In Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial, star witness Cassie Ventura spent hours being cross-examined by the defense.

Freak-offs have become a central part of the government’s case, which charges Mr. Combs with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Mr. Combs has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers have strongly denied that any of his sexual encounters with women were not consensual.

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura is opening up about why she participated in the "Freak Offs" — hours-long sex parties where she alleges her former boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs forced her into sexual activities with other men.

By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense team sought to portray Casandra Ventura on Thursday as a willing participant in his drug-fueled sex performances known as "Freak Offs,

Combs faces five federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is on trial. Here are the most striking revelations so far.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is on trial for alleged sex trafficking among other allegations, was accused by his ex of hosting "freak offs"

Media outlets are asking the judge in Sean "Diddy" Combs' case to allow the press to view video evidence of "freak-offs."

The texts were displayed to jurors in a Manhattan courtroom where Sean "Diddy" Combs is fighting sex-trafficking and racketeering charges.

Defense attorneys are beginning to poke holes in the testimony of Casandra “Cassie” Ventura against Sean “Diddy” Combs amidst his federal sex crime case. They dug up a ton of receipts to prove their argument that the pop singer was a willing participant in the so-called “freak-offs” as opposed to being coerced into the sexual acts.