Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs had his sex trial resume on Tuesday.
According to Fox News, the prosecution’s first witness Daniel Phillip, a male escort, appeared in court Monday and said he had witnessed Combs being violent with his now ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Phillip further said he saw Combs throw a liquor bottle across a room when Ventura did not immediately respond when he called for her and added that he saw Combs pull Ventura by the hair after a meet-up.
Phillip said Combs “grabbed Cassie by her hair” and dragged her to a bedroom, where she could be heard screaming. Phillip alleged he heard Combs say to Ventura “B—h, when I tell you to come, you come.”
On Tuesday, Phillip told the court that Ventura did not appear to be drunk or high during their sexual encounter, something Ventura has claimed.
Describing an incident at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York, Phillip claimed he believed he had been hired to strip at a bachelorette party. However, after his arrival Ventura allegedly requested Phillip rub baby oil on her while her “husband” was there.
Phillip said he didn’t recognize Combs at first because his face was covered but realized who he was when he spoke.
The prosecution claims that for over 20 years, Combs ran a criminal enterprise, and used drugs, threats, and violence to coerce Ventura, and another women known as “Jane” to have sex with escorts. Combs reportedly recorded the encounters to use as blackmail if they didn’t comply.
Ventura also took the stand Tuesday, testifying that Combs was in control of every “freak off,” including its location and even down to the lighting.
“Every freak off was directed by Sean…,” Ventura told Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson.
During the first “freak off,” Ventura claimed she was wearing an outfit from a sex store, high platforms and a masquerade mask.
Ventura said she took ecstasy “so there wasn’t too much feeling…a mixture of dirty and confusion…he’s happy with me, so I did something right…”
“What am I going to do. I can’t say no,” Ventura told the assistant U.S. attorney. “I didn’t want to make him upset. I didn’t want to make him angry.”
