After years of silence, Cassie Ventura is finally telling her story — in her own words.
In newly released testimony, the singer and former model opens up about her long-term relationship with music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, detailing a harrowing pattern of emotional manipulation, physical harm, and coercive control that began when she was just 19 years old. Her account, now part of an ongoing federal investigation, offers an unfiltered look at the pain she says she endured behind the scenes — even while the public saw glitz, glam, and hit records.
Cassie’s voice is raw, direct, and unwavering as she recalls the pressure to participate in private encounters she didn’t consent to, the moments she feared for her safety, and the devastating toll the relationship took on her identity and freedom.
This testimony marks a powerful and necessary moment — not just for Cassie, but for anyone who’s ever felt voiceless inside a powerful system.
Below is Cassie Ventura’s full testimony, presented without edits or interruption, so her words can speak entirely for themselves.
All rise!
AUSA Johnson: The Government calls Cassandra Ventura.
[She takes the stand, extremely pregnant]
AUSA Johnson: How old are you?
Ventura: 38.
AUSA: What is your work?
Ventura: Musician and entertainer.
AUSA: How long were you with Sean?
Ventura: 10 years
AUSA Johnson: Did you get in arguments?
Ventura: Yes, it would result in violence, dragging
AUSA: What else did he do?
Ventura: Stomp me in the head if I was down
AUSA: How frequently was he violent?
Ventura: Too frequently. I would get black eyes and bruises
AUSA Johnson: Let me show you a video
[LA hotel elevator lobby shown]
AUSA: Where is this?
Ventura: The Inter Continental in Los Angeles. It was after a freak-off.
AUSA: What does that entail?
Ventura: The hiring of an escort, setting it up
AUSA: How did you feel when he first asked for it?
Ventura: Confused, nervous, I wanted to make him happy
AUSA: Did you agree to one when he first proposed one?
Ventura: Yes. Then there were more. It wasn’t something I wanted to do, at least not that frequently
Ventura: I didn’t know what No could turn into
AUSA: What do you mean?
Ventura: Making him angry.
AUSA: What were you afraid would happen if you said No?
Ventura: Though time he had blackmail materials…
AUSA: What did you give the Government?
Ventura: Laptops
AUSA: I’ve handed up GX-B, do you recognize it?
Ventura: Yes, I’ve reviewed this drive. It has communication and documents pertaining to Mr. Combs.
AUSA: Did you review photos on it?
Ventura: Yes.
AUSA: What’s this photo?
Ventura: Me in 2004, with Kerry Morgan
AUSA: When did you sign with Bad Boy Records?
Ventura: 2006. It was a ten album deal.
AUSA: Did you release any after late 2006?
Ventura: No.
AUSA: Who’s in this photo?
Ventura: Kim Porter, she was Sean’s X from before me and the mother of his children
AUSA: Where did you celebrate your birthday, in this photo?
Ventura: In Las Vegas. Kerry Morgan was there too. We are out on his patio on my 21st birthday, VMAs
AUSA: What happened then?
Ventura: Sean kissed me in the bathroom. I ran back to my hotel. I told Kerry
AUSA: When you got back to New York?
Ventura: I’d visit him in the Trump Hotel in Columbus Circle. His apartment was being renovated.
AUSA: What were you going with your music career?
Ventura: Trying to come up with a concept. Sean called all of the shots
AUSA: Did you visit Sean in Miami?
Ventura: Yes. I went with Kerry Morgan and Dallas Austin.
AUSA: What did you & Sean do together?
Ventura: sexµal intercourse. He gave me Blue Dolphin ecstasy on a boat.
AUSA: Had you once before taken Ecstacy unintentionally?
Yes
AUSA: How did you take Ecstasy unintentionally?
Ventura: It was in Gatorade.
AUSA: When you took it intentionally with Sean, how did it feel?
Ventura: Like, rolling.
AUSA: At the time, what did you think?
Ventura: That we were spending a lot of time together
Ventura: I thought we were monogamous.
AUSA: Was it made public?
Ventura: No. I was his artist. Also, his family, his children.
AUSA: Who was linked to him publicly?
Ventura: Kim Porter.
AUSA: How did Sean treat you at this time?
Ventura: We had fun
AUSA: What was his lifestyle like?
Ventura: He had all these assistants. He could get things done. He traveled quite a bit.
AUSA: What’s this photo?
Ventura: Sean and I at a strip club in NY, like 2007 or 2008, Halloween
AUSA: How did Sean’s moods vary?
Day to day
AUSA: When it swung, could you describe it?
Ventura: Anger, zoning out
AUSA: How did it impact you?
Ventura: Greatly. The next thing I knew I was getting hit in the face. There was also psychological abuse. He’d tell me to watch my mouth, change my face
AUSA: How would he keep tabs on you?
Ventura: We didn’t live far apart. He’d send security to come find me. Or a trusted assistant.
AUSA: Like who?
Ventura: David James, Kristina Khorram…
AUSA: Was your relationship exclusive?
Ventura: No.
AUSA: Did you see other men?
Ventura: Yes.
AUSA: Did Sean see other women?
Ventura: Yes. He said, I am Puff Daddy. I was insanely jealous.
AUSA: Did you move to LA with him?
Ventura: Yes. He wanted to be close to his kids who were there.
AUSA: Where did you live in LA?
Ventura: 875 Comstock Avenue [Wilshire Corridor Condos]
AUSA: How tall was the building?
Ventura: No more than 17 floors.
AUSA: Where did Sean live?
Ventura: 200 South Mapleton. Sean would use a golf cart to get back and forth
AUSA: Who paid your rent in LA?
Ventura: Sean, except when I had the house in Studio City.
AUSA: Why’d you pay then?
Ventura: I could afford it then. And I wanted to have some control. It was accepted.
AUSA: By whom?
Ventura: Sean.
AUSA: How many songs did you write while with Sean?
Ventura: 100s. Most were never released. Some got leaked on the Internet. Some on mix tapes.
AUSA: How many albums on your deal were not released?
Ventura: Nine.
AUSA: Did you get paid for them?
Ventura: No.
Ventura: The freak offs became a job. There was no time to do anything else but do them then try to recover.
AUSA: How much time in your week would freak offs take?
Ventura: The longest was four days, significant periods of time.
1:16 pm – they’re back.
Judge: Welcome back.
AUSA: Who was your manager at Bad Boy Records?
Cassie Ventura: James Cruz.
AUSA: What did he tell you?
Ventura: That he was managing me with one hand tied behind his back – he had to check everything with Sean
AUSA: How did you make money, if your records weren’t being released?
Ventura: I did hosting parties, when Sean approved them.
AUSA: What comments did Sean make about your physical appearance?
Ventura: That I looked too Mexican with my hair like that
AUSA: How did he like your nails?
Ventura: White. French tipped.
AUSA: Hair?
Ventura: It varied. I shaved my head in 2009.
AUSA: Your body?
Ventura: He told me to work out, prepare for the freak offs.
AUSA: How did you feel about his comments?
Ventura: It varied
AUSA: What else did Sean pay for?
Ventura: Cars
AUSA: Did he give you cash?
Ventura: Yes. But he would take things away, depending on how he felt.
AUSA: What else would he take away?
Ventura: My self confidence.
AUSA: Who would take things away?
Ventura: Staff
Ventura: I assume staff
Defense: Objection.
Judge: Jury will disregard that last answer.
AUSA: Who look your laptop and phone?
Ventura: Security.
AUSA: How long would they be gone for?
Ventura: How ever long I was being punished for
AUSA: How often were you in contact with Sean’s staff?
Ventura: Daily.
AUSA: Who are in these photos?
Ventura: Kristina Khorram and Ms. Fletcher.
AUSA: What did you call Ms. Khorram?
Ventura: K.K.
AUSA: And who’s this?
Ventura: D-Roc. He was Sean’s security
AUSA: Did you get piercings?
Ventura: Yes, Sean came with me.
AUSA: Which of his homes did you have freak outs in?
Ventura: Miami, New York
AUSA: What other homes?
Ventura: My homes, all but Studio City.
AUSA: In what other cities?
Ventura: Atlanta, Ibiza
AUSA: In what hotels in NY did you have freak offs?
Ventura: Trump, Gramercy…
AUSA: Inter Continental?
Ventura: 44th Street, yes.
AUSA: Elsewhere?
Ventura: Mandarin Oriental, Fontainebleau
AUSA: What names were used?
Ventura: Jackie Star, I used, Frank Black
AUSA: What supplies for freak offs?
Ventura: Astroglide, baby oil, condoms.
AUSA: Who brought the supplies?
Ventura: Security, Sean’s assistants.
AUSA: Which brand of baby oil?
Ventura: Johnson’s
AUSA: How was it used?
Ventura: Sean said, you need to be glistening
AUSA: Where there freak offs where you ran out of baby oil?
Defense: Objection, Your Honor, this is – Irrelevant.
AUSA: You also mentioned Astroglide.
Defense: Same objection, irrelevant
Judge: Sidebar!
AUSA: We were just talking about Astroglide. How was it used?
Ventura: Lubricant.
AUSA: If you ran out, what?
Ventura: We’d call either staff or the bell desk, give them a tip
AUSA: Were the freak offs lit?
Ventura: Initially it was candle, strong smelling, Glade
AUSA: Any other use of candle wax?
Ventura: A few times poured on my body.
AUSA: Who set the temperature of the room?
Ventura: Sean…. I was expected to do freak offs on my period.
AUSA: Did you want to do that?
Ventura; No.
AUSA: Did you want to be urinated on?
Defense: Objection!
Judge: Grounds?
Defense: Asked and answered.
Judge: Overruled.
Ventura: No I did not want it.
AUSA: How did it feel?
Ventura: It was disgusting, it was too much. I choked. No one could think I wanted it
AUSA: Why were you choking?
Ventura: Too much urine in my mouth.
AUSA: Who else urinated on you?
Ventura: Sean.
AUSA: Did you want Sean to urinate on you?
Ventura: I didn’t want anyone to urinate on me.
AUSA: How often did it happen?
Ventura: Often enough
AUSA: Which hotel charged the most for damage to the room?
Ventura: The Inter Continental in New York. They redecorated the whole room for ridiculous money.
AUSA: Back to the urination-
Judge: Ms. Johnson, only a few more questions.
AUSA: Why didn’t you say no?
Ventura: It was obvious I didn’t want to be on the ground being urinated on by two men.
AUSA: Where did you find escorts?
Ventura: Initially Craigslist
2:47 PM · May 13, 2025
Judge: We’ll break here
Judge Subramanian: Ready? All rise!
AUSA: Ms. Ventura, in what cities did you respond to ads on Craigslist?
Ventura: In New York.
AUSA: Did you respond to ads on Backpage as well?
Ventura: Yes.
AUSA Johnson: Who directed you to communicate with escorts?
Defense: Objection!
AUSA: Who if anyone-
Defense: Same objection – assumes a fact not in evidence.
AUSA: Did you ever reach out to escort independently?
Ventura: No.
AUSA: Did you ever not use an escort who arrived?
Ventura: One couldn’t perform so Sean sent him on.
AUSA: What was a safe escort?
Ventura: Not a cop, and someone who’d not run and tell everyone about their experience with us.
AUSA: Why not a cop?
Ventura: I learned this whole situation was not legal-
Defense: Objection!
Judge; Jury will disregard that last answer.
AUSA: How did cash get there?
Judge: Security or he brought it himself.
[Ventura: Judge: Security or he brought it himself.]
AUSA: The escort Dave, do you know his real name?
Ventura: Clayton Howard.
AUSA: Who is this? [Photo shown to witness]
Ventura: Daniel.
AUSA: What service did you use?
Ventura: A dancer service
AUSA Johnson: Do you recognize Jules?
Ventura: Yes.
AUSA: In what cities did you have freak offs with Jules?
Ventura: NY, LA, Vegas.
AUSA: Do you know his last name?
Ventura: No.
AUSA: Who’s this?
Ventura: I knew him as The Punisher
AUSA: Did you use drugs at every freak off?
Ventura: Yes. I need to disassociate and become emotionless.
AUSA: Who else used drugs at freak offs?
Ventura: Sean did. Sometimes the escort.
AUSA: What other drugs did you use:
Ventura: Special K, GHB, mushrooms
AUSA: I’ll read Sean’s parts of this email, you read you
Ventura: “When should I take the thing? When will you be there?”
AUSA: Pausing you there, what did you mean?
Ventura: Drugs.
AUSA/Sean: I took mine. I’m flying
AUSA: What does he mean?
Ventura: He’s high
AUSA: Why did you take more drugs?
Ventura: To not be present with the experience.
AUSA: Why?
Ventura: Because it was something I hated
AUSA: How did you react to Ecstasy and MDMA?
Ventura: It could make me vomit.
AUSA: What would he say?
Ventura: To continue
AUSA: Did you want to continue to have intercourse when you wanted to vomit?
Ventura: No.
AUSA: How does GHB make you feel?
Ventura: Drunk. Tipsy.
AUSA: Cocaine?
Ventura: Makes my heart race. I’m not a huge fan.
AUSA: Mushrooms?
Ventura: The walls come alive
Judge: We’ll take a break.
[4:15 pm, Cassie Ventura is back, jury is back]
Judge: You may continue.
AUSA Johnson: When drugs ran out, how did you know who to reach out to?
Ventura: Sean would tell me…
AUSA: During the session, how would you know to move to the next step?
A: Sean.
AUSA: What would happen after the escort finished on you?
Ventura: Sean would want it put on his body in the next room.
AUSA: Did you do that?
Ventura: I did.
AUSA: Where?
Ventura: Usually on his nipples.
AUSA: Did you want to do that?
Ventura: No.
AUSA: How did you feel?
Ventura: I was an object, being heavily objectified by men… Sometimes he would watch by Facetime.
AUSA: Were some sessions recorded on your devices?
Ventura: Because they were there.
AUSA: If you saw them on your device what would you do?
Ventura: I would delete them.
AUSA: Why?
Ventura: They were disgusting. I never wanted anyone to see them.
AUSA: Were Sean’s devices used sometimes?
Ventura: Yes. I asked him to delete them.
AUSA: Did he?
Ventura: I don’t know
AUSA: Did you ever leave a freak off before it was over?
Ventura: Yes. At the Century City Inter Continental… I finally had a premiere coming up and I didn’t want to mess it up. But Sean hit me.
AUSA: At what point did Sean hit you?
Ventura: Between sessions
AUSA: What happened next?
Ventura: I got to the elevator. Next thing I knew I was thrown to the ground.
AUSA: Who threw you down?
Ventura: Sean. He grabbed me by my neck and my hoodie.
AUSA: Let me show you the video
[Hotel hallway video played]
AUSA: What are you doing?
Ventura: Trying to use the hotel phone.
AUSA: What is Sean doing?
Ventura: Taking my phone and my bag.
Judge: We’ll break for the day
