The shocking release on Friday of a years-old hotel security video showing billionaire entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly punching his then-girlfriend Kathy Ventura in Los Angeles・It was reported that the federal investigation into the actions of the founder of Boy Records is likely to accelerate. Expert in hip-hop related crimes.
Derrick Parker, a former NYPD rap intelligence agent who was involved in the investigation into the 1999 nightclub shooting in which Mr. Combs was indicted but later acquitted, has been named by new federal prosecutors. He said that there would be a strong reaction to the video.
“Everyone is going to see this and see what a real dirtbag he is,” Parker told FOX News Digital. “The people themselves will see him in a different light. The government will accelerate his case from now on.”
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Sean “Diddy” Combs and Cassie Ventura attend the “Perfect Match” premiere in Los Angeles on March 7, 2016. (Matt Baron/Shutterstock)
He predicted federal racketeering (RICO) charges against Combs by July 4.
The video was recorded in 2016 and then kept hidden until it was released. CNN Exclusive I got it on Friday afternoon.
The photo shows Combs, wearing only socks and a towel around his waist, violently beating Ventura in the hallway of a luxury Los Angeles hotel.
“This video is extremely detrimental to his case,” Parker said. “This would be extremely damaging to Mr. Ventura because it lends credence to his claims of abuse at the hands of him.”
A still from Los Angeles surveillance video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking his girlfriend, Kathy Ventura, in 2016. (Exclusively obtained by CNN)
Ventura sued Combs in November, alleging physical and sexual abuse, and described the encounter in court documents. The parties settled the following day for an undisclosed amount.
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“Mr. Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, shocking her.” black eye” her lawyer argued in court documents.
The man was drunk and passed out when she tried to sneak out, according to the complaint. But when he woke her up, he allegedly screamed at her again and followed her into the hallway, throwing her to the ground and slamming her vase on her floor.
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have filed a new motion to dismiss claims in one of the four lawsuits against him. (Sharif Ziyadat)
More accusers came forward the following month, and federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations raided two Combs residences in March, sparking speculation that criminal charges would follow.
In addition to the accusers filing a civil lawsuit, Miami authorities arrested Combs’ colleague Brendan Paul on drug charges.
“These factors are taken into account in a RICO violation case,” Parker said. “There was someone who supplied them with guns. There was someone who supplied them with drugs. They brought in a lot of women to sex parties.”
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Sean “Diddy” Combs rides his bicycle across the Star Island Bridge from his home in Miami Beach, Florida, on April 4, 2024. (Romain Maurice/Mega, Fox News Digital)
Parker said he expected to face racketeering and human trafficking charges.
And the video will hurt his defense, Parker said. a lot.
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“He looks like a liar because he said all of these were false allegations against me,” Parker said. “You can’t clear her name by kicking, dragging or slapping her girlfriend.”
Combs’ team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Parker, who wrote the book,infamous COP” and his experience in the NYPD’s hip-hop unit. Evidence in Mr. Ventura’s case was subpoenaed by the Justice Department, which warned in April that a non-disclosure agreement agreed to in the settlement would be invalidated.
Sean “Diddy” Combs smiles as boaters pass by his Star Island home on April 7, 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Zach Bennett, Fox News Digital)
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“She had already alleged some criminal acts right before the settlement,” Parker told Fox News Digital. “Prosecutors could issue subpoenas over what she said and how she knew.”
In her court filing, she not only alleged that Combs; raped her In addition to physically abusing her, he also blew up another man’s car, regularly hired prostitutes, and forced her to carry guns and procure drugs.
