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, advised the court docket there have been occasions 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 beginning to her third little one, 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 considered one of three witnesses to take the stand on Wednesday within the third week of the trial.

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

A detailed good friend of Ms Ventura, Mr Nash mentioned he noticed her nearly day-after-day whereas working as her stylist.

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

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

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

In a single incident, Mr Nash testified that Mr Combs confirmed up at Ms Ventura’s Los Angeles condominium 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 mentioned he and “Mia” tried to cease Mr Combs by leaping on his again.

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

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

Having began as an intern with Mr Combs’ report label Dangerous Boy, Mr Nash mentioned he turned a stylist when he met Ms Ventura in 2008 and nonetheless stays shut pals together with her.

When a defence legal professional requested in regards to the final time they spoke, he mentioned: “Yesterday after she had the newborn.”

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

Ms Ventura, who testified for 4 days throughout the first week of trial, was closely pregnant whereas on the stand. Media reviews mentioned she had given beginning in a New York hospital on Tuesday.

Mr Nash mentioned 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 Division officer and a Los Angeles Hearth Division official who testified about conflicts between Mr Combs and rapper Child Cudi, who took the stand final week. His authorized title is Scott Mescudi.

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

The court docket noticed extra pictures of the burnt Porsche and a bottle of petrol that Mr Jimenez mentioned was a makeshift Molotov cocktail used to set hearth to the automotive.

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

Mr Jimenez mentioned he put different prints in an envelope and despatched them to the LAPD, however they have been destroyed with out his permission the identical 12 months.

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 chargeable for the destruction of proof.

Mr Combs’ legal professional, Marc Agnifilo, requested the decide to declare a mistrial based mostly 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 predicted to take up many of the subsequent two days of trial, prosecutors mentioned.

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