May 17th 2024.
Recently revealed surveillance footage from 2016 has brought to light a disturbing incident involving rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs and his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. In the video, obtained by CNN, Combs can be seen physically assaulting Ventura, dragging her, and throwing objects at her.
This footage resurfaced months after Combs was accused of raping and physically abusing his ex over a period of ten years. The lawsuit, filed in November, contained triggering allegations of Combs 'beating her, plying her with drugs, and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed.'
Ventura, who was 19 when she met Combs, also claimed to have been raped in her own home after trying to leave him and enduring over a decade of his violent behavior and disturbing demands. She later stated that she had decided to resolve the matter amicably with some level of control, and thanked her family, fans, and lawyers for their unwavering support.
The newly released footage shows Combs grabbing, shoving, and kicking Ventura in a hotel. In the lawsuit, filed in November, Combs was accused of raping and physically abusing Ventura over a period of ten years. However, at the time, Combs denied these allegations.
The video, captured by multiple cameras on March 5, 2016, shows the then-couple at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. In the footage, Ventura leaves a hotel room and heads towards the elevators, with Combs following closely behind, wearing only a towel around his waist.
Combs then abruptly grabs Ventura and throws her to the floor, kicking her and grabbing her purse and bag before kicking her again while she lies on the ground. The video also shows Ventura putting her hand on her leg where Combs had kicked her. According to the footage, there was a four-second interval between the two kicks.
Ventura is then seen being dragged by her sweatshirt back towards the hotel room, before returning to the elevator area and picking up a hotel phone. Combs follows her and shoves her into a corner, before throwing an object taken from the nearby table towards her.
The incident captured in the footage is also mentioned in the lawsuit, where it is stated that Combs was 'extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye,' and the object he threw was a glass vase.
In the lawsuit, Ventura also claimed that Combs was incredibly controlling, not only over her career but also over personal details such as medical records. She alleged that he had access to an MRI scan she had undergone for memory loss, which she believes may have been caused by a 'beating' he gave her. The results of the scan were said to have gone straight to Combs.
The lawsuit stated that Ventura required 'intensive medical and psychological care' to recover from the trauma she experienced during the ten-year relationship. She is seeking justice for a decade of 'threats of violence, excessive use of drugs, physical and psychological abuse, and sexual slavery.'
After the initial lawsuit, more were filed against Combs. The second lawsuit accused him of drugging and date raping a college student, as well as sharing a 'revenge porn' style video of the alleged abuse. A third lawsuit accused him of rape and assault, with Combs allegedly 'assaulting and choking' a woman to the point of her passing out. And a fourth lawsuit accused him of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl.
Combs' representatives have denied all sexual assault allegations when previously approached for comment. The Agency has reached out to Combs' reps for comment on the newly released footage.
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