Cassie Ventura's husband speaks out after footage appeared to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs physically assaulting her in 2016

• Cassie Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, shared a message via Instagram on Friday.

• Fine called out male domestic abusers, writing, "Men who hit women aren't men."

• Video footage appears to show Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting Ventura in March 2016.

Cassie Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, called out "men who hit women" after a video appeared to show Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting her at a hotel in March 2016.

Fine shared the message via Instagram on Friday, hours after CNN published footage of an altercation between Ventura, 37, and Combs, 54, at the now-shuttered InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

The footage appears to match a physical assault incident Ventura described in her November 2023 lawsuit against Combs. The lawsuit said Combs had become intoxicated and punched Ventura in the face, leading to a black eye.

"Men who hit women aren't men. Men who enable it and protect those people aren't men," Fine wrote. "As men, violence against women shouldn't be inevitable, check your brothers, your friends, and your family. Our daughters, sisters, mothers, and wives should feel protected and loved. Men who hurt women hate women."

Fine then addressed survivors, writing, "Your stories are real, and people believe you."

"To all the women and children, I'm sorry you live in a world where you're not protected, and you don't feel equal. I want to raise my daughters in a world where they are safe and loved," the message read.

He finished the message by addressing "the abusers."

"You're done, you're not safe anymore, you're not protected anymore, the men by your side are just as weak, you're so miserable with yourself that death would be considered a kindness," Fine wrote.

Ventura married Fine in September 2019 after ending a decadelong relationship with Combs.

Representatives for Fine did not immediately respond to Business a request for comment from Business Insider. Ventura did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, but her attorney called the footage "gut-wrenching" in a statement to CNN.

Representatives for Combs declined to comment on the video footage, according to CNN.

The footage, compiled from multiple camera angles, showed Ventura leaving a hotel room and walking toward the elevators.

Combs, wearing a towel around his waist, runs down the hallway toward Ventura, whom he then grabs by the neck and throws on the floor. Footage showed Combs kicking, dragging, shoving, and throwing an object at Ventura.

Ventura filed a lawsuit last year accusing Combs of rape and physical abuse during their relationship. Representatives for Combs said he "vehemently denied" the allegations brought by the lawsuit.

The pair reached a settlement just one day after the lawsuit was filed, according to The New York Times.

However, Combs is still embroiled in legal troubles after several other women accused him of sexual abuse. Combs' Los Angeles and Miami homes were later searched by Department of Homeland Security officials.

Combs is a well-known business mogul who has ventured into several industries. He started in music, eventually founding Bad Boy Records, before entering fashion, education, media, and alcohol sales.

The wave of allegations against him has begun to affect his businesses. The cable network Revolt announced in November 2023 that Combs would step down as chairman. Hulu also canceled an upcoming reality show project based on the Combs family called "Diddy+7," according to Rolling Stone.

The outlet also reported that 23 brands cut ties with Combs' marketplace for Black-owned businesses, Empower Global, after Ventura's lawsuit.

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