R&B singer Casandra Ventura, 38, a former star in the New York hip-hop scene, should say that her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, 55, abused her and ruined her career when depressing the rapper’s trial.
Ventura, who resolved a Civil Procedure against Combs in 2023, accused him of rape over his relationship of a decade. THE CNN Last year aired a surveillance video of 2016 showing assaulting and dragging Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel. Combs apologized after the transmission.
Known as Cassie, she is an American singer, dancer, actress and model who began her musical career in 2004. Born in Connecticut in 1986, Ventura spent the beginning of adolescence working as a model, as well as having dance and singing classes.
In 2004, he moved to New York and, two years later, released his first single “Me & U”, which became his great success. Bad Boy Records has released its 2006 album, “Cassie”, through a partnership with the record label NextSelection.
Known for helping to turn R&B rappers and singers such as Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Notorious Big and Usher in Stars in the 1990s and 2000s, Combs was a producer much coveted by rising artists.
Ventura music included a mixture of R&B, hip-hop and pop that also honored its Philippine culture. She made her debut as an actress in the movie “She Dance, I Dance 2”, 2008, and sang the main single “Is It You” to the soundtrack of the work.
In 2007, Ventura began working predominantly with Bad Boy Records, leading to musical collaborations with Akon, Danja, Eric Hudson, The Surf Club and The Neptunes. That same year, Combs and Ventura started dating secretly, not making their public relationship until 2012, according to media reports.
In her lawsuit against “Mande” rapper, Cassie claimed that Combs controlled everything she did, including how she dressed in and where she was going. Their relationship ended in 2018 and in 2023 Cassie filed a lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of abuse that lasted more than a decade.
The release of Combs’ 2016 surveillance video on the assault generated support for the singer, who is now 38, and others to submit new allegations of abuse against Combs. Last year, Ventura publicly thanked those who supported her after watching the surveillance video.
“Thank you for all the love and support of my family, friends, strangers and those I haven’t met yet,” wrote the singer on Instagram.
Nicknamed Freak Offs, Combs was known for giving parties that often included sexual acts that were performed, recorded or assisted by party guests.
Combs declared innocent of federal accusations of extortion and sexual trafficking. The 55 -year -old rapper, currently arrested in Brooklyn, New York, also faces dozens of civil actions of women and men who accused him of sexual abuse.
Ventura married the personal trainer Alex Fine in September 2019 and they have two daughters. She is pregnant with the third child.
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This content was originally published in P. Diddy: Who is Cassie? Meet the singer who is a key piece at the trial on the website CNN Brazil.
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