A prolonged new model of the video displaying Sean “Diddy” Combs’ brutal assault on Cassie Ventura at a Los Angeles resort has been launched after being performed for jurors on the disgraced rap mogul’s trial.
The for much longer model of the surveillance footage, submitted as proof, exhibits the aftermath of Combs’ assault on his ex — and for the primary time additionally exhibits a safety guard attempting to calm him down.
Cameras seize Combs dragging Ventura down the hallway of the InterContinental Lodge in Century Metropolis in 2016 and throwing what gave the impression to be a flower vase at her as she was backed right into a nook, moments earlier than the resort’s then-assistant safety director, Israel Florez, appeared from an elevator.
Florez, who testified in Manhattan federal courtroom Monday, is seen de-escalating the state of affairs and strolling down the hallway with Combs as Ventura stays by the elevators.
Combs claimed the altercation began as a result of he and Ventura had been arguing, Florez, now a Los Angeles Police Division officer, stated in courtroom.
The previous safety director submitted an e-mail displaying his incident report back to the courtroom, which included startling pictures of the aftermath of the rapper’s resort room.
He claimed Combs tried to supply him a $100 bribe, allegedly telling him that he may “handle this, I acquired you, let’s go to my room.”
He instructed Combs he knew who he was and requested him out of “respect for the visitor and myself, so do me the favor and let’s return you to your room.”
The brand new footage exhibits Florez strolling with the hip-hop producer to his room as Ventura comes again into the body and heads in the identical route down the hallway.
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He claimed that Combs noticed Ventura strolling their manner and “raised his voice” at her, prompting Florez to inform him if he didn’t relax and get again in his room, he’d be “escorted out” of the property.
Combs allegedly pulled out a wad of money to pay Florez, however he “declined the cash and instructed Mr. Combs that every one we would have liked was for him to remain in his room till take a look at, which is at present.”
Florez instructed jurors he put his physique within the doorway and stood there for a couple of minutes till Ventura was capable of depart the resort room.
“I began to depart, and [Combs] referred to as for me. He had a sack of cash, and he threw it at me and stated, ‘Don’t inform anybody,’” Florez testified.
Combs’ lawyer, Brian Metal, pressed Florez on Monday concerning the stack of cash the Dangerous Boy Information founder allegedly handed him.
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“You used the phrase that it was a bribe,” Metal requested.
“100%,” Florez responded.
On Tuesday, the jury was proven for a second time the notorious 2016 video displaying Combs attacking his then-girlfriend, who spoke in a really low, comfortable voice that was barely above a whisper as she narrated what occurred to her within the disturbing footage.
“What number of occasions had Sean thrown you to the bottom like that earlier than?” prosecutor Emily Johnson requested Cassie.
“Too many to rely,” she responded.
