The story about Combs and the House Democratic leader originated from a comedian's Facebook post that mentioned the word "satire."

At the end of Ventura’s four days on the stand, she revealed the massive sum Combs paid to settle a lawsuit she brought in November 2023 within just 24 hours of her filing it.

Cassie Ventura concluded four days of often painful and intimate testimony on Friday, as she sparred with attorneys for her former boyfriend, Sean "Diddy" Combs, over the consistency of her testimony and the harm she allegedly endured at the hands of the rap mogul.