In a federal criminal indictment filed against him in September, the 2016 assault video is mentioned, without naming Ventura, as an example of his alleged recurrent physical abuse of women.
The singer, who dated Combs on and off for 10 years until 2018, had accused the music producer of rape and abuse in a November 2023 civil lawsuit that the two settled one day after it was filed, without an admission of wrongdoing from her ex.
Combs had commented on the surveillance video, which shows him grabbing, shoving, dragging and kicking Ventura in a hallway, two days after it was posted.
“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,” Combs said in an Instagram video shared May 19. “I was f–ked up. I hit rock bottom. But I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”
Ventura is one of more than two dozen people who have filed civil lawsuits against Combs over the past year for alleged sexual misconduct. The producer, who has for decades been known for throwing large, star-studded parties, has denied any wrongdoing.
Combs is currently in jail, awaiting a May 2025 trial for his federal case. Read on for more information about the matter…