Cassie Ventura is set to be quizzed by defence lawyers again as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial continues. The disgraced rapper, 55, has been in court all week as he faces a number of charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He was arrested in September and strongly denies all allegations made against him. Combs has been in prison since his arrest, with a number of bail requests rejected.
His former partner of 10 years, Cassie Ventura has been on the stand most of the week. Defence lawyers started their cross-examination of Cassie on Thursday and will continue on Friday.
Judge Arun Subramanian became frustrated at Combs’ legal team over the time they are taking to question Cassie, who is eight-months pregnant.
He insisted the defence should be given no more than a day and a half—the same amount of time the prosecution had. On Thursday, Cassie broke down in tears toward the end of her testimony.
Here, we are bringing you the live updates from the courtroom as the trial continues…
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