“I’m Disgusted”: Sean Combs Admits to Security Video Attack on Cassie Ventura

Since 2023, Sean Combs (who additionally is going by means of “Diddy”) has steadfastly maintained that the mounting claims of abuse, attack, and misconduct towards him had been falsehoods, manufactured by means of public in the hunt for payouts or worse. However on Sunday, he reversed that place, admitting to a 2016 assault that he’d prior to now—and many times—denied.

The pivot follows the reduce of a stunning video on Friday that mirrors an assault defined latter month by means of Cassie Ventura, a style and singer who used to be concerned with Sean Combs from 2007-2018. Within the video, which used to be first printed by means of CNN, a girl who seems to be Ventura is attacked by means of a person we now know to be Combs, and is punched, kicked, and shoved as she tried to release a lodge room.

The incident depicted within the video is terribly matching to an assault Ventura described when, in November 2023, she filed a civil go well with towards Combs. Announcing her courting with him used to be marked by means of bodily violence, abuse, and intercourse trafficking, Ventura—who met Combs when she used to be 19 and he used to be 37—stated that following a 2016 incident wherein Diddy allegedly compelled her to have members of the family with a male intercourse assistant occasion he watched, he fell asleep and he or she tried to sneak out in their lodge room. He aroused from sleep, she stated in her go well with, adopted her out, and attacked her. Consistent with Ventura, Combs nearest paid $50,000 for the safety photos of the incident.

Nearest the go well with used to be filed, Combs legal professional Ben Brafman repudiated that and its diverse alternative claims. “Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations,” he said in a November 16, 2023 statement.

“For the past 6 months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail. Despite withdrawing her initial threat, Ms. Ventura has now resorted to filing a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs’ reputation and seeking a payday.”

The following day, Combs settled with Ventura for an undisclosed amount, but continued to deny the incident had occurred. “A decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing,” Brafman said.

“Mr. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”

Combs reiterated that denial again the following month, after three additional women filed suit against Combs claiming rape and sexual assault. This time, Combs responded himself, saying via statement “For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday.”

“Let me be absolutely clear,” he stated within the December 2023 commentary. “I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”

That position changed abruptly on Sunday, when the mogul posted a video admitting to the attack on Instagram. “I’m truly sorry,” it was simply captioned.

“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,” he said of the attack on Ventura.

“I was fucked up—I hit rock bottom—but I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable,” he said. “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video,” Combs continued, seemingly speaking into his front-facing camera from a high-ceilinged, multi-windowed space.

“I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now. I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace,” Combs stated of the incident that, up till these days, he had denied.