Charlamagne Tha God Addresses Diddy Video & Domestic Violence: ‘The Issue Is Patriarchy’
Charlamagne Tha God’s Get Honest or Die Lying book tour stopped by The View on Wednesday (May 23). While in conversation about the healing that needs to happen in hip-hop and for him personally, The Breakfast Club co-host was asked about Diddy’s sexual misconduct allegations and the recently-published footage of him assaulting Cassie.
Charlamagne told Sunny Hostin the focus should be about spreading awareness on issues of domestic violence and systems like patriarchy rather than getting “lost in talking about the celebrity” like Diddy, which he said takes away from the victims.
“The issue is domestic violence. The issue is exactly what I said about men not going to do the proper work on themselves and they’re dealing with a lot of pain and a lot of hurt and a lot of unhealed trauma,” he said. “And they’re projecting that pain and that hurt onto other people. The issue is patriarchy, right. As long as you have a system where men feel superior to women and they’re dealing with that pain and they’re dealing with that hurt, we’re going to continue to project that onto our women.”
Charlamagne continued: “But right now as I’m talking, there’s a woman out there getting beat up by a man and she’s not going to get [any] news coverage. Nobody’s going to talk about her.”
Diddy issued an apology after CNN released footage last week of Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. The Bad Boy mogul was “disgusted” by his behavior and labeled his actions as “inexcusable.”
“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,” Diddy said. “I was f—ed up. I mean, I hit rock bottom. But I make no excuses. 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.”
He continued: “I went out and sought professional help. Had to go into therapy, into rehab. Had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to being a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
Watch the full clip of Charlamagne Tha God on The View below.
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