An audio recording of Cassie’s threat was played in court during Diddy’s trial
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- Casandra “Cassie” Ventura is testifying for the fourth day in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs
- Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty
- Ventura and Combs were in an on-again, off-again relationship for 11 years
Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex trafficking trial heard a recording of Casandra “Cassie” Ventura threatening to kill a man who said he had obtained a recording of a “Freak Off.”
Ventura, who is on the stand for a fourth straight day, is a key witness for the prosecution and has testified about “Freak Offs” she said she was made to participate in with male sex workers.
On Friday, May 16, defense attorneys played a recording of a 2014 conversation between Ventura and the man who said he’d gotten his hands on a video of a “Freak Off.”
Ventura testified that she believed a sex worker had recorded an encounter and that she had been concerned about it and told Combs, who she said responded by saying he’d “take care of it.”
Ventura said that Combs was also concerned about sexually explicit videos getting out.
On the recording of the conversation, Ventura is heard saying, “You’re lying about my f—ing life. I want to kill you, cut you up and put you in the f—ing dirt.”
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“I’m going to kill you, and then he’s gonna kill you again,” Ventura said on the recording. “I’m going to kill you because you are f—ing with my life. Tell me what the f— happened. I’m not going to have blood on my hands. Tell me what the f— you are talking about. Be my brother and tell me what you saw.”
Cross-examination of Ventura, who is pregnant and approaching her due date, is expected to finish Friday.
Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.
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