Jurors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing federal sex-trafficking trial were presented Thursday, May 15, with explicit text messages exchanged between the music mogul and singer Cassie Ventura, who is testifying as the prosecution’s star witness.
The texts, dated back to 2009 during the early years of their 11-year on-and-off relationship, were used by Combs’ legal team to challenge Ventura’s claims of coercion, showing what the defense argues were enthusiastic and consensual exchanges about drug-fueled group sex acts referred to as “freak offs.”
One message from Ventura to Combs read: “I’m always ready to freak off LOLOL.” Combs replied, “You tell me the day. You choose. Name the day.”
In another exchange, Combs wrote, “I can’t wait to watch you,” to which Ventura responded, “Me too. I just want it to be uncontrollable.”
Combs’ attorneys highlighted the messages as part of an effort to show that Ventura participated in the encounters willingly.