Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-girlfriend Says He Raped Her, Paid $20 Million in Settlement

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-girlfriend Says He Raped Her, Paid $20 Million in Settlement
Casandra "Cassie" Ventura reacts at the end of direct testimony during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on May 14, 2025, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Sean “Diddy” Combs’s ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura testified on Wednesday that the rapper raped her in 2018 after they ended their more than decade-long relationship.

Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as Cassie, also said Combs agreed to a $20 million settlement to end her November 2023 civil lawsuit against him over their relationship, with the deal coming 24 hours after she filed the case.