Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former bodyguard is speaking out about the abuse allegations the rapper is facing.
Monday, May 20 episode Piers Morgan uncensoredRoger Bonds, now 54, opened up about his time working for the music mogul.
When asked by Piers Morgan how many times he witnessed Combs’ violence against women, Bonds replied, “About four or five times.”
“I saw him with Cassie, and I saw him with Kim [Porter]the mother of his children,” claims the former head of incident security.
Bonds added that he allegedly witnessed Combs engaging in “wrestling and punching” with the women.
Diddy’s bodyguard Roger Bonds in ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs breaks silence on Cassie attack video: ‘I take full responsibility for my actions’
When he saw a 2016 video that showed the “I’ll Be Missing You” singer pushing and kicking his ex-girlfriend Cassie (born Casandra Ventura), Bonds thought “he’s in the same game.”
“It didn’t surprise me when I saw it because I’ve seen things like that before,” he says of Combs’ behavior. “I’ve fallen in between things of this nature before – and that was in 2012.”
On May 19, the hip-hop star shared an apology via Instagram video for the altercation that took place between Combs and Ventura, 37, in a 2016 surveillance video released by CNN on May 17 that coincides with his ex’s allegations the girl in the now resolved lawsuit from last November.
“It’s so hard to think about the darkest times in your life,” Combs said in the recording. “Sometimes you have to do it. I was screwed. I mean, I hit rock bottom, but I’m not apologizing. My behavior in that video is inexcusable.”
He added: “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”
“Appalled. I was appalled when I did it, I’m appalled now. I went and sought professional help, went to therapy, went to rehab. I had to ask God for his grace and mercy. I’m so sorry, but I I’m committed to being a better person every day,” Combs continued.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs in Washington, DC in October 2023.
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Combs then concluded the video by saying that he was “not asking for forgiveness” and that he was “truly sorry.”
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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