Daily updates on Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial in New York City after his sex trafficking and racketeering charges from 2024

During testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial, Cassie Ventura shared details about Combs’s alleged abuse and her relationship with rapper Kid Cudi.

After pleading not guilty, Combs’ highly anticipated trial began on May 12. On day two, key witness Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura took the stand, delivering an emotional testimony filled with explosive claims from their decade-long relationship. From the legal teams to the witnesses, here's a guide to the key players in Diddy's sex trafficking trial.

During her first day of testimony, Cassie described being pressured into degrading sexual encounters with paid sex workers. She also recounted being beaten numerous times by Combs when she did things that displeased him — like smiling at him the wrong way.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial and high-profile case continues on Day 3 as Cassie Ventura testifies on alleged abuse, freak-offs and Kid Cudi.

R&B singer Casandra Ventura, a onetime rising star in the New York hip-hop scene, testified that ex-boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs abused her and derailed her career when she took the stand at the rapper's trial on Tuesday.