Slim Thug has admitted that he owes Cassie an apology after a video of Diddy assaulting her emerged.
The Houston rap star took to Instagram on Friday (May 17) to offer up his thoughts on the horrifying footage, after spending time in the past defending the embattled Hip Hop mogul.
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Slim shared a screenshot of the New York Post story reporting the incident, and wrote: “Damn Diddy [palm on face emoji] I tried to ride with the Blk man who had no charges yet but I can’t stand behind this [mouth zipped emoji] I’ll take this L.
“But I still will ride with my ppl until I see some sort of proof I don’t believe in blogs or civil suits
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“Apologies to Cassie and whoever else was on the right side this time [three prayer hands emoji].”
Despite the apologies, plenty of commenters were upset by Thug’s initial disrespect.
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One user wrote: “Make the apologies as loud as the disrespect.”
Another added: “You should do a video apologizing like you did blaming her. [eye roll emoji] Sometimes it best to keep your opinions to yourself especially on matters like abuse.”
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A third said: “Sometimes it pays to sit back and keep your opinions to yourself until you have all the facts.”
Check out the full post below.
The “3 Kings” rapper made his post a day after video emerged of Diddy caught on camera physically assaulting Cassie, with whom he settled a bombshell lawsuit back in November 2023.
In disturbing new footage obtained by CNN on Friday (May 17), a man identified as the embattled mogul could be seen in the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, running from his hotel room, wearing nothing but a towel.
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The incident, which took place in 2016, then cut to Diddy grabbing Cassie by the neck and throwing her to the floor. He then kicked her repeatedly, grabbed her personal items away from her, then kicked her once again before running back to his hotel room.
The “Me & You” singer then tried to use a hotel phone to call for assistance, which prompted the Bad Boy mogul to once again shove her down to the ground. He was then seen sitting on a hotel chair, still wearing nothing but his towel, and threw what appeared to be a vase in her direction.
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The reason for Thug’s apology can be traced back to 2023, when he made his opinions known on Cassie after she accused Diddy of rape and domestic abuse in a lawsuit.
Taking to Instagram, the Houston rapper suggested that Cassie filed the lawsuit for financial gain, saying: “They’re coming back and getting Bill Cosby, coming back and getting Puff — I don’t believe in that, man.
“When shit go down, speak on that shit right there or it should be null and void. You shouldn’t be able to do shit unless you let the people know what happened immediately. There should be a time limit on that shit.
“What happened was […], you were fucking with a billionaire with all this bread all this time, and then you went and followed your heart to fucking with a trainer.”
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He added: “That apartment got small, that lifestyle fell off, now it’s struggle time, the love wearing off and now you trying to come up with ways to figure out how to get paid […] Quit trying to expose people for money.”
In a separate video the rapper made after being criticized for his remarks, he somewhat apologized to Cassie, saying: “That was my personal opinion. I’m sorry we don’t agree on everything…I don’t hate Cassie, I didn’t even know Cassie was black.”
