Charlamagne Tha God has given his verdict on Sean’diddy‘The Combs abuse scandal in The viewwhile accusing people of “getting lost in talking about the celebrity and not talking about the real issue” at hand.
The 45-year-old host, who faced sexual assault allegations in 2001, mocked Diddy’s apology video earlier this week on The Breakfast Club radio show and accused the rapper, 54, of simply “regretting getting caught” after Images emerged of him physically attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016.who faced sexual assault allegations in 2001 – mocked
When host Sunny Hostin asked Charlamagne, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, about Diddy on Wednesday’s show, he responded: “I think when it comes to this situation, I think we should not focus on the individual but on the problem.” “.
‘I think what happens a lot of times… because of celebrity, we get lost talking about the celebrity and not talking about the real issue. The problem is Domestic violence.’
“The problem is that men are not going to do the proper work on themselves and they are dealing with a lot of pain and a lot of unhealed pain and trauma, and they are projecting that pain and pain onto other people,” he said. continued.
Charlamagne Tha God urged people not to “focus” on Sean Combs during an appearance on The View on Wednesday.
The radio host argued that people should focus on the issue of “domestic violence” and not on Sean “Diddy” Combs, pictured here in 2018.
‘The issue is patriarchy, right? Because as long as there is a system in which men feel superior to women and face that pain, they will project it… we will continue to project it onto our women.
“So, I think those are the topics that we should be discussing instead of talking about the individual and we tend to do that a lot as a society, we get lost in the celebrity of things instead of ‘what are we here?'” “
“Diddy brings the commitment, but right now, as I speak, there is a woman who is being beaten by a man and she is not going to get any news coverage, no one is going to talk about her.”
Sunny, 55, responded: ‘We should say Cassie’s name, the domestic violence survivor, let’s talk about her more,’ to which Charlamagne replied: ‘Yes, absolutely. Let’s talk about the real problem and not the individual.’
Referring to the conversations he thinks people should have about hip-hop, Charlamagne said: “I just think about the influence of hip-hop and the influence that hip-hop has on culture, the way we talk, the the way we walk, the way we dress and just growing up… the whole influence that hip-hop had on me.
‘I just think you have to use that tool of hip-hop, that resource of hip-hop to really empower people. Like when I look at guys like Kendrick Lamar with his last album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, or Jay-Z… the 444 album.
“I think in the future we’ll look at those albums and think they’re the two most important albums of all time because of the themes they’re discussing there.”
He continued, “They’re talking about going to therapy, they’re talking about the infidelity they committed and how they’re trying to be better men with their women and the whole healing journey, that’s what we should be talking about.” about.
Sunny Hostin asked Charlamagne about his opinion on ‘everything that’s going on with Diddy’
In a shocking video released last week, Diddy was seen physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, at a hotel in 2016.
The 54-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to apologize, saying, “I hit rock bottom, but I don’t make excuses.”
‘If you look at the last 50 years of hip-hop, it was almost like we were little kids and now we’re becoming adults. And to have a career, you have to grow.”
In 2018, The explosion reported that Charlamagne was arrested in 2001 on a warrant for ‘one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree, for an incident that allegedly occurred the previous month.’
Documents filed by the alleged victim, Jessica Reid, stated that Charlamagne ‘intentionally, unlawfully and criminally engaged in penile/vaginal sexual intercourse with a fifteen-year-old girl.’
Officials had reportedly always maintained that Charlamagne cooperated with the investigation and conducted a DNA test, which turned up no evidence that he had sexual contact with the girl.
However, he did plead guilty to ‘contributing to the delinquency of a minor’ for having left the party where the attack occurred.
He was sentenced to three years of probation and has always denied the allegations.