Cassie speaks out for the first time since footage obtained by UAE Breaking showed her being kicked and punched in a Los Angeles hotel by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Cassie has broken her silence after video emerged of her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking her in a hotel hallway.
The model and singer, 37, said she would “always be recovering from my past” and urged her followers on Instagram to “open your heart to believing victims the first time”.
It comes earlier this week showed her being punched and kicked in a hotel hallway in Los Angeles by rapper and record executive Combs.
The CCTV footage from 5 March 2016 shows Combs wearing only a white towel as he beats his then girlfriend and protege.
The R&B artist, who was in relationship with Combs between 2007 to 2018, said on Thursday: “Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers, and those I have yet to meet.
“The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now. But this is only the beginning.
“Domestic violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.
“Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to take this matter seriously. My only ask is that EVERYONE open your heart to believing victims the first time, it takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in.”
Furthermore, she added: “Reach out to those who are still living in fear. Reach out to those around you and don’t cut off communication. No one should have to carry this burden alone.
“This healing… The journey is never ending, but this support means everything to me. Thank you. With love, Kathy.”
Earlier this week, Mr. Combs, also known as P. Diddy and Puff Daddy, posted a video on CCTV. He said the footage was “unacceptable” and “disgusting”.
The video also shows the rapper pushing and pulling the singer (real name Cassandra Ventura) and throwing a vase in her direction.
This followed raids on his Los Angeles and Miami homes by Homeland Security Investigations agents on March 25 as the 54-year-old man faced a series of public allegations of physical and sexual violence. It is.
The raid on the rapper’s property was part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York.
According to Sky’s US affiliate NBC News, three women and a man were questioned by federal authorities in Manhattan in connection with the investigation.
The investigation also includes additional charges of sexual assault, promotion and distribution of illegal drugs and firearms.
Mr. Combs denied all allegations.
The Recorder has also recently faced several lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct and other misconduct.
In February, a music producer alleged that Combs coerced him into recruiting prostitutes and pressured him to have sex with them.
Combs’ attorney responded that he has “overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence that his allegations are a complete lie.”