*Elisabeth Ovesen, formerly known as Karrine Steffans, is speaking out about the recent charges filed against Sean Combs and Jay-Z.
Ovesen rose to fame as a hip-hop video star in the early 2000s. In her 2005 memoir, “Confessions of a Video Vixen,” she shared her experiences working on music video sets at age 22, and sexual encounters with celebrities and industry executives. Speaking to Sky News, the New York Times bestselling author discussed her intimate relationship with the music mogul after his break-up with Jennifer Lopez in 2001.
“He was very sweet and very docile with me and very respectful,” Ovesen said, noting that Diddy was always “pleasant, warm” with her, even when she accompanied him to various parties.
Ovesen claims the Bad Boy Records founder knew she kept diaries about her sexual conquests with rappers.
“So my experiences with him are a lot different than hundreds of other people’s… I have seen him flare up. I have seen things that did not involve me,” she explained.
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“I don’t want to overshadow actual victims. I’m nobody’s victim,” Ovesen continued.
“I knew what kind of person he was to other people. Everything that’s coming out now about Sean wasn’t a secret… him and Cassie, that was an open secret in LA, in the industry,” she added. “Everyone knew. The issue with something like that is that if someone says, ‘yeah, I was there, I’ve seen it. I know for sure’. Then the question becomes, well, what were you doing there?”
Ovesen stressed that misogyny and abuse are prevalent in Hollywood.
“If we’re looking at this one person and the industry this person is in, now let’s look at all the men who are not saying anything at all,” she said.
“I want to be very clear that what Sean is being accused of is not rare. He’s not an anomaly… the behaviour is learned and perpetuated.”
Ovesen plans to release an updated version of her book next year.
“I want this new generation to understand how important it is to believe women, to support each other,” she told Sky News.
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