Israel forcibly detains Palestinian poet. |
Israel Snatches Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha!
Israel forcibly detains Palestinian poet. |
Another mass shooting at a Walmart. This was in Dayton, Ohio. |
NEW: Ohio police are responding to a shooting with injuries at the Beavercreek Walmart near Dayton, Ohio. A witness said that the gunman passed by her while carrying a rifle in his bag and then started shooting. https://t.co/Ce28Pql4T4 pic.twitter.com/cMVXdix62m
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 21, 2023
Purported video of eyewitness to shooting at Beavercreek, Ohio Walmart pic.twitter.com/ek4GbLqYuI
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) November 21, 2023
BREAKING - Unconfirmed active shooter/shooting at Walmart in Beavercreek Ohio#beavercreek #ohio #shooting #shooter #breakingnews pic.twitter.com/cErJv3YUMx
— Crime With Bobby (@crimewithbobby) November 21, 2023
#BREAKING HUGE police presence at the WalMart in Beavercreek. We're working to find out what happened. @jenileeborektv will have a live reporter from the scene at 10 and 11. @dayton247now pic.twitter.com/RXwSWmeUxz
— Elyse Coulter (@Elyse247Now) November 21, 2023
🚨#UPDATE: Here is an eyewitness account of a shooting at the Beavercreek, Ohio Walmart. At least four victims have been shot and transported to a hospital. the shooter suspected has been killed. pic.twitter.com/d76Duo2mAw
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 21, 2023
The Beavercreek Walmart had a fire set by two juveniles prior to the mass shooting, |
1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.
3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. If you're a conceal carry and attempt to disarm an active shooter, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save lives. You are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.
4. Realize - Mind you, that the types of firearms used by shooter are based on capacity which limits the time of reaction. As with rule 3, you have only less than a second to make a reaction when the shooter is set on sights. So there's no real solution to save your life in the event of an active shooter. The best thing to do is understand, that anywhere in the United States could be a target of a mass shooting. Congress isn't doing a damn thing about it.
Beavercreek cops arrive too late. |
Beavercreek cop Sean Williams killed Jonathan Crawford III in the Beavercreek Walmart in 2014 after a white man made a prank call. |
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
Biden not stressing but his allies are. |
Right now he is polling at 43% and concerns over the latest issues has his reelection chances declining.
His age is also an issue to voters.
No surprise, Republicans have more concern about his age than Democrats. Almost 85% of Republicans are concerned about Biden's age. About 35% of Democrats are. That is concerning because Biden needs at least 85% of Democrats to come out and vote for him.
The Washington Post reports voter concerns are anchored in early survey data, which show Biden is weaker than he was four years ago. An October Fox News poll found 53 percent of Democratic primary voters would like to see the party nominate someone other than Biden. A 59 percent majority said they have an unfavorable view of Biden overall, up from 44 percent in the fall of 2019 and similar to the 56 percent who currently see Washed Up 45 in an unfavorable light.
The unexpected Israel-Gaza war has magnified fissures in the Democratic Party domestically, and Biden is also grappling with other challenges, from the ongoing debate of how to handle Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to inflation.
Democrats close to the campaign are also growing increasingly alarmed about its strategy — or, more specifically, what they worry is the lack of one, according to conversation with multiple people briefed on the operation.
Some argue that neither Biden nor his team have effectively communicated a reelection plan, a second-term governing vision or a clear argument against Washed Up 45. In response, the Biden camp’s public message has begun to shift in recent days, with far more aggressive attacks on Washed Up 45’s record on opposing abortion rights and on his second-term plans for immigration, including a massive expansion of deportations and a legal challenge to birthright citizenship.
“How many times in 2020 did you hear the president say, ‘Don’t compare me to the almighty — compare me to the alternative,’” former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod said. “Well, if I were them, I’d say, ‘Let the comparison begin,’ and push it on the contrast in values and policies and results that work for them.”
Others have expressed concern at the campaign’s polling strategy, which they say has been too limited as staff focus on measuring the effectiveness and reach of the campaign’s early advertising. Democrats briefed on the campaign operation said there are unanswered questions that could help guide a strategy — including how to effectively communicate about Biden’s weaknesses, such as his age and the economy. Biden advisers counters that more polling is being done than their critics know about.
The president and the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden will be at the White House to hold the National Pardoning of the Turkeys.
Roselynn Carter has passed away from natural causes. President Joe Biden along with former presidents and former first ladies react. |
James Earl Carter, Jr. said that Roselynn was the woman he wanted to spend his life with. |
Jimmy Carter served one term as president. He dealt with economic woes, tension in the Middle East and a Republican Party obsessed with revenge. |
Carter is ranked 25th in presidential popularity. |
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden knew the Carters back when he was a Delaware senator. The Bidens will pay tribute to Carter this week. |
X is losing more ad revenue. This is the IDF literally spreading disinformation in its invasion and seizure of the al Shifa Hospital. |
Meta's Threads has over 290 million users but no where close to the engagement of X.
TikTok is the No. 1 social media platform right now. It has turned the tide to the status quo. The videos being shared are really waning America's support for Israel.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, President Joe Biden, King Charles III, Washed Up 45, Fox, CNN, Republicans, Democrats, Israel, Meta, Google and Mark Zuckerberg better change course on the status quo or pay the price.
X has been the leading platform for disinformation and it has state sponsors like Russia, Israel, China and the U.S. involved in pushing agendas.
Now X is paying the price for Musk and his "absolutist" agenda.
Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
IBM, NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast said this week that they stopped advertising on X after a report said their ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis — a fresh setback as the platform formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars, X’s main source of revenue.
The liberal advocacy group Media Matters said in a report Thursday that ads from Apple and Oracle also were placed next to antisemitic material on X. On Friday it said it also found ads from Amazon, NBA Mexico, NBCUniversal and others next to white nationalist hashtags.
“IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” the company said in a statement.
Spokespeople for Comcast and NBCUniversal confirmed on Saturday that the companies had “paused” their advertising on X but did not provide additional details on the decision. Media Matters said it found ads for NBCUniversal’s Bravo network and its brand agency Catalyst next to antisemitic or white nationalist content.
Apple, Oracle and Amazon did not immediately respond to requests seeking comment.
The European Union’s executive branch said separately Friday it was pausing advertising on X and other social media platforms, in part because of a surge in hate speech. Later in the day, Disney, Lionsgate and Paramount Global also said they were suspending or pausing advertising on X.
Musk sparked outcry this week with his own tweets responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people and professing indifference to antisemitism. “You have said the actual truth,” Musk tweeted in a reply Wednesday.
Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on the platform since purchasing it last year, and the content on X has gained increased scrutiny since the war between Israel and Hamas began.
“We condemn this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said Friday in response to Musk’s tweet.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said X’s “point of view has always been very clear that discrimination by everyone should STOP across the board.”
“I think that’s something we can and should all agree on,” she tweeted Thursday.
Yaccarino, a former NBCUniversal executive, was hired by Musk to rebuild ties with advertisers who fled after he took over, concerned that his easing of content restrictions was allowing hateful and toxic speech to flourish and that would harm their brands.
“When it comes to this platform — X has also been extremely clear about our efforts to combat antisemitism and discrimination. There’s no place for it anywhere in the world — it’s ugly and wrong. Full stop,” Yaccarino said.
The accounts that Media Matters found posting antisemitic material will no longer be monetizable and the specific posts will be labeled “sensitive media,” according to a statement from X. Still, Musk decried Media Matters as “an evil organization.”
The head of the Anti-Defamation League also hit back at Musk’s tweets this week, in the latest clash between the prominent Jewish civil-rights organization and the billionaire businessman.
“At a time when antisemitism is exploding in America and surging around the world, it is indisputably dangerous to use one’s influence to validate and promote antisemitic theories,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said on X.
Musk also tweeted this week that he was “deeply offended by ADL’s messaging and any other groups who push de facto anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism of any kind.”
Greenblatt is an Islamophobic Zionist who works on behalf of Israel. His role at the ADL missed the mark. He literally is trying to stifle Pro-Palestinian protests.
The group has previously accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on the platform and amplifying the messages of neo-Nazis and white supremacists who want to ban the ADL.
Bird brain billionaire Elon Musk. |
The commission, the 27-nation EU’s executive arm, said it is advising its services to “refrain from advertising at this stage on social media platforms where such content is present,” adding that the freeze doesn’t affect its official accounts on X.
The EU has taken a tough stance with new rules to clean up social media platforms, and last month it made a formal request to X for information about its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
X isn’t alone in dealing with problematic content since the conflict.
On Thursday, TikTok removed the hashtag #lettertoamerica after users on the app posted sympathetic videos about Osama bin Laden’s 2002 letter justifying the terrorist attacks against Americans on 9/11 and criticizing U.S. support for Israel. The Guardian news outlet, which published the transcript of the letter that was being shared, took it down and replaced it with a statement that directed readers to a news article from 2002 that it said provided more context.
The videos garnered widespread attention among X users critical of TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance. TikTok said the letter was not a trend on its platform and blamed an X post by journalist Yashar Ali and media coverage for drawing more engagement to the hashtag.
The short-form video app has faced criticism from Republicans and others who say the platform has been failing to protect Jewish users from harassment and pushing pro-Palestinian content to viewers.
TikTok has aggressively pushed back, saying it’s been taking down antisemitic content and doesn’t manipulate its algorithm to take sides.
Now the Israeli propagandists are calling protesters racist for showing a watermelon. |
Now the propaganda has shifted from antisemitism to racism all in protest of inhumane acts by a foreign country.
Now we are dehumanizing Pro Palestinian protesters as secretly racist because they used a watermelon next to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies of New York, the first Black top lead within the Democratic Party. Jeffries is a pro Israeli lawmaker who refuses to call for a ceasefire and voted along with most members to fund Israel in its genocide of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Watermelon is a symbol of Palestinians' public expression in protests and artworks representing the struggle against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Pro Biden influencers are falling for Israeli propaganda or they are getting paid for spreading it. I don't know whether it's one or the other.
Wondering why you’ve seen watermelons across the country in movements for Palestinian liberation?
— NYC-DSA 🌹 (@nycDSA) November 16, 2023
Here’s a thread about the long history of watermelon as a Palestinian protest symbol👇
🍉 🇵🇸 🍉🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸https://t.co/aAJxbjqV5S
African-Americans & watermelon dates back to slavery around 19th century. Palestine started using watermelon 🍉 as symbol of freedom starting in 1967. Instead of doubling down, can we course correct & NOT put a black man’s next to a slice of watermelon knowing its historic nature pic.twitter.com/33sG9NNarQ
— 2RawTooReal (@2RawTooReal) November 19, 2023
If using a watermelon on a sign is racist, then what do you call spending $100 million to defeat Congress members critical of Israel, who happen to be all NON-WHITE?https://t.co/IQ7xI9YbaK
— fabucat (@fabucat) November 18, 2023
Two things can be true: The watermelon is a symbol of Palestinian freedom going back to the six-day war when Israel banned the Palestinian flag.
— FuzzyDruid (@SirGametime) November 16, 2023
It’s also true that the DSA hasn’t used the symbol of a watermelon in any other protest imaging to date. It’s not coincidence. pic.twitter.com/Oi419oOaJD
The use of the watermelon imagery is anti-Black racism. Period.
— Reclaim the Fight 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🇮🇱 🇹🇼 (@reclaimthefight) November 19, 2023
"River to the sea" is a call for genocide of Jews. Period.
Questioning Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state is antisemitism. Period.
Google is free!
— Talia Jane ❤️🔥 (@taliaotg) November 17, 2023
The use of a watermelon in Palestine-related content is because the flag of Palestine was banned by Israel so people took to carrying watermelons — which is the same colors as the Palestinian flag — in protest against the censorship of their national identity. https://t.co/ziCcwhdPyx
The Democratic Socialist of America is aligned group with progressive lawmakers within the Democratic Party. The Democrats are losing support among the progressive base.
Young voters, Arab Americans, Jewish and Black voters have soured on President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. The hardline stance on Israel has become a red line within the party.
Jeffries being in support of Israel also led to protests outside his office.
The 22 members who voted with Republicans to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are facing backlash for showing their true colors. Their Islamophobia and ill-gotten gains from AIPAC have now invited protests as well.
Folks can Google watermelon and Palestine. |
What do you call an organization whose only purpose to act as an agent of a foreign nation trying to defeat lawmakers of color?
The tactics are not working. Israel will be held accountable for its actions.
I am calling out President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and all the AIPAC endorsed members of the Democratic Party.
The choice is yours. You want to stand in silence to this foreign country committing a war crimes and an outright genocide! Okay, good luck in 2024.
The fascists within the Republican Party will vote. They are motivated by revenge and are willing to destroy democracy to do it. The possibility of a Democratic Party collapse is looking seismic. We are repeating the mistakes of the past.
AIPAC enjoys the support of Jeffries. |
The party must disassociate itself from Israel before it's too late.
The party can support Israel but also call for accountability and warn of sanctions.
The world wants to sanction Israel and put these criminals on trial. The U.S. which has a permanent seat at the United Nations keeps vetoing the decisions. It must end the veto and issue a decree to punish Israel. Or at least force the UN to reform veto powers given to the U.S., Russia, France, Great Britain and China.
So if you want to scream over a flyer with a watermelon instead of a fucking genocide happening right before your eyes, you pretty much described yourself as the racist here!
Osama bin Meme. |
Joe Biden could be the last U.S. president in history to back Israel.
Once 2024 comes and the world sees the destruction and displacement of millions, the Israeli government will become pariahs. But guess who else will be a pariah?
The United States of America.
Biden is facing pressure to address Israel for its war crimes. Most Americans support an immediate ceasefire. The president and Congress will not support it. They are actually believing that Israel has the right to defend itself and having the remaining hostages are released, the military strikes will cease.
Biden has a 51% chance of winning reelection. His chances are falling because of his stance on Israel, the economy, his age and fatigue of the status quo. Ukraine is literally being ignored now and the possibility of Russian aggression will strengthen.
TikTok has surpassed Facebook and X in engagement and it has Congress renewing their calls to ban it. Of course, the hypocrisy never stops.
Some on TikTok are proving to be quite effective in pressuring world leaders to call out Israel. Now the American government once again is trying to censor, punish and criminalize free speech when it comes to Israel. TikTok has became No. 1. On top of that, folks are starting to show empathy. TikTok and YouTube have removed videos in regards to bin Laden by request of the U.S. and Israel.
Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al Qaeda is back in the news. In May 2011, former president Barack Obama ordered a covert mission to assassinate bin Laden in Pakistan.
It was a successful strike and world leaders praised the decision.
I did at first and still believe his death as well as Ayman al-Zawahiri's death crippled the extremist group. Their legacy will remain in the minds of individuals who believe injustices towards Muslims will become a rally call.
So the bin Laden Letter to America is trending.
Those on social media are reading the bin Laden letter and are taking notice to why the U.S. was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. Bin Laden dismisses the claims he is attacking their freedoms and the Jewish religion. He said that the U.S. meddling in Middle Eastern and Muslim affairs sparked this. He said that Israel and the occupation of Palestinians have inflamed tensions.
Bin Laden wrote:
Palestine, which has sunk under military occupation for more than 80 years. The British handed over Palestine, with your help and your support, to the Jews, who have occupied it for more than 50 years; years overflowing with oppression, tyranny, crimes, killing, expulsion, destruction and devastation. The creation and continuation of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, and you are the leaders of its criminals. And of course there is no need to explain and prove the degree of American support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be erased. Each and every person whose hands have become polluted in the contribution towards this crime must pay its price, and pay for it heavily.
It brings us both laughter and tears to see that you have not yet tired of repeating your fabricated lies that the Jews have a historical right to Palestine, as it was promised to them in the Torah. Anyone who disputes with them on this alleged fact is accused of anti-semitism. This is one of the most fallacious, widely-circulated fabrications in history. The people of Palestine are pure Arabs and original Semites. It is the Muslims who are the inheritors of Moses (peace be upon him) and the inheritors of the real Torah that has not been changed. Muslims believe in all of the Prophets, including Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all. If the followers of Moses have been promised a right to Palestine in the Torah, then the Muslims are the most worthy nation of this.
When the Muslims conquered Palestine and drove out the Romans, Palestine and Jerusalem returned to Islaam, the religion of all the Prophets peace be upon them. Therefore, the call to a historical right to Palestine cannot be raised against the Islamic Ummah that believes in all the Prophets of Allah (peace and blessings be upon them) - and we make no distinction between them.
The blood pouring out of Palestine must be equally revenged. You must know that the Palestinians do not cry alone; their women are not widowed alone; their sons are not orphaned alone.
He said that American influence on policies have brought poverty, war and economic disruption. Al Qaeda vowed to cripple the government and financial markets.
TikTok being pressured to remove content that criticizes Israel. |
He called on Americans to abandon the perversion of sins.
He said that electing leaders who use fear and manipulation to paint Muslims as terrorists cry victim when the finger is pointed at them.
A lot of grievances and of course, he response is to basically send others to do something he never would have done.
Bin Laden did not fly the jets, operated the motorboats, drove the cars or beheaded the hostages. Yet, his influence on Muslims made him as guilty as those who did the acts.
Nonetheless, his letter to America was a clear example to why Israel and its occupation of people contributed to the attacks on the West.
The Israeli troll farm is doing its best to equate criticism of its policies and government to Judaism and those who speak against it are anti-semitic.
Its one sided offense in Gaza has sparked worldwide protest and condemnation to world leaders who support it. Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union president Ursula von der Leyen are being called partners in crime.
Israel's leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Isaac Herzog are laying the groundwork for forcible removal of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Right now, the U.S. is behind the scenes talking to Israel and the Hamas leaders to issue a ceasefire. But the damage is done.
Biden took a one sided stance to the conflict and literally believed every propaganda push by Israel.
His failure to pressure Israel and call for restraint will be an indicator to whether he will keep his Arab American Muslim and Jewish support.
Young voters will not forget this and trust me, Biden and Washed Up 45 will be in for a rude awakening if they continue to back Israel.
Israel says al Shifa Hospital harbored terrorist tunnels. They provided a 3D video but no confirmed evidence. |
Now the QAnon Soy Shaman wants to run for Congress. |
Soon as they got out of the iron college for taking less than year or even a day in, it's back to being the unrepentant assholes who were indoctrinated by Washed Up 45.
Brandon Straka, the founder of the far right group, #WalkAway was the first of many unrepentant assholes to dismiss his guilt. He tearfully plead guilty for his actions and told the judge he would show repentance.
He so far is trying to make a profit off it. He is hoping that Washed Up 45 returning to power would give him a pardon and commute of his sentence.
He is an openly gay far right extremist who paraded himself in prison garb at CPAC. He ended up posing with the most insufferable herself, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
The Dallas area realtor, Jenna Ryan flew on a private flight and participated in the unlawful entry. She was going to get two years for that. But she plead guilty and awaited a sentence. The judge found out her social media and saw through her phony apology. Ryan ended up getting 60 days. Since her release, Ryan continues to promote conspiracy theories and denounced her sentence.
Now here comes Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Shaman, Q Shaman or the Yellowstone Wolf.
Chansley is the alt-right conspiracy theorist and activist who participated in the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol, for which he was convicted of felony charges of obstructing an official proceeding.
Chansley pleaded guilty to a single count of obstructing an official proceeding on September 3, 2021, and agreed to accept the prosecution's recommended sentence of 41 to 51 months in prison as part of the settlement. Earlier, his lawyer said Chansley broke away from QAnon and asked that it no longer be used in terms for him. Judge Lamberth turned down a request for release (Chansley wanted to visit his grandfather while Watkins wanted to provide him with shelter and care for his mental health) on the grounds that there was no convincing evidence that there would not be any risk of escape.
Chansley was sentenced to 41 months in prison on November 17. He served his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution - Safford in Safford, Arizona, with an original release date of May 25, 2024. On March 30, 2023, attorney Albert Watkins announced Chansley had just been released from prison 14 months early and moved to a halfway house.In November 2021, Chansley told the court, "Men of honor admit when they're wrong. Not just publicly but to themselves. I was wrong for entering the Capitol. I have no excuse. No excuse whatsoever. The behavior is indefensible."
It appears he retracted his statement of guilt. He is now considering a run for Congress and is working on a book to explain why he felt it was a moment in history.
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) is retiring and it is a seat that Republicans feel confident they'll keep in their column regardless.
He isn't the only extremist running. Trent Franks is climbing out of his hole after a sex scandal. Blake Masters is also running after changing his mind on running for Senate.
Unrepeatable assholes who will cause more chaos. The next round of insufferable lawmakers.
Diddy had skeletons in the closet. |
His former girlfriend and once signed act exposes his dirty secrets. Maybe she may be the key to getting him busted for the Tupac Shakur murder.
Combs is accused in a lawsuit Thursday of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to a yearslong relationship that included beatings and rape.
Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, alleged in the suit filed against the producer and music mogul in New York federal court that Combs brought her into his “ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled lifestyle” not long after she met him and signed to his label when she was 19 and he was 37 in 2005.
Attorney Ben Brafman said Combs “vehemently denies” the allegations.
Ventura, now 37 herself, said Combs, now 54, began the pattern of abuse began as soon as their relationship did.
The suit alleges that, “prone to uncontrollable rage,” he subjected her to “savage” beatings in which he punched, kicked and stomped her. It alleges he plied her with drugs, and forced her to have sex with other men while he masturbated and filmed them.
The suit says that as she was trying to end the relationship in 2018, Combs forced her into her Los Angeles home and raped her.
“After years in silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships,” Ventura said in a statement.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly as Ventura has.
Brafman called the allegations “lies.”
“For the past six months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail,” he said in a statement. “Despite withdrawing her initial threat, Ms. Ventura has now resorted to filing a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs’s reputation and seeking a payday.”
Ventura’s lawyer Douglas Wigdor responded in a statement that Combs offered her “eight figures to silence her and prevent her the filing of this lawsuit. She rejected his efforts and decided to give a voice to all woman who suffer in silence.”
Combs is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades.
Cassie said appearances were decieving. |
He got them Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Heavy D and The Boyz, Father MC and Notorious B.I.G. to the roster. He was fired from the label.
So instead of pouting, Combs launched Bad Boy Records and took Biggie, Total, Father MC and Craig Mac with him. It proved to be a big success and launched the careers of numerous acts like Mase, The Lox, Faith Evans, French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, 112, Carl Thomas and others.
He and Ventura began dating in 2007 and had an on-and-off relationship for more than a decade.
She became known for the Ryan Leslie-produced hit single “Me & U,” which secured the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart in 2006. The song was the lead single of her only studio album, which was self-titled.
As an actor, she has appeared in several television and films projects including Fox’s “Empire,” “Step Up 2:The Streets” and “Spenser Confidential.”
This year, he released his fifth studio album “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” which earned two Grammy nominations this month.
I'mThe lawsuit cites a speech Combs gave while receiving a lifetime achievement honor at the BET Awards in 2022, in which he thanked Ventura for “holding me down in the dark times, love.”
The suit says, “The truth, however, is that Cassie — Ms. Casandra Ventura — was held down by Mr. Combs and endured over a decade of his violent behavior and disturbed demands.”