Sean "Diddy" Combs has secured a partial legal victory in his ongoing civil case involving allegations of sex trafficking, as a federal judge ruled he may access draft copies of Cassie Ventura's unpublished memoir that are already in possession of federal prosecutors.
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian granted the request in a ruling this week, allowing Combs' legal team limited access to early versions of the manuscript, which his attorneys argue may contain statements inconsistent with Ventura's allegations. Cassie, a singer and Diddy's former longtime partner, had sought to block the subpoena, which requested "all draft memoirs, autobiographies, narratives, diaries, journals or notes ... and any communications about plans to publish or threaten to publish such a document."
Cassie and her legal team contended that the materials were irrelevant to the case. However, the judge determined that Combs may review the versions of the manuscript already held by prosecutors, citing their potential relevance to the defense.
The court denied Combs' broader request to obtain Cassie's private diaries, notes, emails, and bank records, narrowing the scope of his subpoena significantly. Neither Combs nor Ventura have publicly commented on the court's decision.
According to Combs' legal filings, Cassie allegedly told him she had written a book about their relationship and had offered to sell him the rights for $30 million to prevent its release. That claim was included by his attorneys as part of their argument for access, suggesting the drafts could reveal narrative shifts or contradictions relevant to her civil claims.
