Pregnant Cassie Ventura was spotted in New York City just days before ex Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is set to commence.
The “Me & U” singer was seen standing outside of a friend’s brownstone apartment building in Manhattan Wednesday, according to photos obtained by Page Six.
Ventura, 38, cradled her growing baby bump with one hand while holding her cell phone in the other.
She was dressed in a sheer white waffle-knit, long-sleeve top layered over a black bra and paired with white linen pants. The pop star’s long brunette hair was styled down in a straight blowout.
Ventura revealed in February that she is pregnant and expecting baby No. 3 with husband Alex Fine.
She and Fine, who tied the knot in September 2019, already share two daughters: Frankie, 5, and Sunny, 3.
Ventura’s Big Apple outing comes just days before she is set to testify as the government’s lead witness in Combs’ federal trial beginning May 12 — for which jury selection is already underway.
The Bad Boy Records producer’s image took a downward spiral in 2021 when Ventura filed a lawsuit accusing him of raping, sex trafficking and physically abusing her throughout their decade-long relationship.
Combs denied his ex’s claims and settled the case with Ventura less than 24 hours later.
Months later, a video of Combs brutally assaulting Ventura at a hotel in 2016 surfaced online and the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper, 55, was forced to issue a public apology.
Meanwhile, the “Kiss Me” hitmaker thanked her fans for their support after the horrific video conquered the news cycle.
“Thank you for all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet,” she wrote on Instagram last May. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning.”
She added, “Domestic violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.”
Since then, more than 120 people have come forward accusing Diddy of sexual abuse, the AP reported.
The Grammy winner’s Miami and Los Angeles homes were raided by feds and he was arrested in New York City last September on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Combs, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, has been locked up at Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center after being denied bail.
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