Cassie Ventura wanted stitches after beating, court docket hears

Sean “Diddy” Combs as soon as beat ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura so badly she wanted stiches on her brow, the music mogul’s former stylist has testified at his trial.

Deonte Nash, who styled each Mr Combs and Ms Ventura, informed the court docket there have been instances when he witnessed his boss attacking his then-girlfriend and others.

He additionally testified he noticed Mr Combs threaten to launch intercourse tapes of Ms Ventura in drug-fuelled “freak-offs” with male prostitutes.

The testimony got here because it emerged Ms Ventura had given delivery to her third youngster, a son, together with her health teacher husband. Mr Combs, 55, has pleaded not responsible to racketeering, intercourse trafficking and transportation to have interaction in prostitution.

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Mr Nash was one in every of three witnesses to take the stand on Wednesday within the third week of the trial.

He stated a number of instances he didn’t wish to be in court docket – he was summoned to testify by a subpoena.

An in depth pal of Ms Ventura, Mr Nash stated he noticed her nearly day-after-day whereas working as her stylist.

He informed the jury he witnessed Mr Combs abusing Ms Ventura on a number of events.

Asked what names Mr Combs would name Ms Ventura, Mr Nash stated he would check with her as “slut” and “ho”, amongst different derogatory phrases.

The stylist informed the court docket Ms Ventura had confided in him that she didn’t wish to take part within the intercourse events.

In one incident, Mr Nash testified that Mr Combs confirmed up at Ms Ventura’s Los Angeles condo whereas she was asleep on a settee.

Mr Combs shouted at her and grabbed her by the hair and began beating her, the court docket heard.

Mr Nash testified that he and Ms Ventura and an assistant to Mr Combs, named in court docket solely as “Mia”, tried to run right into a bed room and shut the door, however Mr Combs managed to get in.

The hip-hop mogul continued beating Ms Ventura till she hit her head on a bedframe and was bleeding profusely, the court docket heard.

Mr Nash stated he and “Mia” tried to cease Mr Combs by leaping on his again.

The stylist additionally stated he tried to name emergency companies, however Mr Combs informed him a member of his safety would take Ms Ventura to a plastic surgeon for therapy.

Mr Nash stated he noticed her on a video name the following day with stitches in her eyebrow.

Having began as an intern with Mr Combs’ file label Bad Boy, Mr Nash stated he grew to become a stylist when he met Ms Ventura in 2008 and nonetheless stays shut mates together with her.

When a defence legal professional requested concerning the final time they spoke, he stated: “Yesterday after she had the infant.”

Mr Nash additionally insisted the defence lawyer check with Ms Ventura as “Mrs Fine”, since she was married to private coach Alex Fine in 2019.

Ms Ventura, who testified for 4 days through the first week of trial, was closely pregnant whereas on the stand. Media stories stated she had given delivery in a New York hospital on Tuesday.

Mr Nash stated he additionally suggested the R&B singer what outfits she ought to put on whereas testifying.

The jury additionally heard testimony on Wednesday from a Los Angeles Police Department officer and a Los Angeles Fire Department official who testified about conflicts between Mr Combs and rapper Kid Cudi, who took the stand last week. His authorized title is Scott Mescudi.

Arson investigator Lance Jimenez informed the court docket about being known as to look at Mr Mescudi’s Porsche that had simply been set on fireplace in his driveway.

The court docket noticed extra images of the burnt Porsche and a bottle of petrol that Mr Jimenez stated was a makeshift Molotov cocktail used to set fireplace to the automobile.

Mr Jimenez stated fingerprints have been recovered from the crime scene, some that had a partial match to a girl whose identification is unknown.

Mr Jimenez stated he put different prints in an envelope and despatched them to the LAPD, however they have been destroyed with out his permission the identical yr.

Prosecutors requested him if this was uncommon, which led to an objection from Mr Combs’ attorneys, who argued that prosecutors have been making an attempt to say that “somebody within the room” was answerable for the destruction of proof.

Mr Combs’ legal professional, Marc Agnifilo, requested the choose to declare a mistrial primarily based on what he known as “outrageous” questioning. The request was denied, however the jury was instructed to ignore the testimony.

Mr Nash is scheduled to return to the stand on Thursday, adopted by Mr Combs’ former private assistant, “Mia”. Her testimony is anticipated to take up a lot of the subsequent two days of trial, prosecutors stated.