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Ventura's lawyer Meredith Firetog, Partner at Wigdor LLP, responded to the apology in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. The statement read, "Combs’ most recent statement is more about himself than the many people he has hurt.""When Cassie and multiple other women came forward, he denied everything and suggested that his victims were looking for a payday."
The suit stated that Ventura eventually made it to the elevator before taking a cab home to her apartment. "Upon realizing that her running away would cause Mr. Combs to be even angrier with her, and completely stuck in his vicious cycle of abuse, Ms. Ventura returned to the hotel with the intention of apologizing for running away from her abuser," the documents stated.