Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual harassment, and domestic violence which some readers may find distressing.
Jurors at Diddy's criminal trial were left utterly disturbed by Cassie Ventura's description of the 'freak off' parties this week.
Seven years since she plucked up the courage to end their by all accounts horrendous relationship, Cassie is currently testifying against the rap mogul, who faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, transportation to engage in prostitution, rape, and domestic violence.
On Wednesday (May 14), the New York jury was shown sexually explicit images taken from Diddy's so-called 'freak-offs', which allegedly consisted of forcing his drug-fuelled ex-girlfriend to have intercourse with male prostitutes as he voyeuristically masturbated.
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Three reactions in particular were noted by CNN.
Its live federal court report revealed how one 'female juror let out a deep breath and rested her hand on her chest as an image was placed on the monitor before her.'
A male juror also 'looked at the screen at one of the images and his eyes appeared to move away quickly’, while a third scribbled something down on his notepad.
Ventura claimed in federal court that Diddy threatened to release videos of her engaging in these 'freak-offs'.
“I feared for my career," she admitted. "I feared for my family. It’s just embarrassing. It’s horrible and disgusting. No one should do that to anyone.
"He pulled up 'freak off' videos on his laptop that I thought were deleted. He was showing them with other people around. I said, 'You are embarrassing me.'
"I was scared, I felt trapped, how do you get out of this situation?"
Speaking to the New York Post last year, an anonymous party planner peeled back the curtain on Diddy's twisted arrangements.
"Everywhere you looked, you'd see yourself reflected again and again. You can imagine what it would look like when people are naked and having sex on the floor, on the couches, wherever," she recalled.
"It was definitely a vibe he wanted to put out there, that everywhere you looked there would be sex happening. It was wall-to-wall debauchery."
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Topics: Crime, Diddy, Cassie Ventura
Dan Seddon