Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made himself sound like a victim in the Instagram apology video he posted after CNN aired a clip showing him psychically abusing his ex-girlfriend, a body language expert maintains.
The video aired on Friday six months after singer Cassie filed a lawsuit that sparked a wave of similar cases and public accusations against one of the most influential music moguls of the last 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 released Sunday, the Bad Boy founder never mentions Cassie by name or any of the other women who allege abuse of her.
Now body language expert Judi James said the daily mirror that Diddy portrayed himself as a victim in the video.
When Diddy said, “It’s hard to reflect on the darkest moments of your life,” James said he was implying “that his behavior was the kind of thing we’ve all been guilty of at some point in our lives.”
A body language expert claims Diddy made himself sound like a victim in his apology video that was uploaded after CNN aired its exclusive.
Diddy regularly used “you” instead of “I” to imply “that his behavior was the kind of thing we’ve all been guilty of at some point in our lives.”
Diddy later states, “I was at the bottom,” James says this was an “attempt to compete for sympathy.” As was his statement: “I had to go to therapy.”
Diddy said both: “I’m so sorry” and “I’m so sorry.” James noted: “It’s hard to guess who he’s apologizing to and why.” Are they your fans? Because his ex-girlfriend is not mentioned here.
James also noted that Diddy’s right cheek grimaced, a “microgesture,” as he called his actions “inexcusable.”
Dr Lillian Glass, who has served as an expert witness in state court cases and is qualified in the area of vocal and behavioral analysis, told MailOnline that Diddy is being sincere when he says he is not asking for forgiveness.
‘At the end of the statement, he says: “I’m not asking for forgiveness.” He is showing the real him here because it is true. “He’s not asking for forgiveness and he never once asks for forgiveness from this poor woman that he abused,” Glass said.
‘He apologizes to the public but does not regret it. He is a liar and there are countless examples throughout this video that prove it. There was no genuine emotion. He was very monotonous. Moon face: he only had one expression. He showed no remorse.
‘When someone is sorry, there is a lot more inflection in the voice. It’s more up and down. There was nothing of that in his supposed apology. He looks away many times throughout this statement.
‘In terms of the actual physiology of the human body, your body doesn’t lie. The limbic system is deep in your brain and controls your emotions. He can’t lie. He continues to shake his head and look up as he tries to make up what he’s trying to say.
“Look down, up, sideways, and everywhere except directly at the camera. This shows a complete dissociation. There is something very disturbing about this man and very sinister. You are seeing the pathology of this man.
Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of ‘The Perfect Match’ in Hollywood, California. Two days earlier, Combs attacked Ventura in a hotel hallway.
Those opinions were shared by attorney Meredith Firetog, a gender discrimination and harassment attorney at Wigdor LLP.
Firetog said The envelope: ‘Combs’ most recent statement is more about himself than the many people he has hurt.’
“When Cassie and many other women came forward, he denied everything and suggested his victims were looking for a payday,” the lawyer said.
“The fact that he was only forced to ‘apologise’ once his repeated denials were proven false demonstrates his pathetic desperation, and no one will be swayed by his false words.”
The CNN video closely mirrors an assault described in singer Cassie’s lawsuit, which said Combs had already hit her that night and that she was trying to leave the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles when he woke up and went after her.
In the footage, a man who appears 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 to remove the video at that time. Representatives for Combs had no immediate comment.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said it had not been presented with a case regarding the attack depicted in the video.
And that even if authorities presented a case to prosecutors, the statute of limitations would apply, preventing them from charging Combs, the office said in a statement posted on social media.
Just a week ago, Combs’ attorneys asked a federal judge to dismiss the Dec. 6 lawsuit that alleged he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl from Michigan in a New York recording studio.
Again, the objections are procedural (claiming that the lawsuit was filed too late under the law), but the court document calls their claims “false and appalling.”
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 broadly denying the truth of all of them.
‘Make me absolutely clear. “I didn’t do any of the horrible things that are alleged,” that post said.
The security camera video, dated March 5, 2016, closely resembles the description of an incident at an InterContinental hotel in the Century City area of Los Angeles described in Ventura’s lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that Combs paid the hotel $50,000 for the security video immediately after the incident. Neither he nor his representatives have addressed that specific allegation. CNN did not say how it obtained the images.
The lawsuit said Ventura had been trying to get away from Combs while he was sleeping, who had already punched him in the face before the video began.
Combs is not in danger of being criminally prosecuted for the beating. The statute of limitations on the assault and battery charges he would likely face expired years ago.
The same goes for many of the allegations in the lawsuits, but federal investigators following Combs are likely looking for possible crimes they can charge under the law.
Ventura signed to Diddy’s label in 2005. The two had an on-again, off-again romantic relationship for over a decade starting in 2007.