The former Danity Kane member told prosecutors that Combs proceeded to punch and kick Ventura, then dragged her up the stairs with an arm wrapped around her neck and a hand on her head. Richard said she heard the sound of glass breaking and yelling upstairs.

The musician performed in two of the mogul’s best-known recent acts, Danity Kane and Diddy — Dirty Money. She sued him last year, alleging threats and groping.

Prosecutors allege that the hip hop mogul used his fame and fortune to orchestrate an empire of exploitation, coercing women into abusive sex parties.