In this op-ed, Mags Lesiak, a criminologist specializing in domestic violence, takes on criticism of Cassie Ventura after her testimony in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial. When Casandra Ventura was 19, she met 37-year-old Sean “Diddy” Combs,

Sean “Diddy” Combs once threw a knife that came “pretty close” to hitting his one-time girlfriend Cassie Ventura, a witness just told jurors. Bryana “Bana” Bongolan — a friend of Ventura’s — recounted a time she saw the Bad Boy Records founder get violent toward his longtime on-and-off girlfriend.

Sean "Diddy" Combs once beat ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura so badly she needed stiches on her forehead, the music mogul's former stylist has testified at his trial. Deonte Nash, who styled both Mr Combs and Ms Ventura,