Sean “Diddy” Combs he was accused of sexual assault by a woman who claims the music producer hung her from a 17-story balcony in September 2016 while other people were there, including his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura .
In a lawsuit filed late last week, Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, who was an aspiring fashion designer at the time of the alleged incident, accuses Combs of “outrageous and abhorrent conduct” that violated her “fundamental dignity, bodily autonomy and sense of security.”
Bongolan’s lawsuit calls what she says happened on September 26, 2016, “the culmination of a series of threats, intimidation and violence that marked many of Ms. Bongolan’s interactions with Mr. Combs since the day she met him.”
Bongolan alleges that that day, Combs showed up at Ventura’s apartment and “started screaming and banging on the door.” Bongolan instructed his unidentified then-girlfriend to “hide in the guest bathroom and lock the door “because she knew” of his violent temper,” according to the lawsuit.
Once Combs was able to get inside, he spotted Bongolan on the balcony and “advanced on her,” the suit states. The rapper then allegedly grabbed her, turned her back onto his chest and “molested her by groping her breasts as she screamed to be left alone,” before moving his hands to her armpits and lifting her onto the 17th balcony railing. floor, according to the lawsuit.
Bongolan’s lawsuit alleges that Combs was angry with her, but she “did not know, and does not know now, what Mr. Combs believed she did.” Additionally, the document states that Bongolan was able to climb back over the railing to safety, but that Combs picked her up again “with only Combs’ grip preventing her from falling to her death.”
Upon seeing what was happening, Ventura intervened and Combs pulled Bongolan back onto the balcony, but then “threw” her against patio furniture, the lawsuit states.
Combs’ lawyers said the musician, who is currently in custody awaiting trial on federal charges, “firmly denies these serious allegations and remains confident that they will ultimately be proven baseless.”
“He has unwavering faith in the facts and the fairness of the judicial process,” his lawyers’ statement said in part. “In court, the truth will come out, demonstrating that the allegations against Mr. Combs are without merit.”
Bongolan’s lawsuit echoes a situation mentioned in the November 2023 Ventura dam failure lawsuit that, while resolved quickly, was the first in what turned out to be a flurry of civil lawsuits against Combs. He now faces more than 30 civil complaints, as well as being the subject of an ongoing federal investigation.
Ventura’s lawsuit, which was settled the day after it was filed, cited an incident in which Combs allegedly “grabbed one of Ms. Ventura’s friends like a child and dangled the friend from the 17th floor balcony of the hotel” where Ventura was staying. hosted. This alleged incident, however, was stated in Ventura’s lawsuit to have occurred after an alleged aberration in August 2015, the term prosecutors and others allege was used to describe Combs’ drug- and sex-fueled parties.
A source familiar with the alleged balcony incident told CNN that the “friend” mentioned in Ventura’s 2023 lawsuit is, in fact, Bongolan and that her allegation is the same as the one referenced in Ventura’s allegation.
THE CNN requested comment from Ventura’s attorney.
In May, the CNN published surveillance video that showed Combs physically abusing Ventura in 2016 at a Los Angeles hotel. Combs apologized two days after the video was broadcast in a video shared on social media.
“I was disgusted when I did it. I’m disgusted now. I went and sought professional help. I started going to therapy, going to rehab,” Combs said. “I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m very sorry. But I am committed to being a better man every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m really sorry.”
Bongolan’s lawsuit references Combs for exhibiting a “disturbing pattern of abusive behavior” and alleges that Combs would frequently show up at Ventura’s apartment unannounced and begin banging on the door, at which point Ventura would instruct her to be quiet “to do the Mr. Combs believed there was no one home.” Her lawsuit alleges that she saw Combs throw a large kitchen knife at Ventura.
Bongolan is suing Combs for damages.
This content was originally published in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of hanging a woman from a balcony in a new lawsuit on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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