Sean “Diddy” Combs has issued what is deemed a weak and pathetic apology for the gruesome video of him beating, kicking, and dragging his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.
He followed that statement by suggesting who to blame for his disgusting behavior. On Sunday, Diddy woke up and attempted to address the elephant in the room — the viral video shared by CNN where he is seen assaulting and abusing Cassie.
In the footage filmed in 2016 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, California, the rap and media mogul can be seen with only a towel, holding on for dear life as he runs through the lobby in California searching for Cassie.
Seconds before, Cassie could be seen fleeing with several bags, no shoes on, desperately trying to make a gateway to the elevator. Diddy, while holding on to the towel, eventually catches Cassie and causes her brutal bodily injuries before dragging her back to his hotel room.
Realizing that the video would end his dwindling career, Diddy dropped an insincere apology and claimed that he was a “fu*ked-up man.” In his mea culpa video, the hitmaker never mentioned Cassie by name.
He said in part: “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 businessman went on to say: “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted.”
Moments after P. Diddy posted the odd apology on social media, he was pictured near his Miami mansion enjoying a smoke break and subtly making excuses for his despicable behavior.
The New York-born MC dressed in all white wore an impressive necklace with the image of his late father, Melvin Combs, next to a child — presumably Diddy.
The record producer claimed in his apology video that he would not make excuses for his behavior towards Cassie. However, many view the outing and the necklace as a direct message to Cassie and the rest of the world.
Diddy seems to be suggesting that his late father is the reason he is so “fu*ked up” and beat a woman who was fleeing for her life. Melvin Earl Combs, a close associate of notorious New York City Drug Lord Frank Lucas, was gunned down in 1972 at the age of 33.
He was killed during a failed drug deal because he was mistaken for a police informant. Talking about his father, Diddy confessed his father’s tragic life molded him.
He stated: “My father was killed when I was three years old. My father was a hustler. He was a drug dealer. He was a hustler. So I learned early in life there are only two ways out of that: dead or in jail. It made me work even harder.”
Diddy also explained that losing his father when he was only three years old implies that he did not have any male figures to guide him.
He claimed: “I didn’t have a lot of memories of my late father and missed him, and his presence was growing up; I needed to have someone to ask manly advice and just things that you would ask your father.”
Some observers say that the video did more harms than good.
