Combs’ Former Attorney Shares Candid Advice He Gave After Seeing Draft of Cassie Ventura’s Lawsuit, Click Here to Watch a Preview
‘Sean Combs: The Insiders Speak’ Airs Friday at 9 p.m. ET
July 10, 2025 – Friday’s Dateline NBC goes inside the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial with new interviews and exclusive details following last week’s high-profile verdict. The special, Sean Combs: The Insiders Speak, airs Friday, July 11 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
During the special, Combs’ former attorney Ben Brafman reveals what unfolded behind the scenes when the legal team was presented with a draft civil lawsuit from the lawyer of his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. In an interview with correspondent Andrea Canning, Brafman recalled, “I read it with him and his immediate reaction is, “This is b********. This didn’t happen. This is my girlfriend. This is private. And I don’t think she’s going to file the complaint.”
Brafman also alleges he advised Combs to settle the case quickly and “quietly,” explaining, “If it’s filed and even if it’s full of fabrications, the fabrications are just terrible. So the press is going to be terrible and your personal life is going to change forever.”
Click here to watch the exchange.
Additionally, the special includes an exclusive interview with Capricorn Clark, who spent a decade working for Combs, and a sit-down with Sharay Hayes, who testified that he was hired to engage in sexual encounters with Ventura while Combs watched.
Dateline has provided in-depth coverage of the case from the beginning, including daily recaps on the Dateline True Crime Weekly: On Trial podcast. During the two-hour time period beginning at 9 p.m. ET, Dateline will also air an encore of Secrets of Lake Seminole.
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