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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Ramon Antonio Vargas

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs could have settled Cassie Ventura’s suit privately but didn’t

a man in red clothes and holding a microphone stands on stage surrounded by fog
Sean Combs in Newark, New Jersey, on 12 September 2023. Photograph: Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images

The disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs had the opportunity to settle the singer Cassie Ventura’s accusations of rape and other physical abuse before she went public – but he refused, leading to his professional downfall and likely setting the stage for federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges against him, according to a new podcast.

That fateful decision from Combs is explored in the opener of Law & Crime’s The Rise and Fall of Diddy, a three-episode series that is scheduled to debut on Wednesday.

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