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15-05-2025
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Diddy trial: Cassie accuses mogul of raping her, threatening to release sex tapes
The Brief Are you or someone you know a recent survivor of sexual assault? Help is available. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) provides a 24/7 national sexual assault hotline, which can be reached at 1-800-656-4673. NEW YORK (KTTV) – Singer Cassie shared horrifying details of alleged rape and abuse by Sean "Diddy" Combs as her ex-boyfriend is being tried for sex trafficking charges. What we know Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, appeared in court on Wednesday in New York City to testify against Combs. According to a report from the Associated Press, Cassie testified that Combs broke into her home in Los Angeles and raped her on the living room floor after she wanted to break up with him. In addition to the alleged rape incident, Cassie also testified that Combs forced her into "hundreds" of encounters with male sex workers – with Combs watching and controlling the alleged encounters, AP reports. AP added in the reports that Combs threatened to release videos of the sex encounters to make Cassie "look like a slut." RELATED:Cassie Ventura testifies about abuse and 'freak offs' According to a report from FOX-affiliate station WNYW-TV, Cassie also testified that she recruited more than a dozen male sex workers "at Combs' behest for 'freak offs' in Las Vegas, Miami and Los Angeles." She said she had sex with all of the aforementioned dozen-plus workers, WNYW-TV reports. When a prosecutor asked Cassie how many "freak-offs" she was involved in, the singer responded, "Impossible to know. Hundreds?" according to WNYW-TV. Diddy's attorneys claim the sexual encounters between Cassie and Combs were consensual, WNYW-TV reported during Wednesday's trial coverage. On Wednesday, Cassie testified that the singer was seeing fellow musician Kid Cudi while she was still dating Combs, WNYW-TV reports. When Combs found out about that, Combs allegedly lunged at her "with a corkscrew and kicked her in the back," WNYW-TV reports. Combs pleaded not guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. PREVIOUS COVERAGE:Diddy and Cassie relationship timeline Are you or someone you know a recent survivor of domestic violence? Help is available. Los Angeles County has a hotline, which can be reached at 1-800-978-3600. A national hotline can be reached at 1-800-799-7233. Cassie detailed the 2016 Los Angeles hotel incident where she was beaten and kicked by Combs. Parts of the incident was caught on camera, which CNN ended up releasing a video of, nearly eight years after the assault took place. The singer testified that she and Combs had attended the premiere of the film "The Perfect Match" only two days after the 2016 hotel incident. Cassie testified that she "used makeup to cover bruises and wore sunglasses to hide a black eye for the premiere," AP reports. The Source This writeup used information from reports published by the Associated Press and WNYW-TV, a New York FOX Television Stations-affiliate station.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
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MSNBC Hires Scott Matthews as SVP of Newsgathering
Scott Matthews has been named senior vice president of newsgathering at MSNBC. Matthews comes to the job after most recently serving as vice president and news director at WABC-TV where he directed the Eyewitness News team and oversaw the organization's streaming and digital products. He previously served as the vice president of news specials at CNBC from 2011 through 2019, where he led special programming, including breaking news and special events and CNBC's Investigative Unit. More from The Hollywood Reporter Inside MSNBC's 'The Weekend' Reboot Joy Reid Says Black Women "Are Living at a Time of Theft" at Essence Awards Days After MSNBC Dismissal MSNBC Layoffs Set to Impact 99 Union Staffers, Guild Claims Matthews starts at MSNBC on March 17 and will report to MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler. At MSNBC, Matthews will be in charge of building out and running the editorial and production newsgathering operation for MSNBC, establishing a new assignment desk, manage daily and breaking news coverage and more. Matthews is planning to hire more than 100 journalists including field producers, correspondents, photographers, and more. Comcast is preparing to spin off MSNBC, among other properties, while NBC News remains with the parent company, making it necessary for MSNBC to build out more of its newsgathering operations. Kutler also plans to establish an MSNBC bureau in Washington D.C., and hire domestic and international correspondents there, as well as a head of talent and content strategy. As previously announced, MSNBC hired Politico's Eugene Daniels as a senior Washington correspondent and co-host of The Weekend and The Washington Post's Jackie Alemany, who will be a correspondent and a co-host of the Weekend. Matthews also previously served as the director of programming for CNN Productions, where he was in charge of the documentary series CNN Presents and CNN's Special Investigations Unit. He also worked as vice president and news director at WNYW-TV and WWOR-TV in New York City, WTXF-TV in Philadelphia, and WFXT-TV in Boston, and as executive producer for investigative reporting at WNYW-TV in New York and KNXV-TV in Phoenix. Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
