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Pregnant Cassie Ventura Spotted 4 Days Before Diddy’s Trial in N.Y.C.
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NEED TO KNOW
- Pregnant Cassie Ventura was seen in New York City four days before Sean “Diddy” Combs’ upcoming federal trial begins with opening statements
- Ventura is set to testify using her real name in court
- Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, told PEOPLE in 2024 about Diddy’s attack on his client: “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs”
Cassie Ventura, the government’s lead witness in her ex Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ federal trial, was seen in New York City while pregnant with her third child on Wednesday, May 7. Diddy’s trial is set to begin with opening statements on May 12.
The 38-year-old “Me & U” singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, stepped out in a light grey sheer sweatshirt and white linen pants, while holding her cell phone outside on the stoop of a brownstone apartment at her friend’s home.
Ventura has been married to Alex Fine for six years and is now expecting their third child. She first teased their relationship in December 2018, two months after she confirmed her breakup with Diddy. The pair married the following August and welcomed their first daughter, Frankie, in December 2019 and their second daughter, Sunny, in March 2021.
BACKGRID
Ventura — identified in court documents as Victim 1 — is preparing to take the stand while pregnant and testify by name about what she allegedly endured during her on-and-off relationship with Diddy from 2007 to 2018. Diddy is facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Last year, she broke her silence to express her gratitude for the “outpouring” of support she received in the wake of a bombshell hotel surveillance video showing Diddy physically attacking her on March 5, 2016, reminding people to “open your heart to believing victims the first time.”
She addressed the video in May 2024, nearly a week after CNN published the disturbing footage that showed a towel-clad and barefoot Diddy chasing after her down a hallway at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. Diddy is seen throwing Ventura to the ground, violently kicking and stomping her before attempting to drag her back to the hotel room as she appears to cry out. Moments later, Diddy sits in a chair, grabs an object from a table and forcefully throws it toward her.
He is then seen walking away and turning toward Ventura again when an elevator door opens and someone appears to exit. The video shows Diddy grabbing, shoving and kicking Ventura during an altercation that matched allegations she made in a now-settled lawsuit filed in November 2023. Ventura noted in her complaint that video of the alleged attack existed and that she believed Diddy had paid someone at the hotel $50,000 for the footage.
“Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet,” Ventura wrote on Instagram. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning. Domestic Violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.”
“My only ask is that EVERYONE open your heart to believing victims the first time,” she continued. “It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in. I offer my hand to those that are still living in fear. Reach out to your people, don’t cut them off. No one should carry this weight alone. This healing journey is never ending, but this support means everything to me.”
Although Diddy initially denied Ventura’s allegations of assault and slammed her lawsuit and its claims as “riddled with baseless and outrageous lies,” Diddy released an apology video addressing the physical abuse once the video went public. He said he was at “rock bottom” and called his behavior “inexcusable.”
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“I take full responsibility for my actions in that video,” Diddy said on May 19, 2024. “Disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it, I’m disgusted now. I went and I sought out professional help, going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry, but I’m committed to be a better man. Each and every day.”
“The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light,” Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdo,r said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE in 2024.
The hotel incident is one of numerous instances in which Ventura claimed that Diddy was physically abusive to her during their 10-year relationship, which began when she was an emerging singer signed to Diddy’s label Bad Boy Records. Their relationship ended in September 2018, shortly after Ventura alleged Diddy raped her inside her home. Diddy has denied all allegations of sexual abuse.
Prosecutors paint a darker portrait of the music impresario who became as well-known for his rap career as for his A-list parties and many brands, from Ciroc to Sean John. Authorities depict him as the ringleader of a violent enterprise tied to suspected kidnapping, arson, drug crimes and widespread sexual abuse. According to the indictment, Diddy and his associates are accused of luring victims with promises of romance, then using force, threats and coercion to compel them into sex acts at so-called “freak off” parties.
Eight months after being arrested in the lobby of a five-star Manhattan hotel, the man now known as inmate 37452-054 is going on trial in the Southern District of New York courtroom on racketeering, sex trafficking and other charges on accusations he abused numerous people throughout his lifetime. Jury selection began on May 5, and the proceedings are expected to last eight weeks.
Whatever unfolds inside the Manhattan courtroom, attorney and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani — who is not involved in the case — believes the odds are stacked against him. “I expect him to be convicted,” he says, “and spend decades in prison.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.
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Ioan Gruffudd claims ex-wife Alice Evans threatened to ‘Amber Heard’ him as dramatic trial kicks off

Ioan Gruffudd testified that his ex-wife, Alice Evans, threatened to destroy his career by making false, explosive accusations against him.
The “Fantastic Four” star’s trial against Evans kicked off Monday, in which he’s asking the court to renew the restraining order that he and his new wife, Bianca Wallace, had against Evans.
They claim Evans has stalked them and trashed them online.
In court, Gruffudd claimed his ex-wife threatened to destroy him and his career by “Amber Hearding” him, the Daily Mail reported. Gruffudd was referring to Johnny Depp suing Heard for $50 million for defaming him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed about abuse, which he won.
The actor described one alleged incident in which he dropped off their kids — daughters Ella, 16, and Elsie, 12 —after a scheduled visit, and Evans loudly berated him and yelled obscenities “at the top of her lungs.”
“She said she was going to destroy me and she was going to ‘Amber Heard’ me,” he said in court, according to the outlet. “Then she said to the girls, ‘If daddy is ever weird or creepy with you in a physical way, please let me know.’”
“She accused me of being a child molester, a pedophile and a drug addict,” he also claimed. “She said I was out of my mind on sex and drugs and millennials.”
The actor, 52, said he was “disturbed” by the lengths Evans was willing to go to denigrate him.
Gruffudd claimed Evans, 57, told him, “You won’t be an actor, baby, you’ll just be begging for money.”
He shared, “I was anxious that she would use my public image to create a scandal bigger than Brad and Angelina. I found that to be incredibly threatening.”
Gruffudd claimed Evans’ threats extended to Wallace, 33, whom he married in April 2025, the Daily Mail also reported.
“She said she was going to create a false crime that Bianca perpetrated and she would be deported,’” he claimed, alleging she put a private detective on Wallace.
Reps for Gruffudd and Evans didn’t immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
The exes split in 2021, and their divorce was finalized in 2023. Back in October 2021, Evans accused him of having a three-year affair with Wallace, who was previously her friend, and he denied the allegation in court.
In February 2022, Gruffudd filed for a restraining order against Evans. In documents obtained by Page Six, he claimed that Evans “repeatedly told me between August 2020 and our separation on January 1, 2021 that if I left her, she would make false public accusations about me, sell false stories about me to the press, and destroy me and my career.”
He further alleged that Evans “told me verbally multiple times that she would do to me what Amber Heard did to Johnny Depp.”
He was granted a three-year restraining order against her in August 2022, but the drama continued. The exes’ oldest daughter, Ella, filed for a restraining order against both her father and Wallace in June 2023, though it was denied.
In July 2024, Evans pled with the Los Angeles Superior Court to order Gruffudd to pay her more child support and spousal support, alleging she was on the brink of going broke.
“While I am struggling to put food on the table for our children, Ioan is jet setting around the world,” she alleged in court docs obtained by Page Six.
“I have drained all of my personal savings paying my prior attorneys in this case and paying for my expenses,” she also claimed.
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Kylie Jenner looks visibly uncomfortable at Alan Cumming’s cheeky joke at BAFTAs

Kylie Jenner was visibly uncomfortable when host Alan Cumming made a rather cheeky joke at the 2026 BAFTAs Sunday.
During the British Academy Film Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Cumming weaved through the A-list audience to hand out “very British snacks.”
Upon coming up on Timothée Chalamet and Jenner, the “Traitors” host handed the actor British pub snack Scampi Fries while the makeup mogul was given a giant Jammie Dodger.
A Jammie Dodger is a popular British shortbread biscuit sandwich with a raspberry or strawberry-flavored jam filling and a heart-shaped cutout on top.
“Kylie, have you ever had your gums around a giant Jammie Dodger?” he asked her before offering her the snack.
Taken aback, she shook her head and said no before accepting the snack and muttering “thank you.”
Jenner, 28, and Chalamet, 30, kept their award show date night streak going when they pulled up to the BAFTAs in matching black ensembles.
The “Kardashians” star showed off her curves in a vintage black velvet Thierry Mugler gown embellished with colorful jewels at the bodice.
Meanwhile, the “Marty Supreme” actor kept things classy in a custom all-black outfit by Givenchy’s Sarah Burton that included a double-breasted tuxedo jacket, pleated trousers, a silk shirt and a bow tie.
Chalamet was nominated in the best leading actor category for his performance in “Marty Supreme.”
The film itself secured a whopping 11 nods this year, including for best film, best director, best original screenplay and best cinematography.
However, Chalamet — as well as the rest of the cast and crew — left completely empty-handed as “Marty Supreme” failed to win any accolades.
After keeping their romance under the radar since April 2023, Chalamet and Jenner have been stepping out during this year’s award season.
Most recently, Jenner accompanied Chalamet to the Critics’ Choice Awards on Jan. 4 and the Golden Globes on Jan. 11.
During both award shows, Chalamet won the award for best actor and thanked Jenner for her support and love.
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Jennifer Lopez celebrates twins Emme and Max’s 18th birthday with sweet tribute

Jennifer Lopez shared an emotional tribute to her twins, Max and Emme, on their 18th birthday.
The singer and actress shared an intimate video montage of her twins over the years on Instagram Sunday. Set to One Direction’s “18,” the video featured special moments in their lives, including Emme’s surprise appearance during her mother’s Super Bowl LIV halftime show alongside Shakira in 2020.
Lopez, who shares Emme and Max with her ex-husband, Marc Anthony, recalled giving birth to her twins in the middle of the night during a snowstorm in New York City.
“It was as if God was making sure you would enter a world full of pure magic!!” she wrote. “In my heart, I knew that’s how your life would always be!!”
“When I would hold you as infants, I honestly felt as if I were holding two angels sent straight from heaven above,” she continued, “My life was changed forever.”
The “Hustlers” star fondly referred to her children as her “coconuts.”
“‘I love you’ could never encapsulate the depth of feeling, affection, and care that I have for you, my coconuts,” she wrote. “It has always been the three of us!! We have been on this journey together.”
“We have always had each other to hold on to and be that steady presence in the middle of any snowstorm,” she added. “And I promise you, my beautiful coconuts, no matter how big you get, that’s how it will always be.”
“Always remember, Lulu, you are my sunshine…and Max, you’re amazing just the way you are!! … Happy 18th Birthday, my wonder twins!!!”
Last October, the twins made a rare appearance at the New York City premiere of her film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
Lopez, 56, beamed as she posed with them on the red carpet.
Emme rocked a red velvet suit jacket, black satin shirt and a pair of black pants, while Max wore a multi-colored jacket over a burgundy sweater and a pair of khaki slacks.
Later that month, Lopez revealed that Max and Emme once confronted her about not being present in their lives as she navigated being a single mom following her divorce from Anthony.
During her appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” she revealed that the pivotal conversation happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was able to “stay home” and be more present,
“They spoke to me, [and] they’re like, ‘You’re not a regular mom. You’re not here every day. You don’t drop us off and pick us up like the other [moms],’” she recalled, noting that her kids were around the age of 10 at the time.
“And I realized how much they needed me there,” she added.
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