Cassie Reveals Diddy Paid Her $20 Million To Settle 2023 Lawsuit

Cassie Says Diddy Allegedly Paid Her $20 Million To Settle 2023 Lawsuit

Cassie testified in Diddy’s criminal trial on Wednesday and she revealed how much money the disgraced rapper and business mogul allegedly paid her to settle her 2023 lawsuit against him.

“I didn’t think he understood. I don’t think after all those years of begging for sorry and for him to actually recognize the pain that he put me through, I just wanted him to understand,” the singer said.

She made the revelation while reflecting on a book she wrote that same year. The “Is It You” crooner claimed that she sent a copy of the book to Diddy’s lawyer and offered him the chance to buy rights to it for $30 million.

“I wanted to be compensated for the time, the pain, the many many years of having to fix my life. I really didn’t do any research. I just picked a numerate hat I felt like would alert him,” she continued.

AUSA: What happened with the lawsuit?
Ventura: It settled for $20 million, in 24 hours.
AUSA: Why are you testifying in this trial?
Ventura: I can’t carry this anymore. What’s wrong is wrong. I tried people like they were disposable. Escorts, anybody

— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) May 14, 2025

The 38-year-old claims when she reached back out to see what Diddy thought, she was told that he hadn’t taken it seriously. That November, she decided to go forward with a lawsuit against him and under 24 hours of filing, Diddy agreed to settle with her for $20 million.

According to HNHH, the 55-year-old’s legal team will be doing everything they can to try and question her credibility. After all, that is the job of a defense.

The news outlet shared that Diddy’s lawyers tried to play some mind games. They asked the judge that Cassie’s husband, Alex Fine, who has been supportive of her be banned from the court while Cassie testifies.

Cassie made controversial headlines after the first day of the trial, when a male escort, Daniel Phillips, said she asked him to pee on her during their freak-offs. He claims he was paid to have sex with Cassie while Diddy watched and masturbated.