Cassie Ventura (full name Casandra Elizabeth Ventura) is an American singer, model, dancer, and actress best known for her 2006 hit single "Me & U." She first rose to fame in the mid‑2000s under Ryan Leslie’s and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records imprint.
Career highlights
- Ventura’s self‑titled debut album, released in 2006, reached the top 5 on the Billboard 200, powered by “Me & U,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over a million digital copies.
- She later released singles such as “Long Way 2 Go,” “Official Girl,” “Must Be Love,” and “Let’s Get Crazy,” while also working as a high‑fashion and commercial model.
Modeling and acting
- Cassie signed with Wilhelmina Models as a teenager, modeling for brands and magazines including Calvin Klein, Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, GQ, and Seventeen.
- As an actress, she appeared in films such as Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) and The Perfect Match (2016), expanding her profile beyond music.
Role in Sean Combs legal cases
- Ventura was in an on‑and‑off relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs from about 2007 to 2018 and signed a major multi‑album deal with his label during that time.
- In November 2023, she filed a civil lawsuit accusing Combs of years of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; the case was quickly settled, and she later became a key witness in his federal sex‑trafficking and racketeering trial, testifying in May 2025 about the alleged abuse and coercive “freak‑off” sex events.
Recent life
- Cassie has since stepped back from the mainstream music spotlight and focused more on family life and selective creative work.
- She is married to personal trainer Alex Fine, with whom she shares multiple children, and she gave birth to another child shortly after testifying in the Combs trial in May 2025.
