Cassie Speaks out After Diddy Abuse Video Surfaces
Cassie left Diddy a remaining time in 2018 after over a decade.
Cassie broke her silence practically every week after the disturbing video footage was leaked of her being bodily abused by her ex-boyfriend, disgraced hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, in 2016 at an L.A. resort. “The outpouring of affection has created a spot for my youthful self to settle and really feel protected now, however that is solely the start,” she wrote in a press release posted to Instagram on Thursday. “Home Violence is THE problem. It broke me right down to somebody I by no means thought I’d turn out to be. With a whole lot of laborious work, I’m higher immediately, however I’ll at all times be recovering from my previous.” She continued, “It broke me right down to somebody I by no means thought I’d turn out to be. With a whole lot of laborious work, I’m higher immediately, however I’ll at all times be recovering from my previous.”
Within the video, Combs is seen chasing after the singer in a hallways after she tries to flee to an elevator. He’s then seen knocking her to the bottom earlier than kicking and shoving her, then dragging her by her sweatshirt earlier than a glass vase at her. The incident was listed in a November 2023 $30 million lawsuit she filed in opposition to Diddy for intercourse trafficking and abuse. Within the go well with, she claimed Diddy would pressure her to have intercourse will male escorts in what he referred to as “freak offs.” The incident reportedly came about after one of many freak-offs.
Initially, Diddy denied stated abuse, regardless of settling the lawsuit inside 24 hours. After the video was launched, he posted an apology video to his Instagram, citing he was in a “darkish place” and sought remedy and rehab after the incident.
Cassie left Diddy in 2018. Inside a yr, she married and had a daughter with private coach, Alex Effective. They now have two daughters. Effective is supportive of his spouse and has spoken out in opposition to Diddy over time, even earlier than the lawsuit was filed.