's then-best friend Kerry Morgan called the police, but the 'Me & U' singer refused to file a report to protect Combs. Last week, Ventura testified that she decided to leave the 'Freak-Off' because it was allegedly getting violent. 'It got violent and I chose to leave … I had my premiere, I didn't want to mess it up, so I left,' she said. Ventura said she attempted to sneak away when Combs was in the shower, but he caught up with her in the hallway while wearing a towel around his waist. 'He grabbed me up, threw me on the ground, kicked me, tried to drag me back to the room, took my stuff,' she testified. Ventura — who dated Combs on and off from 2007 to 2018 — was not able to recall how many times she was thrown to the grown by the disgraced music mogul, saying, 'Too many to count. I don't know.' The full, unedited 15-minute video of the assault was shown in court last week after a shorter version of the footage was released by CNN in May 2024. After the video was initially released last year, the father of seven shared an apology video for his 'inexcusable behaviour.' In November 2023, Ventura filed a lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of years of abuse and rape. The duo settled the next day for $US20 million, according to Ventura's testimony. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; racketeering conspiracy; and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Baby oil, cash, and pink cocaine littered across Diddy's hotel room before arrest as new Cassie injury pics are released
DISTURBING new pictures show the bottles of baby oil and piles of drugs that cops found in Sean "Diddy" Combs' hotel room when he was arrested. Federal investigators found baby oil, lubricant, ecstasy, pink cocaine, and candy when they raided Combs' room in New York City in September. 5 5 5 5 The pictures of the sordid hotel room, which the jury on Combs' federal sex trafficking trial were shown on Friday, were released to the public on Monday as week two of his trial gets underway. Jurors also saw graphic images of Cassie Ventura's gruesome injuries she suffered at the hands of Combs, her ex-boyfriend of 10 years, who is standing trial for five criminal counts. Combs' attorneys have insisted that while Combs might be guilty of domestic violence, he's not guilty of any of the charges against him, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Multiple previously unreleased photos of Cassie's wounds allegedly inflicted by Combs were also released for the first time on Monday. Two pictures show an eyebrow gash Cassie suffered after Combs allegedly threw her into a bed frame in 2013, while multiple other photos show Cassie's bruises from an instance in 2011. Three pictures Cassie took of herself in an Uber ride leaving the InterContinental Hotel in March 2016 were also released, showing her with a busted lip and wearing sunglasses to hide her black eye. Cassie's ex-best friend Kerry Morgan testified on Monday that after Cassie took those selfies following the caught-on-video attack, the singer returned home, where her former best friend was staying. Combs showed up at the apartment 30 minutes later with a hammer and tried to bust down the door, Morgan testified. "He was hitting the door with a hammer to try to open it," Morgan recalled, saying she was "terrified" and tried to call Combs' security for help as she was "freaking out." It comes as… Cassie Ventura spent four days on the stand last week testifying about drug-fueled sex marathons called "freak-offs" that Sean Combs is accused of forcing her to participate in Cassie sobbed as she testified that Combs beat her and forced male escorts to urinate on her during the sick sessions Her husband, Alex Fine, broke his silence with an emotional statement after Cassie left the stand Dawn Richard testified on Monday that Combs threatened her after she saw him beat Cassie in 2009 Former hotel security guard Israel Florez testified last Monday about being offered cash after Combs attacked Cassie in 2016 Male escort Daniel Phillip took the stand to speak about how he was paid to have sex with Cassie in front of Combs Combs turned down a plea deal days before jury selection got underway Boy band B5, which Combs signed when they were all under 14, told The U.S. Sun they saw terrifying signs of his aggression when they were just teenagers Combs' $61.5 million mansion, where feds seized 1,000 bottles of baby oil, lies silent in the high-end Los Angeles neighborhood he once called home However, Cassie appeared "numb" in the panic, Morgan told the court. "I don't think she cared if he came in and killed her." Two years after the 2016 incident, Cassie and Morgan's friendship ended after Combs allegedly attacked Morgan with a wooden hanger. Morgan, 39, testified she was at Cassie's home when Combs snuck up on her while Cassie was in the bathroom. 'He came up behind me and choked me and left finger marks on my neck and hit me in the head with a wooden hanger,' Morgan said on the stand, adding that Combs asked her about Cassie's infidelities. "When I got up, he boomeranged a hanger at my head," she recalled, saying the attack left her with a concussion that made her "vomit a few times" on the way to urgent care. Morgan said she got a lawyer after the incident and planned to sue, but didn't end up bringing a lawsuit against Combs following a meeting with Cassie a month later. At a pizza restaurant, Cassie told Morgan she was "over-exaggerating" about the attack and told her Combs would give her $30,000 after she signed a non-disclosure agreement. 'We haven't spoken since,' Morgan testified. 'The last time I spoke to Sean was the night of the assault and the last time I saw Cassie was when I signed the NDA.' The rapper has pleaded not guilty to all charges as prosecutors continue to paint him as the ringleader of a criminal enterprise. He has denied all allegations against him and insists he's only engaged in consensual sex. If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at 800-656-HOPE (4673). 19th May 2025, 08:44 By Georgie English Who is Dawn Richard? Speaking at her testimony on Friday, Ms Richard said she worked for Sean Combs between 2004 to 2011. She is testifying that she saw Combs beat Cassie Ventura at his home in Los Angeles in 2009. Richard is an American singer from New Orleans who was a former band mate of Combs. She started her career auditioning for MTV's Making the Band 3 in 2004. The group signed with Diddy's Bad Boy Records and released three studio albums. Then in 2009, she formed a new musical trio with Diddy and fellow R&B singer Kalenna Harper called Dirty Money. By All the latest from week one of Combs' trial Cassie Ventura testified that Sean Combs became jealous and took her phone when he heard she was dating an NFL player He also took her phone after he heard she danced with Chris Brown, which Cassie denied on the stand An audio recording of Cassie threatening a man who secretly recorded a "freak-off" was played for the jury on Friday The judge became furious at lawyers when he found out Cassie, who is 8 months pregnant, might have to return to the stand next week Cassie revealed she was paid $20 million to settle her lawsuit against Combs Ex-hotel security guard Israel Florez testified on Monday about being offered cash after Combs attacked Cassie in 2016
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Diddy smashed Cassie Ventura's door with hammer, court told
Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly used a hammer to try to break into his ex-girlfriend's apartment after the now-infamous assault at an Intercontinental Hotel in 2016, a New York court has video of Mr Combs' assault on his then-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura has been shown to the jury several times in his sex-trafficking trial. Ms Ventura's former best friend Kerry Morgan on Monday recounted how Mr Combs allegedly tried to smash his way into Ventura's apartment in the aftermath, and described the incident as Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He could face life in prison if convicted. Ms Morgan told the court she was at Ms Ventura's Los Angeles apartment after the hotel incident and watched through the peephole as Mr Combs was "banging on the door with a hammer".Ms Morgan told the court that as it unfolded, she didn't think Ms Ventura cared if Mr Combs "came in and killed her".Mr Combs did not enter the apartment and police officers arrived about three hours later, Ms Morgan said. No complaint was court heard more allegations of violent outbursts by the hip-hop mogul. Ms Morgan said that during a vacation in Jamaica, she saw him drag Ms Ventura down a 50-yard hallway by her hair because she was "taking too long in the bathroom".The witness told the court she too had experienced violence at the hands of Mr Combs, alleging he choked her and threw a wooden hanger at her head in 2018 while demanding to know who Ms Ventura was cheating on him court heard Ms Morgan had a concussion and had to go to urgent two women were best friends for 17 years, but after that, their friendship was over, Ms Morgan told the court that Ms Ventura met her at a West Hollywood pizza place about a month later and offered her $30,000 (£22,450) to sign a non-disclosure agreement. They agreed, and have not spoken in the seven years since."I draw my line at physical abuse," Ms Morgan Ms Morgan stepped down from the witness stand, David James, the former personal assistant of Mr Combs, James, who told the court he often worked 20 hours a day for six to seven days a week, was once shown a photograph of Mr Combs at his Bad Boy Entertainment office and a high-ranking staff member told him "this is Mr Combs' kingdom. We're all here to serve it".The former assistant also recounted a conversation he overheard in Manhattan, when he was in an Escalade SUV with Combs and some of his a friend asked how Ms Ventura was, Mr Combs allegedly said: "Cassie's good. I got her right where I want her, she's young"."He said she was very mouldable," Mr James recalls his boss trial will continue on Tuesday with Mr James on the witness stand.
Times
19-05-2025
- Times
Diddy pounded our door with a hammer, friend of Cassie says
After his girlfriend Cassie Ventura fled a Los Angeles hotel with a black eye, Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrived at her home and began pounding at the front door with a hammer, a woman who was in the flat told a court in New York. Kerry Morgan, 39, who was Ventura's best friend, testified on Monday that she had seen the hip-hop mogul assault Ventura several times and recalled two occasions in which she and her friend had tried to hide from him, once in a neighbour's front garden in Los Angeles and another time in a ditch outside a house in Jamaica. Combs, 55, is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and the transportation of prostitutes. Prosecutors allege that he forced Ventura and another woman to
