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Dawn Richard Said that she saw “frequently” how Sean Combs His long-time ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie“Ventura struck. Richard made this statement on the second day of her participation on Combs process for sex trade.
Observations of physical violence
“He hit her, choked her, pulled her around and hit her in the face,” said Richard, according to media reports. ‘I saw how he kicked her and hit her in her stomach. ”
Outbursts of rage without trigger
Dawn Richard added that Combs became violent towards Ventura for various reasons. Be it in response to the fact that Ventura “resisted”, or just out of “arbitrary” outbursts of anger. “We didn’t even know where it came from,” said Richard.
Richard came as a breakthrough talent from the MTV reality series “Making the Band” in Combs’ environment. Later she joined the Bad-Boy Girlgroup Danity Kane and was part of the R&B trio Diddy-Dirty Money together with Combs and Kalenna Harper.
Violence in the house of Combs
A case of alleged abuse that Richard said as a witness occurred in 2009 in Combs’ house in New York City, although Harper was also present. Richard said Combs “hit Ventura in the face” during a dispute so that her face was so swollen that she had to wear sunglasses and make-up to hide the injury.
Solidarity among women: sunglasses as a sign
According to reports, the jury was then shown a photo of Ventura, Richard and Harper in public, where all three women wore sunglasses. Richard said she and Harper had worn the sunglasses, “to show solidarity to be a friend to give someone who needed it.”
Public abuse: the restaurant incident
Another suspected attack occurred in a restaurant where several employees of the record company were also present. According to Richard, Combs and Ventura had argued Leise when Combs hit Ventura in the stomach. On the way home in the car, Richard continued, said Ventura to Combs, that the public incident had “embarrassed”. Thereupon Combs “Ventura grabbed her neck, gave her a slap in the face and hit her in the face,” said Richard. Combs’ security personnel was present. However, did not take it in, said Richard, and the journey continued in silence.
Inactive intervention
Richard continued to encourage Ventura to leave Combs after experiencing these alleged cases of abuse. During this conversations, Richard described Ventura as “torn” and added: “She listened, but you could see that I could see the fear …” (her statement was interrupted by an objection by the defense, which the judge took up).
However, when Combs found out about these conversations, the Mogul told her that she should stop, “otherwise we would pay for it,” Richard continued. Richard added according to reports: “I made the decision that it would be the best for my own security not to attack myself because I don’t think she was really ready to do something.”
The attack with the frying pan
Richard Her statement began last FridayMay 16 after Ventura yours long And emotional Had finished statement. During her statement, she confirmed and underpinned Venturas claimsthat Combs brutally beat her throughout her relationship.
During her statement last week, Richard said that she saw how Combs Ventura had attacked the same pan with Ventura fried eggs. “It didn’t seem like it had hit her fully,” said Richard. “She went into the fetus position … I was afraid for her.”
Richard’s own lawsuit against Combs
However, Richard did not go into her own allegations against Combs on the witness stand. Last year she was enough a civil lawsuit Against the Mogul, in which he accused him of violent outbreaks and sexual abuse. And claimed that he grabbed her several times, threatened her with death and locked her in a closed car as a punishment for two hours. Richard’s civil lawsuit is still pending.