Diddy's Team Claims CNN Altered & Destroyed Cassie Video In New Court Filing

The footage is brutal. There’s no way around it. The grainy hotel surveillance clip from 2016 shows Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a hallway. It’s not a rumor. It’s not hearsay. It’s right there in black and white. And when CNN obtained the video and aired it, the world saw something Diddy had spent years denying. His response? An Instagram apology, admitting his actions were "inexcusable" and saying he was "truly sorry."

End of story? Not quite. Because now, Combs and his legal team are crying foul, claiming the video was “altered.” They’ve filed a letter with prosecutors arguing that CNN “substantially altered” the footage—covering the timestamp, changing the sequence, and speeding it up to make his actions look worse. The letter, obtained by The Mirror US, insists the video is misleading and should be thrown out. The implication is clear: if they can make the tape look unreliable, they can cast doubt on the entire case.

CNN, for its part, is having none of it. A spokesperson flatly denied the allegations, stating that CNN “never altered the video and did not destroy the original copy of the footage, which was retained by the source.” They also pointed out that the network aired the story months before Combs was arrested, suggesting there’s no grand conspiracy here—just an undeniable piece of evidence that doesn’t do Diddy any favors.

Cassie’s attorney, Douglas Wigdor, had a response of his own, and he didn’t mince words. He called Combs’ argument “disingenuous” and said it’s nothing more than an attempt to keep “disturbing” evidence out of court. He added that he is “confident that the video fairly and accurately represents what happened” and that Combs will be held accountable for his actions.

The stakes here are enormous. The lawsuit Cassie filed in November 2023, which was quickly settled, already painted a damning picture of their relationship. She accused Combs of years of physical and sexual abuse, and though he initially denied the claims, this video aligns perfectly with her allegations. It’s a rare instance where the public gets to see what usually stays hidden behind closed doors.

Of course, Combs’ legal team is doing what any defense team would—throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Their letter claims CNN “purchased the only known copy of the hotel’s surveillance footage, uploaded that footage into a free editing software, altered the video, and then destroyed the original footage.” Now, they plan to file a motion regarding the video and “disclose subpoenaed materials to the government.”

But here’s the thing: if this tape was doctored, why hasn’t Combs’ team produced another version? If CNN truly manipulated the video, wouldn’t the hotel itself have a backup to prove it? Instead, the argument relies on speculation—an attempt to muddy the waters and make people question their own eyes. Because if there’s anything history has taught us, it’s that powerful men caught in ugly situations don’t go down quietly. They fight. They distract. They reframe the narrative.

But at the end of the day, the tape exists. And it’s hard to watch. It’s not about a he-said-she-said anymore. It’s about what we can see with our own eyes. And no amount of legal maneuvering changes that.

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