Diddy‘s lawyers have claimed that the security footage of him assaulting Cassie was “edited and manipulated” by prosecutors in an attempt to stop him from being released on bail.
In a legal filing on Thursday (November 21), the mogul’s attorneys alleged that prosecutors showed the judge a different version of the tape than the one leaked by CNN earlier this year.
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One of Diddy’s lawyers, Alexandra Shapiro, claimed the clip was an “altered video that omitted key scenes and presented events materially out of order.”
She further alleged it was “an edited, manipulated version of the video published by CNN.”
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Diddy and his team have hired a forensic video analyst to compare clips of Diddy assaulting Cassie in 2016. The analyst claims the video shown to the judge “omits footage” and “does not accurately depict the events.”
One point of contention is that prosecutors have said that the Bad Boy boss threw a vase at Cassie, but his lawyers claim he only threw the contents of the vase at his then-girlfriend, which is said to have been a bunch of flowers.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office has yet to respond to the allegations.
Diddy has repeatedly denied that the assault footage is evidence of sex trafficking or related to his alleged “freak off” sex parties, instead claiming that it was a domestic issue between a couple.
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The embattled mogul is also due back in court on Friday (November 22) for another bail hearing, with his attorneys arguing that the video is proof he should be freed on bail.
After initially denying ever abusing Cassie, Diddy later apologized for his attack on the singer after footage of the incident was made public.
“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that. I was fucked up — I mean, I hit rock bottom — but I make no excuses,” he said in a since-deleted video posted on Instagram.
“My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now.”
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He added: “I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to be a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
