One other previous Sean “Diddy” Combs worker got here ahead about allegedly witnessing his violence, saying she heard him beat Cassie Ventura so “badly” it left her with “knots and a “black eye.”
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Mylah Morales, a former make-up artist for the Dangerous Boy founder, says she overheard his vicious violence in opposition to Cassie. She claims she witnessed the quick aftermath of the alleged assault and that it left the attractive mannequin black, blue, and bloodied.
After reportedly dwelling in worry of accusing such a robust man, Morales is talking out concerning the alleged 2010 assault. In an interview with CNN’s Laura Coates on Thursday, the ex-employee recalled a horrific incident just like the brutal 2016 assault of Cassie captured on resort surveillance footage. And hauntingly, she references the 2010 incident because the “first time” she skilled this.
“I’ve stored this secret for, like, 14 years,” she started. “They went into the bed room, shut the door, and all I might hear was screaming and yelling. No matter was occurring in there, I don’t know, however all I might consider was to seize Cassie’s issues and begin packing it up and simply getting her out to security and bringing her to my home.”
After the alleged assault, Morales noticed “knots on her head, black eye, busted lip.” She emphasised once more, “a number of knots throughout her head.” She claims they didn’t go to the police as a result of “Puffy is a really highly effective individual,” and neither lady “knew what to do at that time.”
“We had been fairly terrified so I simply introduced her to my home. My good friend, who’s a physician, I referred to as her… we didn’t know what to do,” Morales defined.
“[The doctor] handled her to verify she didn’t have a concussion or something like that. It was painful to see Cassie like that as a result of she’s such a, you recognize, an exquisite human being,” she continued.
Diddy’s Former Make-up Artist Says Alleged 2010 Assault “Didn’t Really feel Like” First Time For Cassie, Calls 2016 Video “What Might Have Occurred In That Room”
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Even in spite of everything these years and extra proof popping out as further alleged victims come ahead, Morales nonetheless sounds shaken up. She remembers a shock that she nonetheless can’t describe.
In the meantime, “it didn’t really feel like” the primary time Cassie went by means of this. In actual fact, Cassie’s longtime good friend suspects she was extra involved about another person witnessing the ordeal. The impulse to save lots of face or shield an abuser’s repute is a tragically widespread a part of the cycle for survivors.
“I really feel like she may need been embarrased that that occurred in entrance of me,” she mentioned.
Coates requested how she felt after the discharge of the notorious 2016 video of Diddy hitting, dragging, and stomping Cassie. Morales mentioned it left her “devastated.”
“It was like I truly witnessed what might have occurred in that room, and extra. That was a hallway incident. Who is aware of what might have occurred in that room after I was exterior of there? I used to be devestated. I’ve truly been devestated for the reason that courtroom instances got here out about how he mistreated Cassie,” she continued.
Morales says she “hopes” Cassie shall be one of many accusers cooperating with the Justice Division. Nevertheless, she understands why so few folks within the music trade are talking out but. “It’s a small trade,” she speculated, and “individuals are afraid.” The previous insider defined that she was keen to return ahead as a result of Cassie had been her good friend for a number of years.
Diddy has not publicly responded to those allegations.
