Cassie Told Diddy He Treats Her “Like A Hooker,” Court Text Messages Reveal
As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial races to an end, prosecutors continue to attempt show the jury a perceived pattern of control the Bad Boy founder allegedly had over people. In court today (June 20), prosecutors read alleged text messages between Diddy and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, where the latter accused the former of treating her like a sex worker.
“You treat me like a hooker to be honest. You always want to call one and you have one. This hooker has been here for 10 years,” the message read. They said Diddy responded, “Wow.”
Per NBC, they also entered a conversation from May 2, 2017, into evidence where Cassie seemingly referenced the infamous 2016 hotel assault and being beaten by him throughout their relationship. “That’s not love, that’s possession,” Ventura wrote to him. “As soon as you get f**ked up you drag me down the hall by my hair.”
Diddy allegedly replied that “everyone else sees you acting like a b**ch” and “if I did that for another girl she would’ve been so nice and happy.” He also said he wished “I didn’t waste my time and energy” on her.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 07: Sean “Diddy” Combs and Cassie attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.
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The defense submitted a text from Cassie to Diddy that read: “I love our FO’s, when we both want it.” According to the news outlet, the defense has “taken every opportunity to show some element of dual consent when it comes to Combs and his girlfriends having sex.”
Diddy’s former assistant, Brendan Paul, testified today and spoke about his experience working under the mogul. Other people who have testified in the trial so far include Kid Cudi, Cassie and her mother, former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard, Diddy’s former assistant David James, hotel security guard Israel Florez, multiple sex workers who worked for Diddy, special agent Gerard Gannon, clinical psychologist Dawn Hughes, and others.
The father of seven is facing one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in NYC on Sept. 16, 2024, and was held at MDC Brooklyn without bail. The trial is expected to go into July.
