Cassie accuses ex Diddy of raping and physically abusing her for over a decade in $30 million lawsuit

**Warning: Contains mention of violence, abuse and rape.**

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused of physical abuse and rape by ex-partner Cassie.

R&B singer and dancer Cassie - real name Casandra Ventura - and Combs entered a professional relationship in 2005, when Ventura was 19 and Combs was 37 years old, after he signed her to his label Bad Boy Records.

She went on to date the musician for over a decade.

A lawsuit filed yesterday (November 16) in Federal District Court in Manhattan alleges Combs 'frequently beat' Ventura and also raped her in 2018.

Combs 'vehemently denies' the allegations, according to his lawyer, slamming them as 'baseless and outrageous' and has accused Ventura of trying to extort him.

The lawsuit alleges Combs is a 'serial domestic abuser, who would regularly beat and kick Ms Ventura, leaving black eyes, bruises, and blood'.

It also accuses Combs of 'pl[ying] the vulnerable Ms Ventura with drugs and alcohol, causing her to fall into dangerous addictions that controlled her life' - first beginning when he signed her to his record label.

The documents also claim Combs told Ventura he planned to 'blow up' rapper Kid Cudi's car during Paris Week 2012 and the car later 'exploded' in Cudi's driveway not long after - a spokesperson for Cudi confirming Ventura's account to the New York Times.

Ventura said in a statement shared yesterday: "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.

"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."

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Combs' lawyer, Ben Brafman, told UNILAD: "Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations.

"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."

Ventura's lawyer, Doug Wigdor, responded claiming Combs offered the singer 'eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit'.

Wigdor resolved: "[Ventura] rejected his efforts and decided to give a voice to all woman who suffer in silence."

UNILAD has contacted a representative for Sean Combs for comment.

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If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673) available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org Español: rainn.org/es.

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Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.