(New York) American star Sean Combs, Puff Daddy on stage, and his ex-partner Casandra Ventura, alias Cassie, reached an “amicable” agreement on Friday the day after a civil complaint against him for rape and violence, both parties confirmed on Saturday, via the plaintiff’s lawyer.
“Last night, Ms. Ventura and Mr. Combs found a solution that satisfied them both after she filed a complaint against him before the American courts in New York,” wrote Douglas Wigdor in an email sent to AFP , which represents the singer of R
In statements sent by this New York lawyer, Ms. Ventura indicates that she “decided to settle this matter amicably under conditions that leave me with a certain amount of control,” without further legal and financial details.
For his part, Sean Combs, Puff Daddy or Diddy on stage, also spoke, via Me Wigdor, of an “amicable settlement” and “wished all the best to Cassie and her family. With love “.
The announcement of a civil complaint Thursday evening before the federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan had the effect of a bombshell, first revealed by the New York Times.
The 35-page court document, seen by AFP, described “sexual violence,” “psychological violence,” “deviant behavior” over more than a decade and accused Mr. Combs of raping her in 2018 after she she had tried to leave him.
Mr. Combs’ New York lawyer, Ben Brafman, “fiercely” denied the allegations, which he called “insulting and outrageous.”
According to Ventura’s testimony, she met the hip-hop star in 2005, when she was 19 and he was 37.
Sean Combs is accused in the complaint of “frequently punching, kicking, slapping, stomping on her, resulting in bruises, burst lips, black eyes and bleeding.”
This legal action was made possible thanks to a New York State law which has allowed victims of sexual violence to file civil complaints for prescribed criminal acts since November 2022, but for one year only.
Ms. Ventura’s complaint also targeted the companies of her former partner, musician and rap producer: Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, Epic Records, Combs Enterprises and Doe Corporations 1-10.
“After years of silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story and speak out on my behalf and for the good of all other women who experience violence and assault” in their relationships, Cassie said. THURSDAY.
Sean Combs is part of the hip-hop billionaires club, also thanks to his business in the alcohol industry.
