Sean "Diddy" Combs, once a prolific and successful rapper and producer, has faced steadily mounting lawsuits alleging a troubling history of violence, including sex trafficking and sexual assault. In March, federal agents raided his homes in Miami and Los Angeles in connection to the sex trafficking investigation.
The latest piece of evidence against the Grammy-winning hip-hop mogul is so damning, in fact, that legal experts say his career may have been irrevocably damaged. Over the weekend, surveillance footage of Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, during a 2016 stay at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, widely circulated the internet. The video shows Ventura waiting near the hotel's internal elevators while Combs, wearing only a bath towel and socks, runs down the hallway after her before grabbing her by the neck and throwing her to the ground. Combs proceeds to kick her numerous times while she lies defenseless on the floor, before attempting to drag her back towards their hotel room.
