Without naming any of the women, the rapper issues an apology for his past behavior which he has to live with to this day.
- Aug 22, 2015
AceShowbiz - In the wake of "Straight Outta Compton" box office success, Dr. Dre addressed his dark past by apologizing to "the women I've hurt." The rapper admitted to wrongdoings in the past and deeply regretted his behavior.
Hip-hop journalist Dee Barnes and former R&B singer Michel'le came forward with the story that Dre had assaulted them in the past. The women were pissed when the movie, about the rise of Dre's N.W.A. group, did not include the part. "Why would Dre put me in it? If they start from where they start from. I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat up and told to sit down and shut up," said Michel'le who was once his fiancee.
Meanwhile, Barnes said she was choked, pinned to the bathroom floor and given black eye during her courtship with the rapper. "The truth is too ugly for a general audience," she said about her experience. "I didn't want to see a depiction of me getting beat up, just like I didn't want to see a depiction of Dre beating up Michel'le. ... But what should have been addressed is that it occurred."
In his apology, issued on New York Times, Dre said, "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I've been married for 19 years and every day I'm working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I'm doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again. I apologize to the women I've hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives."
He echoed the sentiment in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, saying, "I made some f**ing horrible mistakes in my life. I was young, f**ing stupid. I would say all the allegations aren't true - some of them are. Those are some of the things that I would like to take back. It was really f**ed up. But I paid for those mistakes, and there's no way in hell that I will ever make another mistake like that again."
Dre, fortunately, still gained the trust of his big business partner, Apple. "Dre has apologized for the mistakes he's made in the past and he's said that he's not the same person that he was 25 years ago. We believe his sincerity and after working with him for a year and a half, we have every reason to believe that he has changed," the tech company said in a statement.
