To Sean âDiddyâ Combsâ former bodyguard, the embattled tunes mogul and alcohol entrepreneur has a âGod syndrome.â
âHeâs a king manipulator. He can manipulate anything, any individual,â said Roger Bonds, Combsâ former head of security. âMoney and electric power is all heâs all about.â
Bonds, who served on Combsâ stability team for practically a decade, from 2003 to 2012, explained in a new job interview with Piers Morgan that Combsâ ex-girlfriend Casandra âCassieâ Ventura was a single of the men and women manipulated by the Poor Boy Data co-founder. He also claimed on Monday that Ventura â who sued the rapper in November, alleging assault â wasnât the only woman who allegedly endured physical violence from Combs.
Late design and actor Kim Porter was also subjected to the hip-hop starâs violent assaults, Bonds alleged. The ex-bodyguard said he witnessed Combs âsmackâ and âgrabâ Porter. Combs and Porter ended up romantically connected from 1994 to 2007 and share 3 children. Their son Christian âKingâ Combs was sued for alleged sexual assault in April. Porter died in 2018 of lobar pneumonia. She was 47.
A consultant for Combs did not promptly reply Tuesday to The Timesâ request for remark.
Bonds informed Morgan he saw Combs get violent with women âaround four or 5 timesâ through his tenure and additional, âIâve observed him get physical … seize âem up.â
Combs, who is going through quite a few sexual assault lawsuits and a federal probe, grew to become the heart of renewed controversy final week when CNN published hotel protection footage showing the 2016 assault alleged by Ventura. For the duration of the incident, which the singer detailed in her considering the fact that-settled lawsuit, Combs can be observed chasing, grabbing, kicking and throwing a glass vase at her. Combs apologized more than the weekend for his actions in the online video â but some critics, together with Bonds, did not obtain his Instagram apology.
âI feel he mentioned what folks wanted to listen to, not what he felt,â Bonds stated. He also explained to Morgan that he did not discover the video clip of Combsâ 2016 assault surprising, noting, âIâve observed matters to this mother nature ahead of.â
Bonds, whom Ventura named in her lawsuit, described various alleged accounts of Combsâ violence towards the girls in his close circles â such as an incident with Porter in entrance of the Beverly Hills Lodge. He did not share when the alleged incident occurred, but stated the former companions have been preventing in a car.
âKim bought out the vehicle like very little occurred, and she fastened her hair, and she instructed him, âI want to see you demonstrate to the media that scratch Iâm gonna place throughout your confront if you put your hands on me yet again,ââ Bonds recalled.
He additional: âThat was Kimâs mind-set … she recognized that what [Combs] had to make clear meant a lot more to him than nearly anything. When she understood she had that ability, she said, âNah… no more.ââ
Due to the fact Venturaâs grievance in November, more women of all ages have appear ahead with allegations of sexual assault, amongst other accusations of illegal behavior, against Combs.
âWhen you have a problem with each woman that you are dealing with, then I feel that trouble is inside of of you,â Bonds mentioned Monday.
Though Bonds did not go into far too much detail about other mounting allegations towards Combs â which includes sex-trafficking â he mentioned he feels much more revelations about his former bossâ habits will arrive to gentle.
Bonds concluded his âPiers Morgan Uncensoredâ overall look by declaring, âI never consider he belongs in jail. I believe he needs assist.â
Amid the controversies, Combs has taken hits to equally his specialist and own lives. The disturbing CNN footage prompted New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday to take into consideration rescinding Combsâ crucial to the metropolis. Stationary bicycle business Peloton also reportedly pulled Combsâ audio from its exercising courses in the wake of the lodge video.
Additionally, other names in the hip-hop group have taken aim at Combsâ Instagram apology.
âDiddy, how [are] we intended to believe that something that comes outta your mouth?,â Charlamagne Tha God reported on âThe Breakfast Clubâ more than the weekend.
Rapper 50 Cent, who previously shaded Combs and his son King Combs, shared a portion of Bondsâ interview on Instagram. âBrother love, brother like, brother appreciate, this ainât hunting very good,â he captioned the online video.
Other musicians who have spoken out about Combs given that movie of his 2016 assault on Ventura surfaced involve Lilâ Scrappy, former Terrible Boy Data artist Shyne and singer Kelly Rate. On Monday night time, CNN added rapper Camâron to the blend of movie star reactions â while he mentioned he didnât have a lot to say.
On Monday night, Camâron condemned Combsâ âegregiousâ steps in the 2016 protection footage, but questioned why the highlight was on him.
âI donât actually know Puff,â he explained to anchor Abby Phillip just before promoting his YouTube show. âFor me to explain to you how Puff acting and all that, I really do not know. I in no way was signed to him.â
He included in the now-viral phase: âWhoâs the expertise agent for this joint? You think I be sitting down close to viewing what Diddy do … who booked me for this joint?â