Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Says Cassie Told Him “I Can’t Get Out”

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

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Cassie Ventura is no longer on the stand, but she was the central character in testimony from three witnesses on Monday in the federal criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Pop singer Dawn Richard, Ventura’s former best friend and one of Combs’ former assistants each testified about their interactions with Ventura as the prosecution sought to bolster Ventura’s testimony last week that Combs physically abused her and controlled her life for over a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening and welcome to a special edition of Laura Coates Live, Diddy on trial,
0:08.5	on day six of the criminal case against Sean Diddy Holmes.
0:13.0	The prosecution honed in on Diddy's abuse of Cassie Ventura while zeroing in on a theme
0:19.0	that is at the heart of their very case.
0:21.2	The level of control the Diddy allegedly exerted over Cassie Ventura.
0:25.6	In just a moment, my team of legal experts and court insiders will break down all of that very critical testimony today,
0:32.6	and there was no shortage of it, frankly.
0:34.6	The prosecution put three witnesses on the stand.
0:38.3	Two of them corroborated Diddy's alleged abuse of Cassie.
0:42.3	Former Danity Kane singer Don Rashard said that she witnessed multiple attacks.
0:48.3	The other is Cassie's former best friend who testified that she begged Cassie to leave Diddy, that the rapper controlled
0:56.1	every aspect of her life. Prosecution also called someone who was employed by Diddy directly.
1:02.8	I'm talking about his former assistant, David James, who told jurors that Cassie confided in him,
1:08.7	saying she couldn't get out of what she called a crazy lifestyle.
1:13.6	The day started with Don Richard finishing her testimony from Friday, and she recalled more
1:18.6	instances of Diddy attacking Cassie, including once punching her in the face with a closed fist,
1:24.8	and another time where she says he punched Cassie in the stomach.
1:28.3	The defense tried to undermine recharge credibility multiple times over an incident where she
1:33.7	said she saw Diddy attack Cassie with a skillet. The defense suggested her account, well, it
1:39.4	had changed one too many times over time. The next witness, Cassie's former best friend,
1:45.0	Carrie Morgan, who we heard a lot about
1:47.0	during trial so far even through Cassie.
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