King Los has been slammed for hanging out with Diddy after footage of the mogul brutally assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie in 2016 surfaced.
The Bad Boy boss was spotted out in public for the first time since the controversy on Sunday (May 19), with paparazzi footage showing him taking a leisurely walk through his swanky Star Island neighborhood in Miami.
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Despite the widespread backlash he’s received for both the attack and the since-settled lawsuit that was filed by Cassie last year, Puffy wasn’t alone on his Sunday stroll.
He was accompanied by two longtime associates: King Los, who had two stints on Bad Boy Records in the mid 2000s and early 2010s, and stylist Groovey Lew.
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Diddy offered only a few solemn words when quizzed by paparazzi about his assault, wishing them “a good Sunday” and simply saying, “Love,” which is also the moniker he has adopted in recent years.
Los, who most recently worked his former label boss on last year’s The Love Album: Off the Grid, came in for criticism on social media for seemingly supporting Diddy despite his vicious attack on Cassie.
“Why is Los hanging with this n-gga,” one disappointed fan wrote on Instagram underneath a video of Diddy’s public sighting, while another said: “Disappointed in King Los.”
The rapper’s own Instagram page was also flooded with comments questioning his continued association with the embattled mogul.
“You with diddy is hella disappointing man smh,” one person wrote, while someone else added: “Smh your music doesn’t align with your actions and the people you hang around.”
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Late last week, CCTV footage leaked online of Diddy assaulting Cassie in a hotel corridor eight years ago.
The video shows him grabbing the “Me & You” singer by the neck and throwing her to the floor, before kicking her repeatedly as she lays on the ground.
Cassie then tries to use a hotel phone to call for assistance, which prompts Diddy to once again shove her to the ground. He then sits on a hotel chair, wearing nothing but a towel, and throws what appears to be a vase in her direction.
After widespread condemnation, Diddy apologized for the incident in a video posted to Instagram.
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“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that. I was fucked up — I mean, I hit rock bottom — but I make no excuses,” he said.
“My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now.”
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He continued: “I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to be a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
