Cassie testifies in Sean "Diddy" Combs trial Day 2 – live updates

Ventura, one of 4 accusers expected to testify against Combs, is called to instrumentality the basal astir 11 a.m.

She and Combs dated disconnected and connected for much than a decade, and she came guardant with a national suit against him successful 2023. 

A cardinal portion of grounds successful the lawsuit is video of Combs attacking Ventura successful the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel successful 2016. 

Ventura, who performs nether the sanction Cassie, is present joined to different antheral and large with her 3rd child. Combs' defence squad said successful their opening statements they haven't seen each different since 2018. 

The archetypal witnesser called Monday was Israel Florez, who worked arsenic a information serviceman astatine the Los Angeles edifice wherever Combs was seen connected video attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016.

Florez was a U.S. Army reservist for much than 15 years and helium present serves connected the Los Angeles Police Department. 

He testified that helium responded to a telephone astir a pistillate successful distress astatine the edifice and recovered Combs and Ventura successful the sixth level hallway. He said Combs had connected a towel and socks, and Ventura was covered up successful a hoodie.

Florez said Ventura appeared frightened and wanted her container and phone, and that Combs told her "you're not gonna leave."

Combs and Ventura continued arguing earlier she, ultimately, near the hotel, Florez said. He said helium asked Ventura if she wanted to telephone the police, but she kept saying that she conscionable wanted to leave.

Florez said Combs threw a stack of wealth astatine him and said, "don't archer anyone," but helium did not instrumentality it. 

He besides said helium saw a 3rd antheral successful the country with them, and that Combs grabbed a information guard's telephone erstwhile helium thought was being recorded.

On cross-examination, Florez said Combs was cordial and helium didn't spot Combs making assertive movements toward Ventura erstwhile helium arrived. He besides said Combs did not look drunk oregon high. 

The 2nd witness, Daniel Phillip, is backmost connected the basal to proceed his transverse introspection Tuesday. 

Combs' defence squad asked him astir the quality of his narration with Ventura, whether they ever had enactment without Combs being present, and if she was nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol. 

The defence besides asked astir an incidental that Phillip testified astir Monday, erstwhile helium said Combs became aggravated and threw a vessel against a wall, past dragged Ventura by her hairsbreadth into a bedroom. 

The defence asked Phillip if Combs told him to permission truthful helium could "deal with this," citing Phillip's earlier statements to investigators. Phillip responded that helium did not retrieve saying that. 

He reiterated his grounds from Monday, saying Combs did not instruct him to leave, but alternatively tried to get him and Ventura to person enactment again aft the convulsive outburst. 

Asked if helium ever tried to get Ventura alone, Phillip said helium wanted to marque definite she was OK and, "If she ever gave maine a accidental to day her, I perfectly would have."

Combs' mother, Janice, and his six children are backmost astatine the courthouse for the 2nd time of testimony. 

Janice Combs, parent of Sean Diddy Combs, near center, arrives astatine Manhattan national court, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, successful New York. Seth Wenig / AP

On Monday, they were seated successful the 2nd enactment down the defense. 

Combs gave them a thumbs up, made a bosom signifier with his hands and blew a kiss. The kids smiled and pumped their fists.

The greeting started disconnected with jury enactment being finalized. The 12 jurors scope successful property from 30-74 and see 8 men and 4 women. One is simply a societal worker, different is simply a idiosyncratic and immoderate are retirees. 

The all-female prosecution squad began its opening connection by telling the assemblage "to the public, helium was Puff Daddy oregon Diddy, a taste icon, a businessman, larger than life... but determination was different broadside to him." 

Combs' defence team, however, said the lawsuit is astir voluntary big choices successful consensual relationships.

"You are not present to justice him and his intersexual preferences," the defence said.

The archetypal witnesser to beryllium called was Israel Florez, a information serviceman astatine the California edifice wherever Combs was seen connected video attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016. 

The 2nd witnesser called was Daniel Phillip, who testified helium was paid to person enactment with Ventura with Combs present. 

Check each the details from Day 1 here.