Alex Fine issued a statement in support of his wife, Casandra Ventura, known professionally as Cassie, amid her alarming testimony against Sean “Diddy” Combs. On the stand, Cassie shared disturbing details about the alleged physical and sexual abuse she suffered during her relationship with Combs, including graphic information about “freak-offs” and beatings.
“I have felt so many things sitting there,” relayed Fine in a statement, per The Independent. “I have felt tremendous pride and overwhelming love for Cass. I have felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in front of a person who tried to break her. You did not break her spirit nor her smile.”
Cassie (L) and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs aka Puff Daddy attend the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
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“I did not save Cassie, as some have said. To say that is an insult to the years of painful work my wife has done to save herself. Cassie saved Cassie,” explained the personal trainer.
He continued, “She alone broke free from abuse, coercion, violence, and threats. She did the work of fighting the demons that only a demon himself could have done to her. All I have done is love her as she has loved me.”
Alex Fine, Cassie Ventura’s husband, leaves for the day during the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs at Manhattan Federal Court on May 13, 2025 in New York City.
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The “Official Girl” singer also shared a statement after her four days of testimony.
“I hope that my testimony has given strength and a voice to other survivors, and can help others who have suffered to speak up and also heal from abuse and fear,” she declared.
Combs’s trial for sex trafficking and racketeering continues this week with former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard taking the stand. Last week, Richard described witnessing Combs’ abuse of Cassie and detailed a violent 2009 attack.
“He came downstairs, asking where his phone was and he threw her to the ground. He attempted to kick her. She fell to the ground and went into the fetal position, literally trying to hide her head,” Richard claimed, detailing how the Hip-Hop mogul allegedly hit Cassie with a skillet. “I was scared for her, I was scared to do anything,”
In September 2024, Richard filed a civil suit against Combs for sexual and physical abuse, as well as inhumane treatment.
After her testimony, the 55-year-old requested that the suit be thrown out with his legal team claiming it to be an attempt “to transform narratives of alleged injuries against others into a headline-grabbing sex trafficking conspiracy as to her.”
If convicted in his criminal trial, Combs could be in prison for life.
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