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Fox News
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Cassie welcomes third child after explosive testimony in Diddy trial: report
Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, gave birth to her third child with husband Alex Fine, according to reports. The "Me & U" singer married Fine, Diddy's former personal trainer, in 2019. The couple has two daughters; Frankie, five, and Sunny, four. Their third baby is a boy, according to People magazine, who confirmed the news after sources told the outlet Cassie was rushed to a New York City hospital's labor and delivery unit on Tuesday. TMZ was first to report the news of the baby's birth. ABC News also confirmed the baby's birth through a source close to Cassie. Fox News Digital has reached out to representatives for Cassie. Cassie, 38, provided testimony over the course of four days in her ex-boyfriend's federal trial for sex crimes. Cassie made multiple claims in court, including that Diddy raped her in 2018 after she attempted to end their relationship for good. Her testimony as "Victim 1" was crucial to the government's case, and the U.S. Attorney's Office is relying on Cassie as its "star witness," according to criminal defense attorney Phil Harvey. "After a full week of trial, we don't know who victims 2 and 3 are yet, but we do know one thing: Cassie Ventura is the star witness so far," Harvey told Fox News Digital. "It's clear that the government wants to paint Sean Combs as a depraved character. Regardless of their personal morality, the jurors are going to have a negative view of Mr. Combs, no question. And the government is going to want that to hold for the rest of trial." The former girlfriend of Diddy testified May 13-14 about the alleged abuse she experienced at the hands of the rapper. Cassie claimed she was physically abused and forced into participating in "freak offs," where Diddy would coerce her into having sex with a male escort while he watched. She claimed to have entered rehab and pursued trauma therapy at the beginning of 2023 after having "horrible flashbacks" on set of a music video. During cross-examination, Diddy's defense lawyer introduced messages showing the rapper checking in on Cassie in 2019. A few months later, Combs congratulated Cassie, saying she was going to be a great mother. Cassie confirmed she was pregnant at the time. Cassie also revealed in court that she's expecting to receive a $10 million settlement from the InterContinental Hotel, the location of the 2016 assault where Diddy attacked her in the hallway. Diddy and Cassie allegedly had a "freak off" at the hotel March 5, 2016, that turned violent. Cassie previously testified that she was attempting to leave the "freak off" after Diddy gave her a black eye. WATCH: SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS ASSAULTS CASSIE VENTURA IN 2016 LOS ANGELES HOTEL INCIDENT After making it to the elevator lobby, the singer-songwriter testified, Diddy assaulted her. The rapper could be seen dragging Cassie down the hotel hallway in surveillance footage that was shown to the jury and previously released to the public in 2024. The trial, which began Monday, May 12, with opening statements, is expected to last eight weeks. Combs has been in jail since his arrest in September 2024, after his Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by law enforcement.
The Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Diddy's ex Cassie Ventura ‘gives birth to 3rd child' weeks after brutal 4-day testimony in his sex trafficking trial
CASSANDRA "Cassie" Ventura has welcomed her third child two weeks after testifying in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial. Ventura reportedly went into labor in New York City, where she's been since she took the stand as the government's star witness in her ex-boyfriend's federal trial in early May. 3 3 3 The singer gave birth to a baby boy with her husband, Alex Fine, according to ABC. It comes after she was seen rushing to the labor unit in a New York City hospital on Tuesday, according to TMZ. Ventura and Fine have yet to speak out about the happy news. The couple's first son is joining older sisters Frankie, born in December 2019, and Sunny, who was born in March 2021. The Me & U singer was the prosecution's star witness in their federal trial against Combs. She testified during the first week of the trial while eight-and-a-half months pregnant. Ventura was visibly pregnant as she told jurors about the horrific sex sessions with male escorts she was allegedly forced to partake in at Combs' direction during their nearly 11-year relationship.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Cassie reveals major life shift with husband and what she's 'focused' on after confronting Diddy in court
Cassie Ventura revealed what has changed in her life after confronting her ex, Sean ' Diddy ' Combs, in court during his federal sex trafficking trial. After her explosive courtroom testimony, the Me & U singer, 38, is now putting all of her attention back on her family and is preparing to welcome her baby with her husband Alex Fine. During her time on the stand and four days of giving her emotional testimony, she was visibly pregnant as she is eight months along and is in her third trimester. Now that 'the last chapter of her ordeal' is over, her lawyer Doug Wigdor told TMZ on Saturday, Ventura is now 'focused on her husband and kids this weekend and getting ready to give birth in a few weeks.' Ventura and Fine, who have been married since 2019, are expecting their third child together. The personal trainer was in New York City with her all week supporting her as she was cross-examined on the witness stand and gave her testimony in the ongoing Diddy trial. Despite online speculation about how Fine would feel after hearing the graphic details about their sex life and the the alleged abuse by Diddy several years ago, he stood strong in his support for Ventura. In a loving statement shared by Wigdor on Friday, Fine said he felt 'tremendous pride and overwhelming love' for his wife. He also emphasized that 'Cassie saved Cassie' and gushed over his wife before calling the disgraced music mogul a 'demon.' As for Ventura, she said in her own statement shared by Wignor that speaking up and giving her testimony was empowering and healing experience for her. Ventura and Fine got married back in September 2019, less than a year after she confirmed her split with Combs. The expecting couple are already parents to two daughters, five-year-old Frankie and four-year-old Sunny. Three months ago, Ventura and Fine announced that they would be expanding their family as the singer is pregnant with their third child. During her testimony this week, Ventura claimed that she suffered years of traumatic abuse at the hands of Combs during their decade-long, on-and-off relationship from 2007 to 2018. Even after they called it quits and she started dating Fine, she revealed how she had allegedly cheated on him with Combs after years of being brutalized by him. During her time on the stand and four days of giving her emotional testimony, she was visibly pregnant as she is eight months along and is in her third trimester; seen May 16 Despite online speculation about how Fine would feel after hearing the graphic details about their sex life and the the alleged abuse by Diddy several years ago, he stood strong in his support for Ventura She also described one particularly chilling instance in the fall of 2018, where her ex allegedly raped her and she claimed Fine punched a hole in the wall when she told him what happened. Ventura testified that she had consensual sex with Combs on one other occasion after the assault. Meanwhile Diddy's legal team introduced salacious text messages from Cassie that claimed the R&B singer 'loved' Combs' infamous 'freak-offs.' Diddy's lawyer Anna Estevao used the messages in court on Thursday in an effort to paint Cassie as a willing participant in the drug-fueled sex sessions that could last up to four days. Cassie delivered bombshell testimony throughout the week about how she was coerced into a life of manipulation and abuse. On Thursday, Estevao produced the messages where Cassie said, among other things, she 'love[s]' the freak-offs 'when we both want it.' Cassie was also asked why she chose to take the stand against the music mogul. 'I can't carry this any more. I can't carry the shame, the guilt, the way we... I was guided to treat people like they were disposable.' In November 2023, she filed a civil lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of rape and repeated physical abuse. The day after she filed, she reached a $20 million settlement with Combs, though he denied the allegations. Combs is currently on trial facing five criminal counts — including one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. In November 2023, she filed a civil lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of rape and repeated physical abuse. The day after she filed, she reached a $20 million settlement with Combs, though he denied the allegations; they are pictured June 2006 He has pleaded not guilty in the trial that is expected to continue for another five to seven weeks. If he is found guilty, he could be sentenced to decades behind bars. Prosecutors allege that Combs used his fame and fortune to orchestrate an empire of exploitation, coercing women into abusive sex parties. His lawyers argue that all the sexual acts were consensual, and although he could be violent, he never veered into sex trafficking and racketeering.
