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David James and George Kaplan testified at trial that being Diddy's assistant meant surviving threats, supplying drugs, and ignoring violence.
Much of the testimony was hard to watch. Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie, recounted being beaten and pressured into degrading sexual performances with strangers.
Regina Ventura, the mother of Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura Fine, told the court on May 20 she was "physically sick" over the rapper's alleged abuse and said she was once pressured to send him $20,000 after he raged at her daughter. "I was scared for my daughter’s safety," Ventura told jurors.
Federal prosecutors have yet to prove their case against the 55-year-old music mogul accused of running a criminal enterprise, longtime attorneys told Newsweek.