Cassie Ventura Reveals She Left the U.S. and Doesn't Intend to Move Back Following Diddy Trial
Following the trial in which she testified against her ex Sean "Diddy" Combs, Cassie Ventura moved out of the United States.
US Weekly obtained court documents on Tuesday, June 2, which showed Ventura saying she's "not a resident of California" in a May 1 filing in her lawsuit against male escort Clayton Howard.
The documents stated that she is living "outside of the United States" and does "not intend to move back." She further added that it will be easier for her to attend court in New York rather than in California.
Combs was indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution in September 2024. Ventura then testified in 2025, speaking about their relationship, which spanned 11 years from 2007 to 2018. In a 2023 lawsuit, Ventura claimed that Combs sexually assaulted and physically abused her, and he denied the allegations before the two ultimately settled out of court.
While she was testifying, Ventura was pregnant with her and her husband Alex Fine's third child. Fine was by his wife's side as she testified against Combs and shared a statement praising her for her strength afterwards.
"Over the past five days, the world has gotten to witness the strength and bravery of my wife freeing herself of her past," the actor expressed. "There has been speculation online surrounding how it must feel for me to sit there and listen to my wife's testimony. I have felt so many things sitting there. I have felt tremendous pride and overwhelming love for Cass. I have felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in front of a person who tried to break her."
The musician was found guilty of two counts of transportation and acquitted on the remaining charges by a jury, which led to him serving a four-year prison sentence.
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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM.