Simply at some point after Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with a bombshell lawsuit accusing him of intercourse crimes and a variety of bodily and psychological abuse allegations, the music mogul has opted to resolve the authorized dispute together with his ex-girlfriend and former artist, Cassie Ventura.
The information was introduced on the night of Friday, Nov. 17, with each events releasing statements relating to the grievance decision. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed quantity.
“I’ve determined to resolve this matter amicably on phrases that I’ve some stage of management over,” the singer stated in her assertion. “I need to thank my household, followers and attorneys for his or her unwavering assist.”
Diddy additionally launched a press release, saying he and his ex “determined to resolve this matter amicably.”
“I want Cassie and her household all the most effective. Love,” his comment learn.
Cassie’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, additionally commented on the settlement, saying, “I’m very pleased with Ms. Ventura for having the energy to go public together with her lawsuit. She should be recommended for doing so.”
The settlement comes so quick the ink has barely dried on as we speak’s LinkedIn posts from Cassie’s authorized staff asserting the lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/e2V5LfgXFi
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) November 18, 2023
The federal civil declare contained explosive allegations detailing outrageous habits the place Diddy compelled Cassie to do issues she didn’t need to by pressure.
She asserted within the lawsuit that he not solely sexually assaulted her on a number of events, stalked her and restricted her from disentangling herself from his romantic {and professional} sphere, but additionally coerced her into participating in sexual actions with male prostitutes because the mogul watched, masturbated and recorded movies. The grievance stated Diddy known as these “freak offs.”
One account of bodily abuse reportedly occurred after leaving a Jay-Z social gathering, throughout which the Dangerous Boy government not solely beat her up, but additionally kicked her out of the automobile and made her discover her approach house.
Cassie asserted that Diddy exerted an excessive stage of management, leveraging his monetary energy to control and govern each facet of her life, even issues like her garments, how she seemed and her private medical information. She additionally stated that one motive why she by no means known as the cops on the highly effective hip-hop character was as a result of she was afraid it “would merely give Mr. Combs one other excuse to harm her.”
Social media was simply as mind-blown by the settlement as they have been by the submitting.
“No one simply settles for 30 MILLION DOLLARS identical to that… it’s worse than what we expect,” one individual on the X platform tweeted.
One other X consumer questioned why she settled and determined to not battle. “Don’t keep silent or promote your silence. Males have to be held accountable.”
Others didn’t thoughts the settlement and applauded her for taking a stand, “Cassie actually did that and created an enormous cultural shift and area for extra conversations available!”
Many agreed and stated they “really feel prefer it’s gonna leak out extra stuff and different folks gonna come ahead too wanting settlements.”
