Cassie Ventura’s close friend, songwriter Tiffany Red, came out with some concerning allegations about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ behavior for the exclusive clip that promoted Hulu’s special, ‘Impact x Nightline: Diddy’s Downfall’. It premiered on June 6th, 2024. The special explored the criminal sex trafficking allegations around music mogul, Diddy.
Cassie’s Friend, Tiffany, Said Diddy ‘Scared Everybody Around Him’
Red described Diddy as ‘explosive’, saying he ‘scared everybody around him’. Cassie and Red have been friends since 2015. They collaborated on Cassie’s unreleased second album. Red was present when Diddy organized a hotel surprise for Cassie’s 29th birthday party that August. She had felt uncomfortable around Diddy. His behavior disturbed her. She would later describe the feeling in an open letter to Diddy, published in Rolling Stone (Dec. 2023).
On the night of the birthday party, Red witnessed Diddy’s temper first-hand when he forcibly pulled Cassie out of a private karaoke room in front of her and his security team. He wanted her to leave the party and go to their hotel room. Cassie was more interested in going out and singing karaoke.
Tiffany Red Described Feeling ‘Helpless and Scared’
At the time, Red could only watch as her terrified-looking friend was cornered and cursed at by an angry Diddy. She described herself as feeling ‘helpless and scared’.
It gets worse. This particular verbal assault came to match with an account of the same birthday night in Cassie’s 2023 lawsuit. She claimed Diddy was ‘severely intoxicated’ that night. He was demanding she leave the party for a ‘freak off’ – his term for forcing her into sexual encounters with male sex workers. He liked to watch and record it. When Cassie resisted and wouldn’t go to the room, he kicked off, chasing her down the hotel corridors before cornering her, yelling and cursing, outside the elevators where he kicked and punched her, blackening her eye.
There was surveillance footage and eventually it made the news in May 2024. Diddy took to Instagram to apologize, admitting his behavior was ‘inexcusable’. He was ‘taking responsibility for his actions’ that night.
Cassie Ventura’s Close Friend, Tiffany, Speaks Out
The lawsuit itself was settled the day after it was filed in 2023. The sum wasn’t disclosed and Diddy strenuously denied all its allegations. His lawyer added it was, ‘riddled with baseless and outrageous lies’. Red, knowing differently, felt compelled to speak out and validate her friend’s claims.
Over the course of Diddy and Cassie’s relationship from 2007 to 2008, Red witnessed several examples of Diddy’s concerning behavior. She claimed there were ‘threats, excessive drug use and attempts to silence her’. As she stated, ‘the imbalance of power in the music industry makes it nearly impossible to fight back and terrifying to speak up’.
Red has openly expressed her concerns for her own safety. She hoped revealing her identity as a witness in Cassie’s lawsuit would protect her.More of Diddy’s victims have come forward since. He has five more civil suits against him. Each accuses him of sexual misconduct and each is still active. In March 2024, Diddy’s LA and Miami homes were raided by federal agents investigating criminal sex trafficking. Diddy denies any wrongdoing. ‘Time tells truth’, he posted on Instagram. Needless to say, it got mixed responses.
