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,

Freak-offs have become a central part of the government’s case, which charges Mr. Combs with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Mr. Combs has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers have strongly denied that any of his sexual encounters with women were not consensual.

Media outlets are asking the judge in Sean "Diddy" Combs' case to allow the press to view video evidence of "freak-offs."

The jury is seeing some of those violent visuals this week as Cassie Ventura took the stand and publicly shared the most hurtful and horrid parts of her life.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is on trial facing a number of charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex ­trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution

The courtroom fell silent as Cassie described what was shown in images from ‘freak offs’. Full name Casandra Ventura, the singer has been giving evidence in court as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has denied all of this and pleaded not guilty.

On Tuesday (May 13), Boosie took to X to let his followers know that, in his eyes, Cassie wasn’t a victim of sex trafficking — she was living what he calls “a lifestyle.” In a series of all-caps posts, Boosie argued that the case against Diddy is mischaracterized. According to him, the charges should fall under domestic abuse, not sex trafficking.