Elizabeth Vargas

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A mother who will never give up. And that's our program for tonight. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. For David Muir and all of us at ABC News in 2020, have a great night and a great weekend.

A mother who will never give up. And that's our program for tonight. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. For David Muir and all of us at ABC News in 2020, have a great night and a great weekend.

A mother who will never give up. And that's our program for tonight. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. For David Muir and all of us at ABC News in 2020, have a great night and a great weekend.

The first time that I heard about the incident that is portrayed in this video was from Cassie's lawsuit.

The first time that I heard about the incident that is portrayed in this video was from Cassie's lawsuit.

part of the reason why our reporting was so significant, because it did appear to corroborate some very disturbing allegations. Now, of course, her lawsuit was pages and pages, and this was far from the only incident. But for this incident, it corroborated not just a generality.

part of the reason why our reporting was so significant, because it did appear to corroborate some very disturbing allegations. Now, of course, her lawsuit was pages and pages, and this was far from the only incident. But for this incident, it corroborated not just a generality.

It corroborated every single detail of what she said about that 2016 incident, which therefore gave Cassie credibility and took away from Diddy's credibility because he had denied everything prior to that.

It corroborated every single detail of what she said about that 2016 incident, which therefore gave Cassie credibility and took away from Diddy's credibility because he had denied everything prior to that.

Then, in comes our reporting months later, and whoops, guess there wasn't a full denial.

Then, in comes our reporting months later, and whoops, guess there wasn't a full denial.

With my journalist hat on, I knew exactly why he wasn't saying her name because of that settlement agreement. Within that settlement agreement, they are not allowed to talk about each other. So that is the reason why he didn't say her name. I have actually confirmed that with sources because so many people were asking.

With my journalist hat on, I knew exactly why he wasn't saying her name because of that settlement agreement. Within that settlement agreement, they are not allowed to talk about each other. So that is the reason why he didn't say her name. I have actually confirmed that with sources because so many people were asking.

If you are Sean Combs, you know that you are fighting a battle in court, but you're also fighting a battle in the court of public opinion. Your entire career is based off the court of public opinion because you can't sell tickets to a movie, you can't sell albums, you can't sell, you know, a tour if you don't have your fans. So, look, let's be honest.

If you are Sean Combs, you know that you are fighting a battle in court, but you're also fighting a battle in the court of public opinion. Your entire career is based off the court of public opinion because you can't sell tickets to a movie, you can't sell albums, you can't sell, you know, a tour if you don't have your fans. So, look, let's be honest.

I don't know if there was much he could have said in that video that would have helped him. But I don't think it would have been a bad thing if he mentioned her name with a more sincere approach.

I don't know if there was much he could have said in that video that would have helped him. But I don't think it would have been a bad thing if he mentioned her name with a more sincere approach.

So you came here, saw where the attack began. Both Derek and Nancy's blood was on the floor here. The first thing in your mind was... What kind of gang came in here and did this?

So you came here, saw where the attack began. Both Derek and Nancy's blood was on the floor here. The first thing in your mind was... What kind of gang came in here and did this?