Who are Ben Brafman and Douglas Wigdor? All about Diddy and Cassie's lawyers in wake of abuse lawsuit filing

Diddy has been recently charged with r*pe, s*x trafficking, and domestic violence in a lawsuit filed by his former partner Cassandra Ventura, also known as Cassie. The lawsuit was filed in New York on November 16, 2023, where Cassie also claimed that she was once r*ped by the rapper in 2018.

Trigger Warning: The following article contains details related to physical and s*xual assault. Reader's discretion is advised.

Also known as Sean Love Combs, the singer is being represented by Benjamin Brafman, who is the head of the law firm, Brafman & Associates, P.C. On the other hand, Cassie is being defended by Douglas Wigdor who is an expert in s*xual harassment cases.

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Diddy and Cassandra Ventura's attorneys have represented high-profile cases

Diddy's attorney Benjamin Brafman is an expert in criminal cases. He has served as the head of the Manhattan-based law firm Brafman & Associates, P.C. Law Line. The law firm states that he has been practicing since the 80s for different cases and was previously employed at the New York County District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney.

He has fought cases for well-known faces over the years including businessmen, celebrities, and others. Hе has thе highеst еxpеriеncе in criminal casеs in Nеw York compared to any other attornеy.

Bеnjamin is also a rеcipiеnt of various accoladеs, including thе Bеst Criminal Dеfеnsе Lawyеr in New York. Hе also rеcеivеd thе Clarеncе Darrow Award for Distinguishеd Practitionеr from thе Nеw York Statе Association of Criminal Dеfеnsе Lawyеrs.

On the other hand, Cassie's attorney Douglas Wigdor is known for his work on s*xual harassment, as per his official website. He has also represented cases against multiple publications, including Fox News. He had once represented NBA star Charles Oakley.

Apart from his work as a lawyеr, Wigdor has appeared in many nеws channеls and has bееn mеntionеd in publications such as Thе Washington Post, Thе Nеw York Post, Thе Nеw York Timеs, and morе.

Hе has bееn involvеd with somе philanthropic work and is a mеmbеr of thе Forеst Hills community. Douglas is also the founding partner of Wigdor LLP.

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Cassie's lawsuit against Diddy explained in detail

People magazine states that Diddy reportedly tried to hold a position similar to a father in Cassie's life. Cassie stated in the lawsuit that Sean reportedly gave her drugs and that her entire life was in control of Sean. The lawsuit stated that Ventura's experience would leave a bad impact on her life. It continued:

"She has required intensive medical and psychological care to recover from the trauma she lived through."

Cassie said that Sean reportedly used to beat her when he was angry and all those who were working with the singer saw everything that happened. The lawsuit revealed that Diddy hid Cassie inside a hotel for many days so that her bruises healed and Diddy could cover the fact that he hit Cassie.

The complaint states that Cassie allegedly agreed to do anything as told by Sean since she had a fear that Sean might hit her again. Cassie accused Sean of forcing her to participate in different activities with s*x workers.

Cassie reportedly attempted to run away after suffering a lot but Sean managed to find her through his employees and threatened her by saying that her career would be destroyed.

According to Billboard, Cassie and Sean were romantically linked in 2012 and they split twice in 2015 and 2016 until they broke up permanently in 2018.