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Alleged Combs Texts Read in Court<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In May 2024, CNN published a clip of hotel surveillance video from 2016 that appeared to show Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie<\/strong><\/a>, born Cassandra Ventura<\/strong>. (The assault matched up with an alleged incident detailed in the lawsuit she filed against Combs on Nov. 16, 2023; both parties announced a settlement the next day.)<\/p>\n “I was f–ked up. I hit rock bottom,” Combs said in a video posted to Instagram in response to the footage. “But I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.” He had gone to therapy and rehab since, he added, and was “committed to be a better man each and every day.”<\/p>\n During a Sept. 18 hearing on Combs’ second request for bail, Assistant U.S. Attorney\u00a0Emily Johnson<\/strong> said, per NBC News, that Combs allegedly sent a text in the days following the assault<\/a> that read, “Call me, the cops are here.” Another read, “I have six kids. Call, I\u2019m surrounded.”<\/p>\n Johnson did not say Cassie’s name in court. She said that Combs’ victim replied via text, “Sick you think it\u2019s OK to do what you’ve done.”<\/p>\n