Sean “Diddy” Combs grew to become a trending subject as soon as once more after footage of the Dangerous Boy founder assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura unfold throughout the web.
Following overwhelming backlash over the violent video, Diddy supplied a public expression of remorse. Comic Desi Banks determined to publish a spoof of the “Can’t No one Maintain Me Down” rapper’s apology video.
Nonetheless, Desi Banks acquired combined reactions. Some social media customers discovered the parody humorous. In distinction, critics blasted Banks for supposedly trivializing a critical subject so quickly after the information broke.
“If The Boondocks added this actual skit to their present, n##### could be laughing however now abruptly it’s insensitive,” one X consumer commented on Sunday (Might 19).
One other X account tweeted, “Y’all don’t gotta make the whole lot right into a corny skit in your personal acquire.” Another person posted, “That is what I’m saying no person takes [domestic violence seriously].”
A defender of Desi Banks wrote, “N##### tryna say [he’s] making a joke about home violence when he’s clearly clowning Diddy??? This is the reason no person takes this group [seriously].”
Desi Banks rose to web fame by way of his comedy sketches on Vine earlier than transitioning to different platforms like X and YouTube. He additionally appeared in movement photos similar to 2019’s Little starring Regina Corridor, Issa Rae and Marsai Martin.