
Shawn Setaro
Writer and Reporter at Freelance
Author at Brooklyn Magazine
Reporter, Complex. Author of ‘Dummy Boy: Tekashi 6ix9ine and the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.’ Email [email protected].
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14 hours ago |
complex.com | Shawn Setaro
Cassie spent two full days this week on the witness stand in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs and Complex was in attendance for her testimony. Plenty has been said about Cassandra Ventura and what she allegedly went through at the hands of her ex-partner of almost eleven years, but Tuesday and Wednesday was the first time the world got to hear it directly from her. Diddy, has of course, denied the allegations against him.
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1 day ago |
bkmag.com | Shawn Setaro
With our most cherished freedoms at risk, our pop culture icons on trial, and nuclear-armed countries on the brink of war, it’s more important than ever to have spaces where we can find community, discover new things, and simply have fun. That’s what we have for you in the latest edition of the Weekend Guide: ways for you to both engage with and escape the world’s problems.
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1 day ago |
complex.com | Shawn Setaro
Cassie Ventura's testimony on Tuesday (May 13) at Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial painted a picture of a man in absolute control of every detail of the couple's "freak offs.” The alleged sexual encounters Diddy set up involving him, Cassie, and other men (usually escorts or exotic dancers, who Cassie claimed were paid up to $6,000 for their participation), were encounters she said could last sometimes for multiple days.
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2 days ago |
complex.com | Shawn Setaro
Testimony in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial began on Monday, with one witness sharing details of what he said were his sexual encounters with Cassie that the mogul would watch and direct. That witness, Daniel Phillip, recounted how while managing a male revue show around 2012, he got a call to dance at a bachelorette party at New York's Gramercy Hotel. When he got there, he said, he was met by Cassie, though he didn't know who she was at the time.
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5 days ago |
complex.com | Shawn Setaro
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial began on Monday in Manhattan. While opening arguments haven’t started, and in fact jury selection isn’t even fully complete, a whole lot has happened in the course of week one. Here are some of the key developments. There’s a jury…almostJury selection ran throughout the week, beginning on Monday. A pool of over 700 jurors was narrowed down to just the ones deemed worthy of an in-person interview.
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Wrote this with @WifexOfxAgony - a Diddy trial/Drake crossover, featuring Cassie’s accounting of a horrific alleged assault by Diddy before an OVO fest. https://t.co/P39PL6FriV

About to sit down and try to make sense of the last two days. Here goes nothing…

RT @ComplexMusic: Cassie Alleges Graphic Diddy ‘Freak-Off’ Detail in Court Testimony: ‘Horrible’ Full details here: https://t.co/4UGeJI9xc…