This article contains mentions of rape and sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised. On day 3 of rapper Diddy‘s federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial, his ex-partner Casandra Cassie Ventura testified before the court and presented distressing details of their relationship.

Glove up, because so far, the first week of the Diddy trial has been a boxing ring. People are fighting left and right: The prosecution and defense argued with the press about the media’s right to witness sexually explicit evidence,

Cassie Ventura tells court at day three of trial that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her, describing physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York City. | ITV National News

Rapper and producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who is charged with an array of crimes including sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, returned to the New York court on Wednesday for the third day of his trial.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial and high-profile case continues on Day 3 as Cassie Ventura testifies on alleged abuse, freak-offs and Kid Cudi.

In the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial, social media is flooded with thousands of opinions from people following the proceedings with heavy focus on the testimony of Cassie Ventura. NBC News' Maya Eaglin describes what people are saying and how the jurors will see evidence the public will not.

Cassie Ventura took the stand in Diddy's trial and testified she received a $20 million settlement from a lawsuit filed in November and dismissed 24 hours later.