For many months now, every conversation about Sean “Diddy” Combs has been about his houses getting raided and his arrest. However, long before fans were wondering why Diddy didn’t settle Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit, fans thought about very different topics related to the music star. When Diddy was appearing in shows and movies, he had famous friends, was successful enough to take care of his kids, he employed many people, and people wanted to be around him.
Before famous people were talking about what it was like to be around Diddy, he came forward to talk about his own behavior. Long before Diddy was arrested and put in prison, he issued a forgotten public apology for his past behavior.
Sean “Diddy” Combs Apologized For How He Treated People Years Before His Arrest
Over the last few years, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ reputation has been destroyed for several reasons. Most notably, Diddy’s reputation completely fell apart when he was accused of treating people in extremely disturbing ways at his infamous parties. On top of that, the release of a video of Diddy attacking Cassie Ventura cemented that he would never be seen the same way again.
After the Cassie video was released, Diddy released an apology video on social media, as a May 2024 NPR article shows. Since Diddy released that apology, it hasn’t been forgotten by anyone who watched it. However, that hasn’t always been the case with Diddy.
Before the allegations about his parties surfaced publicly, Diddy was a celebrated figure. During the era in which he was still successful and respected, Diddy released an apology for how he’d treated people that somehow has been forgotten.
In July 2016, E! News published an article about Diddy’s forgotten apology.
Diddy’s 2023 and 2024 Lawsuits, According to Vulture | |
|---|---|
Lawsuit | Date Filed |
Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura V. Sean Combs | November 16, 2023 |
Liza Gardner V. Sean Combs | November 23, 2023 |
Joi Dickerson-Neal V. Sean Combs | November 23, 2023 |
Jane Doe V. Sean Combs | December 2, 2023 |
Rodney Jones V. Sean Combs | February 2, 2024 |
Grace O’Marcaigh V. Sean Combs | April 4, 2024 |
That article revealed that, similar to Diddy’s video about the Cassie video, he released his 2016 apology on social media. The 2016 video also came in the form of a selfie video.
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The thing that made Diddy’s 2016 apology different is that he didn’t release it in response to a specific controversy.
Even though Sean “Diddy” Combs’ reputation changed forever in 2023, that was far from the first time he’d been the subject of controversy. Instead, as an April 2024 Fox News 5 New York article revealed, Diddy had several run-ins with the law before then. A November 2023 Collider article also focused on Diddy’s troubling behavior on his reality show Making The Band.
Instead, Diddy explained in the video that he recognized that he treated people poorly and he was trying to do better.
“Sometimes I’m very, very harsh… To anybody out there, if I ever talked to you wrong or like an a******, I’m sorry. I’m a work in progress and I’m gonna get better.”
During the 2016 apology video in which a shirtless Diddy addressed the camera, he spoke about a revealing moment he had.
Despite all the controversy that now surrounds Sean “Diddy” Combs, he still has a significant social media following. For example, Diddy has more than 14.74 million followers on X/Twitter as of February 2025.
According to E! News’ summary of Diddy’s apology, a phone call that was going wrong made him reflect on why he needed to treat people better.
“At the end of the day, I’m just trying to, you know, get better. I was just on a phone call and I didn’t really like the way it was going down…so I said, ‘Let me call you back.’ And I think that was the best thing.”
Arguably the most fascinating part of the apology video is what came next.
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In February 2025, there are very few people who would want to follow in Diddy’s footsteps in any way.
However, in 2016, Diddy clearly thought that people would want to follow his advice about their lives.
According to E! News’ article, Diddy followed his 2016 apology by advising his followers to follow his example by improving how they treat people. Of course, that is especially fascinating because the allegations claim that Diddy continued to treat people poorly after his 2016 apology.
“I think that we can all get better. I truly believe that people can change and I want to be a shining example of changing for the better, going up. I’m just sharing all my thoughts…have a beautiful day. Team Love.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs Released Another Forgotten 2011 Apology For How He Treated Someone
In October 2011, Billboard published an article about an apology that Diddy released at that time. That apology came in response to a specific incident during which Diddy reacted in anger to a clubgoer taunting him following the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
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According to Billboard’s article, a clubgoer identified as Ricky Parker mocked Diddy while drinking Grey Goose vodka in front of the rapper. At the time, Diddy was the spokesperson for Ciroc vodka, which is why Ricky was taunting him with Grey Goose. According to Billboard’s article, T.I. tried to reason with Diddy about the situation with Ricky.
I’d go to war with you, but come on, man.
Billboard’s report stated that a fistfight over the vodka incident was averted, but Diddy threw an ice cube at Ricky and went off on him verbally.
As Billboard’s article revealed, Diddy apologized for how he handled the vodka confrontation in a since-deleted X/Twitter post. That said, Diddy’s apology made it obvious that he still didn’t like being taunted by the clubgoer.
“I’m a child God and I should be better no matter what someone says to me. I’m sorry for the ignorant way I represented myself and us.”
In October 2011, TMZ published a report about the same incident that resulted in Diddy’s apology. That article reported that during the confrontation with Ricky in the club, Diddy yelled homophobic and racist remarks at the clubgoer.
Sean Combs – Diddy
- Birthname
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Sean John Combs
- Birthdate
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November 4, 1969
- Birthplace
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Harlem New York, NY
- Family
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Justin Dior Combs, Chance Combs, Jessie James Combs, King Combs, Love Sean Combs, D’Lila Combs
- Notable Allies
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The Notorious B.I.G.
- Height
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5’10”
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@diddy
- Siblings
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Keisha Combs
- Parents
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Melvin Earl Combs, Janice Combs
- Net worth
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$800,000,000
- Professions
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Rapper, Musician
- Source of Wealth
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Actor, Fashion designer, Record producer, Singer, Film Producer, Television producer, Rapper, Entrepreneur, Musician, Screenwriter
- Nationality
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American
