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May 26, 2024 - Lionel Nation
13:20
Why Did Cassie Break Her Silence on Release of Diddy Assault Hotel Video?
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My friends, this situation, this issue regarding Cassie and Diddy and this entire world is fascinating on so many levels.
Let me explain to you why.
As someone who is a licensed lawyer, former prosecutor, And has done his fair share of damage control.
I will tell you that what Diddy did the other day was absolutely one of the most stupid, stupid cases ever, and I'm not going to play the tape again, of why he decided to put together this lousily concocted...
The sperm of the moment, as R.G. Bunker would say, this apologia or explication, I don't know what it was.
It did more to show the world about him.
He said, I have come a long way.
I hit my lowest point.
I was rock bottom.
I was effed up.
I, I, I. You're dragging this woman by the hair.
You're treating her like a drag doll.
This could cause significant neurological damage.
You're talking about me, but I'm a better person.
There's no excuse for that.
No excuse!
That's my favorite.
It was stupid from the beginning.
You don't say anything.
You're not going to win.
Don't say anything if you can't possibly win, if you can't possibly better your situation.
Remember, America and the world have the attention span of a gnat.
They'll forget about this.
Don't, through novation, keep reintroducing us to the issue.
Now, Cassie introduced this very interesting...
They're referring to it as Cassie breaking her silence.
And I want to...
And please, I'm going to review this like I would anybody else's.
Let me ask you a question first.
Do not take this the wrong way.
Do not think of being priggish or pedantic or anything like that.
Please, if you're going to put something out that is going to be a part of posterity, if it is going to be permanently emblazoned in history, pop culture and otherwise, make sure, make sure you please, please have somebody proofread Your statement.
For grammar, for context, please.
You want it to be perfect.
You want it to be absolutely perfect.
And may I suggest, whenever you write something, sleep on it.
Don't put it out right away.
Wait, come back.
Also, read it out loud.
Have someone read it to you.
Hear what it sounds like.
Don't just write it.
Also, be careful of excessive capitals and grammatical errors.
Don't.
Why?
Do you want me to tell you?
People are going to look at the entourage, this huge, I guess amalgam of humanity as one unit.
You don't necessarily do this to explain to your fans reality.
You actually do this for that of your enemies, for your opponents, for your challengers, for your...
People are immediately going to try to dismiss what you're saying as not from a group of people who are...
Not that bright, not that intelligent, kind of always getting into trouble, thuggish, you know, hip-hop.
They know nothing about it.
They lump it all into one group.
They don't know Drake from Snoop to Fiddy to Diddy.
They don't know anything.
They don't know.
So consequently, whenever you come forward, you have to make sure you shine.
And you want everybody who reads your particular exposition, your disposition, your statement, you want them to say, Wow.
That's what you want, not wow.
Versus, oh, bless her heart.
Now let's look at this very carefully.
And I'm going to give you my honest appraisal of this, and I am not going to hold back.
I'm going to tell you exactly what I think about each line.
Thank you for all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers, and those I have yet to meet.
Okay?
I'm not gonna...
I would have written that differently, but that's okay.
The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe.
Now, but this is only the beginning.
I like that.
I'm not trying to be...
I'm not trying to be cute about this.
I like that.
I like the way she said, my younger self.
Domestic violence is the issue.
It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.
Okay.
I would have phrased it differently, but okay.
With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.
Okay?
Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to take this matter seriously.
I'm sorry.
That should have been corrected.
That should have been corrected.
Somebody needs to check this next time.
But it's not critical.
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.
I offer my hand to those that...
Are still living in fear.
Reach out to your people.
Don't cut them off.
No one should carry this weight alone.
This healing journey is never ending, but this support means everything to me.
Thank you.
Love always.
Cassie.
Okay.
Let's talk about this.
You ready?
Let me give you the real story here.
First, I'm not going to go through the grammatical part, but take it from me.
Have somebody read it over.
You don't want any mistakes.
Number two, and this is what nobody's going to be talking about.
If I could do a P.S. P.S. To young women in particular who are in this situation, walk away.
They will promise you the moon, the stars, bling as it used to be called.
I don't know what it's called now.
Money, fame.
You are in a...
It sucks you into it.
You will not be able to escape unless you understand right away the danger, what this does to you.
They keep referring to the fact, well, she kept coming back.
Well, she could...
Nobody held a gun to her head.
Perhaps figuratively.
Maybe they did.
But in many respects, you've got to be able to address this.
How do you do this?
It's called learned helplessness.
It's called the battered spouse syndrome.
It's called this idea that you are beaten down.
You are almost in a cult.
You are hurt.
You are crushed.
Your self-esteem.
But!
But!
They will pay you.
They will show you glamour.
You will appear in, I wouldn't say magazines, but you will appear in various publications and the like.
You will be on the A-list.
You're going to get something in return.
You're going to get something.
They will know who you are.
And you have to walk away from this.
You have to understand this is the part.
This is what you cannot do.
You cannot sell your soul.
You cannot give in to this.
The first thing that anybody will ask, the very first thing, not that is going to help, but the first thing you're going to ask is, when could you have left and why didn't you?
Were you kidnapped?
Now again, remember, there's two instances.
One, the assault or the battery.
The Diddy video.
No defense whatsoever.
However, if there were other instances, and by the way, this is also, from Diddy's point of view, a signal to the rest of the people.
You've got to ask yourself, why don't people leave?
If somebody is there, you cannot consent to physical abuse, but you can consent to mental abuse.
I'm sorry to say this, you can consent.
Physical abuse is one thing.
Mental abuse doesn't leave a scar, but can probably be, in many respects, more deleterious and more permanent.
The message from women like Cassie and others to other women And by the way, this goes to, if you go back to the days of R. Kelly and others, there are women, and it's not just within the rap community, or I keep saying rap, the hip-hop community, or the music industry, but this goes back to the days of Judy Garland and Clara Bow.
There are parents who push kids.
There are friends who push.
This is your chance.
You're a celebrity.
This is the part.
This is the aspect.
This is...
This is what the real message should be.
Yes, you're doing better.
Great.
Yes, you're doing better.
Great.
But do a P.S. to all of the young girls out there.
Don't be me.
I let this happen to me.
I didn't do anything wrong.
I'm not at fault.
But do not give in to the brainwashing that happens.
And that happens all the time.
Learned helplessness.
The abused spouse syndrome, it's almost like what happens when people are in a cult.
And you ask the question, you could have escaped, your captor took off, you heard the car leaving, why didn't you leave?
It's a form of mental and emotional prison.
That's what I would have done next time.
Now the real question is, and we'll get to it in another address, why are they coming after Diddy now?
What do they have in mind?
Why don't they just arrest him?
What was the purpose of all the searches and no arrest?
What is happening?
What are they planning?
Who's behind it?
What's the goal?
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