CASSIE Ventura is set to testify under her own name against her former partner Sean "Diddy" Combs in his upcoming federal trial for sex trafficking and racketeering.
The 37-year-old singer and model is one of four alleged victims due to appear in court when the trial begins in New York on 5 May.
In a motion submitted by federal prosecutors, it was confirmed Cassie, initially referred to in court filings as "Victim 1", will not remain anonymous during her testimony.
Combs, 55, faces five counts across three federal charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denies any wrongdoing.
In a new filing, prosecutors stated: “[Cassie] is prepared to testify under her own name. Victim 2, Victim 3, and Victim 4 have asked that their identities not be revealed to the press or the public.”
Superstar rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs was sued November 16 by the singer Cassie, who accused him of rape and physical abuse.
The hip-hop artist - also known as both Puff Daddy or Diddy - subjected the R&B singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, to more than a decade of coercion by physical force and drugs as well as a 2018 rape, she said in her suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan.
In November 2023, she filed a civil lawsuit against him, alleging multiple forms of abuse.
The case was settled out of court a day later, but the complaint opened the floodgates for further civil claims against Combs, including accusations of rape from both women and men.