CCTV footage shows Diddy assaulting Cassie, supporting her claims of a decade-long ordeal of coercion, drugs and rape.
Disturbing surveillance video released Friday shows Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting then-girlfriend Cassandra Ventura, a lawsuit that was settled late last year Her claim was confirmed.
Combs has been characterized as a violent sex offender who used alcohol and drugs to subdue his victims, has been the subject of several civil lawsuits, and had his home raided by federal agents this year. Searched.
Footage from 2016 obtained and published by CNN shows the rap mogul punching, dragging and kicking the singer known as Cassie, who in a recent lawsuit claims that Combs was the one who attacked her. He alleges that he subjected her to physical violence and drug coercion over a period of more than 10 years. Rape in 2018.
In the video, after Ventura leaves her hotel room, Combs, who appears to be wearing only a towel, chases her, then throws her to the ground and assaults her.
“The heartbreaking video provides further confirmation of Mr. Combs' disturbing and predatory behavior. The courage and fortitude Mr. Ventura has shown in bringing this matter to light cannot be overstated. ,” attorney Douglas Wigdor said in a statement.
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Ventura sued Combs in federal court last fall. Although the bombshell lawsuit was settled out of court, a series of equally creepy sexual assault allegations against the hip-hop star followed.
Ventura met Combs when she was 19 and he 37, after which he signed her to his label and a romantic relationship began.
Mr. Combs vehemently denies all charges against him. His lawyer did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.
In March, armed agents entered Combs' extensive luxury properties in Miami and Los Angeles, leading to highly publicized operations on both coasts that signaled an ongoing investigation into the rapper.
– Text: ©Agence France-Presse