Singer Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former girlfriend, was spotted out in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 18, for the first time since his arrest earlier in the week.

Cassie Ventura is writing her own song now. The “Me & U” singer regained control of her story when she first detailed years of disturbing abuse allegations in a lawsuit filed against her ex-boyfriend and former producer Sean “Diddy” Combs last November.

During his court hearing on September 18, Diddy’s text messages to Ventura and other women were read by prosecutors, who argued that he had a ‘long-standing pattern of abuse.’