In 2016, disturbing footage has surfaced of entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs brutally assaulting his ex-girlfriend at a California hotel. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office released a statement regarding the physical assault, declaring that the rapper would not be prosecuted.
Video of the problem obtained and published by CNN It shows Diddy grabbing, pushing, dragging and kicking his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. CNN has confirmed the location of the alleged attack, which was captured on hotel surveillance cameras on March 5, 2016.
The disturbing video shows Ventura walking barefoot down a hotel hallway on his way to the elevator. Seconds later, Didi was seen running down the same hallway wearing only a towel.
Diddy was seen sneaking up on Ventura from behind, punching him in the back of the head and dragging him to the ground. He then kicks his girlfriend while she is down.
The rapper grabbed her bag and stomped on her again. He grabbed her jacket and dragged her back to her hotel room.
The Bad Boy Records founder walked back to his hotel room to drop off his bag, but then returned.
Ventura picks up the phone in the hallway near the elevator.
In the video, Diddy appears to push his then-girlfriend and then throw an object at her.
This brutal attack is consistent with allegations made by Ventura in a federal lawsuit filed in November 2023. In the lawsuit, Ventura accused Combs of rape, sex trafficking and domestic violence during their on-off relationship from 2007 to 2018.
According to court filings, Ventura claimed that Combs “frequently punched, kicked, and stomped” her during their relationship.
“In or about March 2016, while working as a deputy manager at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, Mr. Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, blackening her eye,” the 37-page complaint states. It was written.
“After falling asleep, Ms. Ventura attempted to leave the hotel room, but as she was about to leave, Ms. Combs woke up and began screaming at Ms. Ventura. He yelled at her and left the hotel room. He followed her into the hallway,” the complaint states. continued. “The man grabbed his girlfriend, took a glass vase from her hallway and threw it at her, causing the glass to shatter around the vase while she ran to the elevator. Ta.”
Ventura reportedly He fled Combs and was able to leave the hotel in a taxi. However, the lawsuit says, “Ms. Ventura realized that by running away she would further anger Mr. Combs and completely trap him in the cycle of abuse, so she returned to the hotel intending to apologize for running away.” her abuser. ”
When Ms. Ventura returned to the Intercontinental Hotel, the suit says, the guards “insinuated that they had seen the surveillance footage” of Mr. Combs assaulting her and returned to the taxi. He urged her to go to the apartment.”
“Upon information and belief, Mr. Combs paid InterContinental Century City $50,000 for hallway security footage that night,” the complaint alleges.
The lawsuit was settled a day later.
At the time of the settlement, Ventura said, “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably, provided that I have some control.”
“We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Kathy and her family the best. I love you,” Diddy said at the time.
Combs, a vocal supporter of the Democratic Party, has consistently denied the assault charges.
Douglas H. Wigdor, Ms. Ventura’s attorney, issued a statement in response to the newly released video, saying, “This heartbreaking video further illustrates Mr. Combs’ disturbing and predatory behavior.” Mr. Combs’ courage and fortitude cannot be expressed in words.” Ventura came forward to shed light on the matter. ”
Ventura’s husband, model Alex Fine, posted the post. statement On Instagram Friday, he didn’t mention Diddy by name, but wrote, “A man who hits a woman is not a man. A man who condones it and protects these people is not a man.”
Fine added, “To my abusers, you’re done, you’re no longer safe, you’re no longer protected, and the men on your side are just as weak, you’re so miserable with yourself that shit would do that. Please consider this a kindness.”
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office statement He declared that the assault case would not be prosecuted.
“We are aware of a video circulating online that purports to show Sean Combs assaulting a young woman in Los Angeles,” the statement began. “We find this footage extremely disturbing and difficult to watch.”
The LA DA’s office further added, “If the acts described occurred in 2016, the acts would have occurred beyond the time limit for assault charges and, unfortunately, no charges could be filed.” He continued.
Under California law, the statute of limitations for simple assault is one year, and the statute of limitations for felony assault is three years.
“As of today, law enforcement has not presented any incidents related to the attack on Mr. Combs depicted in the video, but we encourage anyone who was a victim or witness of the crime to contact law enforcement,” the statement said. We recommend that.” If you would like assistance from our Office of Victim Services, please contact our office. ”
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In 2016, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was caught on video assaulting Kathy Ventura.www.youtube.com
