Sean “Diddy” Combs posts Instagram apology video following Cassie assault video: “I’m disgusted”

Sean “Diddy” Combs has publicly apologized after a 2016 video surfaced displaying him violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. The rapper and entrepreneur appeared somber in a Sunday morning video publish, captioned, “I am actually sorry.”

Within the one-minute clip, Combs expressed his deep remorse and acknowledged full accountability for his actions, which he described as occurring throughout a few of “the darkest occasions” of his life.

“I used to be fucked up,” he stated within the video, which makes no direct point out of Ventura or the hurt she suffered. “I imply I hit all-time low. However I made no excuses. My conduct on that video is inexcusable.”

“I take full accountability for my actions in that video,” the recording artist stated. “I’m disgusted. I used to be disgusted then after I did it. I’m disgusted now.”

Regardless of his admission, the video didn’t straight tackle Ventura or the specifics of her struggling. Combs disclosed that he sought skilled assist, together with remedy and rehab, following the incident and emphasised his dedication to non-public enchancment.

“I am not asking for forgiveness,” he concluded. “I am actually sorry.”

CNN launched the disturbing footage on Friday, displaying Combs attacking Ventura within the hallway of the now-closed InterContinental Lodge in Los Angeles. This revelation comes six months after Ventura accused Combs of abuse in a federal lawsuit, alleging sexual, bodily, and emotional abuse all through their decade-long relationship. The lawsuit was settled shortly after her submitting, with phrases undisclosed. Combs’ legal professional, Ben Brafman, acknowledged that settling the lawsuit was “by no means an admission of wrongdoing.”

Presently, Combs faces 5 different civil fits alleging numerous types of sexual misconduct and coercion. Following his apology, the authorized agency representing Ventura launched an announcement dismissing his apology as determined and “disingenuous.”

“Combs’ most up-to-date assertion is extra about himself than the many individuals he has damage,” Meredith Firetog, a companion at Wigdor LLP, advised Deadline.

“When Cassie and a number of different ladies got here ahead, he denied all the pieces and instructed that his victims had been in search of a payday. That he was solely compelled to ‘apologize’ as soon as his repeated denials had been confirmed false exhibits his pathetic desperation, and nobody can be swayed by his disingenuous phrases.”