Cliff Notes
- Dawn Richard, former member of Danity Kane and Dirty Money, is testifying against Diddy in court, alleging assault and threats against her life.
- She recounts witnessing Diddy attack Cassie in 2009, including instances of physical violence and fear for both Cassie’s and her own safety.
- Richard expresses regret for not intervening during the violent episodes, citing her fear of Diddy’s aggression as a primary reason.
Diddy trial – as it happened: Combs ‘acted strangely’ at dinner before alleged rape; as Cassie says she doesn’t hate him
Dawn Richard, a former member of girl group Danity Kane and trio Dirty Money, is now giving evidence.
Danity Kane is the girl group Combs put together on the MTV reality competition Making The Band, while Dirty Money was made up of Richard, singer Kalenna Harper and Combs.
Richard sued Combs last year, alleging that he groped, assaulted and imprisoned her, and threatened her life when she tried to intervene in Cassie’s defence.
She tells the court of various times she says she observed Combs attacking Cassie, including a time he “hit her over the head with a skillet of eggs” in 2009.
She says on that occasion, when Combs attempted to kick Cassie, “She fell to the ground and went into the foetal position, literally trying to hide her head”.
She says Combs went on “kicking and punching her,” before “he put his arm around her neck and dragged her upstairs to the first floor”.
She goes on: “Then I heard glass breaking… I was scared for her, I was scared to do anything.”
She says she didn’t intervene or call the police, adding “I had never seen anything like that before, and I was scared for myself, he was punching his girlfriend”.