Sean Combs Accused of Rape in Lawsuit Filed by Former Bad Boy Recording Artist Cassie
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Sean Combs has been sued in federal court by Casandra Ventura, who once recorded for his Bad Boy label as Cassie, with the singer alleging that the music mogul raped and beat her over a period of a decade.
In response, Combs’ team is characterizing the suit as the result of an unsuccessful shakedown attempt by a former girlfriend.
The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. It names Bad Boy Records and other companies affiliated with Combs as complicit in the alleged abuse.
Epic Records is also named as a defendant. “After years in silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships,” Ventura said in a statement released by her legal team, Douglas H.
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