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Cassie Grilled by Sean Combs’ Defense Team in Day 3 of Testimony

Sean Combs' lawyers grilled Casandra "Cassie" Ventura in her third day of testimony in the mogul's sex-trafficking trial.

On Thursday, co-lead counsel Teny Geragos told U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian that prosecutors’ direct examination of Ventura went “much differently than I expected. Combs’ attorneys have already laid the groundwork for their defense, admitting there was domestic violence in the couple’s longtime relationship, but adamant that physical abuse did not equate to sex trafficking. The few times Ventura’s voice quivered and she began to cry was when she explained how she wanted Combs to “recognize the pain that he put me through” and the detrimental toll it took on her self-worth and mental health.

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