The shocking allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs and the devastating footage of him physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie has led to a lot of questions about the real man behind the public persona. It’s understandable that those who know him away from the spotlight are now reevaluating their interactions with him. One of those people is Jake Porter, father to Kim Porter, the late mother of four of Combs’ children.
In the aftermath of the release of surveillance footage from 2016 that shows Diddy assaulting Cassie as she tries to leave their hotel room, Porter now has a “nagging concern” about what may have happened to his daughter during her relationship with Combs.
“You can say I was disgusted with the video, and I wouldn’t treat my enemy like that,” Jake told Rolling Stone.
The video shows Cassie leaving her and Diddy’s Century City hotel room, when he follows her into the hallway and proceeds to kick, drag and shove her. Like many, Porter found the footage “despicable.”
“I didn’t know he could stoop that low,” he said. “I imagine it surprised a lot of people. I wouldn’t even do a dog like that. My heart goes out to Cassie.”
According to Page Six, Diddy and Kim Porter were together off and on from 1994 to 2007, sharing 26-year-old son Christian, 16-year-old twin daughters Jesse and D’Lila, as well as Kim’s 33-year-old son Quincy, whom Combs adopted when he was three. Kim passed away from lobar pneumonia in 2018.
Though Jake did not witness any physical abuse between his daughter and Diddy, he does note that the rapper/producer “was a very jealous person.”
“They both loved each other. Kim’s love was legitimate,” he said. “Puffy’s love, I don’t know what he calls love, you know what I mean?”
“I really don’t think he has any idea what love is,” the 78-year-old continued.
Since Cassie filed a sexual assault lawsuit in November, several other alleged victims have come forward to file lawsuits against the Bad Boy Entertainment founder. He is also dealing with a possible federal investigation, which led to two of his homes being raided by the Department of Homeland Security.
The controversy and scandal has led to the very public downfall of one of the entertainment industry’s most powerful and influential figures.