Kim Porter's Dad Addresses "Despicable" Video of Diddy Assaulting His Ex Cassie
Content warning: This story contains details of domestic violence.
Kim Porter's dad is speaking out after a 2016 video of Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura was recently unearthed.
"You can say I was disgusted with the video, and I wouldn't treat my enemy like that," Jake Porter, whose late daughter dated the rapper on-and-off for 13 years before their 2007 breakup, told Rolling Stone in an interview published June 7. "It was despicable."
Jake—who is also the grandfather to Kim and Diddy's kids Quincy, 32, Christian, 25, as well as twins Jessie and D'Lila, 17—added that he now has a "different outlook" on the Bad Boy Records founder. (Kim died from pneumonia at age 47 in 2018.)
"I didn't know he could stoop that low," the 78-year-old said. "I wouldn't even do a dog like that. My heart goes out to Cassie."
E! News has reached out to Diddy's rep for comment but hasn't heard back.
In hotel surveillance video published by CNN in May, Diddy was seen chasing Cassie down a hotel hallway before grabbing her, pulling her to the ground and kicking her multiple times. The images appeared to match up with an alleged incident detailed in a November 2023 lawsuit Cassie filed against the Grammy winner, whom she split from in 2018 after a decade-long on-again, off-again relationship.
Her lawsuit was settled the same month, with Diddy's attorney telling E! News that the settlement was in "no way an admission of wrongdoing."
However, in the wake of the resurfaced footage, Diddy released a statement taking "full responsibility for my actions in that video."
"I was f--ked up," he said on his Instagram May 19. "I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now. I went and I sought out professional help. Had to go into therapy, go into rehab. Had to ask God for His mercy and grace. I'm so sorry, but I'm committed to be a better man each and every day."
Since then, Cassie has also addressed the video. "Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet," she wrote in a May 23 Instagram post. "The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but the is only the beginning."
"Domestic Violence is THE issue," the singer continued. "It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past."
The resurfacing of the 2016 video came amid a slew of legal woes for Diddy. In addition to facing multiple civil lawsuits, his Miami and Los Angeles homes were raided in March in connection to a federal investigation into sex-trafficking.
For more details surrounding the federal raids, keep reading.
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed search warrants at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami properties on March 25, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.
The sources told the outlet the warrant was out of the Southern District of New York, and a spokesperson for HSI New York confirmed to E! News it “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.”
Law enforcement sources told NBC News the music mogul was in the Miami area when the search warrants were executed.
News about the investigation broke after Combs faced allegations of sexual misconduct in lawsuits filed by multiple accusers starting in November, with the musician denying the allegations.
“Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday,” he wrote in a December statement posted on Instagram. “Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
The day after HSI executed the search warrants at Combs' L.A. and Miami properties, his lawyer spoke out.
"Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs' residences," attorney Aaron Dyer said in a March 26 statement to E! News. "There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated."
Dyer noted Combs “was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.”
“Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way,” his lawyer's statement continued. “This unprecedented ambush—paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence—leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.”
And Dyer expressed Combs' intent to defend himself.
“There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations,” he added. “Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”
As for what actually went down during the searches, multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the warrant told NBC News authorities with the Department of Homeland Security seized phones from Combs’ home in Miami before he was scheduled to travel to the Bahamas, and several sources familiar with the matter added that guns were discovered during the search.
One source familiar with the matter also told NBC News three women and one man were interviewed by prosecutors and investigators from the Southern District of New York about allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms purportedly tied to Combs.
On the same day the search warrants were executed at Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles properties, one of his associates, Brendan Paul, was arrested by the Miami-Dade police on suspicion of drug possession, a law enforcement source familiar with the matter told NBC News.
According to the Miami-Dade arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet, Paul was taken into custody for allegedly possessing suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy.
Prison records obtained by NBC News show Paul was released on March 26 after posting bond.
“We do not plan on trying this case in the media,” Paul’s attorney Brian Bieber said in a statement obtained by the outlet, “all issues will be dealt with in court.”
