Sean 'Diddy' Combs once 'threatened to hit' a pregnant Kimora Lee Simmons, resurfaced interview claims... as his ex Cassie accuses him of sexual assault in new lawsuit

Sean 'Diddy' Combs alleged threat to Kimora Lee Simmons has resurfaced after his ex, Cassie, accused him of rape and physical abuse in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

A 2004 profile on Simmons in New York Magazine claimed 'Kimora said something to Combs and he threatened to hit her' in an apparent prior incident.

Simmons, now 48, added, 'And I was pregnant! The moron!'

According to the interview Combs, now 54, 'eventually got down on his knees in public to apologize'.

At the time, Simmons gave an update on their relationship, noting, 'I respect him for being a fierce entrepreneur and I appreciate knowing that everything he does is emulating my husband'. Simmons was married to Baby Phat founder Russell Simmons from 1998 to 2009.

Combs did not provide a comment to the outlet at the time of the interview.

DailyMail.com has reached out for comment to representatives for Combs and Simmons.

The New York Magazine profile is making the rounds again after Combs' ex Cassie, 37, accused him of controlling and abusing her for over a decade in the lawsuit.

The singer said during that time he beat her, forced her to do drugs and ordered her to have sex with multiple male prostitutes — while he watched and recorded the encounters.

In her suit, she claims that Combs forcibly entered her apartment and raped her in the final days of their relationship, after the two had dined together in Malibu, California.

'After years in silence and darkness. I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships,' she said in her suit.

Douglas Wigdor, her attorney, claimed that the mogul had offered 'eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit,' but he said his client had turned him down in order to 'give a voice to all women who suffer in silence.' 

The music mogul has vehemently denied all of the 'offensive and outrageous allegations'. 

Cassie shot to fame as a teenager with the release of her debut single Me & U in 2006 - a year after she met Combs.

The pair engaged in an on-off romance for more than a decade - while Cassie attempted to launch a sustained and successful music and acting career.

They split for good in 2018.