Diddy Trial's Most Disturbing Claims: Week Two Breakdown

The hip-hop mogul has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He's maintained his innocence.

If convicted on all charges, which also include arson and bribery, Combs could face a mandatory 15-year prison sentence, with the possibility of life behind bars.

The first week of testimony came largely from Cassie Ventura, who dated Combs from 2007 to 2018, after he'd signed her to his Bad Boy Records label in 2005. On the stand, she detailed graphic sexual scenarios, or "freak offs," with Combs -- dropping allegations of drug usage, violence, blackmail, and even rape. Get a full breakdown of her testimony here.

Others on the witness stand included an escort who was allegedly involved in "freak offs," as well as an agent who detailed what was seized when authorities arrested Combs at a New York City hotel in September 2024. Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard also began to testify on Friday, with her testimony continuing this week.

Catch up on everything that happened Week 1 here, or at the link below.

After detailing an alleged break-in at his house after Combs found out about his relationship with Ventura, Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. Kid Cudi, moved on to the headline-making explosion of his Porsche the following month.

In January 2012, Mescudi said that his dog watcher called him from home one day to tell him his car was on fire. The friend sent him photos, which the jury was able to see. Mescudi, who was about 45 minutes away at the time, described it as "Molotov cocktail" damage -- and said his reaction was, simply, "What the f--k."

"It looks like the top of my Porsche was cut open, and that’s where the Molotov cocktail was put in," he said on the stand. One was found by police in the driver's seat.

While he said in court that he believed Combs was behind the car fire, the defense argued speculation and had this part of his testimony removed. On cross-examination, Mescudi was asked if he knew that the DNA taken from his car after the fire belonged to a woman. Mescudi said he never heard back from authorities on the results.

After the car fire, Mescudi said things were "getting out of hand" and so he again reached out to Combs and "finally told him that we needed to meet up, to talk." He said that Combs had been wanting to talk, so it was time to have that conversation.

He said he arrived to find Combs already at the hotel, "standing there, staring out the window with his hands behind his back, like a Marvel supervillain."

"We discussed pretty much the whole story about how me and Cassie first started to date to what it was to how it ended," said Mescudi, adding that he told Combs he took Ventura at her word when she said she and Combs were no longer involved.

He testified that he found Combs' calm demeanor during this meeting "off-putting" as the rapper denied any involvement in the car fire. "I don't know what you're talking about," Combs told him, per Mescudi's testimony, when asked about it.

He said that at this response, he pulled his hand out of a handshake with Combs, who said, "Wait, I thought we were cool." Mescudi's response was to again allege that Combs was behind the burning of his car, but Combs gave "his word" he had nothing to do with it.

As for Ventura, Mescudi said, "I was upset to find that she had kind of went back to him." He said that she arrived at the meeting and "explained we fell in love and things just happened."

Mescudi and Ventura broke up in December 2011 because of all of the drama, which he said got to be too much. He was concerned for her safety, he said, as well as his own, "because I knew Sean Combs was violent." He said it was decided to end things there because "the drama was too out of hand and to give her some space."

When the relationship did end, Mescudi said that he and Ventura "just stopped talking" after near-daily communication for a year straight. He was asked in cross-examination, "She played you, right?" To this, Mescudi replied, "Yes."

In fact, when defense attorney Brian Steele asked if it was Ventura who played both him and Combs, Mescudi responded, "True." He also agreed that Ventura was "living a double life" with both men.

Mescudi said the biggest surprise came years later when he ran into Combs in 2015. According to his testimony, Combs pulled him aside and said, "Man, I just want to apologize for everything and all that bulls--t." Mescudi said he was able to "find peace" after this.

"That was the last thing I was expecting to get from him," he said.

Scott Mescudi, known professionally as Kid Cudi, was next to take the stand. He set the timeline of his relationship with Ventura, saying the met in 2008 and dated around 2011. He knew at the time that "she and Sean Combs had some problems and they weren’t dating anymore."

In December 2011, Mescudi said he received a frantic phone call from Ventura, telling him that Combs had discovered they were dating. He described her as "really shook" about him "finally knowing that we had been hanging out and that he had my address and he was probably going to go to my house."

Ventura also told him that Combs was abusive, per testimony, saying he was told that Combs "would hit her, sometimes kick her." He said he was not told about any possible sexual abuse.

Mescudi said he was confused by this as he didn't think she and Combs were involved anymore, but "she sounded really stressed on the phone, nervous, scared, so I went to go pick her up."

According to Mescudi's testimony, he and Ventura went to a nearby hotel and spoke with an employee of Combs named Capricorn Clark. Mescudi said that Clark seemed "very scared" and "on the verge of tears" as she told him that Combs and two of his associates were inside Mescudi's house.

"She was forced to go along with them over there," Mescudi testified, saying that Clark was on the phone while in the car outside. So Mescudi said he headed back home and called Combs, asking him, "Motherf--ker, are you in my house?"

Combs admitted he was at Mescudi's home, telling him, "I just want to talk to you. I'm over here waiting for you."

Mescudi said that he later realized that things had happened in his home while he was gone. He said he noticed his security cameras had been moved. Gifts he'd bought for his family had been opened and were on the kitchen counter, while his dog was locked in a bathroom. There was no apparent damage to the house.

But Combs wasn't there, Mescudi said. When he reached out, Combs told him "he was on his way." After seeing what had happened in his house, Mescudi admitted, "I wanted to confront him. I wanted to fight him."

After calming himself a bit, though, he said he remembers realizing, "I don’t know who he has with him. I don’t know what his intentions are." So instead, he reached out to the police and filed a police report about the apparent break-in.

Despite all of this, Mescudi said he and Ventura spent the holidays together with her family in Connecticut, during which Combs again said he wanted to talk to him via texts. "I guess he was in the dark about things and wanted to talk, but at that point, post-break-in, I didn’t want to talk," Mescudi testified.

A government computer forensics agent who works for Homeland Security Investigations came tot he stand to talk about Ventura's laptops, which she testified housed explicit material she was afraid might be used to blackmail her.

Joshua Croft testified that he was able to extract data from three of her laptops. According to his testimony, one of the laptops had been set to factory defaults, another had logins for "Frank Black" and a guest profile, and the third would not power on at all. This third device, he testified, had some dents and bends, as well.

He confirmed on cross-examination that the government was given permission by Ventura to search the laptops, but said he did not conduct a full review of the data contained therein.

Frederic Zemmour, general manger of the L'Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, took the stand on Thursday afternoon. He was on the stand to testify about name changes and "notes" associated with Combs' profile at the hotel.

According to Zemmour, the profile was started under Combs' actual name in December 2006. In 2009, the name was changed to Jackie Star, and then it was changed again multiple times around 2011 or 2012 to Sean Combs, Frank White, or Frank Black. In 2019, Zemmour said the account name was changed to Ryan Lopez.

Along with the changing names were a series of notes on the account for hotel staff to be aware of when this account was used. Zemmour said an additional $500 was charged for damages due to excessive candle was after one stay. It became policy to mark rooms "Out of Order" after his stays for deep cleaning.

Per CNN's coverage, some notes added to Combs' account read:

• Pls monitor outside his rm / down the hall to spray air freshener
• ALWAYS spills candle wax on everything and uses excessive amounts of oil, place the room out of order upon departure for deep cleaning
• Please authorize an extra $1000 when guest stays with us to cover any room damages

Mylah Morales is the former makeup artist for Combs and Ventura mentioned in previous testimony from Ventura as the woman she stayed with after an alleged beating from Combs following their surprise run-in at a 2010 Prince party. She largely corroborated Ventura's story with her testimony.

Morales said she and Ventura met when the latter was 16 years old, describing her as "like a little sister to me," and was her regular makeup artist when she signed with Bad Boy Records in 2007. She said the last time she did her makeup was in 2021.

According to Ventura's testimony, Morales had stayed behind the night of the Prince party and had been nearby when the physical altercation occurred later that night. Morales confirmed this, saying she stayed behind to nap on the couch of their Ventura's Beverly Hills hotel room.

She said she was awakened later by the commotion of Ventura entering the suite and heading straight into the bedroom, followed by Combs, who came in shouting, "Where the f--k is she?"

Then, Morales said she heard yelling and screaming from behind the closed door before Combs ultimately left the hotel room.

As she was outside the room, Morales said she did not witness what happened in the room. But she did testify that in the immediate aftermath, Ventura had a swollen eye, busted lip, and multiple knots on her head.

"I was just frantic and I didn’t know what to do," she said.

Ventura stayed with her for a few days after that at Morales' house. Morales said she had a doctor friend come to check on her, who recommended she go to the ER, but Ventura refused.

Morales said the whole incident left her afraid for her life, so she did not call police. Afterward, on the few occasions she and Ventura ran into one another, neither of them acknowledged that night.

One of Combs' former executive assistants, George Kaplan, returned to  the stand Thursday morning to continue his testimony after he was granted immunity for speaking out.

He said that as he was subpoenaed under an immunity order, he understands the order requires him to "testify truthfully and allows for this testimony to not be used against me."

Kaplan stated that while on a private jet, he did witness Combs get violent with Ventura. This was in late 2015. He said he heard glass break, and when he looked back, he saw Combs standing over Ventura holding a whiskey rocks glass in his hand.

Kaplan said she was lying on her back with her legs up, as if "trying to create space between the two of them." He said he then looked away as he heard Ventura scream, "Isn’t anybody seeing this?" According to Kaplan, no one went to check on her, even after Combs went to a different part of the plane.

On cross-examination, he said that even though he didn't see injuries on Ventura after the incident, he was still shaken by it. "In my heart of hearts, I told myself I knew what was happening, and I felt an element of guilt to not be stopping it," he admitted. "People can be injured all the time without injuries being visible."

On another occasion, Kaplan said he saw visible bruises on Ventura's face. This happened, he said, when Combs called him to the master bathroom and told him to pick up some over-the-counter products Kaplan said would make an "anti-swelling agent."

He said he passed a crying Ventura on his way to Combs; she was on the bed with her head in her hands, but he could see visible bruises. Kaplan said he did not engage with or check on her. Instead, he purchased the items with a Combs Enterprises company credit card.

Kaplan stated that he witnessed violence toward a different girlfriend, too, when he saw Combs "throw a number of decorative or real green apples" at her in late 2015 at his Miami Beach home. He said Combs was angry and throwing them hard: "She was trying to shield herself with her arms."

"The tension and anger in the room was scary," Kaplan said. "I had never seen or been a part of anything like this."

He did not intervene, saying he was a "young kid" trying to make it in the entertainment industry. "This was essentially my first professional endeavor, and I actually thought for a second this might be normal," he testified.

While he admitted to not stepping in to assist these women, Kaplan said that what was happening was the reason he quit. "The central reason that I left my job as Mr. Combs’ assistant was that I was not comfortable or aligned with the physical behavior that had been going on that I had seen pieces of over the course of a couple months," he testified.

He didn't want to help "fixing those types of things," he explained. "It was extremely challenging because I was obviously extremely grateful to be in the role and have a great deal of respect for Mr. Combs, but in my heart of hearts, I knew it was the right thing to do."

He told former chief of staff Kristina Khorram about the incidents he'd witnessed, saying that she was "disappointed and saddened." He then told her he was going to have to leave because of this, though he said he told Combs he was quitting because his father was sick, with Combs "extremely gracious" about it.

He admitted keeping in touch with Combs afterward, saying he last saw him before the pandemic, "because I liked Mr. Combs and wanted to continue having a relationship with him."

"I’m a young man, and this is a god among men," Kaplan said of his view of Combs, and stated that he still wishes his former employer well on his birthday every year. He said he "desperately" did not want to testify and has nothing against the rapper, though their relationship is "complicated."

After being granted immunity in exchange for his testimony, Diddy's ex executive assistant George Kaplan took the stand.

He said he was often tasked with picking up items for his boss, including "drugs and alcohol" -- and claimed his job was threatened routinely. In one instance, he claimed Diddy was angry and "very close to my face" after Kaplan brought Combs two half-gallon water bottles instead of the one-gallon he requested.

He claimed he also set up hotel rooms for Combs in advance, stocking them with candles, alcohol, baby oil and lube. He said he would also tidy up the messy rooms after, saying, "Protecting him and protecting his public image was very important and that was something I was very keen on doing."

He was also concerned that hotel staff might try to sell things recovered from rooms Combs had stayed in, saying, "People want a pay day."

With that, the jury was dismissed. Kaplan will return for cross-examination on Thursday. Kid Cudi is also expected to take the stand following Kaplan's testimony.

Psychologist Dawn Hughes was brought to the stand on Wednesday, to offer expert testimony on abusive relationships. She previously testified in the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial and explained she has not personally assessed anyone involved in this case.

In her experience, she said it's common for victims of abuse to stay in their relationships, explaining they often feel trapped by the "power and control" of their abuser.

She also claimed sexual abuse prevents victims from leaving, out of "shame" and "degradation," before citing financial dependence as another reason victims stay. According to Hughes, victims can often have "fragmented" memories of their abuse, tend to minimize it to others and "numb" themselves with drugs and alcohol.

Under cross-examination she reiterated that she did not know the specific details of the case and wasn't basing her testimony on any one individual. She also confirmed she gets paid to testify by prosecutors and has never done so for the defense in a criminal trial.

Special Agent Gerard Gannon with Homeland Security Investigations continued his testimony first thing Wednesday morning, sharing what was found on the ground for the raid and search on Combs' Miami Beach home on March 25, 2024.

He testified finding 31 Astroglide bottles and 25 baby oil bottles, as well as a pair of red high heels and cell phones hidden inside a Balenciaga boot. A Gucci bag allegedly tested positive for cocaine and ketamine and contained pills that tested positive for MDMA and Xanax. In the bathroom, he said agents discovered a box with "Puffy" on it; the box also had additional drugs inside. A rubber duck was also found, as well as capsules containing the active ingredient in mushrooms.

Among the many photos released alongside Gannon's testimony, showing the items recovered from the home, was one showing a bathroom mirror covered in messages including, "You a legend," "You're an icon Puffy Daddy" and "Love you."

A loaded handgun was also found in what Gannon referred to as a "guard shack," or guesthouse.

Under cross-examination, Gannon said no weapons or drug paraphernalia was found on any of the six people home at the time. He also said that the two AR-15 rifles found weren't loaded

Taking the stand on Tuesday, Special Agent Gerard Gannon with Homeland Security Investigations said he was in charge on the ground for the raid and search on Combs' Miami Beach home on March 25, 2024. He said he was assigned as the case is tied to a human-trafficking investigation.

There were somewhere between 80 and 90 law enforcement agents involved in the search, per Gannon, because of the size of the property. The home alone is approximately 20,000 square feet, including a main residence and guest hose, according to Gannon's testimony. Agents were divided into teams of two for each room.

He said that the search began with 25 special response team members clearing the property, as the anticipated having to deal with security measures, and even the possibility of armed security. They also had some agents on boats to prevent anyone trying to leave the property by water.

According to Gannon, while most searches start very early in the morning, this one was delayed until 3:00 p.m. because they wanted to wait until Combs had left the property. It was their understanding he was scheduled to leave that day for a family trip.

Following standard operating procedure, a vehicle was used to breach the front gate, which was subsequently broken, as the "quickest and safest option to be able to get onto the property."

In their search, Gannon testified that agents found high heels, sex toys, baby oil, personal lubricant, and lingerie in the closet. They also found two magazines loaded with bullets and "upper and lower receivers of AR-15s," which Gannon said are parts of those guns.

He said his team was not able to determine the manufacturer of one AR-15 rifle found in the closet. He also showed the jury close-up image of the guns with the serial numbers scratched off. "It’s a lot more difficult, or impossible" to determine the legal owner of a gun without a serial number, Gannon explained.

Gannon further explained that most AR-15s don't have the ability to be fired as fully automatic weapons, but the guns confiscated on Combs' property have a full-automatic indicator. In all cases, though, the guns selector level was set to semi-automatic when confiscated, though this could easily be changed.

The judge then dismissed the jury and court was adjourned for the day, with Gannon's testimony set to continue Wednesday morning.

Sharay Hayes, a former exotic dancer who went by "The Punisher" from 2012 to 2016, said he was hired by Ventura in the fall of 2012, and told that it was a gift for her birthday from her husband. He expected a 20- to 30-minute strip tease.

Hayes said he arrived at Trump International Hotel in New York City and was greeted by Ventura, who he did not recognize. He testified that rather than dance, he was told she and her husband "liked to create a sexy scene" involving baby oil.

He said he was told to ignore her husband and given a "stack of cash" -- which he later saw was $800. He then followed Ventura's lead, and could hear "subtle directions" from her "husband" about lighting, positioning and the like. Afterward, he said he was paid an additional $1200.

Afterward, Hayes testified he was hired from eight to a dozen more times. Ultimately, he was able to see enough of Ventura's "husband" to recognize him. He said most of these encounters were planned hours ahead of time and could last from 2:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., though they were usually closer to four hours. At times, they would meet on consecutive days.

When asked his assessment on if Ventura enjoyed these sexual encounters, Hayes said, "My understanding was we were creating a scene, a sexy scene, that was enjoyable to her partner. I did observe sometimes a sigh, a wince, that seemed to be frustration at the frequency" of direction from Combs. But he said that she never refused a direction. He also said he never sensed "discomfort" from her, nor did he ever observe any violence or filming.

Hayes testified that neither Ventura nor Combs ever appeared to be intoxicated, nor did he see them take any drugs during these encounters. He said that he felt "a lot of pressure" himself, and sometimes did take medications to help him perform. One time, in 2016, he was unable to perform, and that became the last time he was called.

Before he left, Hayes said Ventura paid him and thanked him "for being private and respecting their privacy in terms of our interactions."

Despite the defense revealing a document from one of his meetings with prosecutors where he purportedly said he was beginning to develop feelings for Ventura, Hayes testified this "may have been taken out of context, because that’s not the case." He also never considered her a personal friend as he said they never spoke outside of these hired exchanges.

On Tuesday, Regina Ventura, Cassie's mother, took the stand and testified that she received a phone call from her daughter in December 2011 where her daughter said Combs was threatening to release explicit sex tapes of her.

In the email shared in court, Cassie wrote that Combs threatened to release two videos and "that he will be having someone hurt me and Scott Mescudi [Kid Cudi] physically (he made a point that it wouldn’t be by his hands, he actually said he’d be out of the country when it happened)."

She said that she also heard from Combs around this time, who told her he needed to "recoup money" he had invested in Cassie, so Regina would need to send her $20,000. Regina said he was angry about Cassie's relationship with Mescudi.

According to her testimony, she and her husband took out a home equity loand on their house to come up with the money, which they then sent to Combs, testifying that she did it becuase she was "scared about my daughter’s safety."

Five days later, according to Regina, the money was returned to her account, but there was never any communication or explanation from Combs.

December 2011 was the first time Regina heard from Cassie that Combs had ever hit her. She said she took photos of her daughters bruises because she "wanted to make sure that we memorialized it" as evidence.

On cross-examination, Combs' ex-assistant David James was confronted with his own questionable behavior while working for the rap mogul.

In an incident that was reported to Bad Boy Entertainment's human resources department, James conceded to laying hands on a woman during a heated confrontation at Combs Star Island home in Florida.

According to James, he got upset with a chef when she tried to tell him where Combs needed to be. He testified that he "grabbed her two wrists and squeezed her wrists and told her to stay in her … lane."

James said that when he was confronted by Combs, he told him what had happened and Combs told him, "You can’t be putting your hands on women." James said he was warned that if it happened, he would be fired. He was also told to write the chef a note and get her a gift, which he testified he did. He also said she did forgive him.

On redirect, James stated that Combs asked him to make a false report to police about this incident. "He instructed me to say that she was the aggressor and hit me first," James testified. Rather than make a false report, James said he drove around for awhile and returned to the house, telling Combs he'd filed a report when he had not.

Former assistant David James testified on Tuesday that he respects Combs "from a business perspective," which is why he wanted to come work for him. Once he was employed, he quickly learned how demanding the position could be.

While there was a lot of travel, James said there was a "fine line" between business and pleasure, as Combs tended to blend it all together. Ultimately, he described trips as "business-oriented."

He also detailed the challenges of traveling with Combs, who he said was continuously surrounded by people "almost in a mob around him." When asked if Combs was gracious, James said, "I don’t think ‘gracious’ is a word I would use to describe Mr. Combs." He said the rapper did not typically sign autographs, but would sometimes have his staff members sign for him to mail to fans.

James testified that on one occasion, an assistant working for Combs had to be hospitalized for dehydration after working 24 hours straight. He said a common saying among the security staff was, "You know what rhymes with tired? Fired."

At the same time, he said that there was a camaraderie among the staff, with Bad Boy Records feeling like a family. "Mama Combs called me her son at one point," he testified.

One incident that stood out in ex-assistant David James' testimony was the first moment in Combs' employ that he said he felt like he was in danger. He said it came after he and a security guard went to a diner to get food for Combs and his staff.

Marion "Suge" Knight was at the restaurant when they arrived, with James testifying that Combs' security guard spoke with him briefly before getting Combs' order. They returned to the house to find Combs and Ventura arguing, with the latter looking as if she'd been crying, per James.

After sharing what happened, James said that Combs ordered him to drive him and the security guard back to the restaurant to look for Knight. He said that Combs sat in the back seat with three handguns in his lap, an incident that left him "shook up," even though they did not find Knight.

But he said that it was this incident that was a contributing factor in him turning in his notice shortly thereafter, offering to stay for six months to train his replacement. He would ultimately leave in May 2009.

When asked by the defense if he spoke up at any point before driving Combs back to the diner, James replied, "Respectfully Sir, you have someone with three guns in this close proximity, I didn’t think I had the option to say something."

Detailing a bit how Combs handled security, James said that he would often ride in a second car. Combs often had a second car running to the right of the one he was in to prevent anyone from "pulling up on him" and possibly assassinating him, James testified.

Combs' former assistant David James returned to the stand Tuesday morning to continue his testimony. In the years he worked for Combs, which was from 2007 to 2009, James testified that he never saw any physical violence between Combs and Ventura, but he did hear them argue about her career multiple times.

He said he heard Ventura express an interest in expanding her career into modeling and acting, with Combs telling her she needed to focus on her music career.

The former assistant detailed one incident where Combs found him on the computer at his house one night after the rapper had been out with Ventura, a different assistant, and his security.

He said Combs stormed into the room and jumped on the computer, claiming someone had written a blog post "lying" about him hitting Ventura. James testified that Combs checked the computer's search history to see if it was him.

On another occasion, James testified that Combs' security searched through all of his and his then-girlfriend's belongings when Cartier bracelets went missing, while he was forced to take a lie detector test two different times when items went missing. In both cases, his results showed no lies. He said he was told by security that another former employee was also made to take a lie detector test.

Confirming Ventura's testimony that Combs' assistants would set up hotel rooms for their use, James said he was often tasked with this. Setup included clothing, toiletries, medicines, food, and drink.

He said there were about 40 products, mostly skincare, while the medicine bag included between 25 and 30 pill bottles, including ecstasy and Percocet. Some of the bottles were unmarked.

At times, James said he was tasked with purchasing "personal items" to restock, including condoms, lubricant, and baby oil. He said he was instructed not to submit for reimbursement through the company, but rather get paid from Combs' personal bag -- which usually had around $10,000 in it -- as these were "items he didn’t want to have a record for."

James testified that he saw Combs take drugs and give them to his friends. At times, he said, he was tasked with supplying drugs for Combs' friends, detailing two separate occasions where he did. However on cross-examination, he confirmed that he had done this of his own free will and had not told Combs he had done it.

Following the testimony of Cassie's friend Kerry Morgan, David James -- a former assistant of Combs -- took the stand.

He claimed that in his interviews for the position, he was told, "This is Mr. Combs' kingdom. We're all here to serve in it." He added that Combs' security guards would tell him to "stay in my lane," adding he "knew not to mess with them, to listen to them."

He also recalled an alleged conversation with Ventura after she and Combs began dating. He claimed she said "this lifestyle is crazy" -- and, when James suggested she leave, responded, "I can't. I can't get out."

Per James, she said Combs controlled her career.

He said that during the time he worked for Combs, from 2007 to 2009, he saw the star with multiple girlfriends. He described Kim Porter as the "main girlfriend," with four other women in the mix, including Ventura, as his "other girlfriends."

The jury was then dismissed for the day.

Following the testimony of Dawn Richard, a who described as Cassie Ventura's longtime best friend Kerry Morgan took the stand. CNN notes that Judge Arun Subramanian had previously ruled Morgan could testify that Ventura told her she was "scared" of Combs and that she couldn't break up with him because he was in control of her career.

Admitting that they do not currently have a relationship or speak, Morgan said on the stand that she and Ventura were "best friends" from 2001 to 2018. As for why their friendship ended, Morgan said it was because Combs "assaulted" her.

She said that she is not testifying voluntarily, per se, but rather because she was subpoenaed. When asked why she didn't want to come and testify, Morgan said, "I have moved on with my life away from all these people and the problems."

She went on to describe the early years of her friendship with Ventura, whom she said she met on a modeling shoot when she was 16 and Ventura was 15. By 2004, she said they were roommates together in New York. She said Ventura didn't drink much or use drugs at that time.

Once Ventura began dating Combs, Morgan said she got to know the hip-hop mogul "very well." She described him as sometimes nice and generous, but also someone who "could be very aggressive" and experienced mood swings, per NBC News.

She said that she watched as Ventura "lost her spark" and her confidence through her relationship with Combs. When asked if he spoke down to Ventura, Morgan said it happened "often" and could be about her looks, her behavior, or who she talked to.

When he was looking for Ventura, Morgan said that Combs would sometimes call her up to "50 times in a row" wanting to know where she was. As for physical abuse, Morgan testified that she witnessed it happen twice, once in Jamaica and once in Los Angeles; she said he was sober both times.

In LA, she said she was there with Combs, Ventura, and one of Combs' security guards. "I saw him push her, I’m pretty sure he hit her," she said. "They were on the other side of a bed, so I’m not sure if he kicked her or something." She said Ventura did nothing in response and when she asked the security guard to intervene, he told her he wasn't going to do anything.

In Jamaica, she said she heard "guttural, terrifying" screaming, before seeing Combs drag Ventura by her hair, thinking he had knocked her out. Morgan said Cassie then ran off, as she and Combs chased after her in golf carts. When she caught up with Ventura first, Morgan said the pair hid in a ditch.

Morgan also claimed Ventura returned home following the InterContinental Hotel incident covering her face, with Combs about 30-minutes behind her. When she wouldn't let him in, Morgan said he started hitting the door with a hammer. The police came and allegedly left a card, when Cassie wouldn't show her ID.

In another instance, Morgan claims Combs also hit her with a coat hanger and choked her, as he demanded to know who Ventura was cheating on him with. The incident left her with a concussion, she said, claiming she was paid $30,000 by Combs to sign an NDA.

"We haven't spoken since. The last time I spoke to Sean was the night of the assault and the last time I saw Cassie was when I signed the NDA," she testified.

While Morgan said she told Ventura to leave Combs, she claimed Cassie said "she could not, because of her job, her car, her apartment."

Following a lunch break, Morgan returned to the stand -- this time for cross-examination by the defense.

Under cross, Morgan said she would probably see Ventura a couple times a month when they were friends and claimed Ventura was jealous of Kim Porter, the mother of several of Diddy's children, as well as another woman he was having a "full-on relationship" with named Gina.

She also claimed Diddy was jealous of Cassie hanging out with Michael B. Jordan -- with whom Ventura previously testified Combs accused her of having an affair. Morgan said one of the alleged assaults came as Combs asked Ventura who she was cheating on him with.

"The reason I stopped speaking to her was because she was not supportive of me after that incident. I draw my line at physical abuse," she also said under cross-examination, claiming Ventura told her any hush money was coming from Combs and that Cassie was "the go-between."

"She offered money to close the case on it so I don't sue anybody or say anything public about it," said Morgan.

Under re-direct, Morgan insisted the Jamaica attack had nothing to do with jealousy and came after he said she was taking too long in the bathroom.

Richard returned to the witness stand first thing Monday morning, where she continued speaking about an alleged "attack" on Ventura by Combs in 2009. She said she felt threatened and claimed he was "frequently" violent toward Cassie.

"He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her in the mouth. I saw him kick her, punch her in the stomach," she continued, saying it would happen either randomly or when Ventura spoke up for herself.

When asked whether she ever intervened, she said she didn't, for her own "safety," and said Combs told her to stay out of their relationship "or else we would pay for it." Richard also claimed she witnessed Combs have marijuana, ketamine, ecstasy and cocaine delivered -- and said he carried handguns, as did his security.

Under cross-examination, she was asked about her own lawsuit against Diddy, wondering whether her allegations have changed since meeting with prosecutors in this case. "I've been consistent," she maintained.

Defense also tried to point out inconsistencies with her recollection of the 2009 skillet incident at Diddy's home, with Richard saying she's told it as best she can recall. As defense continued to poke holes in her statements about threats, drugs and guns on the stand, comparing them against past statements, she added, "As time progresses, I remember more."

Richard then denied filing her own lawsuit against Combs to make money, telling defense she was only asking to be "compensated" for her work.