A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing by music producer Sean 91裸聊视频淒iddy91裸聊视频� Combs has been settled, the artists announced Friday, one day after the lawsuit was filed.
The settlement was announced in a statement sent by attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie, whose full name is Casandra Ventura.
The statement said they had reached a deal 91裸聊视频渢o their mutual satisfaction91裸聊视频� Friday evening, but no terms of the agreement were disclosed and no further statements would be issued beyond those made by Ventura, Combs and Wigdor in the email distributed by the lawyer.
In her statement, Ventura said: 91裸聊视频淚 have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control. I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.91裸聊视频�
Combs said: 91裸聊视频淲e have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.91裸聊视频�
Ben Brafman, an attorney for Combs, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. On Thursday, he said in a statement that Combs 91裸聊视频渧ehemently denies91裸聊视频� the allegations.
The lawsuit alleged Combs brought the singer into his 91裸聊视频渙stentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled lifestyle91裸聊视频� soon after she met him and signed to his label in 2005, when she was 19 and he was 37.
Ventura, now 37, said Combs, now 54, began a pattern of abuse as soon as their on-and-off relationship began in 2007.
The lawsuit alleged that, 91裸聊视频減rone to uncontrollable rage,91裸聊视频� Combs subjected Ventura to 91裸聊视频渟avage91裸聊视频� beatings in which he punched, kicked and stomped her. It alleges he plied her with drugs and forced her to have sex with other men while he masturbated and filmed them.
According to the lawsuit, as Ventura was trying to end the relationship in 2018, Combs forced her into her Los Angeles home and raped her.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly as Ventura has.
Combs is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades. The founder of Bad Boy Records and a three-time Grammy winner, he has worked with a slew of top-tier artists including Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112.
This year, he released his fifth studio album, 91裸聊视频淭he Love Album: Off the Grid,91裸聊视频� which earned two Grammy nominations this month. It was
91裸聊视频淭he bad boy of entertainment is getting the key to the city from the bad boy of politics!91裸聊视频� Mayor Eric Adams said in September as he presented a giant key to Combs in Times Square. Combs was born in New York City and raised in nearby Mount Vernon.
Ventura gained fame with the Ryan Leslie-produced hit single 91裸聊视频淢e & U,91裸聊视频� which rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart in 2006. It was her only studio album. As an actor, she was in several projects including Fox91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淓mpire,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淪tep Up 2:The Streets91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪penser Confidential.91裸聊视频�
Brafman91裸聊视频檚 statement on Thursday said Ventura had for the past six months persistently demanded $30 million while threatening to write a damaging book about her relationship with Combs. The lawyer said the demands were rejected as 91裸聊视频渂latant blackmail.91裸聊视频�
Ventura withdrew the initial threat before filing a lawsuit 91裸聊视频渞iddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs91裸聊视频檚 reputation and seeking a payday,91裸聊视频� Brafman said.
Wigdor responded Thursday in a statement saying Combs had offered her 91裸聊视频渆ight figures to silence her91裸聊视频� and prevent the lawsuit from being filed.
91裸聊视频淪he rejected his efforts and decided to give a voice to all woman who suffer in silence,91裸聊视频� Wigdor said.
Wigdor praised his client in a statement included in his email announcing the settlement on Friday.
91裸聊视频淚 am very proud of Ms. Ventura for having the strength to go public with her lawsuit. She ought to be commended for doing so,91裸聊视频� he said.
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Associated Press Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press
