In today's edition of Diddy on Trial, we unpack Casandra Ventura's cross-examination by Anna Estevao, one of Diddy's lawyers.

Combs is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution following his arrest in September 2024.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers will question R&B singer Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, for the first time in his sex-trafficking trial Cassie is the prosecution's key witness and has testified graphic details of alleged sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Combs

Cassie Ventura is viewed as a “pioneer” of sorts, as she's credited with kicking off the legal case against Diddy with her lawsuit in November 2023 that alleged rape, violence

Cassie Ventura took the stand in Diddy's trial and testified she received a $20 million settlement from a lawsuit filed in November and dismissed 24 hours later.

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.

Cassie revealed Diddy paid $20M to end her 2023 sexual assault lawsuit. She is now detailing those same allegations at his criminal trial.