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NEW YORK. — Sean “Diddy” Combs once beat ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura so badly she needed stiches on her forehead, the music mogul’s former stylist has testified at his trial.
Deonte Nash, who styled both Diddy and Cassie, told the court there were times when he witnessed his boss attacking his then-girlfriend and others. He also testified he saw Diddy threaten to release sex tapes of Cassie in drug-fuelled “freak-offs” with male prostitutes. The testimony came as it emerged Cassie had given birth to her third child, a son, with her fitness instructor husband. Diddy, 55, has pleaded not guilty to racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Mr Nash was one of three witnesses to take the stand on Wednesday in the third week of the trial. He said several times he did not want to be in court — he was summoned to testify through a subpoena. A close friend of Cassie, Mr Nash said he saw her almost every day while working as her stylist. He told the jury he witnessed Diddy abusing Cassie on several occasions. Asked what names Diddy would call Cassie, Mr Nash said he would refer to her as “slut” and “ho”, among other derogatory terms.
The stylist told the court Cassie had confided in him that she did not want to participate in the sex parties. In one incident, Mr Nash testified that Diddy showed up at Cassie’s Los Angeles apartment while she was asleep on a sofa. Diddy shouted at her and grabbed her by the hair and started beating her, the court heard.
Mr Nash testified that he and Cassie and an assistant to Mr Combs, named in court only as “Mia”, tried to run into a bedroom and close the door, but Diddy managed to get in.
The hip-hop mogul continued beating Cassie until she hit her head on a bedframe and was bleeding profusely, the court heard.
Mr Nash said he and “Mia” tried to stop Diddy by jumping on his back. The stylist also said he tried to call emergency services, but Diddy told him a member of his security would take Ms Ventura to a plastic surgeon for treatment.
Mr Nash said he saw her on a video call the next day with stitches in her eyebrow.When a defence attorney asked about the last time they spoke, he said: “Yesterday after she had the baby.”—BBC
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