Brian Buckmeyer

It appears that she had left a room and went towards the elevators from the positioning of the cameras. Sean Combs seems to assault her, go back, come back, assault her again, throw a vase at her, kick her. You can see like running down the hall, him wearing a towel around his waist, half naked, her kind of like running out.

It appears that she had left a room and went towards the elevators from the positioning of the cameras. Sean Combs seems to assault her, go back, come back, assault her again, throw a vase at her, kick her. You can see like running down the hall, him wearing a towel around his waist, half naked, her kind of like running out.

So something happened in the room, but you can't see what happened in the room. You can only see what's happening in the hallway. and just outside the elevator, because as people who go to hotels can tell, there's a lot of cameras where the elevators are, and there's often cameras kind of pointing down the hallways and things of that nature. And this video got to me for a number of reasons.

So something happened in the room, but you can't see what happened in the room. You can only see what's happening in the hallway. and just outside the elevator, because as people who go to hotels can tell, there's a lot of cameras where the elevators are, and there's often cameras kind of pointing down the hallways and things of that nature. And this video got to me for a number of reasons.

Now, full context, I'm a former public defender here in Brooklyn. I think my last two or three years at the Brooklyn Legal Aid Society, I was in their homicide defense task force. I've represented 55 to about 6,000 cases. I've had to walk to the DA's office because they can't send certain video across email because they're so bad.

Now, full context, I'm a former public defender here in Brooklyn. I think my last two or three years at the Brooklyn Legal Aid Society, I was in their homicide defense task force. I've represented 55 to about 6,000 cases. I've had to walk to the DA's office because they can't send certain video across email because they're so bad.

I've seen bad videos of rapes, assaults, homicides, but this one took me back because this was truly, as it appeared to me, an individual who saw another individual as not being human. It reeked of vileness when you watched it.

I've seen bad videos of rapes, assaults, homicides, but this one took me back because this was truly, as it appeared to me, an individual who saw another individual as not being human. It reeked of vileness when you watched it.

Yes, there was an absolute public reaction. I think the conversations before this video got released were... Maybe she's lying. Maybe this didn't happen. Maybe all these lawsuits are people just trying to get money. Sean Combs is not that person. I mean, he made Biggie. Like he made Mace. He made all that. Like he's not that person. And then that video came out and everyone's like, I was wrong.

Yes, there was an absolute public reaction. I think the conversations before this video got released were... Maybe she's lying. Maybe this didn't happen. Maybe all these lawsuits are people just trying to get money. Sean Combs is not that person. I mean, he made Biggie. Like he made Mace. He made all that. Like he's not that person. And then that video came out and everyone's like, I was wrong.

I think people publicly came out and apologized to Cassie because not only did we see this video, but this video was directly referenced in Cassie's lawsuit. She mentioned this assault. And so now you get the situation of, all right, Sean Combs, you settled the civil lawsuit. You said all of this was a lie.

I think people publicly came out and apologized to Cassie because not only did we see this video, but this video was directly referenced in Cassie's lawsuit. She mentioned this assault. And so now you get the situation of, all right, Sean Combs, you settled the civil lawsuit. You said all of this was a lie.

You said there was no admission of guilt, but a thing in this civil lawsuit is now seen by us all. And it's not like a small thing like, Oh, you had an argument. Like, no, this was a beating. How did Combs respond to that? So Sean Combs comes out talking about how he was in a dark place, how he has gone to therapy, how he has changed, how he was disgusted by what he did at the time.

You said there was no admission of guilt, but a thing in this civil lawsuit is now seen by us all. And it's not like a small thing like, Oh, you had an argument. Like, no, this was a beating. How did Combs respond to that? So Sean Combs comes out talking about how he was in a dark place, how he has gone to therapy, how he has changed, how he was disgusted by what he did at the time.

And that's pretty much it. And you can go back and you can see people's public responses. It's not too different from mine. I know the women at The View had their response as to this is a non-apology apology. He's not mentioning who he's sorry to. He's not mentioning what he's sorry for. Social media, everyone blasted him about this response, we'll call it, rather than an apology.

And that's pretty much it. And you can go back and you can see people's public responses. It's not too different from mine. I know the women at The View had their response as to this is a non-apology apology. He's not mentioning who he's sorry to. He's not mentioning what he's sorry for. Social media, everyone blasted him about this response, we'll call it, rather than an apology.

The reason why this response was like this is because in large part, and I would have told, well, I would have told Sean Combs something very different to do here, but any lawyer would have told him, abide by the rules of that civil lawsuit when you settled it. Part of that civil lawsuit, I believe, are that both parties cannot reference or speak of each other.

The reason why this response was like this is because in large part, and I would have told, well, I would have told Sean Combs something very different to do here, but any lawyer would have told him, abide by the rules of that civil lawsuit when you settled it. Part of that civil lawsuit, I believe, are that both parties cannot reference or speak of each other.

And so he's abiding by that lawsuit in a sense by doing that, but And if he didn't, he could have faced civil litigation. He could have been sued for violating that. That could have opened up the case in a way that he didn't want. So smart. Don't mention her name. Legally. Legally. But probably smarter is don't apologize. Because if you're going to do something halfway, it's not enough.

And so he's abiding by that lawsuit in a sense by doing that, but And if he didn't, he could have faced civil litigation. He could have been sued for violating that. That could have opened up the case in a way that he didn't want. So smart. Don't mention her name. Legally. Legally. But probably smarter is don't apologize. Because if you're going to do something halfway, it's not enough.