Sean “Diddy” Combs sued by R&B singer Cassie, alleging rape and sex trafficking

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued Thursday by R&B singer Cassie, the powerful hip-hop mogul's longtime companion and girlfriend, who alleges in a federal civil lawsuit that she was repeatedly physically and sexually assaulted from the time they started dating when she was 19. .

The singer, real name Cassandra Ventura, alleges years of sex trafficking and sexual assault lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She is seeking undisclosed damages.

“After years of silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story and speak out for myself and for the benefit of other women facing violence and abuse in their relationships,” Ventura said in a statement. press release acquired by TheWrap. .

Through a spokesperson, Combs said he “vehemently” denies the allegations.

According to the lawsuit, Combs and Ventura met in 2005, when Ventura was 19 and he was 37. After 10 years together, the two split in 2018 after Ventura said she was forcibly raped by Combs.

She is pursuing the case through a New York state law that allows for alleged sex crimes to be litigated beyond their statute of limitations.

“As the expiration of New York's Adult Survivors Act approached, it became clear that this was an opportunity to talk about the trauma I experienced and will be recovering from for the rest of my life. life,” she said in a statement. through his attorneys, Douglas H. Wigdor, Meredith A. Firetog and Michael J. Willemin of Wigdor LLP.

The complaint alleges a years-long campaign of sexual abuse and control throughout their relationship that ended with Combs raping him in her home after she tried to leave him, as well as by punches and blows which resulted in bruises, burst lips and black eyes. and bleeding.

At one point, she claims, Combs “blow up” a fellow artist's car after learning he was romantically involved with Ventura. Additionally, Ventura states that Combs “forced her to engage in sexual acts with male sex workers while masturbating and filming the encounters” – hence the sex trafficking charges – and said that Combs “introduced her to a lifestyle of alcohol and substance abuse and asked her to do it. to obtain illicit prescriptions to satisfy his own addictions.

According to the lawsuit, Ventura seeks “injunctive, declaratory and monetary relief” against Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, Epic Records, Combs Enterprises and Doe Corps.

Ventura is best known for her 2006 hit singles “Me and U” and “Long Way 2 Go”, which were produced while she was under Combs' Bad Boy Records label.

The New York Times was first to report the news.

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