After testifying for two days that Sean Combs forced her into sexual encounters with male prostitutes under threat of violence and reputational harm, Cassie Ventura was confronted on cross-examination by messages that appeared to show her reluctance was only because she wanted more from the relationship.

Mr. Combs’s lawyers have been questioning Casandra Ventura about the drug-fueled sex sessions that he called “freak-offs,” and about the nature of their long relationship.