OAN’s Brooke Mallory
11:26 PM – Friday, May 17, 2024
Newly released surveillance video from 2016 shows Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs forcefully pushing his ex-girlfriend Kathy Ventura to the ground before kicking and dragging her at a hotel.
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The footage shows Ventura trying to get into the elevator while holding his belongings, which appears to be the moment the physical incident began. Didi then sprinted down the hotel hallway and appeared with only a towel wrapped around her waist.
As shown in the video obtained by CNNthe famous rapper and music mogul grabbed Ventura by the back of her neck, threw her to the ground, and began kicking her while still keeping the towel wrapped around her waist.
The video was filmed on March 5th at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.th2016.
The incident was filmed from various camera angles. CNNwhich appears to match the description of the assault Ms. Ventura claimed in a now-settled federal lawsuit filed in November.
Ventura’s body remained motionless on the floor, but Diddy could be seen on video picking up what appeared to be a handbag or suitcase next to her. She lay there for four seconds while her famous rapper kicked her twice. Didi then grabbed Ventura by her hoodie and continued to drag Ventura in the direction she came from. He then leaves her lying there and walks away.
Later in the video, Ventura composes himself and slowly stands up, removes his belongings from the floor, and walks toward the hotel phone next to the elevator.
Diddy, still wearing a towel, reappears in the camera frame and appears to be pushing Ventura again. The next scene in the video shows Diddy sitting in a chair, grabbing something from a table and violently throwing it at Ventura.
“This heartbreaking video further confirms Mr. Combs’ disturbing and predatory behavior,” said Douglas H. Wigdor, Mr. Ventura’s attorney.
“Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in bringing this issue to light,” Wigdor added.
The Department of Homeland Security recently raided two of the rapper’s homes simultaneously on suspicion of sex trafficking and sexual abuse.
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