A 2016 surveillance video exclusively obtained by a news outlet shows Sean "Diddy" Combs grabbing, shoving, dragging, and kicking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura during an altercation matching the allegations in a now-settled federal lawsuit filed by Ventura in November.
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The footage, compiled from multiple camera angles dated March 5, 2016, appears to show the rapper, producer, and business mogul during an incident that, according to Ventura’s complaint, occurred at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. The location was verified based on publicly available photos of the former hotel’s interior.
In the video, Ventura exits a hotel room and walks to a bank of elevators. Combs, holding a towel around his waist, runs down the hall after Ventura. He grabs her by the back of the neck and throws her to the floor. Still holding his towel closed with one hand, he then turns and kicks her, the video shows. As Ventura is on the ground, Combs retrieves a purse and suitcase from the floor near the elevators.
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He turns around and kicks Ventura again as she lies motionless on the floor. About four seconds pass between the two kicks, according to the video. He then briefly drags Ventura by her sweatshirt toward a room before walking away. Ventura is then seen slowly standing up. She gathers items from the floor and moves to pick up a phone on the hallway wall near the elevators.
Combs, still in a towel and socks, returns. A mirror directly across from the security camera shows Combs appearing to shove Ventura. Seconds later, he sits down on a chair, grabs an object off a table, and forcefully throws it toward Ventura. Combs is seen walking away, then turns toward Ventura once again when an elevator door opens and someone appears to exit.
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Ventura’s lawsuit And Ongoing Legal Issues
Ventura, who reached an undisclosed settlement with Combs, declined to comment on the video. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office issued a statement Friday regarding the 2016 surveillance video. The Los Angeles Police Department is "aware of the video" but does not have an open investigation involving Combs, the department told the news outlet in a statement.
Combs and Ventura, a model and singer known for songs like "Me & U," had an off-and-on relationship from 2007 to 2018. They were photographed together at the Los Angeles premiere of the film "A Perfect Match" on March 7, 2016. According to Ventura's complaint, which cited the altercation as occurring "around March 2016," Combs became "extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye."
The complaint alleges Combs paid the InterContinental Century City $50,000 for the hallway security footage. This is one of several allegations made in the November lawsuit, in which Ventura claimed she was raped in 2018 and subjected to years of repeated physical and other abuses by Combs.
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Ventura, who was formerly signed to Combs' label, claimed in her suit that he "exerted his power and influence" over her throughout their professional and romantic relationship. According to the complaint, she was 19 when they met, and Combs was 37. Their business relationship lasted until 2019.
The complaint detailed claims that Combs was physically violent toward Ventura and forced her to engage in various sex acts with other men during that time. Since November, Combs has faced five other civil lawsuits accusing him of a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activities. He has denied the allegations, and the cases remain active.
Authorities searched Combs' homes in California and Florida in March as part of a federal investigation carried out by a Department of Homeland Security team that handles human trafficking crimes, according to a senior federal law enforcement official. The investigation stems from many of the same sexual assault allegations put forth in the civil lawsuits, according to a second law enforcement source familiar with the searches.
