Cassie Ventura, who had a tumultuous on-and-off relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs for years, was spotted with what appears to be additional facial bruising in recently resurfaced photos from January 2013.
The newly revealed images capture the “Me & U” singer alongside her former partner and a group of friends at a party in Kingston, Jamaica.
Ventura stood at the front of the group photo, sporting black sunglasses that seemingly hid a fading bruise over her brow and another near her eye. Additionally, she appeared to have a faint bruise on the side of her shaved head—a hairstyle that Diddy reportedly encouraged her to adopt back in 2009.
Although Combs denied the allegations and quickly settled the lawsuit within 24 hours, he was forced to issue an apology in May after disturbing surveillance footage surfaced, showing him violеntly аssaulting Cassie as she tried to flee their hotel room in 2016.
CNN, which obtained the footage, reported that the incident took place at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, California.
The video shows Ventura, wearing a black hoodie, running toward the elevators while Combs, dressed only in a towel, chases after her. He then drags her to the ground and kicks her repeatedly.
He then pulled her back into the hotel room, leaving it unclear if or when she managed to escape.
After the video surfaced, Diddy addressed the situation on Instagram, stating, “My behavior in that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions. I’m disgusted.”
He expressed that he was “disgusted back then” when the incident occurred and remains “disgusted now.”
The music producer concluded his statement by revealing, “I sought professional help, began therapy and rehab, and asked God for mercy and grace.”
However, Ventura’s case prompted a wave of other alleged victims to come forward, resulting in dozens of new lawsuits in recent months accusing Combs of similar abuse.