Dawn Richard testified that she "often" saw Sean Combs attacking his long-time ex-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura in the stands who testified the second day of the comb sex trafficking trial.
"He would hit her, choke her, drag her, knock her down, knock her down," Richard said, according to media reports. "I saw him kick her and hit her in the stomach."
Richard added that the combs would be violent with Ventura for a variety of reasons, whether it was a response to Ventura’s “talking for himself” or just a “random” outbreak. "We don't even know where it comes from," Richard said.
Richard Make a band. She later joined the bad boy group Danity Kane, who is also part of the R&B trio Diddy-Dirty Diddy Chone.
A case of alleged abuse testified by Richard was held in 2009 at the home of Combs in New York City, where Harper was also present. Richard said the comb "fed on the face (Ventura)" made Ventura's face so swollen that she had to wear sunglasses and make-up to cover up her injury.
According to reports, the jury then showed Ventura, Richard and Harper a photo in public, all three women wearing sunglasses. Richard said she and Harper wore sunglasses “to be united, be friends, be support systems for those who need it.”
Another alleged attack occurred at a restaurant where several record label staff were also present. Richard said Combus and Ventura had been arguing quietly when the comb slammed Ventura in the stomach. Richard continued that at home in the car, Ventura told Combs that the public incident made her "embarrassing". In response, Richard said Combs allegedly "catched (Ventura) around her neck and slapped her in her mouth." Richard said Combs' security officer was present but did nothing and the ride continued.
Richard went on to say that she encouraged Ventura to leave the comb after witnessing these alleged abuses. Richard described Ventura as “tearing” and added: “She will listen, but you can see, I can see fear…” (her statement was ruled by the objection of the defense attorney upheld by the judge).
But when Combs heard about these conversations, Richard continued, and the tycoon told her to stop “otherwise we’ll pay for it.” Richard added: “I decided it’s better not to intervene. This is the best safety because I don’t think she’s really ready to do anything.”
Richard began his testimony on May 16 last Friday, and began the stands after Ventura completed his long and emotional testimony. While in the stands, she confirmed Ventura's claim that Combs brutally beat her throughout her relationship.
In her testimony last week, Richard claimed that she saw a comb attacking Ventura, the same sentence that Ventura used to cook his eggs. "It doesn't seem like this hit her completely," Richard said. "She goes into the position of the fetus...I'm afraid of her."
However, in the stands, Richard did not involve his own allegations against the comb. Last year, she filed a civil lawsuit against the tycoon, accusing him of violent outbreaks and sexual abuse, claiming that he groped her in many cases, threatened her life and placed her in a locked car for two hours as a punishment. Richard's civil lawsuit continues.
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