After Sean “Diddy” Combs’ violent video
Ex-girlfriend Cassie speaks out for the first time
Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and her then-partner Sean Combs in 2016.
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After the shocking video with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, his ex-girlfriend Cassie has spoken out for the first time.
Singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura (37) has spoken out for the first time after a shocking surveillance video from 2016 was made public in which she is physically attacked by her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs (54). The 37-year-old thanked Instagram on Thursday (May 23) for “all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to get to know.”
Cassie Ventura: “Domestic violence is THE problem”
The musician, who is said to have been in a relationship with the rapper and producer between 2008 and 2018, goes on to explain that “the flow of love has created a place for my younger self to now settle down and feel safe.” .
“But this is just the beginning,” Cassie writes on the social network. “Domestic violence is THE problem. It made me into someone I never thought I would be. With a lot of hard work, I’m better today, but I will always have to recover from the past.”
Ventura filed a lawsuit against Combs last November alleging abuse and rape. Combs and Ventura settled the singer’s lawsuit out of court just hours after it was filed.
Believe victims the first time
In her statement, the singer asks that victims of violence and abuse be “believed the first time. It takes a lot of heart to speak the truth from a situation where you were powerless. I extend a hand to those who still live in fear. Extend a hand to your people, don’t shut them out. No one should bear this burden alone.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized for violent video
After Sean “Diddy” Combs had denied all allegations against him in the past, the 54-year-old came forward with an apology last weekend after the disturbing video became public.
“It’s so difficult to think about the darkest times in your life,” Combs said on Instagram. “Sometimes you have to do that. I was at my wits’ end. I mean, I was at my lowest, but I don’t make excuses. My behavior in this video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my behavior in this video.” Accompanying his video, he wrote: “I’m really sorry.”
Clear criticism from Cassie Ventura’s lawyers
Cassie Ventura’s legal team immediately criticized Sean “Diddy” Combs’ apology video. “Combs’ recent statement is more about himself than about the many people he has hurt,” said Meredith Firetog of the law firm Wigdor LLP in a statement from Page SixIt continues: “When Cassie and several other women came forward, he denied everything and claimed that his victims were looking for a quick deal.”