50 Cent, Aubrey O'Day, Emily Ratajkowski And More React To Diddy Assaulting Cassie Video
Aubrey O'Day, 50 Cent and more celebrities ripped Sean "Diddy" Combs after disturbing footage of the hip-hop mogul assaulting his ex Cassie Ventura was leaked Friday.
The surveillance video, which was obtained by CNN, showed Combs chasing his then-girlfriend as she flees to the elevators at a hotel in Century City, California, in March 2016.
A bath towel-clad Combs could be seen throwing Cassie to the floor, kicking her repeatedly, dragging her by her hoodie back to a room and throwing an object toward her.
Shortly after the damning footage made headlines, 50 Cent -- who has repeatedly mocked Combs following his numerous sexual assault lawsuits -- took to X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram to make a sarcastic dig aimed at his lawyers.
"[Eyes emoji] Now I'm sure Puffy didn't do it, he is innocent this proves nothing! This is what his lawyers are gonna say, God help us all [praying hands emoji]," he wrote alongside the footage.
In a follow-up post, 50 Cent reposted the statement Combs put out in December 2023 denying the allegations of rape, sexual assault, sex trafficking and more made against him by Cassie and several other women.
The "In da Club" hitmaker accused Combs of lying when he claimed he "did not do any of the awful things being alleged."
"The lie detector test has determined this was a lie... 'Maury' vibes," 50 Cent wrote.
O'Day also shared a clip of the horrifying footage on X and voiced support for Combs' alleged victims.
"The picture is getting a lot more clear for you all I can imagine.. abuse survivors or anyone that triggers easily might not want to watch (images are disturbing). #Cassie #diddy #kimporter prayers up for all his victims," the former Danity Kane member wrote.
O'Day -- who was among the first people to publicly express support for Cassie after she came forward with her allegations against Combs in November 2023 -- also reposted an X user's reaction to the video, which read, "This is absolutely sickening."
"Prayers up for all his victims," O'Day responded.
Emily Ratajkowski, meanwhile, branded Combs a "monster" in the comments section of an X post of the video.
Bobby Shmurda reacted with anger to the footage, pointing out that Combs' wealth and power were no excuse to strike any woman.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy called for authorities to "throw Diddy in jail."
"Throw away the key. Throw away the key to whoever had this video and kept their mouth shut. I mean holy f**k," he added, according to the Daily Mail.
"Deal or No Deal" alum Claudia Jordan criticized those who defended Combs and accused Cassie of only wanting money.
"And some folks were really STILL defending this man and claiming Cassie was just 'money hungry.' Mind you this is what happened when she tried to leave him," she wrote.
Following the release of the footage, Cassie's lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, said in a statement to CNN: "The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light."
Combs has not yet publicly addressed the video.
However, back in November, his lawyer said Combs "vehemently denies" Cassie's allegations.
At the time, Cassie filed a lawsuit against Combs accusing him of sexual assault and years of physical abuse. The Bad Boy Records boss settled the lawsuit a day later.
One alleged incident detailed in the lawsuit appeared to match the altercation in the video footage, Entertainment Weekly noted.
"In or around March 2016, during an FO at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, Mr. Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye," the lawsuit alleged.
"After he fell asleep, Ms. Ventura tried to leave the hotel room, but as she exited, Mr. Combs awoke and began screaming at Ms. Ventura. He followed her into the hallway of the hotel while yelling at her. He grabbed at her, and then took glass vases in the hallway and threw them at her, causing glass to crash around them as she ran to the elevator to escape."
The lawsuit also alleged that Combs paid the hotel "$50,000 for the hallway security footage from that evening."
