Cassie Ventura

Casandra Elizabeth Ventura (better known as Cassie; born August 26, 1986) is an American singer, actress, model and dancer. She began her career by way of meeting record producer Ryan Leslie in late 2004.

Cassie Ventura
Cassie at the premiere of Step Up 2: The Streets in February 2008
Born	Casandra Elizabeth Ventura (1986-08-26) August 26, 1986 (age 38) New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations	Singer dancer actress model
Years active	2005–present
Modeling information
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Wilhelmina
Musical career
Genres	Experimental R&B[2] pop hip hop
Labels	Bad Boy Interscope
Website	cassiesuper.com

Cassie's self titled first album was released in August 2006. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200. It has the Billboard Hot 100 Top 3 hit "Me & U".^[3] She released the song "Official Girl" (which also had Lil Wayne) in 2008. Then she released "Let's Get Crazy" with Akon and "Must be Love" with Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Cassie is signed up to modeling agency Wilhelmina Models and One Management. She earlier modeled for Calvin Klein one.^[4] She has been shown in magazines, like GQ.^[5]

Cassie made her movie start as Sophie Donovan in the dance movie Step Up 2: The Streets in 2008. She also sang the lead song "Is it You" from the Step Up 2 soundtrack.

Cassie was born in New London, Connecticut.

Lawsuit against Combs

On November 16, 2023, Ventura filed a $30 million sexual assault lawsuit against Combs, alleging that he subjected her to a decade-long “cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking.”^[6][7] Cassie claimed that the abuse began when their relationship start that this included a 2018 rape after she tried to leave him, and multiple instances of domestic violence.^[6][7] Combs' attorney has denied the allegation.^[6] The lawsuit would be settled for undisclosed sum on November 17, 2023.^[8]