{"id":142397,"date":"2025-05-17T10:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-wraps-up-4-days-of-emotional-testimony-national\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:17:23","slug":"diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-wraps-up-4-days-of-emotional-testimony-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-wraps-up-4-days-of-emotional-testimony-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy trial: Cassie Ventura wraps up 4 days of emotional testimony &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<em>The following article accommodates disturbing particulars and video footage. Please learn at your individual discretion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/cassie-ventura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cassie Ventura<\/a> is again on the witness stand Friday to testify for a fourth day in <a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/a>\u2018 intercourse trafficking trial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11184421_68282aaf498ea\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11184421\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11184421\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11184421_68282aaf498ea\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Diddy trial: Ex-wife Cassie Ventura fought what \u2018only the demon himself could have done\u2019'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/20fiy8xfoa-hu1ldafsnt\/FRI_DIDDY_SITE_THUMB_160525.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">3:49<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Diddy trial: Ex-wife Cassie Ventura fought what \u2018only the demon himself could have done\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Defence attorneys started <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11181227\/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-cross-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cross-examining the star witness<\/a> on Thursday, urgent her to learn aloud textual content messages that appeared to indicate her expressing need for the drug-fuelled group intercourse \u2014 known as freak-offs \u2014 she beforehand testified left her traumatized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_68282aaf49b57-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 3 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_68282aaf49b57\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11179947\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/b6h5cjr14a-9wzuk6juqu\/DiddyThumberSite.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/b6h5cjr14a-9wzuk6juqu\/DiddyThumberSite.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/b6h5cjr14a-9wzuk6juqu\/DiddyThumberSite.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:46<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs ex-girlfriend Cassandra Ventura testifies in his ongoing intercourse trafficking trial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>For the primary time throughout the trial, there was some pressure amongst counsel about timing. In a letter to the decide, prosecutors insisted that the defence wrap up their questioning in time to permit for prosecution follow-ups on Friday, citing concern for Ventura\u2019s \u201chealth and safety\u201d and the potential for a mistrial if she goes into labour together with her third baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inefficiency of cross-examination yesterday\u201d the federal government wrote, \u201craises the inference that the defendant hopes to accomplish precisely that outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ventura is eight-and-a-half months pregnant.<\/p>\n<h2>Day 5<\/h2>\n<p>Defence lawyer Anna Estevao resumed her cross-examination with questions associated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/10512265\/sean-diddy-combs-breaks-silence-apologizes-for-2016-security-footage-of-assault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2016 recording of Combs attacking Ventura<\/a> in a Los Angeles lodge. In it, Combs might be seen throwing Ventura to the ground, kicking her and dragging her right into a lodge hallway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11183810_68282aaf50924\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11183810\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11183810\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11183810_68282aaf50924\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs trial: Prosecutors release 2016 hotel assault video'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/iic8au36g7-gl0a0apv9o\/Sequence_16.00_00_37_24.Still001.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">3:11<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs trial: Prosecutors launch 2016 lodge assault video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Estevao had Ventura learn aloud a textual content message through which she complained that Combs was uncontrolled from medicine and alcohol that day. In the message, Ventura informed Combs: \u201cI\u2019m not a rag doll. I\u2019m somebody\u2019s child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In textual content messages learn aloud to the jury, Combs and Ventura expressed love to at least one one other once more, simply days after the assault.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura informed Combs in a single textual content: \u201cWe need a different vibe from Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10512265_68282aaf52c06\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10512265\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10512265\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10512265_68282aaf52c06\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs breaks silence, apologizes for 2016 security footage of assault'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/0v82269xf4-sok4204pdg\/SU_DIDDY.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/0v82269xf4-sok4204pdg\/SU_DIDDY.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/0v82269xf4-sok4204pdg\/SU_DIDDY.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/0v82269xf4-sok4204pdg\/SU_DIDDY.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:49<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs breaks silence, apologizes for 2016 safety footage of assault<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She additionally informed the courtroom that Combs was cautious of her relationship or giving consideration to different males, even throughout breaks of their decade-long relationship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The hip-hop star confiscated her telephone on quite a few events, together with when he came upon she was relationship a soccer participant and when she suspected her of dancing with the singer Chris Brown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get day by day National information<\/h2>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s prime information, political, financial, and present affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox as soon as a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ventura didn\u2019t identify the participant and denied dancing with Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The defence additionally performed Ventura an audio recording of her threatening a person who had alluded to seeing a video of her performing intercourse acts in 2014. Ventura is heard pleading to see the video and utilizing profanity to threaten him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my life and I\u2019ll kill you,\u201d she could possibly be heard screaming on the man, with expletives. \u201cI\u2019ve never killed anybody in my life, but I will kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11181491_68282aaf54e41\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11181491\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11181491\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11181491_68282aaf54e41\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs trial: Cross-examination of Cassandra Ventura continues'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ejkmcj68al-iwzq1zzgvp\/Diddythumberlatest.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ejkmcj68al-iwzq1zzgvp\/Diddythumberlatest.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ejkmcj68al-iwzq1zzgvp\/Diddythumberlatest.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ejkmcj68al-iwzq1zzgvp\/Diddythumberlatest.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:37<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs trial: Cross-examination of Cassandra Ventura continues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She had beforehand testified that Combs informed her to not let the person out of her sight till she came upon what was occurring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ventura acknowledged in her testimony that Combs subsequently made efforts to maintain the video non-public. It seems the defence is making an attempt to ascertain that Ventura and Combs have been united of their efforts to maintain movies non-public, regardless of Ventura testifying that Combs tried to blackmail her by threatening to launch the movies.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura testified that she broke up with Combs for good in August 2018 after she noticed a photograph of him with one other girl he\u2019d been relationship for the previous few years of their decade-long relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t trust anymore. That last shot put the nail in the coffin,\u201d she texted Combs, referring to the photograph of Combs with a lady recognized in courtroom as Gina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More movies<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI promised myself I wouldn\u2019t be with you anymore if you did that to me again,\u201d she wrote, telling Combs \u201cyou lied to me\u201d and \u201cshe never went away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, she stated, she began relationship her now-husband, Alex Fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I not get a chance to make things right?\u201d Combs texted Ventura shortly after their remaining breakup. \u201cI haven\u2019t taken care of you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou took care of me materialistically, not where I needed it,\u201d she replied. \u201cI needed you to love me and put me first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Estevao requested Ventura if she nonetheless had emotions for Combs after he allegedly raped her in August 2018, when the pair met up for dinner and Ventura initiated the break-up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t hate him then. And you don\u2019t still hate him now,\u201d Estevao stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t hate him,\u201d Ventura responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou still have love for him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have love for the past, what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11183559\/canada-post-cupw-negotiations-industrial-inquiry-commission\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6393e31f36ef29e812bc0cffef5f522db31242e1954cb6b58722685959b90e2c.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Canada Post \u2018effectively insolvent\u2019 as strike looms. 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Ventura stated that Fine ultimately came upon the intercourse, in addition to the alleged rape, which prompted him to punch a wall.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura\u2019s testimony ended Friday with a bombshell disclosure: She stated she expects to obtain a US$10 million settlement from the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles, the place she was assaulted by Combs in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed the determine throughout questioning by Combs\u2019 lawyer in a section of her testimony referred to as re-cross. She stated the determine was an estimate and that the settlement was reached not too long ago. She didn\u2019t disclose the character of her declare towards the lodge. <\/p>\n<p>The revelation got here after the defence tried to recommend that she had cancelled a music tour after she settled her lawsuit towards Combs to the tune of $20 million and not wanted the cash a tour would usher in. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not true, Ventura informed the lawyer, saying her purpose for cancelling the tour was as a result of she was feeling overwhelmed and didn\u2019t need to be away from her household for thus lengthy. <\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of her testimony Friday, Ventura\u2019s authorized workforce shared a press release on her behalf: \u201cThis week has been extremely challenging, but also remarkably empowering and healing for me. I hope that my testimony has given strength and a voice to other survivors, and can help others who have suffered to speak up and also heal from the abuse and fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, the more I heal, the more I can remember. And the more I can remember, the more I will never forget. I want to thank my family and my advocates for their unwavering support, and I\u2019m grateful for all the kindness and encouragement that I have received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad to put this chapter of my life to rest. As I turn to focus on the conclusion of my pregnancy, I ask for privacy for me and for my growing family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her husband additionally shared a press release Friday afternoon, which was learn by lawyer Dougals Widgor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past five days, the world has gotten to witness the strength and bravery of my wife freeing herself of her past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cI have felt so many things sitting there. I have felt tremendous pride and overwhelming love for Cass. I have felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in front of a person who tried to break her. So to him and all of those who helped him along the way, please know this: You did not. You did not break her spirit, nor her smile, that lights up every room. You did not break the souls of a mother who gives the best hugs and plays the silliest games with our little girls. You did not break the woman who has made me a better man.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He added that it&#8217;s an insult to say he saved her: \u201cCassie saved Cassie. She alone broke free from abuse, coercion, violence and threats. She did the work of fighting the demons that only a demon himself could have done to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What Combs is on trial for<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. prosecutors allege that for 20 years, behind the scenes, Combs was coercing and abusing girls with assist from a community of associates who helped silence victims via blackmail and violence.<\/p>\n<p>Combs faces an indictment that features descriptions of freak-offs, that are outlined within the courtroom doc as \u201celaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous witnesses have come ahead to accuse Combs of terrorizing individuals into silence by choking, hitting, kicking and dragging them, in keeping with prosecutors. One indictment alleges that Combs dangled somebody from a balcony.<\/p>\n<p>Although dozens of women and men have alleged in lawsuits that Combs abused them, this trial will spotlight the claims of 4 girls.<\/p>\n<p>Combs is charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He has denied all the costs towards him and has rejected a plea deal, selecting to go to trial as an alternative.<\/p>\n<p>If discovered responsible within the New York courtroom, he might face life in jail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11181227\/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-cross-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Day 4 testimony<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11179217\/diddy-trial-day-3-cassie-ventura-testimony-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 3 testimony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11175722\/diddy-trial-cassie-ventura-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 testimony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>Global News shall be protecting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Diddy trial<\/a>\u00a0in its entirety. 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