Cassie Ventura Says She’d Return $20M Settlement From Sean Combs If She Never Had To Endure ‘Freak Offs’

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Emily BaxterMay 22, 2025, 12:16 amNews >

Cassie Ventura gave her final testimony after taking the stand for nearly 20 hours over the course of four days at a trial for Sean Combs.

Combs was arrested last September and faces charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted, he potentially faces life in prison.

His attorneys are trying to portray him as a jealous and misguided man with a substance abuse problem, as opposed to the head of a criminal enterprise, and they argue that the women involved all consented to the sexual arrangements.

Ventura alleged she was raped, assaulted and forced into numerous unwanted sexual acts or “freak offs” over the course of their 11 year relationship.

While under oath, defense attorneys interrogated her about the timeline of her allegations and questioned a financial settlement she received.

During cross-examination, defense attorney Anna Estevao noted the inconsistent timelines Ventura gave for the rape allegation, in an attempt to challenge the legitimacy.

Ventura testified that Combs raped her in August 2018 before the Burning Man festival, but she had previously said in her 2023 lawsuit that the rape occurred in September 2018.

Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson made a point of asking about the issue as well to prove that the timeline wasn’t the focus here but the crime itself.

“Do you have any doubt that Sean raped you?” Johnson asked.

“No,” Ventura replied.

On March 5, 2016, Ventura claimed she was assaulted at the InterContinental hotel in Los Angeles by Combs, and hotel footage is one of the key pieces of evidence being used for the ongoing trial.

Ventura demanded compensation from the hotel and expected to receive around $10 million. In her testimony, she confirmed that she had settled with them last month.

She also testified that she and Combs had settled their separate lawsuit for $20 million.

Johnson asked Ventura if she’d be willing to return the $20 million settlement if it meant she’d never have had to endure the “freak offs.”

“I’d give that money back if I never had to have ‘freak offs’. If I never had to have ‘freak offs,’ I would have had agency and autonomy,” Ventura said, in tears. “And I wouldn’t have had to work so hard to get it back.”

The trial remains ongoing with Dawn Hughes, a board-certified clinical and forensic psychologist, currently testifying. Hughes also famously served as an expert witness for Amber Heard in her trial against Johnny Depp.