Jennifer Lopez was left “disturbed” and “heartbroken” by images of her ex-boyfriend, Diddy, punching his then-girlfriend, Cassie, in a hotel hallway, marking the latest blow for the singer amid reports that her Marriage is heading into the future. divorce.
CNN’s release of footage showing the entertainer, whose real name is Sean Combs, 54, throwing Cassie to the ground and kicking her furiously sparked widespread backlash on Friday.
But Lopez, also 54, who dated the rapper from 1999 to 2001, has no plans to publicly address the heartbreaking recording or any of the accusations leveled against him in recent months.
“Among everything Jen is facing in her life, she is aware and has seen what Diddy did and is tremendously disappointed,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com.
‘Jen is not going to address the allegations or take the time to talk about them because it is not her story to tell.
Jennifer Lopez, who dated Diddy (pictured) from 1999 to 2001, has no plans to address the allegations leveled against her, insiders claim.
Diddy, 54, sparked outrage on Friday when footage was released showing him attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.
“If you are asked about this in a future interview, you will cross that path when it happens, but you will not address it publicly and you will not purposely insert yourself into that conversation.”
Footage of Diddy shirtless, wrapped in a towel, chasing Cassie, 37, down the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Century City in 2016 went viral on Friday.
The artist can be seen grabbing her by the back of the head and slamming her to the ground as she tried to enter a lift, before kicking her as she lay motionless on the ground. He then dragged her back to her room by her hoodie.
On Sunday, he posted an apology video, stating that he had been in a bad place and had turned to God for forgiveness.
Lopez, who has reportedly been in crisis talks during her tour and is fighting to save her marriage to Ben Affleck, was reportedly left upset that someone she once trusted became a “very damaged human being.”
“Among everything Jen is facing in her life, she is aware and has seen what Diddy did and is disappointed,” the source said.
“It’s not that people forget, but her relationship with him several years ago had tumultuous ups and downs. What he’s done and what he’s been accused of is heartbreaking.
“It is disgusting for her to see that someone, who at one point in her life was someone she trusted so much, ends up becoming a very damaged human being. It’s disturbing to see.”
Lopez, also 54, was reportedly upset that someone she once trusted became a “very damaged human being” (pictured with Diddy at the 2000 MTV VMAs).
A close confidant of Cassie, 37, claimed she was left baffled by the release of the viral clip, which was said to be “triggering for her”.
Lopez has remained silent about the allegations and lawsuits against her ex, whose homes were raided by the Department of Homeland Security in connection with a federal investigation into sex trafficking in March, and has said little about their time together.
They met on the set of her music video for If You Had My Love in 1999, before splitting in 2001 amid rumors that Diddy, then known as Puff Daddy, had been unfaithful, something Lopez later confirmed.
The couple was arrested shortly after they began dating following a shooting at a Times Square nightclub in December 1999 that left three people injured.
Lopez was released without charge after 14 hours in jail, while Diddy walked free after a seven-week trial in which his protégé Jamal ‘Shyne’ Barrow, long suspected of being the scapegoat, was found guilty. and sentenced to 10 years.
A recent lawsuit filed by Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones alleges that it was Lopez who ‘brought the gun to the club for (Diddy) and passed the gun to him after he got into an altercation with another individual.’
‘It was a complete nightmare from start to finish,’ Lopez recalled to Elle magazine in July 2000. ‘I was scared to death in the car. I had absolutely no idea what was going on. Nobody did.’
Diddy has been accused of sexual assault, rape and sex trafficking, including a lawsuit filed by Cassie that was settled out of court in November.
He has denied the allegations against him and his representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted by DailyMail.com.
Another source said the embattled rapper was “surprised” by the video’s release and had met with his lawyers for crisis talks because he feared more could follow.
Lopez is not addressing Diddy publicly because she is focused on saving her marriage to Ben Affleck, according to inside sources, who say she has entrusted Jennifer Garner with help.
A confidant close to Cassie said she was also taken aback by the release of the viral clip, which was said to be “triggering for her”.
“She is happy to have escaped him and plans to write a book that will help other victims of domestic abuse escape their evil tormentors,” they said.
Lopez is currently at the center of speculation about her marriage to Affleck, with inside sources telling DailyMail.com that his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, is desperately trying to help them.
It is said that the actresses fear that the actor could relapse and break his sobriety due to the stress.