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(NewsNation) — Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura settled a 2023 suit against her ex-partner, Sean “Diddy” Combs, for $20 million, Ventura told jurors connected Wednesday successful the 2nd time of her grounds successful Combs' national proceedings successful New York.
The lawsuit, successful which Ventura claimed that Combs raped and abused her for years, was filed successful November, 2023. It was resolved the adjacent day, Ventura testified.
Despite settling the suit much than a twelvemonth ago, Ventura is the prima witness for the prosecution against Combs. Asked connected Wednesday wherefore she is testifying against the disgraced hip-hop euphony mogul during the trial, Ventura said she tin nary longer transportation the shame of the maltreatment she claims she suffered.
"I can’t transportation the shame, the guilt," she said connected Wednesday.
Attorneys for Combs argued successful tribunal connected Wednesday that grounds surrounding allegations of maltreatment by Combs was excessively vague.
That led Ventura to picture respective incidents involving Combs, including claims that helium lunged astatine her with a corkscrew and kicked her successful the backmost aft she had started dating rapper Kid Cudi during a debased constituent successful their relationship.
Ventura testified that Combs archetypal assaulted her successful 2007, though she told jurors that she lied to her parent by saying that Combs archetypal deed her successful 2011.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
