Combs' federal sex-crimes trial resumed in Manhattan on May 15, and the one-time mogul's lawyers have signaled they'll ask Cassie about what they have called her own history of domestic violence. The rapper's lawyers have also alleged she was motivated by money to get back at him.

Cassie Ventura's husband Alex Fine wrote angry texts to Sean "Diddy" Combs, according to Combs' defense attorney. Teny Geragos, the lawyer for Combs, asked the judge to ban Fine from the courtroom on May 12 because he might be called as a witness during Combs' trial,

As new details emerge in the lawsuit and ongoing legal scrutiny involving Sean "Diddy" Combs, attention has turned to Cassandra ... relationship with Combs remains under public scrutiny, Alex Fine, her husband since 2019, has publicly supported her ...

Ventura’s husband, Alex Fine, was Combs’ personal trainer before he became Ventura’s trainer, which led to them falling in love. The two wed in 2019, after her tumultuous relationship with Combs played out, off and on, between 2007 and 2018.

Jennifer Beidel, a former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, tells the BBC that because of the length of Casandra Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs' relationship - about a decade, on and off - Ventura's testimony in this case is crucial.