Cassie speaks out after Diddy assault video: 'Domestic Violence is THE issue'
Story by Marley Malenfant , Austin American-Statesman
Sean P. Diddy Combs with Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of 'The Perfect Match' at the Arclight Theatre in Los Angeles on March 7, 2016. Superstar rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs was sued November 16 by the singer Cassie, who accused him of rape and physical abuse. The hip-hop artist, known as both Puff Daddy or Diddy, subjected the R&B singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, to more than a decade of coercion by physical force and drugs as well as a 2018 rape, she said in her suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan.
Superstar rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs was sued November 16 by the singer Cassie, who accused him of rape and physical abuse. The hip-hop artist, known as both Puff Daddy or Diddy, subjected the R&B singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, to more than a decade of coercion by physical force and drugs as well as a 2018 rape, she said in her suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan.
By now, many have seen the video of Sean “Diddy” Combs kicking, hitting and dragging then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016. Last November, Ventura filed a civil suit through New York’s Adult Survivor’s Act. The suit alleged instances of sexual abuse against Combs during their seven-year relationship. She also sued his companies, Bad Boy Entertainment, Epic Records and Combs Enterprises. The following business day, Combs had settled the lawsuit with Ventura. Combs recently posted a video on his Instagram apologizing for his behavior but did not offer an apology to Ventura.
Cassie breaks silence after release of Diddy assault video
On Thursday, Ventura finally shared her thoughts on the recent events in an Instagram post. "Thank you for all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet," the post said. "Domestic Violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become."
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