Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura has been spotted for the first time since Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested.
The singer, wearing a black hat, black T-shirt, dark jeans and matching trainers, was seen meeting friends for dinner in New York two days after her ex-boyfriend was taken into police custody at a Manhattan hotel on Monday 09/16.
A day later, the music mogul was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for prostitution months after several lawsuits related to sexual abuse allegations were filed against him.
Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura in New York on September 18, 2024.
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The first she filed was from Cassie, who filed a lawsuit on Nov. 16, 2023, alleging that during their relationship she was stuck in a decades-long “cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking” that included rape in 2018 after tried to leave Combs and multiple cases of domestic violence.
“After years of silence and darkness, I’m finally ready to tell my story and speak up for myself and for other women who are dealing with violence and abuse in their relationships,” Cassie said in a statement at the time. .
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While the two announced that they had settled the claims in the lawsuit to their “mutual satisfaction,” a day later Ben Brafman, Combs’ attorney, released a statement saying the settlement decision “in no way undermines his lump sum.” denying the allegations” and “is in no way an admission of wrongdoing.”
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Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura and Sean “Diddy” Combs attend the Clive Davis and Recording Academy Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons honoring JAY-Z in January 2018 in New York City.
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A source previously told PEOPLE that Alex Fine — Cassie’s husband, with whom she shares two daughters — has been supportive throughout the legal process and “had her back through a lot.”
He spoke out in May after CNN released surveillance footage from 2016 showing Combs assaulting Cassie at a Los Angeles hotel.
“Men who beat women are not men. The men who make it possible and protect these people are not men. Our daughters, sisters, mothers and wives need to feel protected and loved. Men who hurt women hate women,” he wrote in a statement on Instagram at the time.
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In a since-deleted apology video, Combs said he was “truly sorry,” adding: “My behavior in that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”
The rerun of the footage drew backlash from a variety of people, including Denise Brown, sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, and Aubrey O’Day. Cassie then posted a statement on Instagram thanking “for all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet.”
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on June 21, 2017 in Los Angeles.
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“With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always recover from the past. This healing journey never ends, but this support means everything to me,” she added in her statement.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or go to thehotline.org. All calls are free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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