Surveillance video footage obtained by CNN shows rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs violently assault Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, who recently sued the rapper and entertainment mogul for abuse.
The footage was reportedly compiled from a series of tapes filmed on March 5th, 2016 at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. According to the suit, Diddy was extremely intoxicated in the hotel room when he punched her in the face. Cassie escaped to the elevator, but not before Diddy ran after her, throw her to the ground, drag her, and kick her.
Cassie’s suit was settled just one day after it was filed when the two parties had reached a deal “to their mutual satisfaction.” No terms were disclosed nor were any statements released beyond the official one distributed by the lawyer, which was formal and did not go into detail.
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CNN has obtained footage of Diddy repeatedly beating his then girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway.
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As CNN describes:
Ventura is then seen slowly standing up. She gathers items from the floor and moves to pick up a phone on the hallway wall near the elevators. Combs, still in a towel and socks, returns. A mirror directly across from the security camera shows Combs appearing to shove Ventura.
Seconds later, he sits down on a chair, grabs an object off a table and forcefully throws it toward Ventura. Combs is seen walking away, then turns toward Ventura once again when an elevator door opens and someone appears to exit.
CNN said Cassie declined to comment. “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light,” Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, said.
Cassie Ventura, who was once signed to Diddy’s label and was his long-time romantic partner, claimed he began abusing her at 19. The suit described Combs as an unstable and manipulative individual who used coercive tactics and violent threats.
The abuse included controlling her with drugs and alcohol, beating her, and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed it for his own pleasure. The suit alleged that in 2018, toward the end of their relationship, Combs forced himself into her home and raped her.
It also alleged that he forced Ventura to carry his handgun in her purse, that he once dangled a friend of hers from the balcony of a high-rise hotel, and that he blew up a car belonging to artist Kid Cudi when he found out he was interested in Ventura.
A series of lawsuits followed from women alleging that Diddy abused them. Diddy wielded tremendous influence in the entertainment business during the 1990s and 2000s, and all the victims claim he abused his power toward sadistic ends, including violence, rape, and emotional manipulation. Combs, 54, is the founder of the prominent Bad Boy Record label and is one of the most influential producers in hip-hop history. He is also a famous performer and the proprietor of the “Sean John” clothing line.
Two properties owned by rapper and media mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by federal agents with the Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other law enforcement bodies in March. No official charges have been brought against Diddy since then.
Shane Devine is a writer covering politics and business for VT and a regular guest on The Unusual Suspects. Follow Shane’s work here.
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