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Sean Combs' hip-hop empire is in danger of complete collapse in light of the mogul's recent legal woes. Combs -- better known as "Diddy" -- was sued by his ex Cassie Ventura last year amidst allegations of assault, and the suit was settled out of court. But video footage of Diddy beating Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 confirmed what many observers had already suspected.
While Combs is also subject to a federal sex trafficking investigation, the Cassie video has stuck in the mind of the general public and continues to elicit outrage. The latest to speak their mind about the footage is the father of one of Combs' old flames, who died in 2018.
Jake Porter breaks his silence: What Diddy did to Cassie was despicable
Jake Porter, the father of the late Kim Porter, told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he was "disgusted" after he viewed the video of Diddy violently kicking Cassie, two years before Kim's untimely death from pneumonia. Pointedly, Jake claimed that even as a Vietnam War veteran, he would not have subjected "(his) enemy" to such treatment.
"I didn't know he could stoop so low," Jake said about Diddy. "I imagine it surprised a lot of people. I wouldn't even do a dog like that. My heart goes out to Cassie."
Kim and Diddy had an on-again, off-again relationship between 1994 and 2007, and Kim gave birth to three of the producer's children. She died in 2018 after a battle with pneumonia, and Jake also revealed to Rolling Stone that his daughter found it "unbearable" to live with Combs.
"I really don't think (Diddy) has any idea what love is," Jake said.
Combs did apologize after the Cassie footage was unearthed, but it did little to rescue his sinking reputation -- both in the music industry and in the public eye -- amidst the growth of his legal troubles.