Sean Diddy Combs has reappeared after a few days in the media spotlight. The artist, a pioneer in the world of hip hop and one of the most powerful in the music industry in the United States, became news this week after a video came to light in which he appears brutally attacking his ex-partner, who is also artist Cassie Ventura. Images that did nothing more than confirm the rumors about his unacceptable behavior with women. Now, the artist has reappeared through his Instagram profile, where he has published a video apologizing.
The brutal images of the rapper’s attack on his ex-partner spread like wildfire through social networks. In the video, captured by hotel surveillance cameras and obtained by CNN, Combs appears violently attacking his ex-girlfriend in the hallway of a hotel. The images were taken in 2016, and the victim had already detailed that assault in a complaint filed in 2023. Subsequently, that complaint was closed by an out-of-court settlement, in which she alleged that the rapper physically and sexually abused her for years.
The video released shows several angles of this attack, which begins when Cassie appears to be trying to leave the hotel. At that moment, the alleged aggressor enters the scene carrying only a towel, as if he had just gotten out of the shower. He walks behind the artist and picks her up, pushes her and once on the ground he hits her a couple of times, while the woman cannot move. The images shocked millions of Internet users, who asked the authorities to do something about it.
However, no legal process has been possible. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office explained in a lengthy statement published on Instagram last Friday that they cannot do anything about it due to the statute of limitations, since the events occurred in 2016, eight years ago, and that this types of crimes can only be reviewed up to three years later.
Now, the rapper has reappeared through social networks. Through a video, he has publicly apologized for the brutal attack on his ex-partner. “My behavior in that video is inexcusable. “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video,” he begins by saying. “I felt disgusted when I did it. “Now I am disgusted,” he added. “I went and sought professional help. I started going to therapy, to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. Very sorry. But I am committed to being a better man every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. “I am very sorry,” he said.
For her part, the victim has not commented on the latest events. His lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, did do so this week. “The heartbreaking video has only further confirmed Mr. Combs’ disturbing and predatory behavior. “Words cannot express the courage and strength that Ms. Ventura has shown by coming forward to bring this to light,” he stated. We will have to wait to know what kind of response there will be after Diddy’s video.
