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Sean 'Diddy' Combs's former backup dancer Tanika Ray recently opened up about her own experiences with the rapper amid the federal raid. Tanika Ray, 52, took to Instagram and posted a video empathizing with the women who have gone through traumatic experiences.
Regarding Diddy, Ray had previously contemplated sharing her story in 1996. She captioned the Instagram post:
"If I told my story in 1996 then What??"
She further spoke about how she always maintained distance from the Bad Boy Records founder:
"I just knew to avoid him at all costs. Yes I danced for him and kept my space. I was on the Vote or die airplane and kept my space. I interviewed him for his projects and kept my space."
Tanika Ray added that the recent events involving Diddy didn't surprise her, referring to the recent federal raid on Sean Combs's houses in Miami and Los Angeles.
The raids were conducted to substantiate Diddy's alleged involvement in a s*x trafficking scandal.
Tanika Ray empathizes with women
In the video, Tanika Ray also added the clip of MSNBC host Touré, who recently accused Diddy of making a s*xual pass at a relative. In an interview with Joy Reid on Tuesday night, Touré recalled that he had asked Diddy to hire a family member as an intern.
He claimed that the internship abruptly ended after three or four months. Reid said:
"I spoke to my family member, like, 'What happened?' And they wouldn't say … and years later, they finally came out — and this is a male — and said that Puff had said, 'Come home. Stay the night with me or the internship is over.'"
In the video, Ray claimed she had a horrific story that only five people knew about.
"I'm also intimately aware that you tell your truth, and you become victimized over and over and over and over," she added.
Ray said she'd write a book on the stories she has given her 25-30 years of experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry.
Tanika Ray wrote that women often have a significant burden to function daily in a society largely controlled by men, adding that women have the ability to compartmentalize their pain and carry on despite challenges:
"Ladies keep space to heal and move on is key. Gathering to incriminate is goals. But in this wild world with a broke azz system… our healing is priority."
Ray concluded her video by addressing those who question why victims don't speak up. She said it's primarily because of their desire to live happily and to leave the trauma behind and move forward.
A look at Sean Combs' controversies
Sean Combs has recently been embroiled in several controversies. In November 2023, Sean Combs was accused by his ex-girlfriend Cassandra Ventura, also known as Cassie.
Cassie and Combs were in an on-and-off relationship from 2007 to 2018. Cassie sued Combs for decades-long abuse, r*pe, and s*x trafficking.
Combs has been accused by several people of s*xual assault. In February, he was accused by producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones of s*xually harassing, drugging, and threatening him over a year.
Jones also accused Combs of s*xually harassing multiple women. However, it's not clear if the raids were conducted because of Jones' accusations.
