Diddy trial latest: Jury shown heartbreaking photos of ‘abused’ Cassie Ventura and best friend Kerry Morgan as testimony resumes
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura will resume her testimony against him on Wednesday.
The pregnant singer, 38, shared harrowing testimony in the music mogul’s sex-trafficking and racketeering trial in New York, claiming she was coerced into participating in horrific sex sessions that could last up to four days.
In humiliating detail, she recounted a turbulent 10-year relationship with Combs that she said was consumed by violence and his obsession with a form of voyeurism where ‘he was controlling the whole situation.’
That included directing her encounters with male sex workers right down to the copious amounts of baby oil she applied to maintain the ‘glistening’ look he desired – as many as 10 large bottles a session.
Combs’ defense says he is guilty of domestic violence, but not of sex-trafficking or racketeering, and that the government is targeting him for his sexual preferences.
All the explosive testimony from inside Diddy courtroom
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ twins Jessie and D’Lila have admitted the past couple of years have been ‘extremely difficult’ since he was arrested for a string of depraved crimes.
Sharing a tribute to their late mom Kim Porter on Mother’s Day – which took place on Sunday May 11 – they shared how had life has been without her since her death in November 2018.
Heartbreaking evidence photo shows Cassie with ex-best friend
The jury in Diddy’s trial was shown a 2004 photo of Cassie Ventura hugging model Kerry Morgan while they sat on a lounge chair.
Cassie said it was taken during her early modeling days in New York City, shortly after she met Diddy.
The singer once considered Morgan her best friend but their friendship took a turn after an alleged violent incident involving the music mogul in 2018.
Cassie said in her lawsuit they were ‘inseperable’ until Diddy hit Morgan with a hanger, causing a concussion.
Diddy and Kerry eventually settled out of court, with Cassie claiming the rapper also paid Kerry additional cash to ‘smooth things over.’
Below, the former best friends are pictured in 2007.
Diddy’s children and mother are supporting him during trial
Diddy’s mother Janice Combs and six of his seven children have been in court supoprting the mogul every day this week.
They have been escorted past the crowd of media and trial watchers and brought straight into the building each day.
They sat together during witness testimony, with the rapper’s sons looking uncomfortable as sordid details were shared on the stand.
WATCH: Full footage of horror 2016 assault shown to jury
The unedited surveillance videos have been submitted as evidence at the trial and show various angles of the brutal attack as Diddy drags the R&B singer from an elevator and menacingly paces down the hallway in a towel.
Combs shook his head slowly from side to side and the packed courtroom fell silent as jurors were shown the 2016 hotel security camera video for the first time.
The video did not have sound.
Cassie is pictured on her way to resume her testimony against Diddy
Cassie’s assistants helped cover her up from the rain as she headed to continue her testimony against Diddy on Wednesday in New York City.
Diddy’s lawyer’s astonishing request of eight-and-a-half-months-pregnant Cassie
Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs requested if the rap mogul’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura could be readily seated when she testifies against her ex in court, instead of walking to the stand in front of the jury.
Marc Agnifilo, one of Combs’ attorneys, made a request of District Court Judge Arun Subramanian to stop her from walking to the stand in front of potential jurors, hoping to avoid emotionally swaying from those deciding his fate.
Who is on the Diddy jury?
Eight men and four women are on the final panel of 12 with a further four men and two women listed as alternates. On the main juror panel, four are white, two are Hispanic, five are black and one is Asian. Of the six alternates, four are white and two are black.
Cassie names the entourage Diddy ‘would use to help control her’
During her testimony on Tuesday, Cassie mentioned several of Diddy’s employees and allies, including his ‘trusted assistants’ Kristina Khoram and Neil Dominic.
Khoram was previously named by others as a ‘fixer’, who allegedly helped Diddy set up the infamous freak offs.
‘Everything from scheduling to what kind of mood he was in,’ Cassie said when asked what she discussed with Khoram. ‘I talked to [Khoram] about a lot. She knew a lot of my personal things.’
Cassie also claimed Diddy’s security guard, R. Rock ‘used to take away her things as punishment’ on the mogul’s direction. She also said the guard would come find her when she tried to hide from Diddy.
‘[I’d] get my car taken away, get kicked out of an apartment, I’d have jewerly taken away… It was very random depending on how [Diddy] felt.’
She also mentioned other security guards for Diddy, including Roger Bonds, Uncle Paulie, Faheem and Malik.
Kristina Khorram – once referred to as ‘the Ghislaine Maxwell to [Diddy’s] Jeffrey Epstein‘ – has not been accused of any wrongdoing or charged with any crimes. However, several ‘high ranking supervisors’ are mentioned, but not named, in a criminal indictment against the rapper.
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Diddy’s twin daughters address ‘extremely difficult’ two years
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ twins Jessie and D’Lila have admitted the past couple of years have been ‘extremely difficult’ since he was arrested for a string of depraved crimes.
Sharing a tribute to their late mom Kim Porter on Mother’s Day – which took place on Sunday May 11 – they shared how had life has been without her since her death in November 2018.
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