Court documents obtained by TMZ show that a federal judge dismissed Howard’s entire case against Cassie. Cassie argued that Howard filed the lawsuit only after discovering she had settled her 2023 abuse case against Diddy for a reported $20 million. NEW YORK, NY – MAY 07: Cassie Ventura and Sean Combs attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images)Her attorneys also referenced a supportive text Howard allegedly sent to Cassie’s husband, Alex Fine, before the settlement. Ventura filed her lawsuit against Diddy in November 2023, accusing him of rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking.