Exclusive Footage Reveals Sean 'Diddy' Combs Assaulting Cassie Ventura

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Surveillance video from 2016, exclusively obtained by CNN, shows a disturbing altercation between Sean “Diddy” Combs and his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. The footage corroborates allegations detailed in a recently settled federal lawsuit filed by Ventura, which accused Combs of severe physical abuse.

 

The Incident Caught on Camera dated March 5, 2016, is sourced from multiple camera angles within the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. CNN verified the location using publicly available images of the hotel's interior.

 

In the video, Ventura is seen leaving a hotel room and heading towards the elevators. Combs, clad in a towel, runs down the hallway after her, grabs her by the neck, and throws her to the floor. He then kicks her as she lies motionless. Combs retrieves a purse and suitcase from near the elevators, then kicks Ventura again before dragging her by her sweatshirt toward a room. Ventura eventually stands, gathers her belongings, and attempts to use a phone on the hallway wall. Combs returns, appears to shove her, and then throws an object at her before walking away as an elevator door opens and someone exits.

 

Ventura reached an undisclosed settlement with Combs and declined to comment on the video. Her attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, stated, "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."

 

Cassie Ventura, known for her hit song “Me & U,” had an intermittent relationship with Combs from 2007 to 2018. The lawsuit filed in November described a pattern of physical abuse and control by Combs. According to the complaint, Combs assaulted Ventura in March 2016 after becoming intoxicated, giving her a black eye. When Ventura tried to leave the hotel room, Combs followed her, yelled, and threw glass vases at her, causing her to flee to the elevators.

 

The complaint details Ventura's return to the hotel, fearing Combs' wrath, only to be urged by hotel security to leave, as they had witnessed the assault on the security footage. Ventura’s lawsuit also alleged that Combs paid the hotel $50,000 to secure the footage. The lawsuit contained other severe allegations, including rape in 2018 and years of repeated physical and emotional abuse.

 

Ben Brafman, Combs' attorney, denied the allegations in a statement, asserting that the decision to settle the lawsuit did not imply any admission of wrongdoing. "Mr. Combs' decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best," Brafman said.

 

Details of the settlement were not disclosed. However, since November, Combs has faced additional civil lawsuits accusing him of various forms of sexual misconduct and illegal activities. He has denied these allegations, and the cases are ongoing.

 

In March, federal authorities searched Combs’ residences in California and Florida as part of a Department of Homeland Security investigation into human trafficking crimes. This investigation is linked to many of the sexual assault allegations in the civil lawsuits. Aaron Dyer, another attorney for Combs, criticized the searches as a "gross overuse of military-level force" and a "witch hunt based on meritless accusations."

 

 

Diddy apologises

Sean "Diddy" Combs has issued an apology for attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura, after CCTV footage showed him kicking and pushing her in a hotel hallway in 2016. In a video posted on his Instagram, the rapper expressed deep remorse, taking full responsibility for his "inexcusable" actions, which were aired by CNN earlier in the week.

 

"I was disgusted when I did it. I'm disgusted now," Combs stated. He revealed that he sought professional help, including therapy and rehab, and asked for God's mercy and grace. "I’m so sorry," he added, emphasizing his commitment to becoming a better person daily.

 

However, Cassie's lawyers criticized Combs' apology, suggesting it was self-serving. "When Cassie and multiple other women came forward, he denied everything and suggested that his victims were looking for a payday," said lawyer Meredith Firetog. She argued that Combs' apology only came after his repeated denials were proven false, indicating desperation and insincerity.

 

The BBC has not independently verified the video, which appears to be a compilation of surveillance footage dated March 5, 2016. The footage, released by CNN, shows a man identified as Combs pushing Ventura to the floor, kicking her while she is down, attempting to drag her by her shirt, and throwing an object at her. The incident reportedly took place at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.

 

Until now, Combs had not commented on the video. In an earlier statement, Ventura's lawyers said, "The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs." The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office indicated that the alleged assault captured in the video might be too old to prosecute. Combs and Ventura began their relationship when she was 19 and he was 37. Last November, Ventura settled a lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of rape and sexual trafficking over a decade, for an undisclosed sum. Combs' lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, stated at the time that the settlement was "in no way an admission of wrongdoing."

 

Since the settlement, several other women have filed lawsuits against Combs, accusing him of sexual and physical abuse. His homes in Los Angeles and Miami, Florida, were recently raided as part of a federal investigation into human trafficking.

 

Credit: CNN 2024-05-20

 

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[Tug]

To bad the statute of limitations has run out to jail the insufferable cad but it certainly helped in her undisclosed settlement im sure 

[brianthainess]

Are we supposed to know who these Americans are ? 

[Danderman123]

Now we will read denunciations of this guy from "Woke" posters.