Combs has faced multiple civil lawsuits accusing him of abuse, all of which he has denied.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs was seen physically assaulting a former partner who sued him for abuse in a 2016 surveillance video published by CNN on Friday, the latest controversy involving the rapper, who has faced a search of his home by federal agents and multiple civil lawsuits since November accusing him of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape—all of which he has denied.Key Facts
Combs appears to grab, drag and kick Casandra Ventura in the 2016 surveillance video, matching some allegations made in a lawsuit filed by Ventura and settled by Combs last year, which claimed Ventura was attempting to escape further physical abuse from the rapper at a hotel when he grabbed her and threw glass vases at her (the suit did not mention the dragging and kicking of Ventura by Combs the video appears to show).
Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents in March as part of an investigation the agency did not elaborate on, though NBC News and the Associated Press reported the searches stem from a sex trafficking probe (Combs has not been charged or accused by federal prosecutors of a crime).
The rapper has faced a string of lawsuits, starting when he was sued on Nov. 16 last year by Ventura, a singer and dancer who alleged Combs raped her in 2018, and subjected her to a yearslong abusive relationship that included punching, kicking and stomping on her and asserting “complete control” over her personal and professional life.
