Video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs appearing to assault Cassie Ventura: report

(TND) — Security footage obtained exclusively by CNN appears to show embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

The media outlet shared the video Friday, noting that the attack occurred in 2016 at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.

The video, dated March 5, 2016, closely resembles the description of an incident described in a November lawsuit filed by Ventura, accusing him of years of sexual abuse and other violence.

In the video, Ventura is seen rushing down a hallway. Combs, who was wearing only a towel around his waist, chases after her.

He rushes up to her as she walks to get on an elevator before he punches her, from what can be seen in the video. He then throws her to the ground and kicks her.

Combs picks up the bags Ventura had been carrying and kicks her again. He then drags her briefly.

In another video angle, Ventura is seen picking up a hotel photo. That's when Diddy appears to push her.

He later sits in a chair in the hallway and appears to throw an object at Ventura.

The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs," Ventura's attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, told CNN.

The lawsuit said Combs forced Ventura to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed them. The suit was settled the day after it was filed.

The news comes six weeks after federal authorities raided at least two of his homes as he faces a slew of accusations, including sex trafficking and sexual assault.

In December, a woman sued Combs, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17.

In the lawsuit, the woman said she was in 11th grade at a high school in a Detroit suburb in 2003, when she met Harve Pierre, then the president of Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment record label, at a lounge.

Combs, who is the founder of Bad Boy Records and a three-time Grammy winner, previously denied the accusations.

For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," Combs wrote on Instagram in December. "Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth."

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated News contributed to this report.

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