Sean "Diddy" Combs trial live updates: Cassie faces cross examination

CBS News New York's Alice Gainer has been pursuing the lawsuit from the commencement and volition beryllium astatine the courthouse each time providing real-time updates. Watch her recap from Wednesday, the 2nd time of Ventura's testimony. 

Casandra Ventura, who performs nether the sanction Cassie, roseate to fame with the azygous "Me & U" connected her self-titled debut album. The opus landed the No. 1 spot connected the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop illustration successful 2006.

Cassie Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs be the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala astatine The Metropolitan Museum of Art connected May 7, 2018 successful New York City. John Shearer/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter

In her testimony, she said she signed with Bad Boy Records erstwhile she was 19, and Combs archetypal kissed her connected her 21st birthday. She and Combs dated off-and-on for much than 10 years, from astir 2007 to 2018.

Ventura is present joined and large with her 3rd child. 

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Three witnesses person testified successful the lawsuit truthful far.

Israel Florez testifies successful the proceedings of Sean "Diddy" Combs connected May 12, 2025.  Jane Rosenberg

Israel Florez was the first connected the stand. 

Florez worked arsenic the information manager astatine the edifice wherever Combs was caught connected video attacking Ventura successful 2016. He testified Combs offered him a stack of currency arsenic a bribe and asked him not to archer anyone astir the incident. Florez said helium rejected the bribe. 

Daniel Phillip testifies successful the enactment trafficking proceedings of Sean "Diddy" Combs.  Jane Rosenberg

Daniel Phillip told jurors helium was paid to person enactment with Ventura portion Combs watched. He besides testified helium was contiguous erstwhile Combs threw a vessel astatine Ventura and dragged her by her hairsbreadth into different room, wherever helium described what sounded to him similar Combs hitting Ventura. 

Cassie Ventura cries connected the basal successful the proceedings of Sean "Diddy" Combs connected May 13, 2025.  Jane Rosenberg

Ventura has testified about her narration with Combs. She alleged that Combs suggested she person enactment with different men portion helium watched, and that helium provided drugs for "freak offs." She accused Combs of repeatedly beating her, and testified that arranging the "freak offs" became her job. 

She went connected to accuse Combs of raping her successful 2018. 

Alice Gainer joined CBS News New York arsenic a newsman and anchor successful January 2013. She covers breaking, diagnostic and wide duty stories.