By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA
(NNPA) – Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former head of security, Roger Bonds, revealed he witnessed the hip-hop mogul being violent toward women “four or five times,” expressing no surprise at the 2016 footage of Combs brutally beating then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
“It didn’t surprise me when I saw it because I’ve seen things of this nature before,” Bonds said in a televised interview this week. “I’ve gotten in between things like this back in 2012.” He described the 2016 incident where Combs was seen shoving, kicking, stomping and dragging Ventura in a hotel hallway.
When asked how many times he’d seen Combs become violent toward women, Bonds replied, “Around four or five times.” He added, “I’ve seen him [be violent] with Cassie and Kim Porter, his kid’s mother. I’ve seen him get physical, grabbing them up and getting into wrestling and punching matches.”
Combs apologized for the 2016 incident in a recent Instagram video, calling his behavior “inexcusable” without directly addressing Ventura. “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted,” he said.
However, Ventura’s lawyer, Meredith Firetog, criticized Combs’ apology, calling it self-serving. “Combs’ statement is more about himself than the many people he has hurt. He only apologized after his repeated denials were proven false,” she said.
In a separate incident, rapper Cam’ron, also known as Cameron Giles, appeared on CNN with Abby Phillip to discuss the developments surrounding Combs. However, the interview went awry as Cam’ron seemed unaware of the topic and focused on promoting his product, an all-natural sexual supplement called HorsePower. After making non-committal remarks about the security footage, Cam’ron asked his team off-camera, “Who booked me for this joint?”