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Diddy Trial: Danity Kane Singer Dawn Richard Testifies
- Dawn Richard, former Danity Kane member, testified in Manhattan federal court in May 2025 about witnessing Sean "Diddy" Combs abuse his longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
- The testimony follows Ventura's 2023 civil lawsuit alleging years of physical, sexual abuse and drug-fueled sex parties coerced by Combs, with part of the criminal case stemming from this lawsuit.
- Richard described Combs physically assaulting Ventura repeatedly, including punching, kicking, and dragging her, and said Combs threatened to kill her if she spoke out about the abuse.
- Ventura settled her $20 million civil suit against Combs just hours after filing it in November 2023, while Combs currently faces five felony charges including sex trafficking and racketeering in a trial expected to last two months.
- The trial, marked by intense media coverage due to Combs' music industry influence, could lead to 15 years-to-life imprisonment if he is convicted on all counts, raising questions about his legacy.
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Details of Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard's testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs trial
The second week of Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial began with more witness testimony. Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard testified she saw Combs beating his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest.
US v. Sean Combs: Exhibits from Diddy's sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing at least 15 years in prison if convicted of all charges at his federal sex trafficking trial. Prosecutors allege Combs used his “power and prestige” as a music star to induce female victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male sex workers in events dubbed “freak offs.” They say he coerced and abused women with help from a network of associates and employees while …
Explosive Testimony Continues in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Federal Trial
Source: Mike Coppola / Getty The second week of the federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed Monday with harrowing testimony from three key witnesses, each painting an increasingly disturbing portrait of a man they claim used his immense wealth and influence to control, abuse, and silence people in his life. Testifying in a Manhattan federal courtroom, former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard, Ca…
Pop star says Diddy beat Ventura, threatened her to stay quiet | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK>> Pop singer Dawn Richard told a jury on Monday that she saw Sean “Diddy” Combs beat his girlfriend repeatedly, but she faced sharp questioning from a defense lawyer over apparent inconsistencies in her account.
‘It Gets Dark and Lonely if You Don’t Listen’: Singer Describes How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Threatened Her Life After She Saw Him Throw a Frying Pan at Cassie Ventura
Dawn Richard describes a hidden world where Combs beats and tortures women, and his business associates enforce a code of silence.
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