Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura have settled her lawsuit that accused the rapper of serial bodily abuse, sexual slavery and rape, in response to legal professionals for Ventura.
Phrases of the settlement, reached in the future after the lawsuit was filed, weren’t disclosed.
In a joint assertion with Combs on Friday, Ventura stated she “determined to resolve this matter amicably on phrases that I’ve some stage of management”.
Combs wrote: “We now have determined to resolve this matter amicably. I want Cassie and her household all one of the best.”
Ventura, who performs below the stage identify Cassie, filed the lawsuit on Thursday in federal court docket.
In it she accused Combs of forcing her to interact in intercourse acts with a succession of male prostitutes he employed whereas he watched and filmed the encounters for his personal pleasure.
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The lawsuit, filed in US District Court docket in Manhattan, additionally accused Combs of frequently beating Ventura over the course of a 10-year skilled and romantic relationship during which he managed her by intimidation and by plying her with medication and alcohol.
Ventura, 37, alleged that Combs raped her close to the top of their relationship in 2018 when she broached the concept of leaving him.
Combs strongly denied all of the allegations.
Ben Brafman, a lawyer for Combs, stated Ventura filed a lawsuit “riddled with baseless and outrageous lies” after a failed try to blackmail Combs into paying her $US30 million ($A46 million) by threatening to put in writing a dangerous e-book about their relationship.
Combs, 54, founding father of Unhealthy Boy Data, is without doubt one of the most influential producers and executives in hip-hop, in addition to the impresario of his personal Sean John clothes line.
In accordance with the lawsuit, Ventura met Combs in late 2005 when she was 19 and he was 37, signed a 10-album recording take care of Unhealthy Boy Data inside months and commenced a romantic relationship with him a couple of years later.
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