Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former head of security shares cryptic post about Cassie’s sexual abuse lawsuit after being named a witness: ‘So many years I was quiet’
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former head of security addressed Cassie’s now-dismissed sexual abuse lawsuit.
Roger Bonds took his Instagram Saturday to share a cryptic message about Cassie’s filing, which named Bonds as a witness to Diddy’s alleged abuse of Cassie.
“This is not intended as a threat or snitch or anything like that against Cassie or Diddy or anyone else,” Bonds wrote alongside photos of him posing with Diddy and Cassie on various occasions. “This is me telling my truth as I truly remember it, for two reasons.”
He concluded, “First, because I have four daughters, so all my truth as I saw it, saw it, and was involved in it for years.”
The post was captioned: “I am ready to tell my teuth [sic] BECAUSE I WAS QUIET FOR SO MANY YEARS, NOTHING MATTERS NOW EXCEPT FAMILY.”
Speaking out: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former head of security, Roger Bonds, addressed Cassie’s now-dismissed sex abuse lawsuit
Witness: Roger Bonds took to his Instagram on Saturday to share a cryptic message about Cassie’s filing, naming Bonds as a witness to Diddy’s alleged abuse of Cassie
Message: The message was captioned: ‘I’m ready to tell my TEUTH [sic] BECAUSE I WAS QUIET FOR SO MANY YEARS, NOTHING MATTERS NOW EXCEPT FAMILY’
Included in the accompanying photo carousel was a screenshot from the lawsuit in which Bonds was named as a witness to a 2009 incident in which Cassie claims Diddy assaulted her after learning that “she was talking to another music manager at a club in LA,” said TMZ.
Cassie claimed Diddy attacked her in the car after the club outing and Bonds tried to intervene, the outlet reported.
However, in Bonds’ Instagram post, it is unclear whether he is confirming or denying Cassie’s account. It is also unclear whether he will say more about it in the future.
Last week, Cassie, 37, accused Diddy of controlling and abusing her for more than a decade in the lawsuit.
The singer said that during that time he beat her, forced her to take drugs and ordered her to have sex with multiple male prostitutes – all while watching and recording the encounters.
In her lawsuit, she claims that Combs forcibly entered her apartment and raped her in the final days of their relationship after the two had dinner together in Malibu, California.
‘After years in silence and darkness. “I am finally ready to tell my story, and to stand up on my own behalf and on behalf of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships,” she said in her suit.
Diddy has denied all claims of abuse and Cassie’s case was dismissed after the parties reached a settlement on Monday. However, two other women have come forward and accused the rapper of sexual assault.
Lawsuit: Included in the accompanying photo carousel was a screenshot from the lawsuit that named Bonds as a witness to a 2009 incident in which Cassie claims Diddy assaulted her after hearing that “she was talking to another music manager at a club in LA ,” per TMZ; seen in 2016
Attack: Cassie wrote that Diddy attacked her in the car after the club outing and that Bonds tried to intervene, according to the outlet; seen in 2015
The 54-year-old rapper turned mogul was sued in New York County Superior Court by an anonymous woman who claims he and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping her and a friend in 1990 or 1991. Rolling stone reported on Friday.
Jane Doe also claims in her lawsuit that Diddy later visited her after the alleged rape and strangled her out of fear that her boyfriend would tell his then-girlfriend about the assault.
The news comes shortly after the music manager was sued by a second woman, who alleged he drugged and sexually assaulted her while she was still a student in 1991.
In a statement to DailyMail.com shared by his spokesperson, Combs vehemently denied the allegations mentioned in the lawsuit, describing it as a “cash grab.”
Cryptic: However, in Bonds’ Instagram post, it is unclear whether he is confirming or denying Cassie’s account. It’s also unclear if he’ll speak more about it in the future; seen in 2018
Lawsuit: Cassie, 37, accused him of controlling and abusing her for more than a decade; Cassie and Combs seen in 2017
Cassie rose to fame as a teenager with the release of her debut single Me & U in 2006, a year after meeting Combs.
The pair had an on-off romance for over a decade, while Cassie tried to build a sustainable and successful music and acting career.
They broke up for good in 2018.