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.

Follow Crime Stories with Nancy Grace for the latest testimony in rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial

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

Casandra &ldquo;Cassie&rdquo; Ventura, the government&rsquo;s star witness, took the stand today for the first day of cross-examination and faced questioning by Sean "Diddy" Combs&rsquo; $10 million defense team.
&nbsp;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&rsquo; 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, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m always ready to freak off lolol.&rdquo; 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&rsquo; defense team is expected to continue cross-examining Ventura through Friday morning.
Follow Crime Stories with Nancy Grace for the latest testimony in rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial
Joining Nancy Grace today:
<ul>
<li>
Greg Morse - Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of &ldquo;The Untested&rdquo; found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.drbethanymarshall.com">Dr. Bethany Marshall</a> - Psychoanalyst, Author of "Deal Breaker: When to work on a relationship and when to walk away,&rdquo; and featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram &amp; TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough">Chris McDonough</a> - 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."
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://lynnswarrior.org">Lynn Shaw</a> - 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&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://radaronline.com">Rob Shuter</a> - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, Former Publicist of Sean Combs, and Author: "The 4 Word Answer", radaronline.com; IG: @naughtygossip&nbsp;&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.popcrime.tv">Lauren Conlin</a>- Investigative Journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast, and also Host of "Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon; X- @Conlin_Lauren/ Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin/YouTube- @LaurenConlin4
</li>
<li>
Sydney Sumner - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter
</li>
</ul>

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