Cassie Urges: ‘Believe Victims the First Time’ After Disturbing Diddy Footage
Cassie, Diddy's ex-girlfriend, recently spoke out following the release of disturbing hotel surveillance footage showing the rapper abusing her. Cassie had previously made abuse allegations against Diddy in a lawsuit settled last November. After the footage was published by CNN on May 17th, Diddy issued an apology on Instagram. Cassie thanked her supporters in an Instagram post but urged everyone to "believe victims the first time."
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00:00 Diddy's ex-girlfriend Cassie, or Cassandra Ventura, just spoke out for the first time
00:04 since the release of the disturbing hotel surveillance footage.
00:08 Cassandra Ventura came out with abuse allegations against rapper Diddy in November of last year,
00:13 with a lawsuit that has since been settled.
00:15 But hotel surveillance footage obtained by CNN and published on Friday, May 17th, revealed
00:20 incredibly graphic and disturbing footage of Diddy abusing Cassie in the hallway.
00:25 Nearly two days after the footage was released, Diddy posted an apology video to his Instagram.
00:49 After the release of the security footage and Diddy's apology, people showed up in
00:53 waves online supporting Cassie, but it begs the question, why did the security footage
00:58 need to be released for people to believe her?
01:00 Cassie did ask supporters this question in an Instagram post, while still thanking everyone
01:05 for their support, writing, "Thank you all for the love and support from my family, friends,
01:09 strangers, and those I have yet to meet.
01:12 My only ask is that everyone open your heart to believing victims the first time.
01:17 It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation you were powerless in."