SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS: VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW RAP MOGUL BEATING GIRLFRIEND CASSIE IN 2016
SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS: VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW RAP MOGUL BEATING GIRLFRIEND CASSIE IN 2016
CCTV has emerged appearing to show rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016.
The video, aired by CNN, has surfaced in the wake of allegations by Ms Ventura about her ex-boyfriend and producer in a lawsuit last year.
She has not commented, but her lawyer said it confirms “the disturbing and predatory behaviour of Mr Combs”.
A lawyer for Mr Combs has not responded to a BBC request for comment.
The BBC has not independently verified the video, which appears to be a compilation of surveillance footage angles dated 5 March 2016.
According to CNN, it was filmed at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.
The clip appears to show Ms Ventura leaving a hotel room to walk towards a row of elevators.
A shirtless man is seen holding a towel around his waist, and hurrying down a hallway.
When he catches up to her, he grabs her and throws her on the floor, causing her to drop some luggage.
He kicks her while she is on the ground, before picking up her bags and kicking her a second time then attempting to drag her by her shirt.
The attacker is seen leaving for a moment, before returning and shoving Ms Ventura as she stands up. He then sits in a chair near the lifts and throws an object.
A lawyer for R&B singer Ms Ventura, Douglas Wigdor, said in a statement: “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behaviour of Mr Combs.
“Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light.”
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said on Friday that the assault captured in the video might be too old to prosecute. [BBC]