Within the surveillance video from 2016, which was launched by CNN on Friday, the rapper seems to seize R&B vocalist Casandra Ventura as she waits by an elevator in a California resort. Clad solely in a towel, he throws her to the ground, kicking her repeatedly earlier than dragging her towards a hallway, the video reveals.
A consultant for Combs couldn’t be instantly reached for additional remark.
Ventura, who performs underneath the stage title Cassie, sued Combs in 2023, accusing him of serial bodily abuse, sexual slavery and rape throughout a 10-year skilled and romantic relationship through which he managed her via intimidation, medicine and alcohol. The events settled the matter the next day for undisclosed phrases. Representatives for Combs stated on the time the settlement was “on no account an admission of wrongdoing”.
Ventura’s lawsuit was one in all a minimum of 4 civil complaints that not too long ago levelled sexual assault allegations in opposition to Combs.
Legal professional Meredith Firetog, who represented Ventura, stated Combs’ apology on Sunday doesn’t vindicate him.
“Combs’ most up-to-date assertion is extra about himself than the many individuals he has harm. When Cassie and a number of different girls got here ahead, he denied every thing and prompt that his victims have been on the lookout for a payday. That he was solely compelled to ‘apologise’ as soon as his repeated denials have been confirmed false reveals his pathetic desperation, and nobody might be swayed by his disingenuous phrases,” Firetog stated in an announcement.
The US Division of Homeland Safety stated in March it had opened an investigation into the hip-hop star and searched his homes within the Miami space and in Los Angeles; it offered no particulars of the character of the investigation.
Native tv photographs of the search confirmed an armoured car and officers carrying rifles exterior Combs’ Los Angeles dwelling. Authorities detained some folks on the property with their arms sure by zip ties.