{"id":178561,"date":"2025-07-03T21:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/dez-bryant-blasts-cassie-ventura-following-diddy-verdict-she-wasnt-no-victim\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T21:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:03:45","slug":"dez-bryant-blasts-cassie-ventura-following-diddy-verdict-she-wasnt-no-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/dez-bryant-blasts-cassie-ventura-following-diddy-verdict-she-wasnt-no-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Dez Bryant Blasts Cassie Ventura Following Diddy Verdict: &#8216;She Wasn&#8217;t No Victim&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been just over 24 hours since<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/diddy-not-guilty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs was acquitted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the verdict has sparked widespread controversy, as supporters celebrate and victims\u2019 rights advocates slam the case as a miscarriage of justice.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, NFL star Dez Bryant revealed himself to be firmly Team Diddy, and his comments on the trial have drawn major backlash.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"Sean 'Diddy' Combs and actress Cassie Venturaattends the premiere of Lionsgate's 'The Perfect Match' at ArcLight Hollywood on March 7, 2016 in Hollywood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-529305 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-2048x1404.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-960x658.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-1080x740.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-1200x823.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-514289700-3-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs and actress Cassie Ventura attends the premiere of Lionsgate\u2019s \u2018The Perfect Match\u2019 at ArcLight Hollywood on March 7, 2016 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dez-bryant-says-cassie-was-not-even-close-to-a-victim\">Dez Bryant says Cassie was \u2018not even close\u2019 to a victim<\/h2>\n<p>As you may recall,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/11\/diddy-sued-by-cassie-ventura-for-rape-and-sex-trafficking-in-bombshell-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against Diddy<\/a> in 2023, and while the disgraced mogul promptly settled for $20 million, the suit opened the legal can of worms that eventually led to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura bravely testified in court while eight months pregnant, sharing shocking accounts of the abuse she allegedly suffered during her 11-year relationship with Combs.<\/p>\n<p>Today, many observers, including ESPN reporter Ashley Nicole Moss are applauding her courage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy thoughts are with Cassie [Ventura] and her family,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshNicoleMoss\/status\/1940420599941407009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moss wrote<\/a> on Twitter today:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a woman, as a person, her testimony was heartbreaking and I couldn\u2019t imagine how she feels this morning. It\u2019s the very unfortunate reality of women who experience sexual violence \u2014 the story is just never enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-823x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Combs and singer Cassie Ventura arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. \" class=\"wp-image-529314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-1646x2048.jpg 1646w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-772x960.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-868x1080.jpg 868w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-965x1200.jpg 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-823x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Combs and singer Cassie Ventura arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. \" class=\"wp-image-529314 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-1646x2048.jpg 1646w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-772x960.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-868x1080.jpg 868w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-965x1200.jpg 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-956038770-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sean Combs and singer Cassie Ventura arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tweet received a surprising response from Bryant, who wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect your opinions heavy but Cassie wasn\u2019t no victim.. not even close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As you might\u2019ve expected, Bryant\u2019s ignorant take on the situation was met with a tidal wave of backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Moss began by pointing out that, regardless of one\u2019s opinion about what was revealed in the courtroom, Ventura was <em>undeniably<\/em> a victim, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/cassie-ventura-other-celebs-react-to-shocking-diddy-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video of Combs brutally beating her <\/a>was made public over a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wasn\u2019t a victim? For starters, we saw her beaten on camera \u2026\u201d she replied to Bryant. Hundreds promptly echoed her statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat about the assault on tape? She was definitely a victim my guy,\u201d one X user wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/03\/celebrity-news\/dez-bryant-blasted-for-controversial-take-on-diddy-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant walks on the field before the game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.\" class=\"wp-image-529306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-2048x1414.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-960x663.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1080x745.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1200x828.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant walks on the field before the game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.\" class=\"wp-image-529306 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-2048x1414.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-960x663.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1080x745.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-1200x828.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1428087257-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant walks on the field before the game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe beating was brutal bro,\u201d a second added. \u201cShe wasn\u2019t a victim of the domestic abuse we all witnessed on camera? Is THAT what she \u2018wasn\u2019t no victim\u2019 of?\u201d a third asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe seen her try to leave &amp; bro chased her down ..whooped her &amp; drug her back to the room \u2026come on Dez,\u201d a fourth chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>Another user reminded Bryant that he has a young daughter and would probably hate to see her end up with someone like Diddy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus f\u2013king Christ. This kind of misogyny is so dangerous. You have a DAUGHTER!\u201d this person wrote, adding, \u201cHeaven forbid she falls in love with a man who mentally\/emotionally\/physically abuses her or traffics her. You gonna tell your daughter she\u2019s NOT a victim and make her feel more unsafe? Scum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many pointed out that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2012\/07\/dez-bryant-cowboys-wide-receiver-arrested-for-alleged-assault-ag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bryant was arrested for assaulting his mother<\/a> in 2012. Therefore, his opinion on these matters can be safely disregarded.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe we need a new Dez Bryant rule to keep this guy from tweeting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/dez-bryant-blasts-cassie-ventura-following-diddy-verdict-she-wasnt-no-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It\u2019s been just over 24 hours since Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs was acquitted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Not surprisingly, the verdict has sparked widespread controversy, as supporters celebrate and victims\u2019 rights advocates slam the case as a miscarriage of justice. Earlier today, NFL star Dez Bryant revealed himself to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-178561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}