Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, the government’s star witness, took the stand today for the first day of cross-examination and faced questioning by Sean "Diddy" Combs’ $10 million defense team.

She previously spent two days detailing the alleged physical, emotional, and sexual abuse she says she endured during her decade-long relationship with the disgraced rap mogul.

At the center of Combs’ defense today was the claim that Ventura was never coerced into participating in "freak offs," as she testified earlier. The defense pointed to text messages, including one Ventura sent to Combs in 2009 that read, “I’m always ready to freak off lolol.” Ventura remained composed and held her ground when confronted with the explicit messages. She testified that she eventually began to feel Combs was exploiting her.

Combs’ defense team is expected to continue cross-examining Ventura through Friday morning.

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Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Greg Morse - Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of “The Untested” found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com

• Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author of "Deal Breaker: When to work on a relationship and when to walk away,” and featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive

• Chris McDonough - Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective [worked over 300 homicides in 25-year career and trained the first Native American Homicide Task Force] Host of YouTube channel, "The Interview Room."

• Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors - an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation,  Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube,; X: @lynns_warriors Youtube: @LynnsWarriors

• Rob Shuter - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, Former Publicist of Sean Combs, and Author: "The 4 Word Answer", radaronline.com; IG: @naughtygossip

• Lauren Conlin- Investigative Journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast, and also Host of "Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon; X- @Conlin_Lauren/ Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin/YouTube- @LaurenConlin4

• Sydney Sumner - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter

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Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, gives her second day of testimony as the prosecution's key witness in the sex-trafficking trial of disgraced rap mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs. Cassie, the ex-girlfriend of the disgraced rapper, tells the court Diddy asks her to get in an Inflatable pool filled with baby oil. Cassie continues to explain the abuse she endured at the hands of Combs during "freak-offs" and the videos were later used as blackmail.

Cassie alleges she continually had UTI's from these "freak offs" so many so, she became immune to antibiotics. Ventura testifies she was forced to perform during her period and if she upset Combs in anyway, he would take away her possessions.

Combs faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The 55-year-old denies all charges. If found guilty, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Follow Crime Stories with Nancy Grace for the latest in the governments' case against Hollywood rap mogul, Sean "diddy" Combs.

Joining Nancy Grace today,

• Neama Rahmani - Former federal prosecutor, trial attorney, President - West Coast Trial Lawyers, Author: “Harvard to Hashtag”, WestCoastTrialLawyers.com, INSTAGRAM: @Neamarahmani, TWITTER: @NeamaRahmani 
• Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker,” featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, www.drbethanymarshall.com , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive
• Tom Smith - Former NYPD Detective for 30 years - Narcotics, Robbery Squad, Gang Investigations, Co-Host of the GOLD SHIELDS Podcast, thegoldshieldshow.com, FB & Instagram: @thegoldshieldshow
• Rachel Fischer - Anti-Trafficking Expert, featured in the 2022 documentary "Surviving Sex Trafficking", Forensic Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Expert Witness, Private Investigator, LegalRNConsult.org, Instagram:@F4isCher
• Lauren Conlin - Podcaster, Reporter, Host- Co-Host of "PopCrimeTV" on YouTube. Website: www.popcrime.tv & primetimecrimeshow.com X- @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV
• Sydney Sumner - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter

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