Cassie has announced that she and Diddy have come to an agreement, settling their sexual assault lawsuit just one day after it made its way into the headlines.
According to the New York Post, the decision to settle was agreed upon on Friday (November 17) — just a day after the “Me and You” singer’s lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court.
“I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control,” Cassie (real name Casandra Ventura) said in a statement (via the Post). “I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.”
Diddy (real name Sean Combs) shared his own statement, in which he explained the former couple had come to an agreement amicably.
“We have decided to resolve this matter amicably,” he said. “I wish Cassie and her family all the best.”
No details about the settlement have been disclosed.
Diddy’s attorney Ben Brafman addressed the settlement in a statement given to HipHopDX on Saturday afternoon (November 18).
“Just so we’re clear, a decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing,” the attorney wrote. “Mr. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”
In her original suit, which was filed on Thursday (November 16), Cassie claimed that Diddy subjected her to a pattern of physical and emotional abuse throughout their roughly decade-long relationship.
Her complaint included shocking allegations such as Diddy beating her “multiple times a year,” plying her with “copious amounts” of drugs and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed and masturbated to the encounters.
The singer also claimed that towards the end of their relationship in 2018, the 54-year-old record executive forced his way into her apartment and raped her while she “repeatedly said ‘no’ and tried to push him away.”
Puff was also alleged to have orchestrated a plan to blow up Kid Cudi‘s car in 2012 after he discovered that Cassie was dating the “Day ‘N’ Nite” rapper. A rep for Cudi confirmed to The New York Times that one of his cars exploded in his driveway.
The singer’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, said that before the suit was filed, Diddy “offered Ms. Ventura eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit,” but “she rejected his efforts.”
The suit, which named Diddy and a number of his associated companies as defendants, was seeking unspecified damages.
Diddy denied all of the allegations in a statement issued on Thursday via his attorney Ben Brafman.
“Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations,” the statement began. “For the past six months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demand of $30million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail.
“Despite withdrawing her initial threat, Ms. Ventura has now resorted to filing a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs’s reputation and seeking a payday.”
GTFOH.
Dude was scared shxtless. Bahahaha
Snake moves all day. Way “cleaner” this way….for the time being.
Some ninjas 🥷 are just shady and move sneakier than others. Hahaha
Inmate Bubaaa at some prison can’t believe Puffy dodged a bullet. Lol.
Puffy wouldn’t have loved prison. It be like downtown Miami gay nightclubs parties that he’s used to in there.
Cassie gone through all that abuse and trauma just to settle it amicably?! I’m done with y’all music, once and for all. GTFOH
The world now knows what Cassie been through just for dude to get away with it? The music industry will move on as usual as if this incident never happened. They won’t treat dude differently or look at him differently. Instead they’ll celebrate his life (and freedom).
They already knew. She asked for a number. He wouldn’t pay it. Then, she filed, and he paid it. The bigger question is that everybody knows this is going on and turn their head like they don’t know.
This same dude will get VIP and red carpet treatment at events.
What about compensating Kid Cudi for his car? Not even a lawsuit in that regard? Crazy!!!!!
Shut the fuck up, fool. You don’t know shit
No one cares about mid cudi
He’ll just spend it on a new wedding dress and heels.
Puff got the checkbook and paid. Now, he’s about to set her up to mysteriously die of natural causes.
This SOB always has a habit of throwing $ at the problem to make things go away, that is his MO but one day $hit will catch up to him and he’ll get his. Reading that lawsuit shows exactly your true colors. Carry on!!!
This SOB also started school for your kids, does charity works, yet you think he’s at the same time gay, a killer, a Trappist, bloodsucker and all, he is the devil then=
Set for life.
Dang!
If you can fork out some millions we can make this huge problem disappear.
What if she starts talking again fuck that will be nasty
True! 30 million more sounds about right! Lol.
Only black gutter like you would show up on Vlad to lap it up
Cassie be like, “It’s time for a brand new car or two. Fresh off the showroom floor.” Hahaha
Thank you! That is the real question, after having all that sprugs, she woke up on the wrong side of the bed and the bank account was dry. This playbook is about to pick up soon.
Even the MMA fighter Adesanya had to pay something to an ex-girlfriend too. She actually wanted half of all his earnings from getting his head beat up.
Now I can finally buy me that whip that I’ve been peepin.
Love you, Cassie. I promise. Hahaha
There’s a special place in hell for…
Hush money?
I mean whatever money she had was low so she needed a re-up. Never really bought into the accusations. But really in today’s environment that’s all you really need to do damage.
For a gay guy as espoused by Gene Deal and his minion, he is truly a mfk pussy bandit. Black communities are just gutters, why in hell would anyone belive Cassie? She had a remarkable gig. She just managed to double that 8 million severance to 30 million because she knew it could get messy in the court of public opinion. All know this and hope you never get rich. Never
So, do y’all think that any accusation makes a person guilty?
Puff was like take that take that 😂
So all this time she was really just after money. She saw that she wasn;t going to get it by asking, so she put out a sob story saying how hurt she was. Her pockets were just hurting after her music career wasn’t going anywhere.
While I do feel sympathy for her, I really won’t be surprised if she was enjoying a lot of what was going down while she was with Diddy. It’s when she looks back at it that she realizes it was fucked up, but I feel like she was probably giving her consent or even requesting for the drugs or being excited to pick out the prostitutes, etc.
This is what happened to R Kelly all this years until he couldn’t come up with the money anymore. Puff is still safe whilst he got the Loot
Another bitch looking for a check. When the money dries up she’ll be back with more to tell
So all this time she was really just after money. She saw that she wasn;t going to get it by asking, so she put out a sob story saying how hurt she was. Her pockets were just hurting after her music career wasn’t going anywhere.
While I do feel sympathy for her, I really won’t be surprised if she was enjoying a lot of what was going down while she was with Diddy. It’s when she looks back at it that she realizes it was fucked up, but I feel like she was probably giving her consent or even requesting for the drugs or being excited to pick out the prostitutes, etc.
Puffy threatened her ass to silence
Cassie about to die of natural suicided causes
Sooooooo, Cassie and Diddy break-up years ago (Diddy broke it off to get back with Kim). Kim dies, Cassie gets married and have kids, everyone moves on. Then, out the blue a lawsuit is filed????? Lol then 1 day later, it’s settled!!!!!!!! Something is very suspect about that!!! If a woman was really violated, a check shouldn’t make it go away that fast. IJS, it shouldn’t be that easy to get money from someone. Anyways, Diddy got it so carry-on!!!!
Dude is over 50 fucning 20 something’s. He’s at or around 1B$. This is part of the game. We all pay for it one way or another. If he gave her a mil or two and smashed a few hundred times, he’s good.
I’m just sitting here waiting for the others to come forward with their own stories and encounters with Puffy.
So she wasn’t a fighter for women’s rights but just another skank looking to get paid. What a surprise.
He did it!
Just listen to what he says at the end of his song, “Last Night”.
He’s a punk!
Ain’t 50 got enough to do?
Yo 50!
You coming across like a Snitch and a Sell-out.
It’s already looking bad enough for Black Ppl without you piling on everyday.
Let somebody say something about Em and you ready to wreck they whole family for Massa Mathers.
Chill Out Dude.
What Diddy Eat, Shouldn’t Make You Shit!
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Do Better!
Oh yeah!
You still throw a Baseball like a Girl. 😂