Wednesday was Cassie Ventura’s second day of testimony in the case against disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and it was, by all accounts, a grueling, emotional day on the stand. Among the biggest revelations was Ventura confirming that she had accepted a $20 million settlement from Combs in 2023 after she accused him of rape.

As Cassie Ventura neared her 12th hour on the witness stand, she told jurors that the threats and incessant sexual demands from her ex-boyfriend, Sean "Diddy" Combs -- as well as a pattern of coerced sex with strangers -- drove her into addiction, exposed her to regular spates of violence and led her to contemplate suicide.

Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, was back on the stand Wednesday​ and told the jury that, after a break-up, she was raped by Combs.