Ten months after Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura accused him of rape and physical abuse, the rap mogul found himself standing before a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday facing sweeping charges of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Here’s how Combs, 54, ended up being held without bail on the indictment detailing nearly two decades of depravity: Nov. 16, 2023 — Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie accuses him of abuse in lawsuit Cassie — an R&B singer once signed to Combs’ record label Bay Boy Records — filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing Combs of raping and physically abusing her for over a decade .
The songstress, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, claimed that Combs trafficked, raped and viciously beat her starting in 2005 and until 2018, according to the Manhattan federal lawsuit. The lawsuit, which was filed with a glaring “trigger warning,” said that Combs regularly fed her drugs and alcohol, and forced her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed the encounters, dubbed “Freak Outs.” Cassie also charged that Combs blew up Kid Cudi’s car when he learned the rapper was romantically interested in her, according to the filing.
The pair had an on-and-off again relationship which started shortly after meeting in 2005, when she was around 22 and he neared 40. Nov. 17, 2023 — Combs reaches settlement with Ventura one day after suit is filed Just one day after the federal lawsuit was filed, Combs and Cassie reached a settlem.