At eight and a half months pregnant, Cassie Ventura walked into a federal courtroom to face the man she says tormented her for over a decade.On Tuesday, she came face-to-face with Sean "Diddy" Combs for the first time since their relationship ended in 2018 — not as his partner,

Jennifer Beidel, a former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, tells the BBC that because of the length of Casandra Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs' relationship - about a decade, on and off - Ventura's testimony in this case is crucial.

While Cassie's previous relationship with Combs remains under public scrutiny, Alex Fine, her husband since 2019, has publicly supported her during the legal proceedings and media coverage. The couple,