Who is Cassie Ventura? Key names in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial
As the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial unfolds in NYC, here's what to know about Cassie Ventura and other the key witnesses in the case.
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As the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial unfolds in NYC, here's what to know about Cassie Ventura and other the key witnesses in the case.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, wrapped up four days of testimony Friday in Combs' trial for sex trafficking and racketeering.
Combs' former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, wrapped up four days of testimony in his trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, the singer Cassie Ventura, took the stand this week at his sex trafficking trial in New York City.
Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, was on the witness stand for a third day Thursday as defense attorneys began their cross examination.
Cassie Ventura was back on the stand for cross-examination in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial after accusing him of raping her in 2018.
Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, was back on the stand Wednesday and told the jury that, after a break-up, she was raped by Combs.
Singer Cassie Ventura accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2018. The accusation came during her testimony at his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura took the stand Tuesday in his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC. She repeatedly cried on the stand as she recounted in graphic detail the "freak offs" she participated in.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, who performs under the name Cassie, took the stand Tuesday in Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial.
Combs' ex-girlfriend and singer Cassie Ventura is expected to take the stand after the first day of graphic testimony. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial is underway in New York City.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial got underway Monday with opening statements and the first two witnesses: Israel Florez and Daniel Phillip.
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing trial on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what to know.
The jury in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial will be seated early Monday, followed by opening statements.
Wednesday was day three of jury selection in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial. The pool has now narrowed with a jury expected to be seated by the end of the week. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram was inside the courtroom and has the latest.
Jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial started Monday in New York City.
Sean "Diddy" Combs formally rejected a plea deal offer in court Thursday. It came during the final pre-trial hearing in his sex trafficking and racketeering case.
A judge has approved Sean "Diddy" Combs' request to wear non-prison clothing to his trial, which begins in May.
Prosecutors at Sean "Diddy" Combs ' upcoming federal sex trafficking trial can show jurors video of the hip-hop mogul hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, a judge ruled at a hearing Friday.
Friday, a judge ruled a 2016 video showing Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel can be shown during trial.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was back in court Friday as a judge denies to delay his sex trafficking and racketeering trial by two months.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was back in court Monday for arraignment on two additional charges. He pleaded not guilty.
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs and violence.
Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean "Diddy" Combs' indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year.
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The 2026 St. Patrick's Day Parade is taking place Tuesday in Manhattan, with numerous street closures along the parade route.
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Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the New York-New Jersey area as severe weather whipped through the region.
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A long-time New York City driver says he monitored his E-ZPass account and paid his tolls, but he was still hit with huge late fees.
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A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
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Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
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Police sources said the suspect approached the woman from behind and stabbed her in the arm and back.
