No stranger to controversy over the years, Sean Combs has now been accused of rape and intense physical and psychological abuse by his long-time former girlfriend – and Cassandra Ventura’s lawyers say the music mogul tried to pay her off to keep it quiet. “ Mr. Combs offered Ms.
Ventura eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit,” Doug Wigdor tells Deadline today after the singer and model filed a suit in federal court claiming Combs subjected her to “abuse, violence and sex trafficking” over the years. “She rejected his efforts and decided to give a voice to all woman who suffer in silence. Ms.
Ventura should be applauded for her bravery. ” Related Stories Legal Diddy Is Batman For Halloween, Claims Warner Bros. Warned Him Away From Joker Costume News Grammys To Honor 50 Years of Hip Hop With LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Questlove & More That statement Thursday came after Combs’ attorney Ben Brafman responded to the filing by saying that his client “vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations.
” The former Harvey Weinstein lawyer went on to say: “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 pay day.
” With all that between the lawyers, what Ventura alleges against the Bad Boy Entertainment founder over their 11-year personal and professional relationship in the 36-page complaint ( read Ventura’s rape claim complaint here ) is pretty chilling and specific: In 2022, Mr. Combs received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BETAwards. During his acceptance speech, Mr.
Combs stated, “I have to give a special shoutout, thank you, love, to the people that was really there for me. ” He named a number of people, before adding, “[a]nd also Cassie, for holding me down in the dark times, love. ” The truth, however, is that Cassie—Ms.
Casandra Ventura—was held down by Mr. Combs and endured over a decade of his violent behavior and disturbed demands. For Ms.
Ventura, the “dark times” were those she spent trapped by Mr. Combs in a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking. Among other violent and unlawful acts, Mr.
Combs: • Raped Ms. Ventura in her own home after she tried to leave him; • Often punched, beat, kicked and stomped on Ms. Ventura, resulting in bruises, burst lips, black eyes and bleeding; • Blew up a man’s car after he learned that he was romantically interested in Ms.
Ventura; • Forced Ms. Ventura to engage in sex acts with male sex workers while masturbating and filming the encounters; • Ran out of his apartment with a firearm in pursuit of a rival industry executive whom he learned was nearby; • Demanded that Ms. Ventura to carry his firearm in her purse just to make her uncomfortable and demonstrate how dangerous he is; and • Introduced Ms.
Ventura to a lifestyle of excessive alcohol and substance abuse and required her to procure illicit prescriptions to satisfy his own addictions. Among all that, there is literally an explosive allegation that as well as going full Suge Knight and dangling people off balconies, Combs at one point about a decade ago threatened to blow up rapper Kid Cudi’s car for dating Ventura. “Around that time, Kid Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway,” the complaint says.
In a statement released after the eight claim jury trial seeking complaint was filed, Ventura added that “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. ” The Step Up 2: The Streets actress continued: “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. ” Ventura is seeking “a money judgment representing compensatory damages including consequential damages, lost wages, earning, and all other sums of money, together with interest on these amounts, according to proof” and “a money judgment for mental pain and anguish and severe emotional distress, according to proof,” as well as various unspecified damages.
From: deadline
URL: https://deadline.com/2023/11/sean-combs-rape-lawsuit-cassie-1235615463/
