Cassie Ventura testified against Sean "Diddy" Combs in a federal trial, detailing alleged abuse and her role as a star witness in the sex crimes case.

Manhattan federal court, jurors saw surveillance video of the hip-hop mogul beating and kicking Ventura in the elevator bank of a hotel lobby in 2016.In her opening statements, U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told jurors how Combs allegedly used his influence in the music business to drug women and force them to take part in orchestrated sex acts with him and sometimes male prostitutes at so-called “Freak Offs.

This is a free newsletter for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and model whose explosive civil lawsuit set the stage for this federal trial,