Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-assistant broke her silence following the release of a "very disturbing" 2016 surveillance video.
Several news outlets, including CNN and FOX 5 New York, released the gut-wrenching video that appeared to show Combs assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel. The clip showed the embattled mogul grabbing, kicking, dragging and showing Ventura during an altercation at the time, and the events proved her claims in a since-settled federal lawsuit in November 2023.
Following the release of the video, Combs' former assistant, Suzi Siegel, revealed she was not surprised upon seeing the assault video.
Siegel, who worked for Combs between 2008 and 2009, told CNN on Friday, May 17, that "not one cell" in her body was surprised after seeing the footage.
She added she felt "sick and violently angry" by the recent revelations and developments, but she clarified she never saw Combs speak harshly to her or be abusive.
"I would say that I was around him a lot and I got a feeling for who he was," she added. "I didn't see anything that could get him in trouble. But I think that [there's a] power dynamic in a situation like that - especially her, at the beginning of her career, so young and beautiful and talented."
Siegel revealed she started working for Combs around the time he started dating Ventura, but she was reportedly not mistreated by him.
"Obviously, I saw it with the rest of America today. But when I saw it, I knew that it was something that he could be capable of," she went on.
Following the release of the video, Ventura's attorney Douglas H. Wigdor released a statement calling the clip "gut-wrenching." He added, per the message obtained by People, that his client "has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs."
Despite the shocking revelation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said it was unable to prosecute and charge Combs with crimes related to the footage since it happened and was filed "beyond the timeline where a crime of assault can be prosecuted."
"As of today, law enforcement has not presented a case related to the attack depicted in the video against Mr. Combs," the statement shared. "But we encourage anyone who has been a victim or witness to a crime to report it to law enforcement or reach out to our office for support from our Bureau of Victims Services."