Diddy’s Texts To Cassie Following 2016 Assault Revealed
Diddy‘s frantic text messages to Cassie following his brutal assault of her in 2016 has been revealed.
The message was made public during the rap mogul’s bail enchantment listening to in New York on Wednesday (September 18), which resulted in him being denied bond for a second time.
During the listening to, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson learn out texts that Diddy despatched Cassie after the surprising resort assault, footage of which was launched earlier this 12 months.
According to Johnson, the Bad Boy boss wrote to his then-girlfriend: “Call me, the cops are here. I got six kids. Yo, please call, I am surrounded. You gonna abandon me all alone.”
“The defendant knew he had done something that could elicit police response,” Johnson stated of the textual content.
Cassie sooner or later texted Diddy to say she nonetheless had “crazy bruising” from the assault, Johnson advised Judge Andrew L. Carter.
She additionally stated to him: “When you get fucked up, you knock me around. I’m not a rag doll. I’m someone’s child.”
AUSA: Immediately after the assault, the defendant despatched these messages: Call me, the cops are right here. I obtained six youngsters. Yo, please name, I’m surrounded. You gonna abandon me on their own.
The defendant knew he had completed one thing that might elicit police response— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 18, 2024
AUSA: We have a message from the Victim, I nonetheless have loopy bruising. He claims he needed to get his garments again. But that is not what occurred her. She tried to flee a room with the defendant and a industrial intercourse employee – she fled with out sneakers
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 18, 2024
AUSA: Here are some textual content: while you get f*cked up, you knock me round. I’m not a rag doll. I’m somebody’s little one.
We have witnesses who witnessed the accidents. This conduct occurred behind closed door, in homes, resort rooms and vehicles. Judge Tarnofsky was involved— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 18, 2024
The bail listening to additionally supplied extra context to the assault, which occured on March 5, 2016 within the hallway of the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo claimed that the violent outburst was sparked by Cassie discovering out that the report government, who she started relationship round 2007, was seeing one other girl behind her again.
Agnifilo stated that Cassie had gone via Diddy’s telephone whereas he was sleeping and threw it at his head after discovering he was dishonest. She then allegedly took his garments and stormed out of the resort room.
This account was refuted by the prosecution, who claimed {that a} male intercourse employee was current and that Cassie was trying to flee considered one of Diddy’s alleged “freak off” events.
Diddy’s legal professionals filed the transcript from yesterday’s listening to with their new bail letter in the present day.
Here’s precisely what Marc Agnofilo stated concerning the assault of Cassie recorded on video:
“…it’s evidence of Mr. Combs having more than one girlfriend and getting caught…” pic.twitter.com/Lz9gemKHnB
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) September 18, 2024
AUSA: The defendant had a freak-off on March 5, 2016. We have proof there was one industrial intercourse employee there within the room, through the assault. She is not even sporting sneakers. She is at risk. Defendant storms out in a towel
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 18, 2024
Diddy initially denied ever assaulting Cassie after she filed a since-settled sexual assault lawsuit towards him in November 2023, which detailed the alleged abuse she suffered throughout their decade-long relationship.
However, the Harlem native modified his tune six months later when surveillance footage of the assault surfaced.
In a since-deleted video posted on Instagram, he apologized for his habits within the widely-seen clip, saying: “I was fucked up. I mean, I hit rock bottom. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”
He added: “I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now. I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace.
“I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to be a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
Diddy was proven no mercy by Judge Carter as he was denied bail over issues about him being a “danger” to society, with prosecturs additionally flagging his alleged makes an attempt to tamper with victims and witnesses.
The choose additionally deemed that the report government’s proposed $50 million bail package deal, which might’ve seen him go and not using a telephone, web and feminine guests, was “insufficient even on risk of flight.”
He is at the moment being held on the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and is due again in courtroom on October 9.