LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The internet is ablaze with criticism aimed at Sean 'Diddy' Combs as a resurfaced clip featuring rapper Yung Joc alleges that Combs once compelled his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, to shave her head.
The revelation comes in the midst of a lawsuit filed by Cassie against Combs, accusing him of years of control, abuse, and disturbing sexual exploitation.
Who is Yung Joc?
Yung Joc, born Jasiel Amon Robinson, is best known for his 2006 hit single 'It's Goin' Down.' He recounted the incident in a video stating, that Combs was inspired by a woman with a half-shaven head in a club in 2009 and immediately instructed Cassie to emulate the style.
"I was watching Puff, he saw this white woman… Puff jumped up," he told Vlad TV last year. "Me and Cassie sitting next to each other, my wife right here, Cassie right here.'The n**** jumped off the bar, came over here, and said, Yo, yo Cassie. Tomorrow, I want you to shave the side of your head."
Young Joc explains behind the scenes of Cassie's shaven head
Yung Joc reportedly confused with the gesture said, "I was like, What the f**k kinda request is that? So, when I looked up there, this white woman had the side of her head shaved and the b***h looked good with it. So I look at Cass, and I said, Cass, you not 'bout to do that, are you?"
"She said, Well, whatever Sean wants, I'm gonna do it. I said you make sure you send me a picture before you do that s**t. So then within two or three days, she sent me a picture and it's like,'She done shaved her motherf*****g head. I'm like, That s**t look good. When that s**t hit the internet, boom. She started a whole trend, and I watched it happen," he added.
What is Cassie's lawsuit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs?
Cassie's lawsuit, filed in a New York federal court, claims that Combs subjected her to a tumultuous relationship that began when she was 19 and he was 37 in 2005. The suit alleges a disturbing pattern of “ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fuelled lifestyle."
The lawsuit alleges that Combs trafficked Cassie to male prostitutes, specifying their racial attributes to fulfill his voyeuristic fantasies. The encounters reportedly took place in various luxury hotel suites across the country, with Cassie forced to dress provocatively and consume excessive amounts of drugs.
When questioned about the inspiration behind her appearance in 2013, Cassie asserted to Vibe magazine that her initial intent was merely to "try something different."
She explained, "I actually didn’t have the intentions of shaving so much hair but, when I went there, I wanted to go all the way and kind of land in punk. The next day, I woke up and I was like, OMG, what did I do?! But slowly over the next few weeks got more comfortable in it. Your hair doesn’t define you. Wear your hair how you feel."
Internet slams Sean 'Diddy' Combs' abusive behavior
A user tweeted, "This shit bout to get so ugly!!" Another added, "Diddy got em too..."
A third claimed, "Yung Joc discussed how Diddy demanded that Cassie shave her head after seeing a woman in the club with the same hairstyle. He is a nasty man."
"And alot of yall Women shaved yall heads too didn't knowing it was because an Abuser wanted it.. not some Trend...," a fourth said.
"It’s too many people involved. Everybody at Sony Entertainment about to GO DOWN," read a tweet.
