Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-head of security, Roger Bonds, claimed that he “jumped in” to help Cassie when he worked for the rapper.
“There comes a time when you’re in a situation that may seem like a good situation,” Bonds said in a video message shared to Instagram Wednesday.
“But if you’re not waking up happy or if you [are] disgruntled or you really don’t want to be around that person, you find every excuse to get out of there.”
Bonds, who has diabetes, said he used his illness as an “excuse” to get away from working with the Bad Boy Records founder.
“But in reality, it was I was sick — I was sick of you,” he added. “I was sick of everything that was going on around you. I was sick of having to cover up everything that you did. I was sick.”
Bonds then briefly spoke about his name being mentioned in Cassie’s bombshell lawsuit, in which she accused Combs of rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking during their decade-long relationship. (Combs has denied all allegations against him.)
The “Me & U” singer, 34, claimed in the lawsuit that in January 2009, Combs allegedly “beat” her while they were in the car leaving the club because she “spoke to another music manager” at the event.
“In the car leaving the club, Mr. Combs beat Ms. Ventura, pushing her into a corner of the vehicle and stomping on her face,” the lawsuit read. “Mr. Combs’s security staff, Roger Bonds, tried to stop the beating, but was unable to deescalate the situation.”
Bonds made similar allegations, claiming in the video Wednesday, “Cassie spoke on it. She said yeah, I jumped on it. I jumped in between it. That wasn’t the only time. It was other times and it was other people.”
Pvnew has reached out to Combs’ rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
A day after Cassie — born Casandra Ventura — filed the explosive lawsuit against her ex Combs, 54, the former couple settled the suit.
The Sean John founder was then hit with two additional lawsuits from women who also alleged that he sexually assaulted them in the early ’90s.
A spokesperson for the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper denied the claims from both lawsuits and said that they were nothing more than a “money grab.”
Following the backlash from the lawsuits, Combs stepped down as chairman of Revolt, the media company he founded in 2013.
His partnership with Capital Preparatory Schools also came to an end.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233).
