Ray J Says Diddy Needs “Exorcism” Following “Demonic” Assault Of Cassie Ventura
Ray J has suggested that Sean “Diddy” Combs is in need of an “exorcism” following the leaked video of the mogul’s physical assault of Cassie Ventura.
The singer, who recently appeared for an interview with the The Art of Dialogue, shared his reaction to the visceral footage of Combs striking and kicking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. Ray J, who has known Combs for decades, expressed his disappointment in the Bad Boy Records founder, deeming his actions captured in the video as “unforgettable.”
“It’s not OK,” the 43-year-old said of the abusive incident involving Combs’ ex-girlfriend, who filed a since-settled lawsuit against the impresario. “When somebody is around somebody and we’re counting on them to be our one of our leaders in a space that we’re all trying to get to that’s not acceptable to do and it’s not OK.”
Ray J also alluded to personally losing respect for Combs in light of his attack on Ventura, as he hints at no longer having a desire to maintain a friendship with the disgraced hitmaker. “I mean, it might be forgivable in a sense of a spiritual realm of life or forgive everybody but it’s unforgettable, and that’s where you just draw the line on friendship and hanging out and supporting and being cool,” he said. “It’s like ni**a it’s done, and that’s it.”
He continued, “And it’s not and it’s not something that ni**as can just take lightly. You cannot do that. Not OK. It’s not cool. Period. [The video] was heartbreaking and shameful and unacceptable I’ve never seen nothing like that. I’ve never seen nothing like that in the history of my life, so that’s a new [one] for me. I don’t know what kind of demon you are, but somebody need to muthaf**kin’ perform an exorcism fast.”
The reality TV star also predicted that while Combs appears to be financially secure moving forward, he’ll now be viewed as a pariah among his peers within the entertainment. “Life in this industry goes on without certain people because their membership club is revoked, their membership in the club is revoked,” Ray J shared.
“It’s over, so you don’t have room to make mistakes like that in the big club — you can’t do that. It’s inexcusable. If you threw a party tonight, the people are your invitation list — that club. “The people who throw a party tomorrow, a foundation, could be anything. Anything that has substance to it is no longer available for certain people to be invited to.”
See Ray J’s interview with The Art of Dialogue below.
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