Cassie, who split from Diddy in 2018, also alleges in her lawsuit that she suffered memory loss which might have been the result of extensive drug use that he gave her or due to head injuries caused by the hip-hop mogul.
- Nov 16, 2023
AceShowbiz - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has denied Cassie's allegations in a new lawsuit. The "Gotta Move On" rapper, who has been sued for alleged rape, abuse and sex trafficking by his ex, believes that the singer dragged him to court because she's "seeking a payday."
Diddy's attorney, Ben Brafman, said in a statement, "Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations." Ben added, "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," the lawyer continued, adding that the lawsuit aims "to tarnish Mr. Combs' reputation and seeking a pay day."
Cassie, born Casandra Elizabeth Ventura, detailed in her lawsuit that she and Diddy met in 2005 or 2006 when she was 19 years old and he was 37. "Within months, in February 2006, Ms. Ventura signed a ten-album deal with Mr. Combs's record label," it read.
After signing her record deal, Cassie felt she "was quickly thrust into the spotlight" but didn't know "how to navigate her new celebrity status." The lawsuit further stated, "Mr. Combs' recognition and glorification of Ms. Ventura's naivete proved to set the groundwork for his manipulative and coercive romantic and sexual relationship with Ms. Ventura, a woman nearly two decades his junior."
"Within a year of signing with Bad Boy Records, Mr. Combs became deeply entrenched in Ms. Ventura's life, almost immediately asserting possession and control over her, and inserting himself into all aspects of her career and her personal life," the lawsuit continued. "All aspects of Ms. Ventura's life were controlled by either Mr. Combs or his management companies."
Cassie alleged that Diddy kept providing her with drugs until she couldn't refuse them. In addition, the songstress claimed she suffered memory loss, which might have been the result of extensive drug use or due to head injuries caused by Diddy, who allegedly beat her up "multiple times each year."
Recalling a January 2009 incident, Cassie said Diddy pulled her out of the club, and in the car, "stomping on her face" after he found out that she had spoken to another music manager to advance her career. The alleged ordeal left Cassie "terrified, isolated, and unable to see a pathway out of Mr. Combs' abusive hold on her life."
Not stopping there, Cassie accused Diddy of forcing her to perform sexual acts with sex workers at hotels around the country as she was "given ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, and alcohol in excessive amounts." She said the hip-hop mogul filmed the occasions and sometimes he physically assaulted her.
Cassie, who also accused Diddy of raping her in 2018, declared in a statement about her legal action, "After years in silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships." She added, "With the expiration of New York's Adult Survivors Act fast approaching, it became clear that this was an opportunity to speak up about the trauma I have experienced and that I will be recovering from for the rest of my life."
