Sean “Diddy” Combs sat silently in a federal courtroom as jurors have been proven a personal gallery of specific images and video stills tied to alleged “freak-off” intercourse events he’s accused of orchestrating, with Cassie Ventura figuring out herself and others within the photos.
On Wednesday (Could 14), every juror was handed a private display to view the fabric, which included graphic visuals of escorts, some showing alongside Ventura, and scenes from what prosecutors say have been Diddy-directed intercourse events.
One picture featured a lady known as “Mia,” one other accuser, whereas one other confirmed Ventura and an escort in what was described as a nonetheless from an extended video.
Ventura, testifying underneath oath, confirmed her presence in a number of of the photographs and described one intimately:
“There’s child oil on me,” she said. “I’m standing there throughout a ‘freak-off’ with a candle and lubricant on the desk.”
The courtroom fell right into a tense hush because the visuals performed out. Prosecutor Emily Johnson handed out binders of the photographs to the choose and protection crew, stating that jurors would later view full movies from the events the place Diddy allegedly directed the sexual exercise.
The federal government’s case hinges on the declare that Diddy not solely organized these encounters but additionally documented them as a way of management.
13 people have been recognized within the gallery, together with Johnathan Oddi, who beforehand claimed in a 2018 interview that he was Diddy’s “intercourse slave.”
After the photographs have been proven, courtroom displays have been coated with privateness screens earlier than the listening to resumed.
Ventura testified that the Hip-Hop mogul coerced her into collaborating in what she referred to as “freak offs”—multi-day, drug-fueled intercourse classes involving male escorts, usually held in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas and Ibiza.
Cassie Ventura Testifies “Freak-Offs” Left Her Feeling “Humiliated”
She stated Diddy dictated each element, from her wardrobe to the sexual acts and even the temper of the room.
She instructed the court docket she was required to reapply child oil each 5 minutes and put on extraordinarily excessive heels for hours. “I felt fairly horrible about myself,” she stated. “Disgusting,” she added. “Felt humiliated.”
Ventura stated she initially went alongside to please Diddy however later participated out of concern. She testified that he paid male escorts between $1,500 and $6,000 per session, generally hiring them by means of escort providers or Craigslist.
She additionally claimed Diddy used video recordings of the encounters to blackmail her, threatening to launch them if she upset him. “It made me really feel like a s###,” she stated.
The frequency and depth of the encounters, she stated, left her with urinary tract infections and psychological well being struggles.
Ventura stated, “It’s unimaginable to know” what number of “freak-offs” she was concerned in. Nevertheless, she estimated the quantity to be within the tons of.
Breaking down in tears, Ventura instructed the court docket, “I can’t carry this anymore. I can’t carry the disgrace, the guilt, the way in which he handled folks like they have been disposable. What’s proper is correct, what’s flawed is flawed. I got here right here to do the best factor.”
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