After a two-month trial, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been discovered responsible of transporting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura for prostitution.

The 55-year-old had been charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to interact in prostitution after he was arrested final September – however had denied the entire allegations and pleaded not responsible.

As we speak, after 13 hours of deliberations over three days, the jury got here again – convicting Combs of transporting Ventura and one other former girlfriend, solely referred to as Jane, for prostitution.

He was discovered not responsible of racketeering and of intercourse trafficking each girls.

In June Ventura, 38, took to the stand for 4 straight days, detailing the rapper’s abuse of her all through their decade-long on-off relationship.

In 2023, she filed a lawsuit accusing her ex of abuse. This included an incident on the InterContinental Lodge in LA in 2016, with CCTV footage showing to point out him grabbing, shoving and kicking her throughout the ground.

Sharing her account with the court docket, a then heavily-pregnant Ventura, who welcomed her third baby with husband Alex Fantastic a couple of weeks later, additionally detailed the so-called ‘freak offs’ – marathon intercourse events she says she had been coerced into by Combs.

After courting for 10 years, the pair lastly break up in 2018.

Quickly after Combs’ verdict was introduced, her lawyer Douglas H. Wigdor spoke about Ventura’s energy to come back ahead.

In a press release, he stated: ‘This whole felony course of began when our consumer Cassie Ventura had the braveness to file her civil grievance in November 2023.  Though the jury didn’t discover Combs responsible of intercourse trafficking Cassie past an inexpensive doubt, she paved the way in which for a jury to search out him responsible of transportation to interact in prostitution. 

‘By coming ahead along with her expertise, Cassie has left an indelible mark on each the leisure business and the struggle for justice. We should repeat – with no reservation – that we consider and help our consumer who confirmed exemplary braveness all through this trial.

‘She displayed unquestionable energy and introduced consideration to the realities of highly effective males in our orbit and the misconduct that has endured for many years with out repercussion.  This case proved that change is lengthy overdue, and we are going to proceed to struggle on behalf of survivors.’

Talking to reporters exterior court docket, he additionally stated: ‘We’re simply happy that he nonetheless faces substantial jail time.’

The 2 costs Combs has been discovered responsible of have a possible 10-year most sentence.

Ventura is finest identified for her music profession – releasing her lead single Me & U in 2006, which peaked at quantity three on the Billboard Scorching 100.

She rapidly caught the eye of Combs who signed her onto his Unhealthy Boy Data label.

In August 2006 her self-titled debut album was launched however grew to become her first and final launch.

She additionally appeared in Step Up 2: The Streets, The Excellent Match and Empire, in addition to modelling for Calvin Klein, ASOS and Abercrombie and Fitch.

She and Coombs dated between 2007 and 2018, beginning when she was 21 and he was 39.

In November 2023, she filed a lawsuit towards Combs, accusing him of raping and bodily abusing her throughout their relationship.

Combs denied the allegations, with the previous couple settling the case the day after the paperwork had been filed.

Not lengthy after leaving Combs, Ventura met wellness guide Alex Fantastic on the gymnasium.

They had been married in September 2019 and now have three youngsters collectively – daughters Frankie Stone and Sunny, in addition to their new child son.

After Ventura left the court docket for the ultimate time, her husband shared a message about her ‘energy and bravado’.

‘Over the previous 5 days, the world has gotten to witness the energy and bravado of my spouse liberating herself of her previous,’ he started.

‘I’ve felt so many issues sitting there. I’ve felt large satisfaction and overwhelming love for Cass. I’ve felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in entrance of an individual who tried to interrupt her.

‘So, to him and all of those that helped him alongside the way in which, please know this: You didn’t. You didn’t break her spirit, nor her smile, that lights up each room. You didn’t break the souls of a mom who provides the most effective hugs and performs the silliest video games with our little ladies. You didn’t break the lady who has made me a greater man.’

He additionally denied ‘saving’ Ventura, including: ‘Cassie saved Cassie. She alone broke free from abuse, coercion, violence and threats. She did the work of combating the demons that solely a demon himself may have achieved to her.’

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