Cassie Ventura submitted a victim impact statement before Diddy's sentencing on Friday, and she detailed years of abuse during their relationship. The R&B singer testified for four days while nine months pregnant, and she described violence that began when she turned 19 years old. Ventura said Diddy controlled her career through threats and substances while forcing her into repeated sexual encounters with hired workers during events he called freak-offs. She moved her family from New York because she fears retaliation if he receives release.
Ventura rejected defense arguments that portrayed their connection as a love story, and she told the court the relationship involved degradation and physical assault. Video footage shown at trial captured Diddy attacking her in 2016 as she attempted to escape. Prosecutors requested an 11-year prison term, but defense attorneys asked for 14 months based on time already served. Ventura stated she does not believe Diddy has changed despite his lawyers citing rehabilitation efforts during incarceration.
Ventura rejected defense arguments that portrayed their connection as a love story, and she told the court the relationship involved degradation and physical assault. Video footage shown at trial captured Diddy attacking her in 2016 as she attempted to escape. Prosecutors requested an 11-year prison term, but defense attorneys asked for 14 months based on time already served. Ventura stated she does not believe Diddy has changed despite his lawyers citing rehabilitation efforts during incarceration.
