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 a whole bunch of comparable fits – and ultimately led to his jail and prosecution for sex-trafficking.
And now, she has grow to be a very powerful witness in his trial the place he’s combating a possible life sentence.
At the moment, the 8-month pregnant Cassie is dealing with 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 endless, drug-fueled ‘freak offs’.
Simply earlier than lunch break, a visibly irritated Decide Arun Subramanian reprimanded Diddy’s protection for continuing too sluggish of their cross-examination of Cassie.
New York Post reported:
“Lead protection lawyer Marc Agnifilo justified the size of time their facet could be preserving Ventura on the witness stand since she is the ‘most vital 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.”
Decide Subramanian went on to warn the protection that they might get a day-and-a-half to query Ventura, since she ‘was not the form of witness who’s combating [them]’.
“Combs lawyer Marc Agnifilo stated he was stunned to listen to there was a tough deadline: ‘It is a vital witness in a case that entails a life sentence’.
Subramanian didn’t budge, noting everybody agreed forward of time that Ventura’s testimony could be accomplished by the tip of the week.
He advised the protection group they would wish to complete up along with her by Friday morning, however he stated he may give them a bit extra time after lunch.”
As an apart, Marc Agnifilo is legendary for his ‘no-holds-barred’ cross-examinations. Through the trial of intercourse cult NXIVM’s guru Keith Raniere, Agnifilo cross-examined a feminine witness so exhausting and for therefore lengthy that it led decide 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.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial: the Cassie Ventura Testimony (Part 3)
