Stephen A. Smith

And we've seen that in case after case where victims do call the cops and complain, and then will not cooperate with the investigation once it gets going because they don't actually want to go through this. And they're afraid nine times out of 10 of their abuser. And they know they're going to get it even worse when they're behind closed doors with him again.

Now, in the case of Cassandra Ventura, I have to say I have a lot of empathy for that woman. She was not like an Amber Heard. She was very sweet on the stand. I mean, she was almost nine months pregnant. She was about to give birth. And she just seemed like a meek, weak, sad person. She's been suffering from suicidal ideations long past breaking up with Diddy.

Now, in the case of Cassandra Ventura, I have to say I have a lot of empathy for that woman. She was not like an Amber Heard. She was very sweet on the stand. I mean, she was almost nine months pregnant. She was about to give birth. And she just seemed like a meek, weak, sad person. She's been suffering from suicidal ideations long past breaking up with Diddy.

Now, in the case of Cassandra Ventura, I have to say I have a lot of empathy for that woman. She was not like an Amber Heard. She was very sweet on the stand. I mean, she was almost nine months pregnant. She was about to give birth. And she just seemed like a meek, weak, sad person. She's been suffering from suicidal ideations long past breaking up with Diddy.

I mean, he met her when she was 19 years old and he was 17 or 18 years older than she was. He was Diddy. He was huge in the music industry. She was an ingenue, hoping to make it as a singer. He could give her everything. She had nothing. He made her over. He made her a star. He controlled everything about her life when she was very young. And there's been testimony they really did fall in love.

I mean, he met her when she was 19 years old and he was 17 or 18 years older than she was. He was Diddy. He was huge in the music industry. She was an ingenue, hoping to make it as a singer. He could give her everything. She had nothing. He made her over. He made her a star. He controlled everything about her life when she was very young. And there's been testimony they really did fall in love.

I mean, he met her when she was 19 years old and he was 17 or 18 years older than she was. He was Diddy. He was huge in the music industry. She was an ingenue, hoping to make it as a singer. He could give her everything. She had nothing. He made her over. He made her a star. He controlled everything about her life when she was very young. And there's been testimony they really did fall in love.

She was absolutely stunning to look at. I mean, one of the most gorgeous people you've ever set eyes upon. And she trusted him. She loved him and she trusted him. And he started to exploit her slowly with these weird sex romps that were sold to her as like, oh, this is how you'll show me that you love me. Oh, I know it's weird, but I really love it. Will you please do it for me?

She was absolutely stunning to look at. I mean, one of the most gorgeous people you've ever set eyes upon. And she trusted him. She loved him and she trusted him. And he started to exploit her slowly with these weird sex romps that were sold to her as like, oh, this is how you'll show me that you love me. Oh, I know it's weird, but I really love it. Will you please do it for me?

She was absolutely stunning to look at. I mean, one of the most gorgeous people you've ever set eyes upon. And she trusted him. She loved him and she trusted him. And he started to exploit her slowly with these weird sex romps that were sold to her as like, oh, this is how you'll show me that you love me. Oh, I know it's weird, but I really love it. Will you please do it for me?

I mean, there are a lot of women who have been sucked in by that kind of messaging by someone more powerful and older. He had her call him pop-pop. because she had a grandpa she loved and she called him Pop-Pop like I did.

I mean, there are a lot of women who have been sucked in by that kind of messaging by someone more powerful and older. He had her call him pop-pop. because she had a grandpa she loved and she called him Pop-Pop like I did.

I mean, there are a lot of women who have been sucked in by that kind of messaging by someone more powerful and older. He had her call him pop-pop. because she had a grandpa she loved and she called him Pop-Pop like I did.

And he exploited the name she had for her grandpa and called her baby girl and had her call him Pop-Pop, which is just one of the weird pieces of the dynamic between the two of them. So I easily could understand how this young girl got pulled into his web And then it's very, very difficult. Much as we'd love to say as women, you know, on the first blow, I'd be out.

And he exploited the name she had for her grandpa and called her baby girl and had her call him Pop-Pop, which is just one of the weird pieces of the dynamic between the two of them. So I easily could understand how this young girl got pulled into his web And then it's very, very difficult. Much as we'd love to say as women, you know, on the first blow, I'd be out.

And he exploited the name she had for her grandpa and called her baby girl and had her call him Pop-Pop, which is just one of the weird pieces of the dynamic between the two of them. So I easily could understand how this young girl got pulled into his web And then it's very, very difficult. Much as we'd love to say as women, you know, on the first blow, I'd be out.

It wouldn't take more than one backhand for me to run from him to the cops. I've known many, many powerful women. I interviewed one at NBC who was one of the first women on board at Apple who helped invent Siri and was like a high up executive there. who was getting beaten, she said, by her husband.

It wouldn't take more than one backhand for me to run from him to the cops. I've known many, many powerful women. I interviewed one at NBC who was one of the first women on board at Apple who helped invent Siri and was like a high up executive there. who was getting beaten, she said, by her husband.

It wouldn't take more than one backhand for me to run from him to the cops. I've known many, many powerful women. I interviewed one at NBC who was one of the first women on board at Apple who helped invent Siri and was like a high up executive there. who was getting beaten, she said, by her husband.

And she was one of the ones who wouldn't cooperate with the investigation once the cops got involved. It can happen even if you're very savvy, very smart, and very accomplished. And it can certainly happen to somebody who gets involved with somebody age 19. So I do want the audience to understand this is not an Amber Heard situation. She did not walk off the stand and you were like, oh my God.