Cassie Ventura is speaking out for the first time following the release of a graphic video showing her then-boyfriend rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting her in 2016 in a Los Angeles hotel. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Thursday. “Domestic Violence is THE issue.
It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.” She continued, “It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.
With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.” “Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to take this matter seriously.
My only ask is that EVERYONE open your heart to believing victims the first time. It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in.” Ventura concluded with a message to those who are in similar situations, saying: “I offer my hand to those that are still living in fear.
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