What role did an escort allegedly play in Diddy and Cassie's relationship? New book claims to reveal disturbing details

Diddy and Cassie Ventura
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In a recent interview with Radar Online, Clayton Howard — a male escort who claims to have been involved with music mogul Diddy (Sean Combs) and his former girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura — shared shocking details about his role in their relationship, which spanned nearly a decade.

These accounts are further detailed in Howard’s new book, Cassie: Victim or Co-conspirator, published on June 17, 2025. In the interview, Howard revealed that he was hired by Cassie, and at that time, he was named 'Dave'.

He said that he was hired by Cassie under the instruction that the two of them would have sex while Combs, who's referred to as 'husband', would watch them from a corner of the hotel room.

The interview explores the escort's role in Combs and Cassie's relationship, Combs' aggressive behaviour, and jealousy.


More about what Clayton Howard, as an escort for Diddy and Cassie, said in the interview

In the interview, Clayton expressed how he thinks Combs is a voyeur. He said:

''Diddy happens to be a voyeur, so with that voyeurism, his woman wants to satisfy him, so this was something they would do together.''

In his new tell-all book, Cassie: Victim or Co-conspirator, he revealed several secrets of being the personal escort for Combs and Cassie. In the interview, he revealed why he thought he was called for the freak-offs. He said:

''The first time I said, 'Oh my God, Cassie is telling the truth, He has a small p*nis. And then it kind of made sense why he was calling me to service her."

Clayton also revealed how Combs would get jealous during the freak-offs and would physically abuse Cassie. He said:

"Diddy treated her horribly. He was incredibly angry and arrogant. His ego was huge – especially if she looked like she was enjoying herself a bit too much. He might try to have s*x with her after me to make it seem like he could compete with me, and he couldn’t. (So) he would hit her for that."

He then spoke about why he felt Combs was bisexual. He said:

''Diddy wanted to watch me m*sturbate for hours. I couldn't watch another man m*sturbate for a minute, but he sat there for hours watching my body as he m*sturbated to please himself. This always made me uneasy.''

Clayton also described the seduction attempts from Combs. In the interview, he said:

''He had me stand in front of him as he was giving Cassie oral s*x. He kept positioning his anus right in my line of sight while he had me stand in front of her. He kept trying to move. He kept positioning me in his line of sight. He was trying to manipulate me into thinking his anus was a vagina.''

These explosive and disturbing claims have reignited media attention around both Ventura and Combs.

Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal