Surveillance video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs assaulting ex-girlfriend

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Surveillance footage obtained by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016, seemingly matching claims she made in her now-settled rape and sexual abuse lawsuit against the music mogul.

The video CNN released Friday comprises footage from multiple angles dated March, 5, 2016. Ventura, whose stage name is Cassie, alleged in her suit that Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched her in the face that month at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City.

Ventura claimed in her suitthat she tried to leave her hotel room after Combs fell asleep, but he awoke as she exited and followed her into the hallway while yelling at her. The newly released footage shows what appears to be Ventura walking with bags in a hotel hallway toward the elevators and Combs running with a towel around …