DIDDY ON TRIAL: Cassie Ventura testifies she was 'badly beaten' by Combs on second day of testimony

The R&B singer Cassie Ventura returned to the witness stand Wednesday for a second day spent recounting tumultuous details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean "Diddy" Combs. She testified in a Manhattan courtroom that Combs kept her in a cycle of abuse and exploitation by threatening to release recordings of her with male sex workers in encounters Combs orchestrated and called "freak-offs." After prosecutors completed their questioning, Judge Arun Subramanian opted to adjourn court for the day and begin the defense's cross-examination of Cassie on Thursday. The defense said it expected cross-examination to take all of Thursday and that it will likely continue into Friday, followed by redirect examination by the prosecution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices