He closed his eyes and repeatedly thanked God. He got down on one knee and praised his mother. But soon, Combs struck a more somber tone. But he had been openly pining for her ever since. His comments at the awards show were part of a pattern of behavior β one that had been tormenting Ventura for years.
She was also resolute. Almost 18 months later, in November , Ventura sued Combs , claiming he held her in a violent form of sexual servitude throughout their relationship and raped her upon their final breakup, in Combs in a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking.
Leave her the fuck alone. In the five years after her breakup with Combs, Ventura remained silent. Despite Ventura signing a album deal in , Bad Boy only released one studio album by her. Combs was allegedly trying to tie her separation agreement to a non-disparagement clause. Combs did not respond to a request for comment on this allegation. When she eventually gathered her strength and stepped forward, a flurry of other lawsuits followed. Five more women have since accused Combs of rape or violent sexual assault dating as far back as β two of whom claim that Combs secretly recorded their sexual encounters and showed the footage to others without their consent.
While Combs would eventually take responsibility for the assault captured on surveillance video, he has vehemently denied all the other allegations against him.
Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged.
