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Suzi Siegel, earlier assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs, opened up about her sensible practical experience undertaking perform with him. While displaying on CNN on Monday, May perhaps possibly 20, Siegel reacted to the graphic surveillance footage that not too long ago resurfaced of Diddy, 54, assaulting his ex Cassie Ventura.

“Obviously, I noticed it with the rest of The us now. But when I saw it, I understood that it was something that he could be in a position of,” Siegel reported, introducing that she did not really feel in his apology and noting “there was not 1 mobile in my all round physique that was surprised” by his abusive behavior toward Ventura.

Nonetheless, Siegel pointed out that she “never observed him communicate harshly to [Ventura] or be abusive toward her or almost something like that,” when she worked as his assistant from 2008 to 2009.

“I would say that I was about him a ton and I obtained a sensation for who he was,” Siegel explained. “I did not see just about something that could get him in hassle. But I assume that [there’s a] capacity dynamic in a circumstance like that — mostly her, at the starting of her occupation, so young and excellent and gifted. … I rode in limos with them, I went to get-togethers with them. I guess what I would say is, even nonetheless I in no way noticed something that could corroborate what’s in that lawsuit and what we just saw, there was not one particular mobile in my all round physique that was shocked.”

Siegel’s the newest interview took place just one particular day appropriate right after Diddy posted an Instagram on the web video apologizing for his violent conduct.

“I was f**ked up. I necessarily imply I hit rock base, but I make no excuses,” Diddy claimed in the clip. “My actions on that video clip is inexcusable. … I obtain whole accountability for my actions in that film. I was disgusted then when I did it, I’m disgusted now. I went and I sought out expert assistance, going to therapy, going to rehab. I seasoned to verify with God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry, but I’m committed to be a improved individual. Just about every single and just about each and every functioning day.”

In the surveillance footage from 2016, Combs was observed dragging and beating Ventura. The two seasoned an on-and-off connection for added than a ten years till ultimately they break up in 2018. In November 2023, Ventura filed a lawsuit in opposition to Diddy for sexual and bodily abuse. On the other hand, they immediately settled the lawsuit, and he denied all abuse allegations against him.

four months later, federal law enforcement raided Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami as component of a intercourse trafficking investigation.

If you or an person you know is experiencing domestic violence, please telephone the Nationwide Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential guidance.