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Two days after CNN printed video footage exhibiting him putting, kicking and dragging his former girlfriend, Sean Combs posted a video on social media on Sunday calling his habits “inexcusable.”
The footage that surfaced on Friday confirmed Mr. Combs, the hip-hop mogul often called Puff Daddy and Diddy, kicking and dragging his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, often called Cassie, in 2016.
Last yr Ms. Ventura filed after which rapidly settled a lawsuit towards Mr. Combs accusing him of years of bodily and sexual abuse. The footage proven Friday, which appeared to return from safety cameras, was per among the allegations in her lawsuit, which accused Mr. Combs of assaulting her at an InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016 as she tried to go away.
“It’s so tough to replicate on the darkest instances in your life, however typically you bought to do this,” Mr. Combs stated in his apology video, which he posted to Instagram. “I hit all-time low — however I make no excuses. My habits on that video is inexcusable. I take full accountability for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted. I used to be disgusted then after I did it. I’m disgusted now.”
A lawyer for Mr. Combs had beforehand denied the allegations in Ms. Ventura’s lawsuit. In a press release following the swimsuit, which was filed in November, the lawyer stated that Combs “vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations.” The subsequent day, Mr. Combs stated, “We have determined to resolve this matter amicably.”
After Ms. Ventura settled her lawsuit, Mr. Combs was sued by three ladies who accused him of rape, and a male music producer who accused him of undesirable sexual contact. Mr. Combs has vehemently denied the accusations within the civil fits, calling them “sickening allegations” from folks on the lookout for “a fast payday.”
Mr. Combs’s authorized troubles escalated in March, when federal brokers raided his properties in Los Angeles and Miami Beach and stopped him at a Miami-area airport, confiscating his digital gadgets. Officials have stated that the inquiry is no less than partially a human trafficking investigation.
Mr. Combs’s attorneys have been combating the lawsuits in courtroom and have known as the raids a “gross overuse of military-level pressure.”
But in Sunday’s video, Mr. Combs struck a tone of contrition in response to video proof of his assaulting Ms. Ventura.
“I went and I sought out skilled assist,” he stated. “I received into going to remedy, going to rehab. I needed to ask God for his mercy and charm. I’m so sorry. But I’m dedicated to be a greater man each day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m really sorry.”
