Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Yung Miami has broken her silence on video footage of the music mogul violently attacking his former partner Cassie Ventura.
Video footage released by CNN in May showed the Bad Boy Records founder kicking, grabbing, dragging, and throwing glass at his then-girlfriend Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel back in 2016.
Singer Ventura had previously filed a lawsuit against Combs in November 2023, accusing him of rape and years of repeated physical and other abuse. The suit was quickly settled between both parties.
After having initially denied any wrongdoing in response to the lawsuit, Combs spoke out soon after the footage was unveiled, saying in a video that he was "f***** up" and that he'd "hit rock bottom" at the time of the reported assault. He said that his "behavior on that video is inexcusable" and that he takes "full responsibility for [his] actions."
Months after the video's unveiling, rapper Yung Miami spoke out about the footage on the Season 2 premiere episode of her Caresha Please podcast, which is hosted by Revolt Media & TV, the company co-founded by Combs in 2013. Combs sold his stake in the company in March of this year amid the fallout from allegations against him.
Addressing the footage of Combs attacking Ventura, Yung Miami—whose relationship with the "Last Night" hitmaker was reported to have ended in the spring of 2023, less than one year after they went public—said that she was "deeply hurt and shocked after watching the video."
When asked by viral rap star Saucy Santana if she had ever experienced domestic violence during her relationship with Combs, Yung Miami, whose real name is Caresha Romeka Brownlee, said that she would not have tolerated any violence from him after previous experiences.
"I went through domestic violence in two relationships and I told myself after the second relationship I would never put myself in that situation again," she said on her podcast. "I don't stand for domestic violence. I'm just not going for that."
"I've been in a toxic relationship before when I was younger, in high school, my early 20s, and they're not healthy. They're not fun," she said. "I've been there, done that, and that's somewhere I would never want to put myself. Now, being 30 with two kids, that's something I don't condone or tolerate."
Combs has faced legal and civil battles over the past several months, with lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking. Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security executed search warrants at properties belonging to Combs in Miami and Los Angeles on March 25.
The raids were tied to sex-trafficking allegations leveled by multiple plaintiffs, the Associated Press reported, citing law-enforcement sources. Homeland Security Investigations said in a statement that it had "executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law enforcement partners." Combs has denied any wrongdoing.
Asked why she hadn't publicly spoken out about the allegations leveled against her ex, Miami explained: "I can't speak on something that wasn't my experience. And I can't speak on something that I don't know. I can't speak on these allegations because I wasn't around at the time. I don't know that person and that wasn't my experience."
Newsweek has contacted representatives of Combs via email for comment.
In April, Yung Miami denied allegations made by producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones in an amended lawsuit he had filed against Combs back in February. In it, Jones claimed that Yung Miami and model Daphne Joy were hired as sex workers for Combs. The complaint alleges that Combs would boast about paying a "monthly stipend" for sexual services to model Ramey, City Girls rapper Yung Miami, and Joy, who shares a child with hip-hop star 50 Cent.
Jones accused Combs of coercing him to solicit prostitutes and then pressuring him to have sex with them. Jones alleged in the lawsuit that he was sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened by Combs for more than a year. Jones produced several tracks on Combs' The Love Album: Off the Grid and is seeking $30 million in damages.
Yung Miami responded to the allegations in an Instagram Story post, in which she wrote: "I'm not a prostitute. I never sold [cat emoji] a day in my life. And I hate how this is getting spun."
Combs' other lawsuits accuse the musician and businessman of sexual harassment, drugging, making threats, "revenge porn," sex trafficking, rape and physical abuse.
In July, Adria English, a former porn star, filed a lawsuit alleging she was sex trafficked at Combs' annual Labor Day "white party." She has alleged that Combs groomed her into sex trafficking between 2004 and 2009, according to court documents. English has also alleged that her boyfriend and another model were asked to perform oral sex on Combs if they wanted to get a job. It marked the 10th lawsuit filed against Combs since November.
Combs' attorney, Jonathan Davis, has denied these allegations, saying in a statement: "No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won't change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof.
"Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court."
Specialists from the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) sexual assault hotline are available 24/7 via phone (1 (800) 656-4673) and online chat. Additional support from the group is also accessible via the mobile app.
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