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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura wrapped up her direct testimony against the rap mogul on Wednesday (May 14), telling jurors that Combs threatened to blow up Kid Cudi’s car and revealing the dollar amount of a bombshell settlement that set off the sex-trafficking probe.
Ventura, an R&B singer who dated Combs on and off for 11 years, is the star witness in Combs’ criminal trial. She’s been on the witness stand since Tuesday (May 13), testifying that Combs physically abused her and forced her to have sex with male escorts during drug-fueled events known as “freak offs.”
In her final day of direct testimony, Ventura reportedly told the jury that Combs became enraged when he discovered she was dating Cudi (Scott Mescudi) in 2011, according to The New York Times, which also reported that Ventura testified that Combs lunged at her with a wine opener and threatened to release freak off videos and hurt both her and Mescudi.
Ventura also said that Combs threatened to blow up Mescudi’s car, the Times reports, and that she soon broke things off with Mescudi out of fear.
“Too much danger, too much uncertainty of what could happen if we continued to see each other,” Ventura reportedly testified.
Ventura alleged in a November 2023 civil lawsuit that Mescudi’s car did, in fact, explode in his driveway a short while after Combs’ threats. Combs has not been officially linked to the incident.
Ventura’s civil lawsuit, the first major public accusation against Combs, was also a key topic during her final day of direct testimony. Though Combs settled with Ventura after a single day, the case sparked the criminal probe that led to the current trial and a deluge of other civil sex abuse lawsuits against Combs.
The dollar amount of Ventura’s settlement was kept confidential and long unknown to the public. But according to the Times, Ventura revealed for the first time during her testimony Wednesday that the settlement amounted to $20 million.
Ventura is scheduled to undergo cross-examination by Combs’ lawyers starting Thursday (May 15). The trial could last up to two months total.
Diddy’s trial started on Monday, May 12th, and we’re breaking down what’s happened in the first two days of the trial, including his charges, opening statements, Cassie taking the stand and more.
What do you think of Diddy’s trial so far? Let us know in the comments.
Tetris Kelly:
All right, guys, so this is not a fun one, but the Diddy trial kicked off, and I’m, for one, in shock that they decided that the defense’s argument was gonna be, yeah, there was domestic violence, but not sex trafficking. Like what?
Judy Sanchez:
It’s a lot to take in. Like, racketeering is a very serious charge, but so is domestic violence. So to sort of brush that under the rug, and especially with Cassie knowing that she’s taking the stand pregnant, I don’t know, the optics are very intense. You know, it was, it was a lot of intense, graphic news coming from the Diddy trial this morning.
Tetris Kelly:
I mean, it’s so interesting that you phrase it that way, because I think sex trafficking, racketeering, it’s like, and there’s been all this evidence that’s been in the media, what would your argument be to defend Diddy at this point?
Stefanie Tanaka:
Yeah. I mean, I’m not sure there’s much. He’s gonna try to save his a–, I’m sure. But, you know, I don’t know how you can, I mean, your crimes are bad enough. I don’t know if there’s much. I mean, the lawyers are gonna do their jobs because they’re lawyers, but I don’t know, like, if there’s any way he could really get out of it. I mean, they’re pretty serious. All the allegations we’ve heard, the video evidence with Cassie in the hotel.
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Bun B and Statik Selektah have been dropping off some heat for a while now and while heads have been sleeping on their work, the duo continue to collaborate on new material and have recruited some NY heavyweights for their latest offering.
Linking up with Brooklyn’s own Gorilla NEMS and Smif-N-Wessun for their visuals to “Super Legends,” Bun B welcomes the Gorilla to his Trill Burgers establishment (we jealous) before hitting an afterhours spot to meet with Smif-N-Wessun who get the heads boppin’ to that OG ish.
Back up to the Northeast, Benny The Butcher is still cookin’ like the first of the month is rapidly approaching and in Ill Tone Beat’s clip to “The Outcome,” BTB shows that all he needs is a turntable and some records to get things poppin’ and prove that he’s a problem on the mic regardless of the situation.
Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Big Moochie Grape,
BUN B & STATIK SELEKTAH FT. GORILLA NEMS, & SMIF-N-WESSUN – “SUPER LEGENDS”
ILL TONE BEATS FT. BENNY THE BUTCHER – “THE OUTCOME”
BIG MOOCHIE GRAPE – “BAD PILL”
VYBEZ KARTEL – “THEY’RE OUTTA LOVE, WE AREN’T”
CRUCH CALHOUN & MIKE & KEYS – “POST & DELETE”
VRSA – “A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN”
JUDD DILLINGER – “THA DOCUMENTARY”
BABYZAY – “FRESH AS THEY COME”
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Styles P doesn’t think he and Jim Jones are in the same category. When co-host and Harlem native KP suggested that Jim Jones had better songs than Styles P when it came to a Verzuz, the Yonkers rappers respectfully disagreed and laid out the differences between the two artists. “You’re entitled to that feeling,” Styles […]
Gerardo Coronel ‘El Jerry’ celebrates a new milestone on the Billboard charts with his first No. 1 on the overall Latin Airplay ranking, as “No Se Dice” lands at No. 1 on the May 17-dated list. The corridos singer-songwriter also adds his fifth champ on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart.
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“No Se Dice” surges 12-1 on Latin Airplay after a 31% gain in audience impressions, to 7 million, earned in the U.S. during the May 2-8 tracking week, according to Luminate. The song takes the Greatest Gainer honor of the week, an award recognizing the track with the largest audience growth within the 50-position chart. The track has gained significant support from three Univision stations: KSCA (Los Angeles), WOJO (Chicago), and KLNO (Dallas).
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“No Se Dice” marks Coronel’s first No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart, following a No. 2 high through “Tutorial Para Olvidar” in late 2024. In sum, he’s placed five career top 10s, dating to “Que Onda Perdida” in 2023.
Elsewhere, “No Se Dice” climbs 3-1 on Regional Mexican Airplay, becoming Coronel’s fifth ruler overall and second in 2025. Here’s the recap of his collections of No. 1s on Regional Mexican Airplay since the chart launched in 1994:
Peak, Title, Artist, Weeks at No. 1July 1, 2023, “Que Onda Perdida,” with Grupo Firme, threeDec. 2, 2023, “Se Buscan Borrachos,” twoAugust 24, 2024, “Tutorial Para Olvidar,” oneFeb. 15, 2025, “Chsm El Hígado,” oneMay 17, 2025, “No Se Dice,” one
“No Se Dice,” released on January 17 through Union Music, marks also a major milestone for the indie label as it celebrates its first No. 1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart.
Gracie Abrams gets a Billboard birth chart read by Drew Afualo, who reads her sun, moon and rising backstage at Women in Music 2025. Drew Afualo: Team, Here we are backstage at Billboard Women in Music with the one and only Gracie Abrams. Gracie told me off camera that she’s a big fan of mine. […]
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ROC Nation has become the single most powerful entity on the planet. hell, the company started by JAY-Z is more powerful than the Illuminati if you asked a specific demographic of social media.
The entertainment company found itself trending once again in the wake of news surrounding Megan Thee Stallion’s shooter, Tory Lanez, getting shanked in prison. Halle Bailey airing out DDG to be an abusive POS, and providing receipts to back up her claims.
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ROC Nation has been the focal point of Tory Lanez fans ever since his father, Sonstar Peterson (we still can’t believe that this man’s name), infamously shouted at the top of his lungs that ROC Nation would “crumble” after his son was found guilty.
“I just stood here in this Los Angeles and witnessed the worst miscarriage of justice that this world has ever seen. You want to know how I feel, I’ll tell you exactly how I feel,” Peterson said in front of the Los Angeles courthouse.
In another clip, Lanez’s father screams out, “I’m calling on the Heavens and the Earth… Roc Nation, you will crumble! I am an apostle of God, and I will be heard.”
New Developments In The Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case Has Fans Screaming “Free Tory”
God definitely wasn’t listening to his apostle because Tory Lanez is still in the clink. But following the news of his unfortunate stabbing while behind bars, a new development from his defense team claims that a security guard is ready to come forward to claim it was Kelsey, Megan Thee Stallion’s former best friend, who shot her, not Tory Lanez, give his fans he hilariously calls “umbrellas” new hope that their favorite autotune abusing “rapper/singer” will be released from jail.
If that’s the case, then it debunks one of the main conspiracies spouted by his supporters that Megan Thee Stallion stepped on glass and lied about being shot. So which is it?
Even known abuser Chris Brown hopped on his Instagram Stories to share “FREE TORY.” Now. If he felt such a way, he should have made it a permanent post on his timeline, and not something that would disappear.
Just saying.
What a hilarious mess. What else will ROC Nation be blamed for?
Until that day, you can see more reactions in the gallery below.
1. LMAO, absolutely ridiculous behavior
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Suki Waterhouse gets a Billboard birth chart reading from host Drew Afualo, and she reveals why she only knows her sun sign and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
Well, team, and now we’re with the iconic and stunning and beautifully talented Suki Waterhouse.
Suki Waterhouse:
You are! How are you?
Oh my God, I feel so good now that you’re here and you just complimented me. Did you get that on camera? Beautiful. Thank you so much.
You’re doing it all.
I’m trying. I’m trying. How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
I feel great. You know, it’s exciting. I feel like I haven’t been to that many events for music, like, really, this was a big deal.
Oh my gosh. It is. It’s a huge deal.
I got to see amazing people perform that I like love. And I get to present aespa, which is incredible.
Right? It’s such a women empowerment night.
It is.
Which we’re big fans of.
Not just night, every day.
I don’t need this night-
We don’t, but it’s nice to point out.
Exactly, sometimes we got to build our own table. Can you share with us your real astrological sign and how much you know about astrology and birth charts?
Okay, so I’m a Capricorn, but my parents didn’t write down what day- time I was born. And I’ve tried to get the birth certificate, you know, I’ve been to many astrologers to have them try and guess, but I don’t actually know the exact time, which I just think is a disgrace,
Right? It’s a bad mark.
They failed me.
Thanks a lot, Mom and Dad.
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Bruce Springsteen is proud to have been born in the U.S.A., but he’s not particularly happy with its leadership right now.
At the first show of his Land of Hopes and Dreams Tour in Manchester, England, the rock star slammed President Donald Trump’s administration from the Co-Op Live stage Wednesday (May 14). “The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll, in dangerous times,” he told his cheering crowd moments after he walked on.
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” he continued, as captured in a clip filmed by a concertgoer and posted to X. “Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against the authoritarianism, and let freedom ring.”
Springsteen went on to sing the trek’s namesake song, 2001’s “Land of Hopes and Dreams,” which includes the lyrics: “Dreams will not be thwarted/ Faith will be rewarded/ Hear the steel wheels singing/ Bells of freedom ringing.”
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The Boss has long been vocal about his opposition to the sitting president. In the 2024 election, Springsteen endorsed Trump’s opponent, Kamala Harris, and four years prior, he opened up about his fears surrounding the twice-impeached POTUS’ first bid for a second White House term back in the 2020 race.
“I believe that our current president is a threat to our democracy,” he told The Atlantic of Trump at the time. “He simply makes any kind of reform that much harder. I don’t know if our democracy could stand another four years of his custodianship. These are all existential threats to our democracy and our American way of life.”
At Wednesday’s show, Springsteen echoed these sentiments during a mid-show speech. “In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world’s poorest children to sickness and death,” he told fans before singing “My City of Ruins.”
“And in my country, they are taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that they inflict on loyal American workers, they are rolling back historic civil rights legislation that led to a more just and moral society,” he continued. “They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom.”
The performance marks the first of several tour dates Springsteen and the E Street Band have scheduled this summer. After two more dates in Manchester, he’ll perform at venues in France, Spain, Germany and Italy through the beginning of July.
Quavo appeared on a recent livestream with PlaqueBoyMax and recorded two new songs during their time together. On Tuesday, Quavo sat down with PlaqueBoyMax in the studio during the producer’s recent livestream and hopped in the booth to record some new tracks live for the viewers. The first song, “Nun,” has a rambunctious trap beat, […]
