As federal prosecutors called witnesses to the stand in Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial, his ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie Ventura, continued her testimony Wednesday inside the New York City courthouse as the trial entered its second day.

“The government calls Casandra Ventura.”

Ventura testified that Combs had control over many aspects of her life, including her appearance, career and her participation in "freak offs," drug-fueled sexual encounters between Ventura and male ...