Stevie J insists Diddy was on a variety of medication in the course of the time when he assaulted Cassie in 2016.
Stevie J Addresses Diddy Authorized Points
TMZ continues to chronicle Diddy’s felony case and allegations by way of their multi-part documentary collection. Puff’s longtime pal, producer Stevie J, was interviewed for the collection and provided his ideas on the allegations towards the embattled media mogul, particularly the video of Diddy beating up Cassie, which was launched earlier this yr by CNN.
“It actually threw me for a loop,” Stevie J says within the video under. “I at all times take into consideration and discuss issues I do know to be true about Sean Combs. After I noticed the video, I went and noticed him in Miami and we had a dialog. And I let him know the way affected I used to be by that. I did not know he had that in him to try this.”
Stevie J says Diddy was damage that the video got here out and was additionally damage by his personal actions within the video.
“I simply know that he was in a darkish place in his life, as he described to me,” Stevie J provides. “He was simply doing a variety of medication and it was simply darkish for him.”
XXL has reached out to Diddy’s group for remark.
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Diddy Addresses Cassie Video
Diddy beforehand addressed the viral Cassie video, which reveals him assaulting the singer within the hallway of the InterContinental Resort in 2016, and issued an apology on social media.
“It is so tough to replicate on the darkest instances in your life, however typically you bought to try this,” Diddy started in his video. “I used to be f**ked up—I hit all-time low—however I make no excuses. My conduct on that video is inexcusable. I take full duty for my actions in that video,” he continued. “I used to be disgusted then once I did it. I am disgusted now. I went and I sought out skilled assist. I bought into going to remedy, going to rehab. I needed to ask God for his mercy and beauty.”
The Cassie video surfaced 5 months earlier than Diddy was arrested and charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to interact in prostitution. The Unhealthy Boy founder has pleaded not responsible. His trial is anticipated to start on Could 5, 2025. He has additionally been hit with two dozen lawsuits accusing him of bodily and sexual abuse within the final yr. He has denied the allegations.
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Take a look at Stevie J addressing Diddy’s darkish instances under.
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