Ventura, an R&B singer who dated Combs for 11 years, is at the very core of the case against him, in which prosecutors say Combs physically abused her and coerced her to partake in the freak-offs — d...

Ventura is the prosecution’s star witness, and her testimony Tuesday and Wednesday alleging her ex-boyfriend Combs physically and sexually abused her is key to the charges against the hip-hop mogul.

Cassie revealed both she and Combs struggled with drug addiction, including a 2012 overdose by Combs.

Ventura also told the court Combs forced her to stay at a hotel for a week after he had beaten her, to hide her injuries.