On the fifth day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ high-profile intercourse trafficking trial, jurors have been introduced with intimate textual content exchanges between Combs and singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. The messages, launched by the protection, gave the courtroom a glimpse into the emotionally charged and complicated dynamic between the 2 throughout their 11-year on-and-off relationship — notably across the time Ventura says she was making an attempt to go away him.
One notable message from 2018, the yr of their remaining breakup, confirmed Combs pleading with Ventura: “Can I not get an opportunity to make issues proper? I haven’t taken care of you?” To which Cassie responded, “You took care of me materialistically, not the place I wanted it. I wanted you to like me and put me first.”
The messages come amid Ventura’s allegations that Combs raped her in 2018 — an accusation first made public in a 2023 civil lawsuit that was swiftly settled for $20 million. Though Combs admitted no guilt, the case triggered additional investigations, together with federal raids on his properties and a number of further accusations from different alleged victims.
Extra texts revealed throughout the trial added layers of complexity. Ventura admitted to having consensual intercourse with Combs after the alleged rape and whereas she was courting her now-husband, Alex Fantastic. She additionally advised Combs she was “misplaced with out him,” and acknowledged in one other alternate, “I wouldn’t be on the lovely level in my life if I hadn’t been with you.” In a remaining alternate from 2012, Combs requested about having a “freak off,” to which Cassie flirtatiously replied that she needed it to be the “first time… for the remainder of our lives.”
Regardless of their painful historical past, messages confirmed the pair continued to precise affection post-breakup. Cassie as soon as texted, “I don’t hate you. I by no means have,” and Combs known as her his “journey or die at all times” and one of many “best ladies on the earth.”
Cassie’s cross-examination concluded Friday, capping off a tense week of testimony and emotional revelations. Because the courtroom types via the tangled layers of affection, manipulation, and alleged abuse, the messages between Cassie and Diddy stay a focus — humanizing each events whereas underscoring the blurred traces of their controversial and deeply scrutinized relationship. The trial continues, with Combs dealing with severe fees together with intercourse trafficking and racketeering.
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