NEW YORK (AP) — The R&B singer Cassie has spent hours under cross-examination following two days of testimony recounting tumultuous details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Prosecutors allege Combs used his fame and fortune to orchestrate an empire of exploitation, coercing women into abusive sex parties. His lawyers argue that all the sexual acts were consensual, and although he could be violent, he never veered into sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Defense attorney Anna Estevao has led Thursday’s questioning, making Cassie read her sexually explicit texts out loud for the jury. Estevao suggested that it was Cassie who ended Combs career by making his sexual behavior public through a lawsuit — not the other way around.
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Cassie Expresses Occasional Frustration During Cross-Examination
