Combs is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution following his arrest in September 2024.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

“The court calls Casandra Ventura,” a clerk called out

Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura is shedding more light on the nature of her relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs as the sex-crimes trial of the music mogul enters its second day.

Phillip said that Cassie “jumped into my lap, shaking. I asked her, ‘Why is she doing this? Why is she staying with this guy if he is hitting and beating her like this?’” Phillip's reaction isn't uncommon,