Cassie and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Cassie thanked “family, friends and strangers” for their “love and support” in a lengthy Instagram statement released nearly one week after a video of her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting her was released.
“The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning. Domestic Violence is THE issue,” she posted on Thursday, May 23. “It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.”
The statement continued: “Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to take this matter seriously. My only ask is that EVERYONE open your heart to believing victims the first time. It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in.”
Cassie offered her “hand” to anyone “still living in fear.”
“Reach out to your people, don’t cut them off. No one should carry this weight alone,” she concluded. “This healing journey is never ending but this support means everything to me.”
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