Daybreak Richard speaks out on alleged horrific issues she noticed Diddy do in direction of Cassie
Warning: This text accommodates dialogue of sexual harassment and home violence which some readers could discover distressing.
Daybreak Richard has spoken out on the alleged horrific issues she noticed Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs do in direction of Cassie.
The singer took to the stand throughout his trial as he faces prices of racketeering, intercourse trafficking and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Diddy denies all prices.
Richard was signed on the rapper’s Unhealthy Boy Data label together with her lady group, Danity Kane, from 2009 till 2011, throughout which she is alleged to have witnessed Cassie be assaulted by him.
Full title Casandra Ventura, she was in a long run relationship with Combs from 2007 to 2018 and through her testimony final week she uncovered extra in regards to the drug-fuelled ‘freak offs’ he allegedly orchestrated.
In her testimony, Richard claimed that she noticed the Hip-Hop mogul hit the singer over the top with an egg skillet in 2009, knocking her to the bottom.
Having been ‘shocked’ and ‘scared’ by what she witnessed, she added that the next day, Combs informed her: “You might go lacking.”
Prosecutor Christy Slavik requested Richard in court docket: “When Mr. Combs informed you folks may go lacking, how did you interpret it?”
“That individuals may die. I could not imagine that this could possibly be the start of a journey for us,” the previous lady group member responded.
After witnessing this skillet incident, Richard claimed she ‘incessantly’ noticed him being violent towards Cassie.
“He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her within the mouth,” she mentioned. “I noticed him kick her, punch her within the abdomen.”
The singer additionally claimed that members of Comb’s employees would see these alleged assaults which left accidents on Cassie’s ‘face, eyes, legs, arms, and knees’.
“They would not react, they would not do something,” she added.
On one other event, Richard alleges she noticed Combs punch Cassie within the abdomen whereas they had been at a restaurant. After they left, she mentioned they had been arguing within the automotive with Combs’ companion ’embarrassed’ by what occurred.
Richard testifies that when Cassie informed him he should not have performed that in public, ‘He grabbed her by the neck and popped her, slapped her within the mouth’ informed her to close up.
The singer added that after Cassie was allegedly left with a black eye from a punch, she and one in all her bandmates wore sun shades together with her in public ‘to have solidarity, to be a pal, to be a assist system for somebody who wanted it’.
In case you are experiencing home violence, please know that you’re not alone. You’ll be able to speak in confidence to the nationwide home violence helpline Refuge on 0808 2000 247, out there 24/7, or by way of live chat, out there 10am-10pm, Monday to Friday.
Alternatively, when you’ve got been affected by any of the problems on this article and want to communicate to somebody in confidence, contact The Survivors Trust at no cost on 08088 010 818, out there 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3pm and 6pm-8pm Monday to Thursday, 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm on Fridays, 10am-12.30pm on Saturdays and 6pm-8pm on Sundays.
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