Casandra "Cassie" Ventura is opening up about why she participated in the "Freak Offs" — hours-long sex parties where she alleges her former boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs forced her into sexual activities with other men.

Combs’ defense team implied Cassie Ventura was starstruck by his lifestyle when she agreed to his “freak-offs.”

The texts were displayed to jurors in a Manhattan courtroom where Sean "Diddy" Combs is fighting sex-trafficking and racketeering charges.

By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense team sought to portray Casandra Ventura on Thursday as a willing participant in his drug-fueled sex performances known as "Freak Offs,

The R&B singer is back on the witness stand for a third consecutive day, facing cross examination by Combs' attorneys

La cantante de R&B Cassie fue obligada durante el contrainterrogatorio del jueves a leer en voz alta al jurado los mensajes

Cassie Ventura took the stand in Diddy's trial and testified she received a $20 million settlement from a lawsuit filed in November and dismissed 24 hours later.

Cassie, who shares two children with husband Alex Fine, is the prosecution's star witness in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Here's everything to know about where Cassie is now.