American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized on Sunday, May 19, for his behavior “inexcusable” And ” disgusting “ after broadcast by the CNN channel of a video showing an unleashing of violence on his part against his former partner, the R & B singer Cassie, real name Casandra Ventura.
In his images, filmed by a surveillance camera in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016, the rapper, simply wearing a towel around his waist, catches up with Cassie in a hotel corridor, grabs her roughly and throws her violently to the ground , before kicking him several times. The rapper had denied all the facts since the singer’s civil complaint in November, and was not criminally charged.
“My behavior in this video is inexcusable”declared the global star and billionaire New York hip-hop in a video published on his Instagram account. He adds to be “disgusted” by what we see on the screen and explains that since then, he has sought treatment, particularly for his addictions. ” I am really sorry “he adds.
The 54-year-old rapper and producer, who also goes by the name “Puff Daddy” And “P. Diddy”has been caught since 2023 by several accusations of rape, sexual exploitation and physical and psychological violence.
Among them is a civil complaint filed in New York in November by Cassie who accused her ex-partner of rape in 2018 and of “violent behavior” And “deviant” for a decade, such as forced sexual relations with male prostitutes. The matter was finally settled ” amicably “ according to a confidential agreement.
The singer’s legal action referred to a particularly violent physical attack, evidenced by video surveillance images dated March 5, 2016 and revealed and authenticated by CNN on Friday.