Cassie first met Bad Boy Records mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs at just 19 years old as she was launching her music career. Nearly a decade later, the recording artist spoke out against the alleged violence she experienced while dating her record label-owning ex at his federal sex trafficking trial in May 2025.

CNN published a 2016 video appearing to show Sean Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

Disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges against him. Diddy's trial for sex and human trafficking, assault, and racketeering conspiracy is taking place in New York, with no cameras allowed inside the courtroom.