Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized on Sunday morning for a lately surfaced 2016 video which sees him attacking his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura.
“It’s so tough to mirror on the darkest occasions in your life, however generally you bought to try this,” Diddy mentioned on Instagram. “I used to be fucked up — I hit all-time low — however I make no excuses. My conduct on that video is inexcusable.”
The video, first obtained by CNN and launched Friday, confirmed the music mogul operating out of a resort room in a towel and chasing a lady who seems to be Ventura towards the elevator. He grabs her by the again of the neck and throws her on the ground, kicks her, shoves her and drags her by her sweatshirt. Later within the footage, he returns to kick her once more, after which throws an object from a close-by desk at her.
“I take full accountability for my actions in that video,” Combs mentioned Sunday. “I used to be disgusted then after I did it. I’m disgusted now. I went and I sought out skilled assist. I received into going to remedy, going to rehab. I needed to ask God for his mercy and beauty. I’m so sorry. However I’m dedicated to be a greater man each day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m actually sorry.”
Ventura’s lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, mentioned on Sunday that “Combs’ most up-to-date assertion is extra about himself than the many individuals he has damage. When Cassie and a number of different girls got here ahead, he denied every thing and prompt that his victims have been searching for a payday. That he was solely compelled to ‘apologize’ as soon as his repeated denials have been confirmed false reveals his pathetic desperation, and nobody will probably be swayed by his disingenuous phrases.”
On Friday, the Los Angeles District Legal professional’s workplace mentioned in a press release that they have been “conscious of the video” and that they “discover the photographs extraordinarily disturbing and tough to observe,” however that “we’d be unable to cost because the conduct would have occurred past the timeline the place against the law of assault may be prosecuted.”
Wigdor, mentioned in a press release on Friday that “the gut-wrenching video has solely additional confirmed the disturbing and predatory conduct of Mr. Combs. Phrases can’t specific the braveness and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has proven in coming ahead to carry this to mild.”
Combs and Ventura have been romantically linked for over a decade. Final November, she accused the rapper of repeatedly raping and bodily abusing her through the course of their relationship. The lawsuit, which additionally named Combs’ label, Unhealthy Boy Information, and Sony Music, claimed that Ventura was “trapped by Mr. Combs in a cycle of abuse, violence and intercourse trafficking.” The declare additionally alleged that Diddy “punched, beat, kicked and stomped” on her a number of occasions.
They settled the case shortly after the submitting, however Combs has since confronted a number of new lawsuits this 12 months, accusing him of rape, sexual assault and intercourse trafficking. He has denied the entire allegations. In March, his Miami and Los Angeles’ properties have been raided by Homeland Safety.