GUT-WRENCHING video showed rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016.
The disturbing surveillance footage shows Combs, holding a towel around his waist, chasing after Cassie as she waited for an elevator at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
Combs then forcefully strikes Cassie, born Casandra Ventura, throws her on the floor, and kicks her as she lies motionless, the video obtained by CNN shows.
The rapper then grabs her bag and purse, continues his assault, and proceeds to drag her across the elevator bank into the hallway.
A second camera angle obtained by CNN showed the moments after the assault as Cassie slowly stood up and retrieved her belongings.
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Cassie is then seen picking up a phone in the hallway as Combs returns and sits on a chair directly in front of her.
Moments later, Combs grabs what appears to be a vase from a table and throws it at Cassie.
The horrific assault matches the allegations Cassie made in the lawsuit she filed against the Bad Boy mogul in New York in November 2023.
Cassie alleged that in March 2016, an "extremely intoxicated" Combs "punched her in the face, giving her a black eye."
"Ms. Ventura tried to leave the hotel room, but as she exited, Mr. Combs awoke and began screaming at Ms. Ventura," the court filing reads.
"He followed her into the hallway of the hotel while yelling at her. He grabbed at her and then took glass vases in the hallways and threw them at her, causing glass to crash around them as she ran to the elevator to escape."
In the lawsuit, Cassie claimed that Combs paid the same hotel $50,000 for the footage of the attack.
Both parties shockingly settled the lawsuit a day after the documents were filed in federal court.
Cassie declined to comment to CNN on the unearthed video.
Douglas H. Wigdor, Cassie's attorney, told the outlet, "The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs.
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"Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light."
Neither Combs nor his legal team have commented on the newly released video.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Combs' team for comment.
MORE WOMEN COME FORWARD
The billionaire rap mogul, 54, has been under fire since being accused of sexual assault, sex trafficking, and abuse by his ex-girlfriend, 37, last November.
Cassie's lawsuit opened the floodgates against Combs as more victims came forward with allegations against the rap CEO.
In a lawsuit filed in late November 2023, Joi Dickerson-Neal accused Combs of raping her and filming it as "revenge porn."
Dickerson-Neal claimed she met Combs in 1991 when she was a student at Syracuse University.
The suit said that after meeting for dinner, Combs persistently pushed Dickerson-Neal to travel with him to several other bars and clubs.
"During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged [her], resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk," the lawsuit alleged.
"Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a place he was staying to sexually assault her."
In December 2023, Combs was sued again by a woman who alleged the rapper and two other men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
Then, in February, producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones filed a lawsuit against Combs accusing him of groping and drug-induced sexual assault.
Jones, who helped produce some of Combs' albums, alleged that while he stayed with the rapper at his homes in Florida, Los Angeles, and New York, he was repeatedly sexually harassed and assaulted.
Combs has repeatedly denied the accusations against him.
On Wednesday, the Bad Boy Records CEO posted a cryptic Instagram message that read, "Time tells truth."
Aubrey O'Day, who was previously a member of an all-female group formed by Combs, Danity Kane, spoke out about the newly released surveillance footage.
"I hope you are all getting an even clearer picture now of who this man is and what he's capable of," O'Day said on her Instagram story.
FEDERAL RAID
On March 25, Homeland Security officials conducted a raid on Combs' two properties in Miami and Los Angeles.
Dramatic video showed the moment dozens of heavily armed federal officers descended into Combs' home in Holmby Hills.
Several of Combs' employees and his children were seen being momentarily detained by officers.
The raids were part of a federal investigation into the sex trafficking allegations against Combs, The Associated Press reported at the time.
Footage obtained by TMZ from inside Combs' Holmby Hills estate showed the aftermath of the raid, as the lavish home was left in disarray.
Documents were seen ripped out of drawers, safe box doors were opened, and furniture was thrown on its side.
Combs' then-attorney, Aaron Dyer, blasted the raid as an "unprecedented ambush."
"Yesterday [March 25], there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs' residence," he told TMZ at the time.
"Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way.
"This unprecedented ambush - paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence - leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.
"There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations.
"Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name."
When The U.S. Sun approached Dyer on Friday regarding CNN's video, Dyer said he no longer represents Combs.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or chat at thehotline.org.
