Sean Combs’s ex Cassie alleges pattern of abuse ahead of defense grilling

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former partner Casandra Ventura returned to the stand Wednesday, testifying about a pattern of violence at the music mogul’s hands ahead of what is expected to be an aggressive cross-examination by his lawyers.Singer and model Ventura, better known as Cassie, is also likely to face questions about allegations that Combs raped her in 2018, as well as her graphic accounts of elaborate sex parties organized by the 55-year-old hip-hop icon.Combs, charged