Dawn Richard Testifies Usher and Others Were Present when Diddy Allegedly Punched Cassie in the Stomach

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Dawn Richard Testifies Usher and Others Were Present when Diddy Allegedly Punched Cassie in the Stomach

Dawn Richard is the fourth person to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial

Richard filed a lawsuit in 2024 alleging the music mogul ********* and verbally abused her

Richard alleges she witnessed Combs assault his then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura with a skillet full of eggs and, on another occasion, punch her in the stomach

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, says she witnessed him allegedly beat and punch his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, while other celebrities, including

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, were present.

Richard appeared in court Friday, May 16. She took the seat again on Monday, alleging Combs assaulted Ventura at a restaurant in 2010.

The alleged incident took place in a room at the restaurant where Combs and Ventura were arguing quietly, when he punched her in the stomach.

“She immediately bent over, he [Combs] told her to leave,” Richard testified. “No one intervened.”

Among those allegedly present at the dinner were Usher, musician

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and “other celebrities” that Richard could not recall on the witness stand.

PEOPLE has reached out to Usher’s team for comments.

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After they left the restaurant, Richard was in the car with the couple when Ventura said she was “embarrassed” and told Combs he shouldn’t have acted in that manner in public.

“He grabbed her by the neck and popped her, slapped her in the mouth,” Richard testified, adding that Combs then said to Ventura: “Shut the f**k up.”

“He would tell her he owned her,” Richard added. “I told her he should leave. Cass looked torn. She would listen, but I could see the fear.”

Richard previously said she witnessed Combs allegedly assault Ventura with a skillet full of eggs in 2009. After she witnessed the incident, Richard testified,

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“He said you could go missing, that we could die,” she told the jury. “I was shocked but also scared, I couldn’t believe this would be the beginning of a journey for us.”

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Dawn Richard (left); and Sean “Diddy” Combs in court.

The trial entered its second week on Monday, following nearly a week of testimony from Ventura.

Combs is on trial for racketeering, sex trafficking by force and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to 

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If you or someone you know has been a victim of ******* abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.

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