American Singer Cassie has posted her first statement since video emerged showing rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking her.

The star, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, said domestic violence “broke her down to someone never thought she would become”.

In her statement, which was posted to Instagram, Ms Ventura thanked her friends, family and the public for their support, while asking that EVERYONE open their heart to believing victims the first time…because “it takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that they were powerless in.

The video of the attack in 2016 was released last week by CNN. Ms Ventura had alleged her ex-boyfriend and producer assaulted her in a legal action last year.

Diddy apologised at the weekend, commenting that he was disgusted when he did it and now, but Lawyers for Ms Ventura says Diddy’s statement was “more about himself than the many people he has hurt”, because he had previously denied everything he was accused of, and suggested that his victims were looking for a payday.

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