A Video of Diddy & Cassie’s Alleged Freak-off May Be Shown in Court
Jason Pham
The infamous video of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 was played in court on Monday, May 12. But that’s not the only video from Diddy and Cassie‘s past that jurors will see.
The hotel video, which was shown to jurors as part of the federal trial against Diddy for sex trafficking and racketeering charges, showed Diddy violently grabbing, shoving, dragging, and kicking Cassie during an altercation in the hallway of their hotel. In the video, which was first obtained by CNN, Cassie is seen walking down the hallway of their hotel to the elevators as Diddy chases after her. He’s then seen striking her, throwing her to the ground, and kicking her before seemingly dragging her back to their room.
The moment was shown in five different videos to jurors: two from a cell phone and three from hotel surveillance cameras, according to News Nation Now, which reported that Diddy shook his head slowly as the videos were played. During the trial, a former security officer at the hotel, Israel Florez, testified that, when he responded to a call of a woman in distress, Diddy offered him a stack of money in exchange for his silence.
Florez, who is now a police officer, testified that he told Diddy, “I don’t want your money. Just go back to your room.” He testified that he took a video with his cell phone to show his wife, who he thought wouldn’t believe him without evidence. During the trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told the jury that the video was “just the tip of the iceberg” when it came to Diddy’s crimes.
“For 20 years, the defendant, with the help of his trusted inner circle, committed crime after crime. That’s why we are here today. That’s what this case is about,” Johnson said. Johnson claimed that Combs’ team went to extreme lengths to conceal the video, alleging that Florez was offered $100,000 to keep the footage a secret.
“This is far from the only time that the defendant’s inner circle tried to close ranks and do damage control,” Johnson said.
Along with the hotel video, TMZ also reported that one of Diddy’s freak-off videos, showing him and Cassie, will be played in court. According to TMZ, the video, which Cassie and Diddy’s attorneys objected to being shown in court because they don’t want audio and videoleakingto the public, will only be played for the juror, who will wear headphones. That means that people in the court’s gallery, including reporters, will not be able to see or hear the video.
