Diddy’s ex Misa Hylton responds to Cassie assault video: ‘My heart goes out to her’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Misa Hylton, a stylist and former partner of Sean “Diddy” Combs, has responded to the shocking footage of the rap mogul punching and kicking his former girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016. Their father needs help and I am praying that he truly does the personal work and receives it.” Combs posted an Instagram video on Sunday apologizing for beating Ventura, who he was in a relationship with from 2007 to 2018, calling his behaviour “inexcusable” and saying he “takes full responsibility for his actions in the video”. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Misa Hylton, who share a 30-year-old son Justin Ventura’s attorney Meredith Firetog later responded to his apology by calling it “disingenuous” and saying that it was “more about himself than the many people he has hurt”. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up In his video, Combs referred to the incident as “one of the darkest times in his life”, saying that he was “f***ed up” and is “disgusted by his actions”.