Cassie Ventura is speaking out publicly for the first time since the release of a video from 2016 showing her then-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting her inside a hotel.
“Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet,” Cassie wrote on Instagram Thursday. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning.”
Combs apologized earlier this week after the surveillance video was released by CNN showing Combs chasing Ventura down a hallway, grabbing her by the back of the neck, shoving her to the ground and kicking her as she lay on the ground.
In November 2023, Ventura settled a lawsuit against Combs that had accused him of sex trafficking and sexual assault. According to court filings, Ventura alleged Combs “often punched, beat, kicked and stomped” on her during their relationship.
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