How Diddy made himself the ‘victim’ in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged

Sean “Diddy” Combs made himself sound like a victim in the Instagram apology video he posted in the wake of the airing of a clip on CNN in which he mentally abused his ex-girlfriend, a body language expert claims.

The video aired Friday, six months after singer Cassie filed a lawsuit that set off a wave of similar cases and public allegations against one of the most influential music moguls of the past three decades. The case was settled out of court.

After that incident, Diddy said he sought therapy and asked God for forgiveness. During his video, which was posted on Sunday, the Bad Boy founder never mentions Cassie by name or any of the other women claiming abuse.

Now body language expert Judi James said the Day Mirror that Diddy framed himself as a victim in the video.

When Diddy said, “It’s hard to think about the darkest times in your life,” James said he was implying “that his behavior was something we’ve all been guilty of at some point in our lives.”

Diddy later says, “I was at a low point,” James says this was an “attempt to compete for sympathy.” Just like his statement: ‘I had to go to therapy.’

Diddy said both, “I’m so sorry” and “I’m really sorry.” James commented, “It’s hard to guess who he’s apologizing to and for what. Are they his fans? Because there is no mention of his ex-girlfriend here.”

James also pointed out that Diddy’s right cheek cringed, a “micro-gesture,” as he called his actions “inexcusable.”

Dr. Lillian Glass, who has served as an expert witness in both trial and state courts and is qualified in voice and behavioral analysis, told MailOnline that Diddy is telling the truth when he says he is not asking for forgiveness.

‘At the end of the statement he says: ‘I do not ask for forgiveness.’ He shows his true self here, because it is true. He doesn’t ask for forgiveness, and he never says sorry to the poor woman he abused,” Glass said.

‘He says sorry to the public, but he’s not sorry. He is a liar and there are numerous examples in this video that prove that. There was no real emotion. He was very monotonous. Moon face – he had only one expression. He showed no remorse whatsoever.”

‘When someone is remorseful, there is much more inflection in their voice. It’s more up and down. None of that was reflected in his so-called apology. He looks away so much during this statement.”

“When it comes to the actual physiology of the human body, your body doesn’t lie. The limbic system is located deep in your brain and controls your emotions. It can’t lie. He keeps shaking his head no and looking up trying to figure out what he’s trying to say.”

‘He looks down, up, to the side and everywhere except directly into the camera. This shows complete dissociation. There is something very disturbing about this man and very sinister. You see the pathology of this man.’

These views were shared by attorney Meredith Firetog, an attorney specializing in gender discrimination and harassment at Wigdor LLP.

Vuurtog said The cover: ‘Combs’ most recent statement is more about himself than the many people he has hurt.’

“When Cassie and several other women came forward, he denied everything and suggested his victims were looking for a payday,” the lawyer said.

“That he only had to ‘apologize’ when his repeated denials were proven to be false shows his pathetic desperation, and no one will be swayed by his disingenuous words.”

The CNN video closely mirrors an attack described in singer Cassie’s lawsuit, which said Combs had already punched her that night, and that she was trying to leave the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles when he woke up and chased her arrived.

In the footage, a man appearing to be Diddy, wearing only a towel, punches Ventura, kicks her and throws her to the ground.

The lawsuit alleges that Combs paid $50,000 at the time to take down the video. Combs’ representatives had no immediate comment.

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said no case had been filed in connection with the attack depicted in the video.

And that even if law enforcement brought a case to prosecutors, the statute of limitations would apply, preventing them from charging Combs, the agency said in a statement on social media.

Just a week ago, Combs’ attorneys asked a federal judge to dismiss the Dec. 6 lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old Michigan girl in a New York recording studio.

Again, the objections are procedural — alleging that the lawsuit was filed out of time under the law — but the court document calls the claims “false and abhorrent.”

After Cassie’s lawsuit was settled, several more lawsuits were filed in the following months, along with a federal criminal investigation into sex trafficking that led authorities to raid Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.

In December, Combs posted a statement on Instagram denying the truth of it all.

“Let me make this absolutely clear. I have not done any of the horrible things alleged,” the post said.

The security camera video, dated March 5, 2016, is very similar to the description of an incident at an InterContinental Hotel in the Century City area of ​​Los Angeles detailed in Ventura’s lawsuit.

The lawsuit alleges that Combs paid the hotel $50,000 for the surveillance video immediately after the incident. Neither he nor his representatives have responded to this specific allegation. CNN did not say how it obtained the images.

The suit stated that Ventura had tried to get away from a sleeping Combs, who had already punched her in the face before the video started.

Combs is not in danger of facing criminal charges for the assault. The statutes of limitations on the assault and battery charges he was likely to face expired years ago.

The same goes for many of the allegations in the lawsuits, but the federal investigators tracking Combs are likely looking for possible crimes to bring under the law.

Ventura signed with Diddy’s label in 2005. The two had a romantic relationship for more than ten years starting in 2007.