Sean 'Diddy' Combs's ex Cassie Ventura gives birth two weeks after testifying against him
29 May 2025, 01:44
Ventura gave birth to her third child with partner Alex Fine two weeks after giving evidence in the sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution case against her ex-partner Diddy.
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Ventura's friend and former stylist Deonte Nash confirmed at the trial that Ventura had gone into labour and given birth on Tuesday, telling the court he last spoke to her "after she had the baby yesterday."
Ventura, 38, had given evidence at Diddy's trial while more than eight months pregnant. Taking the witness stand for four days, she described years of abuse and coercion by Combs, who she dated for 11 years.
On her third day on the stand, lead prosecutor Maureen Comey called for a speedy cross-examination due to Ventura's advanced pregnancy.
Ventura's civil lawsuit against Combs in 2023 prompted allegations and lawsuits from others who alleged they had had similar experiences with the US rapper.
Combs, 55, is accused of two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and one of conspiring to racketeer. He denies all the charges.
News of the birth came on the same day Combs's legal team tried unsuccessfully to have the judge declare a mistrial.
Alexandra Shapiro, one of Diddy's attorneys, moved for the mistrial during evidence by Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator Lance Jiminez.
Shapiro said that Jiminez's claim that police destroyed fingerprint evidence collected at the scene of an alleged 2012 Molotov cocktail attack on rapper Kid Cudi's car would lead the jury to believe Combs was involved.
Shapiro said the prosecution's questioning of Jiminez was "designed to play into" that narrative.
Prosecution attorney Christy Slavik said a mistrial was "completely unwarranted," insisting questions about the destruction of fingerprint evidence were asked to highlight the poor quality of the police investigation.
Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed the move for a mistrial and told jurors to disregard any reference to the fingerprints.
While giving evidence on Tuesday and Wednesday, Deonte Nash described several incidents of alleged violence inflicted on Ventura by Diddy.
He described one occasion where Diddy turned up at her LA flat, "grabbed her by the hair", "kicked her" and "hit her pretty hard."
She hit her head on a bed frame and suffered a gash to her forehead and eyebrow, he said.
Both he and Mia, a second alleged witness, jumped on the rapper's back to get him to stop, he told the court.
He alleged Diddy had been violent to him too, choking him against a car and threatening him not to go out with Ventura without him.
Despite this, Nash said he "doesn't hate" Diddy, and that he had been required to give evidence as part of a subpoena.
Nash will resume giving evidence on Thursday.
Mia will then give her evidence, which is expected to last until the court breaks for the weekend.
The trial continues.
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