has been left "incensed" by the reaction to a video of him beating his former girlfriend and claims the truth has been distorted. For eight years, the hip hop linchpin had strongly denied Ventura's allegations of abuse, painting her as a liar who was trying to shake him down. But the disturbing clip, which was taken from a surveillance camera in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, appeared to show beating and dragging Ventura before throwing an object at her.
The footage from 2016 was released by CNN after it was obtained on May 16, and it appears to reinforce claims made by R&B singer that she was a victim of domestic violence against her ex-partner. The report claims the incident occurred at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City on March 5, 2016, although the hotel has now closed. It comes after authorities raided his properties in Los Angeles in March as part of an ongoing investigation against the 54-year-old.
Despite acknowledging what the video footage shows, a member of has lifted the lid on his reaction and "He's incensed," an told The New York Post. "Especially about the video. He insists it doesn't tell the full story about what happened.
Not that he's excusing it, but he says that it's a selected video. "It's his position that there was an agenda in releasing the video when it was released. But ultimately, he knows that his big concern is the raids on his house; Cassie Ventura tells her story In a heartfelt statement posted on Instagram, opened up about the distressi.