Lawyer Claims Sean “Diddy” Combs Tried To Pay Off Rape In “Eight Figures”; Music mogul hit by allegations of assault and abuse by singer Cassie

Sean Combs has been no stranger to controversy over the years and is now accused of rape and intense physical and psychological abuse by his ex-girlfriend. Cassandra Ventura’s lawyers say the music mogul tried to pay her to keep the case quiet.

““Mr. Combs offered Ms. Ventura eight sums to silence her and prevent this lawsuit from being filed,” Doug Wigdor told Deadline today after the singer and model filed a lawsuit in federal court and claims that Combs subjected her to “abuse, violence”. and sex trafficking” over the years. “She rejected his efforts and decided to give a voice to all women who suffer in silence. Ms. Ventura deserves praise for her courage.”

That statement came Thursday after Combs’ attorney Ben Brafman responded to the filing by saying his client “strongly denies these offensive and outrageous allegations.”

Harvey Weinstein’s former lawyer continued: “Over the past six months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demands for $30 million, under threats to write a damaging book about their relationship, which has clearly been refused.” blatant extortion. . Although Ms. Ventura retracted her original threat, she is now filing a lawsuit full of baseless and outrageous lies aimed at mr. damaging Combs’ reputation and hoping for a payday.

For all the talk between the lawyers, what Ventura accuses the Bad Boy Entertainment founder of in the 36-page lawsuit about their 11-year personal and professional relationship (read Ventura’s rape complaint here) is pretty shocking and specific:

In 2022 Mr. Combs receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BETA Awards. During his acceptance speech, Mr Combs said: “Special thanks to the people who were really there for me, dear.” He named a number of people before adding: “[a]And also Cassie, who held me through the dark times, dear.”

The truth is, however, that Cassie – Ms. Casandra Ventura by Mr. Combs was detained and endured more than a decade of his violent behavior and disruptive demands. For Ms. Ventura, the “dark times” were when she was caught in a cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking by Mr. Combs.

Among other violent and illegal acts, Mr. Combs committed the following:

• Ms. raped Ventura in her own home after she tried to leave him;
• Ms. Ventura was frequently punched, kicked, punched and kicked, resulting in bruising, chapped lips, black eyes and bleeding;

• blew up a man’s car after learning that he was romantically involved in Ms. Ventura is interested;

• Ms. forced Ventura to perform sexual acts on male sex workers while she masturbated and filmed the encounters;
• He ran out of his apartment with a gun in search of a rival industry executive he heard was nearby;

• Did me. Ventura demands to carry his firearm in her purse just to make her uncomfortable and show her how dangerous he is; And

• Introduced Ms. Ventura to a lifestyle of excessive alcohol and drug abuse and required her to purchase illegal prescriptions to feed his own addictions.

What’s more, there’s literally an explosive allegation that Combs not only beat up Suge Knight and hung people from balconies, but also once threatened to blow up rapper Kid Cudi’s car about a decade ago because he was with Ventura. “At about this time, Kid Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway,” the complaint states.

In a statement released after the eight-claim jury trial was filed, Ventura added, “After years of silence and obscurity, I am finally ready to tell my story and speak up for myself and other women.” who experience violence. and abuse in their relationships.” The Step 2: The streets The actress continued: “With the expiration of New York’s Adult Survivors Act fast approaching, it became clear that this was an opportunity to talk about the trauma I experienced and will live with for the rest of my life. will recover.”

Ventura is seeking “a monetary award equal to compensatory damages, including consequential damages, lost wages, earnings and any other monetary amounts, including interest on such amounts, as the evidence may require” and “a monetary award for mental anguish and severe mental distress.” ” according to evidence” and various unspecified damages.

After releasing his first solo album in 17 years in mid-September, Combs has also been in the headlines more than usual lately, with his foundation donating $1 million to the HBCU Jackson State University football team and his investment company which donated $1 million to financial literacy initiatives. in August. Also in September, just before The Love Album: Off The Grid After being dropped, Combs returned publishing and songwriting rights to a number of Bad Boy artists. This unconventional move came with a caveat. To get the rights, former and current Bad Boy artists had to sign an NDA that prohibited them from saying much about Combs or the company.