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“We are conscious of the video that has been circulating on-line allegedly depicting Sean Combs assaulting a younger girl in Los Angeles,” the District Attorney’s Office mentioned in an announcement posted on social media late Friday. “We discover the pictures extraordinarily disturbing and troublesome to look at. If the conduct depicted occurred in 2016, sadly we’d be unable to cost because the conduct would have occurred past the timeline the place against the law of assault could be prosecuted.
“As of as we speak, legislation enforcement has not offered a case associated to the assault depicted within the video in opposition to Mr. Combs, however we encourage anybody who has been a sufferer or witness to against the law to report it to legislation enforcement or attain out to our workplace for assist from our Bureau of Victims Services,” the assertion continued.
The video, obtained by CNN, was taken on the then-InterContinental Hotel in Century City, the community reported.
The video reveals Ventura exiting a resort room and strolling down a hallway towards a financial institution of elevators. Combs, carrying solely a white towel wrapped round his waist and socks, is then seen following her down the hallway then forcefully grabbing her by the top or neck and throwing her to the bottom. As she lies on the bottom, Combs kicks her. After choosing up a suitcase close by, he kicks her once more.
Combs is then seen attempting to tug Ventura again down the hallway towards the resort room, however he lets go of her after pulling her into the hallway from the elevator space. He then continues again towards his room.
Combs re-appears within the video and seems to shove Ventura once more, earlier than sitting in a chair and grabbing one thing from a close-by desk and throwing it at her. He then returns to his room.
Ventura had claimed in a lawsuit in November that Diddy bodily assaulted her in 2016, saying the rapper was drunk and punched her within the face. She alleged that when she tried to depart, Diddy adopted her and ultimately threw glass vases that have been on show within the hallway at her. According to the go well with, Ventura ultimately acquired into an elevator and took a cab again to her house.
The lawsuit additionally made extra critical allegations of sexual assault and different acts of bodily abuse inflicted by Diddy. The lawsuit was settled someday after it was filed, however no particulars have been launched.
The rapper had issued an announcement vehemently denying the go well with’s allegations, suggesting Ventura was in search of a “payday.”
Responding to the discharge of the video, Ventura’s lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, issued an announcement to CNN saying, “The gut-wrenching video has solely additional confirmed the disturbing and predatory habits of Mr. Combs. Words can not specific the braveness and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has proven in coming ahead to carry this to gentle.”
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There has been no quick response from Diddy to the video.
In late March, federal brokers raided Diddy’s houses in Miami and within the Holmby Hills space of Los Angeles.
According to an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security, the raids have been “a part of an ongoing investigation,” however no particulars have been launched.
The nature of the probe was unclear, however a number of studies indicated it was a part of a federal intercourse trafficking investigation. Diddy has been focused in a number of lawsuits in latest months — together with Ventura’s — accusing him of intercourse abuse. In addition to Ventura, two different ladies filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse.
Music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. filed a lawsuit earlier this yr accusing Diddy of groping him whereas the pair labored collectively on Diddy’s album “The Love Album: Off the Grid.” The lawsuit additionally included allegations that Diddy and his son engaged in a “sex-trafficking enterprise.”
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Diddy’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, issued an announcement in response saying, “Lil Rod is nothing greater than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit shamelessly in search of an undeserved payday. His reckless name-dropping about occasions which are pure fiction and easily didn’t occur is nothing greater than a clear try to garner headlines.“We have overwhelming, indeniable proof that his claims are full lies.”
Following the federal raids in March, Combs lawyer Aaron Dyer insisted on the rapper’s innocence and accused authorities of a “gross overuse of military-level drive as search warrants have been executed at Mr. Combs’ residences.”
“There isn’t any excuse for the extreme present of drive and hostility exhibited by authorities or the best way his kids and workers have been handled. Mr. Combs was by no means detained however spoke to and cooperated with authorities,” Dyer mentioned.
“Despite media hypothesis, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his members of the family have been arrested nor has their capacity to journey been restricted in any approach. This unprecedented ambush — paired with a complicated, coordinated media presence — results in a untimely rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing greater than a witch hunt primarily based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits. There has been no discovering of legal or civil legal responsibility with any of those allegations. Mr. Combs is harmless and can proceed to struggle each single day to clear his title.”
