Sean Combs sex trafficking trial updates: Cassie's testimony ends after days of describing abuse

Defense lawyers for Sean Combs are trying to prolong their cross-examination of Cassie Ventura into next week, hoping to "risk a mistrial if the witness goes into labor," federal prosecutors said in an overnight letter to the judge.

The letter pointed to the "inefficiency" of the defense cross examination as proof the defense "hopes to accomplish precisely that outcome."

Prosecutors argued that Ventura was often made to read long excerpts of text messages with no real question, an approach prosecutors called a "filibuster" and asked the judge to order the defense to finish by 4:30 Friday, allowing a half hour for re-direct.

Prosecutors said defense counsel has known for weeks about Ventura's pregnancy and they earlier told the judge Ventura could have her baby as soon as this weekend.

The defense argues that they should have the right to thoroughly cross-examine the witness.

Prosecutors allege the defense is hoping to "risk a mistrial if the witness goes into labor."

As Judge Arun Subramanian sent the jury home, he told them he plans to resume Cassie's testimony promptly at 9:30 a.m. Friday. After the jury had left the room, the judge told defense lawyers they would have up to five hours to question Cassie on Friday.

Prosecutors said they expected to have no more than a half hour of questions for Cassie once the defense is finished. Combs attorney Marc Agnifilo said he'll let the court know in the morning whether the defense can finish so that Cassie doesn't have to testify on Monday.

The defense questioned whether Cassie Ventura had really witnessed Sean Combs dangle one of her friends over a balcony, as she previously testified that she had.

"You learned about this after the fact," defense attorney Anna Estevao said.

"I saw what I saw, so I don't know," Ventura answered.

The defense also questioned Ventura's prior testimony recounting a time when she alleged Combs and others went to confront record executive Suge Knight at a diner, and her account of Combs allegedly attacking her friend Kerry Morgan.

Estevao elicited testimony from Ventura about Combs' alleged drug use and its effect on his moods. Ventura testified that Combs could be "pretty explosive."

The defense also attempted to establish instances when Combs in turn worried about Ventura's drug use.

"He wanted you to stop doing drugs," Estevao said.

"He wanted me to stop doing drugs with other people," Ventura responded.

The cross-examination at times became disjointed and meandering such that at one point, Estevao declared, "I know I'm all over the place."

There was infidelity and jealousy on both sides in Cassie Ventura's tumultuous relationship of Sean Combs, Ventura testified under cross-examination.

The defense instructed Ventura to read aloud a past message she sent to Combs that read: "You are making me look like a side piece and that's not what I thought I was."

Defense attorney Anna Estevao asked Ventura, "It was disappointing and hurtful to find out you weren't the main girlfriend?"

"Yes," Ventura replied. "It didn't pertain to every situation but I was definitely jealous of certain situations he was in."

"If he suspected you were in relationships with other men, he became insanely jealous?" Estevao asked, referring to Combs. "That's when he lost his temper?

"A number of times," Ventura answered.

Ventura had previously testified that Combs "lunged" at her during a "freak off" when he examined her phone messages and discovered that she had been seeing Scott Mescudi, aka rapper Kid Cudi.

"Did you feel justified in cheating on him with Mr. Mescudi because of Mr. Combs' infidelities?" Estevao asked.

"I could have, I don't know," Ventura answered.

Ventura testified that she would have text-message arguments with Combs about cheating, during which he would bring up Kid Cudi.

"He would bring it up quite a bit," Ventura told the court.

Ventura testified that in 2015, she was in South Africa shooting the film "Honey 3: Dare to Dance" when she learned Combs was back with a former girlfriend. "I was definitely angry," Ventura testified.

At the same time, Ventura said she began a relationship with the actor Michael B. Jordan.

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