In its earliest days, a broad racketeering-conspiracy and sex-trafficking case has zoomed in on a single relationship.

Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura returns to the witness stand Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s Manhattan sex-trafficking case for cross-examination, following two days of direct testimony where she described a decade of harrowing abuse — including an alleged rape in 2018 after breaking up with him.

Cassie Ventura embraces husband Alex Fine after he ran a 2019 marathon for domestic violence in a resurfaced clip shared on X. Cassie has taken the stand three days straight this week, testifying during ex's Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal trial for sex trafficking.

Casandra “Cassie” Ventura will face cross-examination by defense attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Thursday.

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On the stand in court Tuesday, Cassie alleged Combs would "bash my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me in the head if I was down."

Sean "Diddy" Combs is on trial for allegedly forcing women into sex parties through abuse and violence. But you won't see testimonies. Here's why.

Diddy has consistently denied all allegations and his lawyers say he looks forward to clearing his name in court. Since September 2024, the music mogul has been locked up in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn - a prison that’s notorious for inmate violence and poor conditions.