A male escort who testified that he had multiple meetings with Diddy and Cassie has revealed a new detail after video footage was shown in court.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial is well underway, and the courtroom has learnt more details about the relationship between Combs and his longtime girlfriend Cassandra Ventura, popularly known as Cassie.
Diddy was arrested last September while he was in New York and faces a whole host of charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Diddy has denied all of the charges against him.
One of the individuals that has been called upon during the trial is the male escort The Punisher, real name Sharay Hayes.
He has previously detailed that he was first booked by Cassie back in 2012 and had multiple meetings with the couple over the years.
During these meetings he said he would have sex with Cassie while Combs watched and often directed the pair.
Diddy and Cassie pictured in 2018 (Getty/ Hollywood To You/Star Max)
However, Hayes has now said that he was unaware the meetings were being recorded as some of the footage was played for the jury during the court case on Monday (June 16).
Speaking to the DailyMail, the escort commented his shock at discovering there was video footage of his encounters with the pair.
He said: “I’m shocked that there is a video because whatever video was taken was something that was done candidly without my knowledge.
“I never saw any video or anything to that degree. So, my first reaction is just shocked that something is out there.”
He also admitted that he was fearful that the footage could get leaked to the public, despite it currently only being viewed within the trial.
In addition to this, he added he never imagined there would be footage because the couple were adamant about being discreet.
Cassie has taken to the stand to talk about her time with the rapper (Getty/Jeff Kravitz)
He continued: “I thought it would be the opposite because part of the criteria was that my phone would be taken away to avoid those things [being filmed].
“So, the last thing I would have expected was for there to be photos or filming going on
“My second reaction, of course, is the normal one, right? You worry about this thing popping up on social media sites and point and even worse, porn sites.
“Somehow, they get their hands on this footage and then it’s edited and put on porn sites for views and clicks.
“My concern goes to how public this can become, and how much is out there, and what type of issue that can create or embarrassment that may come from it.”
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Topics: Social Media, News, US News, Diddy, Cassie Ventura
Gerrard Kaonga
Disturbing name Cassie was allegedly made to call Diddy as she reveals shocking details of ‘freak off’ parties
The star testified in court that Diddy insisted she called him by a nickname that she reserved for a family member
Cassie has detailed what happened inside Diddy’s so-called ‘freak off’ parties and the alleged nickname she was made to call him.
Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested in New York last September and has been charged with racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion – all of which he has repeatedly denied.
The 55-year-old has been detained inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre ever since, in anticipation of the high-profile trial that kicked off on Monday (May 12).
Cassandra Ventura, known more commonly as Cassie, dated the rapper for over a decade, on-and-off between 2007 and 2018, and took to the stand on Tuesday (May 13), telling the court her version of events.
The now 38-year-old musician was just 19 when she met then 37-year-old Combs, and went on to testify that she suffered alleged physical abuse at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
Cassie and Diddy dated on-and-off for around a decade (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
On the stand, Ventura claimed she and Combs got in arguments that would ‘result in violence’, adding that he would ‘stomp [her] in the head if I was down’.
When asked how often Combs allegedly abused her, she responded: “Too frequently.”
In another part of her testimony, Ventura claimed she was made to call Combs ‘Pop Pop,’ the nickname she had used for her grandfather, which she said she thought was ‘weird’.
“I did it but now I think it was disrespectful,” Ventura added.
The age gap between the couple was 17 years, with Ventura saying that she was ‘in love with him’ and it was her ‘first real adult relationship’.
As for the alleged ‘freak-offs,’ the musician claimed they were ‘sexual encounter[s] called voyeurism’ where Combs would watch her have sex with another man.
Cassie has spoken out about her experience while on the stand (Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
“I remember my stomach falling to my butt,” she explained to the court. “Just the nervousness and confusion… I had just turned 22.”
She told how she didn’t want to be involved, but ultimately did so because she ‘loved’ Combs and ‘wanted to make him happy’, adding: “The freak offs became a job. There was no time to do anything else but do them then try to recover. The longest was four days, significant periods of time.”
In one horrifying ordeal, she alleged Combs had directed an escort to ‘urinate in her mouth’ which made her feel like she was ‘choking’.
She also told the court that Combs would take away her things to ‘punish’ her, like her car, home, jewellery, laptop and phone.
The star said she had just turned 22 when she was allegedly introduced to the so-called ‘freak-offs’ (Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
Jurors also watched a CCTV video that had been made public and went viral last year which appeared to show Combs attacking her while inside a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
In 2024, Combs addressed the video, saying that his behavior in the video was ‘inexcusable’ and he was ‘f**ked up’.
The Honey 3 actress’ testimony comes after she filed a civil suit against Combs in 2023 where she accused him of rape and physical abuse, though the matter was settled out of court shortly after.
The trial continues.
If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org.
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Topics: Diddy, Sex Trafficking, Crime, Cassie Ventura, US News, Celebrity, Court
Liv Bridge
Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura has revealed the shocking texts Diddy sent her after she ran away from a so-called ‘freak off’ party in a hotel.
The high-profile trial of Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, commenced on Monday (May 12) after the rapper was arrested last year on suspicion of sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, and racketeering among other criminal charges, all of which he denies.
This week, his former long-term partner, Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura, took to the stand to give her testimony about what allegedly went down at these so-called ‘freak-off’ sex parties, during which she claimed she was made to have sex with male escorts.
The now 38-year-old musician, who had dated Combs from 2007 until 2018, alleged that she also suffered physical violence at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
The former couple dated for 11 years (Amy Sussman/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Jurors sitting in on the New York trial have been shown a CCTV video which appeared to show Combs attacking Ventura inside a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ventura revealed from the witness stand earlier this week that she had ‘fled’ from a freak-off that had allegedly turned violent.
Talking about the incident from court on Wednesday (May 14), Ventura said she was sent a series of texts from Combs in which he repeatedly demanded that she call him.
Now, during her cross-examining, Ventura stated she believed Combs was ‘black-out’ at the Inter Continental, referring to him being ‘intoxicated.’
Her message to him read: “When you get f****ed up the wrong way-” to which Combs’ attorney Estevao clarified, ‘You meant drugs?’
“And alcohol,” Ventura said. Another alleged message suggested that Combs was asking her for sex soon after the incident, to which the dancer supposedly wrote back: “We need a different vibe than Friday at the Inter Continental.”
Ventura has accused Combs of physical violence (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Combs then allegedly text: “F*** Friday, I don’t even want to do that again,” to which Ventura wrote back: “LOL, true.”
The footage in question was leaked to the public, after which Ventura’s legal team hit out against Combs’ claim that it was edited.
Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, told The Daily Mail: “It’s not surprising Diddy would make a disingenuous argument to exclude the disturbing video from being shown to the jury in the upcoming trial.
“I am confident that the video fairly and accurately represents what happened, will be admitted into evidence, and that Combs will be held accountable for his depravity.”
After the footage was made public, Combs took to Instagram to apologize to Cassie.
He wrote: “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.
“I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” he added. “I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to be a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
UNILAD has previously contacted Combs’ representatives for comment.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. You can talk in confidence 24 hours a day to the national domestic violence helpline on 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) 24/7. You can find a list of local resources here.
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Topics: Diddy, Cassie Ventura, Sex Trafficking, US News, Court, Crime
Liv Bridge
Diddy trial latest as Cassie reveals alleged ‘freak off’ acts and abuse at his hands as trafficking case enters third day
Cassie revealed shocking allegations against the hip-hop mogul
Diddy’s ex partner, Cassie Ventura, detailed her relationship with the hip-hop star and what happened during alleged freak-offs in the second day of his trial.
Diddy – whose real name is Sean Combs – was arrested and charged with racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion last year after being detained at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, New York.
The rapper has denied all allegations made against him.
After the opening remarks by both prosecution and defence were delivered on Monday (May 12), his former girlfriend, Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura, took to the stand on Tuesday (May 13) to detail how Combs allegedly would ‘punish’ her during their relationship, which lasted on-and-off from 2007 to 2018.
Her testimony is expected to continue today (May 14), with Combs’ defence lawyers to cross examine her.
Here’s what she said during Tuesday’s court session…
Cassie speaks out on ‘punishment’
Cassie Ventura’s testimony is expected to continue today (May 14) (Gotham/Getty Images)
Combs and Ventura met in 2005 when he was 37 and she was 19. Combs signed her to his Bad Boy Records label and they started dating a few years later.
Ventura told the court that Combs would take away her things to ‘punish’ her, claiming that he would ‘would take the car away, the house, jewelry’, as well as her laptop and phone.
She further claimed that his staff or security would be the one to take them ‘if she wasn’t there’.
Ventura continued to allege that he would take things away ‘depending on how he felt’, adding: “It depended on how long I was being punished for.”
When asked if there was anything else he’d take beside her car and apartment, she replied: “My self-confidence.”
A CCTV video that had been made public and went viral last year was shown to jurors, which appeared to show Combs attacking her inside a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
Cassie reveals ‘freak off’ experience and what allegedly happened at them
Cassie Ventura and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pictured together in 2018 (Steve Granitz/Getty Images)
Explaining the alleged ‘freak-offs’, Ventura said they were ‘sexual encounter[s] called voyeurism’ where Combs would watch her have sex with another man.
Ventura recalled what happened when she was first introduced to these so-called ‘freak-off’ parties.
“I remember my stomach falling to my butt,” she said. “Just the nervousness and confusion… I had just turned 22.”
Ventura claims it involved hiring an escort and Combs would watch her with another man while directing them, as per the BBC.
She told how she didn’t want to be involved, but ultimately did so because she ‘loved him [Combs] very much’ and ‘wanted to make him happy’.
Ventura added: “The freak offs became a job. There was no time to do anything else but do them then try to recover. The longest was four days, significant periods of time.”
Ventura went on to tell the jury how she was scared to say no to the rapper and that physical violence was often on her mind.
She was also worried of ‘making him angry’ and told the court how Combs allegedly blackmailed her with video of the ‘freak-offs’ to get her to do more.
One horrific act alleged was when Ventura ‘felt like she was choking’ after Combs ‘made an escort urinate into her mouth’.
Cassie details alleged ‘abusive’ relationship with Diddy
The pair met in 2005 when she was 19 and he was 37 (Jamie McCarthy/WireImage/Getty Images)
On the stand, Ventura claimed she and Combs got in arguments that would ‘result in violence, dragging’, adding that he would ‘stomp [her] in the head if I was down’.
When asked how often Combs became violent with her, she responded: “Too frequently.”
She alleged Combs would ‘bash on my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me’.
What Combs’ attorney has said
In response to the news of Combs’ arrest, his attorney Marc Agnifilo told UNILAD at the time: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal.
“To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
The trial is expected to last around eight weeks. If convicted, Combs faces up to life in prison.
UNILAD has contacted representatives for Combs and Ventura for comment.
The trial continues.
If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org.
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Topics: Cassie Ventura, Sex Trafficking, Court, Diddy, Crime, US News
Ellie Kemp
Cassie reveals the one thing she tried to avoid at ‘freak offs’ as she shares disturbing details at Diddy trial
The musician has been testifying against her former boyfriend who stands accused of sex trafficking
In the latest to emerge out of the highly publicised Diddy trial, his ex-girlfriend has revealed what went on in the so-called ‘freak offs’ and the one thing she desperately tried to avoid.
The high-profile court trial of Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, started on Monday (May 12) after the rapper was arrested and charged on suspicion of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, which he denies.
Since Tuesday (May 13), Combs’ former long-term girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, known more commonly as Cassie, has been sharing her version of events that happened when the pair dated on-and-off between 2007 and 2018.
Ventura, who started dating Combs when she was 19 and he was 37, claims she suffered physical abuse at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, alleging that arguments would ‘result in violence’ and ‘too frequently.’
A CCTV video that had been made public last year was also shown to jurors, which showed Combs attacking her inside a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
Cassie has been taking to the stand in the high-profile Diddy trial this week (Gotham/GC Images)
In 2024, Combs addressed the video, saying that his behavior in the video was ‘inexcusable’ and he was ‘f**ked up’.
In another part of her testimony, Ventura claimed she was made to call Combs ‘Pop Pop,‘ a nickname she had for her grandfather, amongst a litany of other disturbing allegations.
As for the alleged ‘freak-offs’, the 38-year-old musician claimed they were ‘sexual encounter[s] called voyeurism’ where Combs would watch her have sex with another man, usually a male escort.
In one horrifying ordeal, she alleged Combs had directed an escort to ‘urinate in her mouth’ which made her feel like she was ‘choking’.
In another bombshell, Ventura took to the stand again today (14 May) to talk at length about the alleged freak-offs that she said made her feel ‘horrible about myself’ and ‘humiliated.’
The former couple in 2017 (Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty Images)
When asked in court if there was anything specific she would try to avoid in the supposed sex ‘parties’, Ventura said: “I tried to avoid kissing, it seems too intimate. But [Combs] told me to do it, to kiss the escorts.”
Ventura also claimed Combs would ‘blackmail’ her with recordings of her engaging in sexual acts, referring to one incident on the 29th birthday where he ‘pulled’ her away from her friends for a ‘freak off.’
“It is horrible and disgusting. No one should do that to anyone,” she said. “It could ruin everything I worked for, make me look like a sl*t. I wasn’t supposed to be on those videos. I didn’t want to be in them.”
The mom-of-two also alleged Combs threatened to release the videos of her when she started dating someone else.
Earlier in the trial, Ventura recalled the first moment she learned about the so-called ‘freak offs,’ saying in court: “I remember my stomach falling to my butt. Just the nervousness and confusion… I had just turned 22.”
Cassie has testified against Diddy, claiming he was abusive during their on-off relationship (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
“The freak offs became a job. There was no time to do anything else but do them then try to recover. The longest was four days, significant periods of time.”
Today, she said she would ‘recover’ from the events by taking ‘opiates.’
“I wanted to feel numb,” Ventura continued. “I got urinary tract infections,” she said as well as ‘sores’ in her mouth which she claims were from oral sex from the ‘freak-offs.’
If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. You can talk in confidence 24 hours a day to the national domestic violence helpline on 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) 24/7. You can find a list of local resources here.
