Surviving Domestic Abuse In Hollywood: The Story Of Diddy And Cassie

By Michael Gaskins Let me take you back, way back, into time. It’s the mid-1990s, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, then known as Puff Daddy, was beginning his upward ascent in Rap and R&B. As the founder of Bad Boy Records, Diddy was a key figure in shaping the Hip-hop landscape. Artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Lil’ Kim, Total, Faith Evans and Junior Mafia were under his label, creating a distinct sound that resonated from car stereos to clubs everywhere.& Over the years, Combs has won three Grammys and two MTV Video Music Awards. He is a Guinness World Record holder for being the “Most Successful Rap Producer.” Outside of music, he helped create MTV’s “Making the Band” reality series. As CEO of Sean John, he won Menswear Designer of the Year.& Combs served as the official representative for vodka seller Cîroc and helped launch the Revolt television network. In 2022, Forbes estimated Diddy’s wealth to be nearly $1 billion.& Today, however, Diddy’s legacy is starting to crumble.& Last week, CNN& released footage& of Diddy assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016. The video, taken from a California hotel’s surveillance system, shows Diddy kicking, hitting and dragging Ventura after she tried...