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(NewsNation) — Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura volition instrumentality the basal successful the proceedings against Sean "Diddy" Combs, her ex-partner, who allegedly was caught connected camera beating her successful a edifice hallway in 2016.
Footage reportedly showing Ventura being assaulted by Combs has been allowed by the justice for jurors to watch. The edifice surveillance video has been called a “smoking gun” by ineligible experts.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Cassie Ventura be the 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' Costume Institute Gala 2018 astatine Metropolitan Museum of Art successful New York, New York connected Monday, May 7, 2018. (Laura Thompson / New York Daily News via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: 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. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)
Cassie Ventura, a longtime subordinate and erstwhile woman of Combs, antecedently filed the civilian suit that triggered the transgression investigation.
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 27: Cassie (L) and signaling creator Sean "Diddy" Combs be the Clive Davis and Recording Academy Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jay-Z connected January 27, 2018 successful New York City. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 03: Music creator Cassie Ventura attends the VH1's 3rd Annual "Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms" - Cocktail Reception astatine The Theatre astatine Ace Hotel connected May 3, 2018 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Singer and exemplary Cassie Ventura (L) and Rap mogul P Diddy (aka Sean Combs) get for the traditionnal Clive Davis enactment connected the eve of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards connected January 28, 2018, successful New York. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo recognition should work JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Singer-Songwriter Cassie attends Buttah Skin By Dorion Renaud Holiday Pop-Up connected December 14, 2022 successful New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Cassie attends the 2022 CFDA Awards astatine Casa Cipriani connected November 07, 2022 successful New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 19: Cassie backstage astatine Terminal 5 connected May 19, 2018 successful New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
The justice ruled that Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, could beryllium successful tribunal for immoderate of the singer's testimony, but would request to permission erstwhile she depicted acts of rape.
Fine is expected to attest himself aboriginal successful the trial, called by the defence squad successful an effort to quality Ventura's testimony.
Prosecutors argued that Fine is portion of the affectional enactment strategy for Cassie, who is large with their and should beryllium successful the courtroom erstwhile she testifies.
Cassie's suit against Diddy alleged rape, abuse
Ventura filed a civilian lawsuit against Combs successful 2023, alleging successful New York national tribunal that helium brought her into his “ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled lifestyle” erstwhile she was conscionable 19 and helium was 37. In the lawsuit, Ventura elaborate a yearslong narration that included beatings and rapes, saying that a signifier of maltreatment began arsenic soon arsenic the narration started.
That suit was settled retired of tribunal soon aft it was filed.
This communicative is developing. Refresh for updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
