Hours after disturbing footage emerged of Diddy punching his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office revealed it would not be able to prosecute the rapper.
It all comes down to the statute of limitations for assault, and since the date of Diddy’s alleged attack on Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel was March 5, 2016, the district attorney says the deadline to prosecute has passed.
“If the conduct described occurred in 2016, unfortunately we would not be able to file charges as the conduct would have occurred beyond the time frame in which an assault offense can be prosecuted,” the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement to Instagram.
The office added that authorities have not filed charges against Diddy, real name Sean Combs, related to the attack seen on video. obtained by CNN on Friday.
The California Statute of Limitations for Simple Assault it’s a year, although aggravated assault is three years. According to the schedule, no charges could be brought against Diddy.
Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of ‘The Perfect Match’ in Hollywood, California. Two days earlier, Combs attacked Ventura in a hotel hallway.
Two days after Diddy punched and kicked Ventura in the hotel room, the then-couple appeared on the red carpet holding hands for the premiere of the movie The Perfect Match on March 7.
Images unearthed by DailyMail.com show Ventura wearing two separate outfits that night, with what appear to be several bruises visible on her body.
The horrifying video shows Diddy shirtless and with a towel around his waist, chasing Cassie down the hotel hallway.
As she tried to get into an elevator, he grabbed her by the back of the neck and threw her to the ground.
He then kicked her as she lay motionless on the ground, before grabbing the two designer bags she had tried to escape with.
Cassie is seen trying to flee in an elevator. Diddy, after chasing her down the hallway, grabbed her by the back of her sweatshirt and threw her to the floor.
Diddy is seen dragging Cassie back to her hotel room after collecting her bags.
This is the former InterContinental hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, where Diddy allegedly attacked his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Diddy stood over her, kicked her again, and then dragged her back to her room by her hoodie.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Ventura attorney Douglas Wigdor said: ‘The harrowing video has only further confirmed Mr. Combs’ disturbing and predatory behavior.
“Words cannot express the courage and strength that Ms. Ventura has shown by coming forward to bring this to light.”
Ventura sued Combs last year alleging rape and a variety of other crimes, although they settled out of court in November for an undisclosed amount.
In his lawsuit, Ventura recalled an incident similar to the one captured by security footage from the Los Angeles hotel.
The lawsuit states: “Around March 2016, Mr. Combs, during an FO at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Mr. Combs became very drunk and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, leaving her with a black eye. .
“After he fell asleep, Ms. Ventura tried to leave the hotel room, but when she left, Ms. Combs woke up and started yelling at him. He followed her down the hallway while yelling at her.
Diddy and Cassie are seen on the red carpet two days after the hotel incident on March 7, 2016. He has visible bruises on his legs.
Disturbing images of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura on the 2018 Met Gala red carpet have resurfaced online. There is a tense dynamic between the couple, even two years after the attack at the hotel
“He grabbed her and then picked up glass vases in the hallway and threw them at her, causing glass to break around her as she ran towards the elevator to escape.”
Ventura claimed that he escaped from Diddy, but ultimately decided to return for fear of upsetting him.
After the lawsuit was settled, Ventura issued a statement: “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on the basis that I have some level of control.”
“I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.”
In his own statement following the settlement, Diddy’s attorney said his agreement in the case was in no way an admission of guilt. His attorney added that he denies all of Ventura’s allegations.
An image of the Department of Homeland Security raid on one of Diddy’s homes.
Exactly what precipitated the raids on Combs’ properties on March 25 has not yet been revealed.
Ventura and Combs dated between 2007 and 2018, after meeting in 2006, when she was 19 and he was 37.
Footage from the March 2016 incident comes just two months after Homeland Security raided Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
He is also fighting lawsuits from other accusers alleging abuse and sexual misconduct.
The rapper is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the last three decades.
Formerly known as Puff Daddy, he built one of the largest empires in hip-hop, breaking ground with several entities linked to his famous name.
He is the founder of Bad Boy Records and a three-time Grammy winner who has worked with a host of top artists, including Notorious BIG, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112.