(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, Mr.me Ventura and Mr. Combs found a solution that satisfied them both after she filed a complaint against him in American justice in New York,” wrote Douglas Wigdor, who represents the singer, in an email sent to AFP. R&B singer, dancer and model, 37 years old.
In statements sent by this New York lawyer, Mme Ventura indicates that it has “decided to settle this matter amicably under conditions which 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 the best for 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 legal document, consulted by AFP, described “sexual violence”, “psychological violence”, “deviant behavior” over more than a decade and accused Mr. Combs of having raped her in 2018 after she had tried to leave him.
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Sean Combs and Casandra Ventura in 2018
Mr. Combs’ New York lawyer, Ben Brafman, “fiercely” denied the allegations, which he called “insulting and scandalous.”
According to the testimony of Mr.me Ventura, she met the hip-hop star in 2005, when she was 19 and he was 37.
Sean Combs is accused in the complaint of having “frequently punched, kicked, slapped and stomped on her, resulting in bruises, burst lips, black eyes and bleeding.”
This legal action was made possible thanks to a law in the State of New York which has allowed since November 2022, but for one year only, victims of sexual violence to file a civil complaint for prescribed criminal acts.
M’s complaintme Ventura also targeted the companies of his former companion, 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.