Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura, from former girlfriend to disgraced mogul rapper and producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, grew to become his nemesis: her civil lawsuit towards him, although settled for $20 million in 24 hours, opened the flood of tons of of comparable fits – and finally led to his jail and prosecution for sex-trafficking.
And now, she has change into crucial witness in his trial the place he’s preventing a possible life sentence.
Right now, the 8-month pregnant Cassie is going through grueling cross-examination from Diddy’s Combs’ legal professionals.
She talked in regards to the begin of their relationship and needed to deal with graphic texts and emails in regards to the unending, drug-fueled ‘freak offs’.
Simply earlier than lunch break, a visibly irritated Choose Arun Subramanian reprimanded Diddy’s protection for continuing too sluggish of their cross-examination of Cassie.
New York Post reported:
“Lead protection legal professional Marc Agnifilo justified the size of time their facet can be conserving Ventura on the witness stand since she is the ‘most essential witness of the case’.
Prosecutor Emily Johnson expressed concern over the R&B singer — who’s eight months pregnant — testifying for therefore many days, which might be as much as 5 by Monday.”
Choose Subramanian went on to warn the protection that they’d get a day-and-a-half to query Ventura, since she ‘was not the form of witness who’s preventing [them]’.
“Combs lawyer Marc Agnifilo stated he was shocked to listen to there was a tough deadline: ‘It is a important witness in a case that entails a life sentence’.
Subramanian didn’t budge, noting everybody agreed forward of time that Ventura’s testimony can be accomplished by the tip of the week.
He advised the protection crew they would want to complete up along with her by Friday morning, however he stated he would possibly give them just a little extra time after lunch.”
As an apart, Marc Agnifilo is known for his ‘no-holds-barred’ cross-examinations. Throughout the trial of intercourse cult NXIVM’s guru Keith Raniere, Agnifilo cross-examined a feminine witness so laborious and for therefore lengthy that it led choose Nicholas G. Garaufis to take the unprecedented step of stopping the cross on its tracks. Raniere ended up convicted with a 120-year jail sentence.
Learn extra:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial: the Cassie Ventura Testimony (Part 3)
