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Sean “Diddy” Combs posted an apology video just days after disturbing footage of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 emerged.
“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that. I was f—ked up. I mean, I hit rock bottom, but I make no excuses,” the rapper, 54, said in the clip, posted via his Instagram feed on Sunday. “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted.”
Diddy continued by expressing his ongoing shame: “I was disgusted then when I did it and disgusted now,” adding, “I went and I sought out professional help, started going to therapy and rehab, had to ask God for his mercy and grace.”
Before the video emerged last week, Combs had vehemently denied Ventura’s allegations of abuse and rape, labeling them as “offensive and outrageous.” Just days after Ventura filed her lawsuit against Combs in November 2023, they settled for an undisclosed amount, which the rapper claimed was “in no way an admission of wrongdoing” at the time.
Notably, Combs did not mention Ventura—whom he dated on and off from 2007 to 2018—by name in the apology video. The music mogul stated he is “committed to being a better man each and every day” and concluded the video by saying he is “not asking for forgiveness” but is “truly sorry.”
While some fans criticized Combs for making the video all about himself, others pointed out that he only took responsibility after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced he could not be charged for the assault due to the statute of limitations. However, the delay in releasing his statement and its wording could potentially be attributed to the terms of the undisclosed settlement.
