John Legend Breaks Silence On Accusations Against Diddy & 2016 Video Footage Of Diddy Abusing Cassie: ‘I Was Horrified’

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John Legend Breaks Silence On Accusations Against Diddy & 2016 Video Footage Of Diddy Abusing Cassie: ‘I Was Horrified’

John Legend is the latest celebrity to condemn Sean “Diddy” Combs after a disturbing video of the Bad Boy Records founder physically assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie surfaced earlier this month. The surveillance footage was released as Diddy faces a handful of sexual assault lawsuits.

John Legend told CNN’s  Christiane Amanpour on Thursday (May 30),

“I was horrified by the descriptions that I read before the video evidence came out. And absolutely it’s something that needs to be brought to light when it happens.”

He continued,

“My default stance is to believe women when they make these accusations and to make sure that we do whatever we can to support women.”

He noted that he wants victims to be,

“heard and that any kind of accountability and reparations can be made to make these women whole again.”

John Legend said the allegations against Diddy are “shameful,” and he hopes “the best” for Cassie and “for all the other victims that have alleged that he’s abused them.”

Added the Grammy-winning singer:

“It’s quite a shame. I really just want accountability and hopefully some healing for all of his victims.”

In November, Cassie filed an alarming lawsuit against Diddy, whom she dated for over a decade before they ended things in 2018. In the claims, she accused him sexual assault, piling her with drugs, and brutally abusing her verbally and physically throughout their relationship. They reached an undisclosed settlement agreement the next day.

Since then, Diddy has been named in seven additional civil lawsuits accusing him of similar behavior, according to CNN.

The video footage of Diddy and Cassie was released by the outlet on May 17. It shows Diddy grabbing, kicking, and dragging Cassie. It matched the claims of an incident that Cassie detailed in her lawsuit.

A 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs grab, shove, drag and kick his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura during an altercation. This footage appears to matches allegations in a now-settled federal lawsuit filed by Ventura in November.
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After the footage went viral, Diddy released an apology, saying he was “disgusted” by his behavior in the clip.

 

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Cassie later broke her silence and thanked her supporters, while urging everyone to believe victims “the first time.”

 

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