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Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after she sued the powerful music producer..
The parties announced on Friday evening that they had reached an agreement to resolve the case, though they disclosed no details about the terms of the settlement.I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control, Casandra Ventura, said in a statement..
Ventura into an ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled lifestyle, and into a romantic relationship with him" within two years of the two meeting in 2005 or 2006 and Combs signing Ventura to his record label, Bad Boy Records, soon after..
According to the complaint, Combs "introduced" Ventura to a lifestyle of "excessive alcohol and substance abuse," controlled every area of her personal life, and forced her to participate in numerous sex activities with other men. . Ventura claims in the lawsuit that Combs broke into her home and sexually assaulted her in 2018, just after she attempted to break up with him..
"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 - an R&B singer who goes by the stage name Cassie, said in a statement to CNN..
