DIDDY TRIAL DAY 5 EXPLODES IN COURTROOM TEARS, $10M SETTLEMENT BOMBSHELL & SEX TAPE TERROR — CASSIE: “I FELT LIKE DIRT”
Judge warns of mistrial risk as pregnant Cassie cries through testimony about urine, abuse, and her secret ‘job’ as Diddy’s personal sex worker
CASSIE BREAKS DOWN AS GRAPHIC QUESTIONS UNLEASH HER PAIN
Cassie Ventura, eight months pregnant and back on the stand for a fourth emotional day, wept uncontrollably when prosecutors questioned her about the worst of Diddy’s alleged depravity — a moment that silenced the courtroom.
“How would you describe an escort urinating in your mouth while you were on the floor?” Prosecutor Emily Johnson asked — before the defense jumped up with a sustained objection.
Cassie dissolved into sobs but kept going, testifying through tears about the beatings she endured during these “freak-offs.”
“I felt worthless,” she said.
“Like dirt. Like I didn’t matter to him. Like I was nothing. Absolutely nothing.”
$10 MILLION SETTLEMENT REVEALED FROM HOTEL THAT LOOKED AWAY
In a new stunner, Cassie confirmed under oath that she’s finalizing a $10 million settlement with the InterContinental Hotel in Century City — the very hotel where Diddy was caught on surveillance dragging her through the hallway in a towel and viciously assaulting her.
“We’ve agreed to a settlement,” Cassie testified. “Ten million.”
The hotel never intervened — and now it's paying up. The CNN-aired video sparked public outcry and opened the floodgates for this criminal case.
“I HAD A WHOLE OTHER JOB… BASICALLY A SEX WORKER” — CASSIE DROPS BOMBSHELL BEFORE JUDGE STRIKES COMMENT
Cassie described how her life was consumed by planning and participating in Combs’ infamous "freak-offs."
“I didn’t get to do many things in my career because I had a whole other job… basically a sex worker.”
Defense attorneys objected immediately, and Judge Arun Subramanian struck the statement from the record — but not before jurors heard it loud and clear.
JUDGE DEMANDS DEFENSE WRAP IT UP — “FINISH TODAY OR ELSE”
As Cassie’s pregnancy reaches its final weeks, the court is racing the clock. Prosecutors warned: if she goes into labor over the weekend, the entire trial could collapse in a mistrial.
Judge Subramanian gave defense until 4:30 p.m. Friday to finish cross-examination, snapping:
“This is not the kind of witness who is fighting you.”
DIDDY TEXTED: “YOU WERE MY RIDE OR DIE” — CASSIE: “I NEEDED YOU TO LOVE ME”
Jurors were shown emotional text exchanges between the exes post-breakup. One from 2020 read:
Diddy: “You were my ride or die.”
Cassie: “I don’t hate you… I never have.”
She later added:
“You took care of me materially, not where I needed it. I needed you to love me.”
DEFENSE TRIES TO RIP HER APART — CASSIE STAYS COMPOSED
Over a grueling day-and-a-half cross-examination, Diddy’s lawyer Anna Estevao grilled Cassie on:
Her drug use
Her sexual texts (“I’m always ready to freak-off lol”)
Her Instagram posts
Her relationships with Kid Cudi, Michael B. Jordan, Chris Brown, and a mystery NFL player
Her decision to cancel a tour after settling her 2023 lawsuit for $20M
But Cassie never cracked.
“I don’t hate him,” she said at one point. “I have love for the past and what it was.”
'I’M NOT A RAG DOLL' — CASSIE’S TEXT AFTER DIDDY BEATING SHOWN IN COURT
After the 2016 hotel beating, Cassie texted:
“When you get f--ked up the wrong way you always want to show me you have the power… I’m not a rag doll. I’m someone’s child.”
Diddy, unfazed, responded: “I’m so horny for you.”
OTHER BOMBSHELL MOMENTS FROM DAY 5
Cassie said Diddy’s moods ruled her life:
“If he was in the mood for a freak-off, my career took a backseat.”
Diddy’s jealousy spiraled:
He stole her phone, chased her down Wilshire Blvd, and raged over her being seen with NFL stars and musicians.
A screaming audio clip of Cassie threatening a man who said he saw her sex tape played in court.
“I will kill you. I’ll cut you up and bury you.”
Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola showed up in court to support Cassie, saying it's vital survivors stand together.
Cassie revealed she went to the same trauma therapy clinic Prince Harry used to process his PTSD from Princess Diana’s death.
WHO’S NEXT? NEW WITNESSES READY TO BLOW CASE WIDE OPEN
With Cassie’s testimony wrapped, prosecutors are ready to bring the house down with more alleged victims:
Dawn Richard, Danity Kane alum, who says Diddy groped her and slammed Cassie against a wall.
“Jane” — an ex who says Diddy punched her, slapped her, and forced her into unprotected sex.
“Mia” — a former assistant who says Diddy raped her and made her perform oral sex.
Even the male escorts who participated in the “freak-offs” will reportedly testify.
BOTTOM LINE:
This case is spinning toward disaster — for Diddy.
But as one courtroom insider whispered to #ShuterScoop:
“The jury already saw too much. There’s no unseeing it.”
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