Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, speaks out about the allegations of violence and sexual abuse against Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, has a lot to get off her chest when it comes to Sean "Diddy" Combs.
As the 54-year-old mogul faces six civil lawsuits accusing him of a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activity -- and more recently made headlines after CNN published a video showing him physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, in 2016 -- Voletta told Rolling Stone that she wants to "slap the daylights out of him."
"I'm sick to my stomach," Voletta says about the multiple allegations of violence and sexual abuse against Combs. "I'm praying for Cassie. I'm praying for his mother. I don't want to believe the things that I've heard, but I've seen [the hotel video]. I pray that he apologizes to her.
"I hope that I see Sean one day and the only thing I want to do is slap the daylights out of him. And you can quote me on that," she adds. "Because I liked him. I didn't want to believe all the awful things, but I'm so ashamed and embarrassed."
Voletta said there's another person Combs needs to apologize to -- his mother. "I hope to God he sits her down and spills his guts and apologizes to her," she states.
The late emcee's mother talked to the publication after Rolling Stone published an exposé into the series of serious allegations about Combs, which included details about his relationship with Biggie.
Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace and also known as Biggie Smalls, was signed onto Combs' Bad Boy label before his death in 1997. Although the two began their journey together as friends, the outlet's investigation alleged that Biggie viewed Combs as a "corny executive." Rolling Stone also claimed that the late rapper was on the cusp of splitting with the label before his death.
The article claims that Combs capitalized on Biggie's death after stoking the fires of the East Coast-West Coast rivalry that ignited between Biggie and late rapper Tupac Shakur.
Per Rolling Stone, Combs encouraged his team to make sure the late artist's album, Life After Death, was a hit, and later admitted that Biggie's tragic murder was good for business.
"I think his passing added to the fame," Combs told Rolling Stone in 1999. "At least 2 million [of the nearly 5 million copies of Combs' debut album, No Way Out, sold were due to [his death], straight up. And that doesn't necessarily feel good, but that's the reality."
Bad Boy Records' co-founding partner and president, Kirk Burrowes, told Rolling Stone that Combs demanded he be on the cover of the music magazine instead of Biggie in the wake of his death.
"I was telling Sean, 'Let's make it Biggie. You still have a chance [for a cover in the future],'" Burrowes claimed. "He's like 'No, he's dead. I'm putting out No Way Out in July. I need to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.'"
Cassie Ventura's lawsuit in November set Combs' subsequent legal troubles in motion. Months after that initial lawsuit -- which the parties "amicably" settled less than 24 hours later -- security footage surfaced earlier this month -- published by CNN -- showing Diddy physically assaulting Cassie in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel. The video, complete with multiple camera angles, was dated March 5, 2016.
Combs has since broken his silence in the wake of the video and said he takes "full responsibility" for his actions in the video.
The 37-year-old singer also spoke out after the video was shared, writing in an Instagram post that seeing the "outpouring of love" has allowed her "younger self to settle and feel safe."
She went on to say that the response is "only the beginning," noting that domestic violence "broke me down to someone I never thought I would become."
"It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in," she wrote. "I offer my hand to those [who] are still living in fear. Reach out to your people, don't cut them off. No one should carry this weight alone."
Calling her "healing journey never ending," Cassie said that the support she has received "means everything to me."
The rap mogul's not only embroiled in multiple lawsuits, but he's also at the center of a federal investigation that appears to be tied to sex trafficking allegations. Diddy's attorney denied the claims against the artist while decrying law enforcement's tactics following a raid at Diddy's homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
In a statement to ET, HSI would only say that the raids were "part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners."
At this point, it's unclear if any of the litany of sexual assault lawsuits filed against Combs are tied to the raids. But a source previously told Rolling Stone that four Jane Does and one John Doe had already sat for interviews with investigators for a probe related to an alleged sex trafficking and RICO case, and additional interviews have also been scheduled.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential.
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