Cassie emotionally embraced husband Alex Fine in a resurfaced video from 2019.
The clip was filmed after Fine, 32, ran a staggering 50-mile marathon in California to raise awareness for domestic violence victims. Social media users have reshare the video online as Cassie — whose real name is Casandra Ventura — continues to take the stand in the highly publicized trial against her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Cassie took her relationship with Fine public in December 2018, after she and Diddy split. They got married in September 2019 and have since welcomed two children with a third on the way. Cassie is currently pregnant with their third child.
Social media users have pointed out how Cassie’s raw emotion in the near 30-second resurfaced video mean more after she took the stand to testify about the alleged abuse she suffered during her on and off relationship with Diddy from 2007 to 2018. (Diddy, 55, is being charged by the U.S. government on a barrage of charges, all of which he has denied.)
In 2019, Alex Fine, Cassie’s husband, ran that 50-mile marathon for domestic violence & they hugged each other.
Now we know what that hug was REALLY about
Look at the pain in her eyes. That was an emotional layered hug#Cassie #CassieVentura #CassieTestimony #DiddyTrial #Diddy pic.twitter.com/mwxt1nw5QG
— sagesurge (@sagesurge) May 15, 2025
Cassie first took the stand on Tuesday, May 13, and was questioned by the prosecution for two days before being cross-examined by the defense starting Thursday, May 15. She is set to face her second day of cross-examination on Friday, May 16. (Fine has been present in the courtroom for a majority of Cassie’s testimony.)
The 38-year-old singer’s emotional testimony earlier this week detailed her first meeting with Diddy at age 19 in 2005 and how things turned romantic two years later.
Cassie also detailed the physical abuse she faced on several occasions throughout their relationship, as seen in part by a hotel surveillance video from 2016 that was published by CNN last year. The video showed Diddy physically assaulting her in the hallway at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. What was released to the public had no audio, so Cassie attempted to recall what was said between her and Diddy during her time on the stand.
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Cassie claimed Diddy said she “couldn’t” leave him when she was trying to leave the hotel. She also alleged that he threw a glass vase with flowers at her.
“I didn’t get hit. I remember it hitting the wall,” Cassie stated on Tuesday. “He was yelling at me and threw it at me.”
The musician also detailed a separate alleged incident that took place in 2013. Cassie claimed that Diddy had thrown her down and she cut her eyebrow on the corner of a bed. She alleged that his security brought her to a plastic surgeon to treat the injury. Cassie recalled sending Diddy a photo of the cut stating “so you can remember,” and said she has a scar from the incident.
Cassie also testified on Wednesday that she was forced to hide in a hotel room for one week after being allegedly stomped on and beaten by Diddy. She recalled wanting to see her mom at the time but claimed “it wouldn’t be safe” to leave as the physical wounds healed.
In November 2023, Cassie filed a lawsuit accusing Diddy of repeated physical abuse and sexual assault for the duration of their relationship. Diddy denied the allegations and settled with Cassie outside of court one day after she filed. Cassie revealed during her time on the stand this week that she received a $20 million settlement.
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Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied all of the allegations against him.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement at the time. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Since his arrest, Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His four requests for bail were denied by Judge Arun Subramanian.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.
