Kanye West is continuing to make controversial comments on X, and in a new post he has said that he sympathises with Diddy.
An unearthed video of Diddy physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura in 2016 at the InterContinental Hotel in LA.
The video – published by CNN last year – showed Diddy, real name Sean Combs, kicking, dragging and throwing an object at Cassie.
The shocking video has been referenced multiple times by Kanye, who likes to be known as Ye.
In one post, Ye, 47, said he understands Diddy, 55, who is currently in prison awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
‘When I [sic] man truly loves a woman he may express it in rage I empathize with both sides,’ one tweet read with a photo taken from the brutal CCTV footage.
With the same photo he later wrote: ‘You have to truly be in love to get to the point of risking everything.’
Ye then shared that he’s selling a hoody on his Yeezy website that is identical to the one Cassie, 38, was wearing in the assault footage. He has called it ‘the love hoody’ and is available for £17. In the controversial fashion collection a ‘White Lives Matter’ jumper is also being sold for the same price.
X users were understandably shocked by Ye’s latest comments, calling them ‘wrong’, ’embarrassing’ and adding that he’s ‘gone too far’. ‘This is not love. This is Sean “Diddy Combs” violently assaulting his girlfriend at the time, Cassie,’ a community note reads alongside Ye’s message.
In previous tweets, Ye asked for Diddy to be freed from prison. He has also announced he had started a joint business venture on behalf of the hip hop mogul.
Ye originally shared the partnership between Yeezy and Comb’s Sean John brand on his Instagram.
He wrote: ‘YEEZY SEAN JOHN COLLAB AVAILABLE @ YEEZY.COM ME AND PUFF SPLITTING THIS 50/50 LIKE WE DISCUSSED BEFORE THEY LOCKED HIM UP. (sic)’
He also shared a video with Comb’s son Christian ‘King’ Combs, who says: ‘It’s up.’
Sharing a screenshot of the collaboration, Diddy added: ‘Thank you to my brother @Ye YEEZY.COM.’
He later claimed ‘they’ are trying to ‘make an example out of Puff’, insisted ‘white people trying to use Puff to scare n****s’.
He added: ‘I JUST FOUND OUT THAT PUFF IS NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE OR COLLECT MONEY WHILE HE’S LOCKED UP SO I’MA SEND HIS HALF OF THE MONEY TO JUSTIN.
‘WHOS EVER AFTER PUFF WE GOTTA FIND OUT EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE OK COOL PLAY OFF THE GRID.
‘MY HEART HAS NOT JUMPED NOT ONE MOMENT TODAY I GOT STEEL IN MY VEINS GOD MODE… PUFF WE LOVE YOU’.
In another post, he wrote: ‘I STOOD UP FOR PUFF AND I’M STILL WINNING 20 GRAMMIES NEXT YEAR’ as well as claiming he was ‘doing’ the Super Bowl.
After the video was leaked, Cassie wrote on Instagram: ‘Domestic violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.’
What to do if you’re experiencing domestic abuse
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. And whether you are currently coping with or have made the decision to leave, you do have options.
- If you are thinking about leaving, domestic abuse charity Refuge suggests starting a record of abusive incidents, which might include saving pictures or messages, or making notes of times, dates and details of incidents.
- The next step is to make copies of important documents such as court orders, marriage certificates, National Insurance Numbers and your driving licence.
- In the meantime, identify the safer areas of your home so that you know where to go if your abuser becomes aggravated. Ideally, this should be a room with a phone and a door or window to the outside.
- If you feel ready to leave, start by making a plan for a safe, reliable route out. If you feel safe to do so, pack an emergency bag so that you leave in a hurry if needed.
- You can access a local refuge, either with or without children, for as long as you need to stay. The address is confidential. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline (0808 2000 247) is open 24-hours a day and has all the details of refuges in your area.
- In an emergency situation, ring 999 and ask for the police. If you aren’t able to talk, try the Silent Solution: after dialling 999, listen to the questions from the operator and respond by coughing or tapping your device, if possible. If prompted, press 55 to let the operator know it’s an emergency – you’ll be put through to the police.
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‘WHEN I SEE THE PUFF CASSIE VIDEO REPOSTED IT DOESNT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF HIM LIKE THE GRAMMIES DID TO DRAKE,’ he also wrote.
In other posts, Ye has admitted to having ‘dominion’ over Bianca, after widespread backlash to his 30-year-old wife Bianca Censori’s risqué Grammys outfit that saw her bare all. He has also refused to apologise for his antisemitic comments.
Ye was previously married to Kim Kardashian and the couple share four children – North, 11, Saint, nine, Chicago, seven, and Psalm, five. He recently went 118 days without seeing them.
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