Elisabeth Ovesen, the author of Confessions of a Video Vixen, which revealed the dark and unsettling side of the hip-hop industry nearly two decades ago, has come forward with more revelations about her experiences. Ovesen claims that she was “gifted” to Sean “Diddy” Combs back in February 2001, shortly after his split from Jennifer Lopez, following a day of taking pills and drinking with music executive Irv Gotti while riding around Los Angeles in a limousine.

Reflecting on that night, Ovesen, now 46, shared in an interview with The Daily Beast, “In retrospect, I realized that I was given to him as a gift by another executive.” She recalls that around 3 a.m., as they were leaving a club, Diddy’s car pulled up. “He asked who I was, and the men spoke for me,” she said.

These “men,” as Ovesen described in her 2005 memoir, included Irv Gotti, head of Murder Inc Records, and the label’s star artist, Ja Rule.

THE PUFF DADDY ERA

At that time, Diddy, who was known as “Puff Daddy,” was recognized for embodying the epitome of luxury and style. Ovesen knew this meeting presented a significant opportunity. “He was like, ‘Send her to my house,’” she explained. “And that was it. I got the order to go to his house, and that was the first time he and I spent time together.”

When Ovesen arrived at Diddy’s home, she understood what was expected of her, but she went in “eyes open,” intending to document the experiences in a world where “nearly everything goes.”

“I was not one of his victims,” Ovesen clarified to The Daily Beast. “And his victims deserve the space and time to discuss what happened in those rooms.”

DIDDY’S MANSION IN MIAMI

Recalling one party at Diddy’s mansion on Miami’s Star Island—the same mansion allegedly used as bail collateral following his recent arrest on racketeering and human trafficking charges—Ovesen likened the scene to The Great Gatsby: men in tuxedos, topless women with angel wings, champagne, and synchronized swimmers on the outside, while inside, there were trays of hors d’oeuvres, pills, and explicit encounters happening in the bathrooms.

“You choose your pill, you take your champagne, and that’s your vibe for the night,” she described. “It’s intense.”

Ovesen also mentioned feeling triggered when she saw video footage of Diddy allegedly attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie after a supposed “Freak Off” party. “I didn’t watch the whole thing. It was very triggering. And I knew exactly what that was,” she said, sharing that she, too, has experienced abuse from rappers she has dated. “I know exactly how that feels.”

BIGGER THAN HIP HOP

She emphasized that the issue extends beyond Diddy or hip-hop. According to Ovesen, it’s about men who harbor hatred toward women. In her interview, Ovesen, who legally changed her name from Karrine Steffans and no longer goes by the nickname “Superhead,” explained, “Men who hate women, men who hate who they are, who can’t admit to their sexuality, who are pretending to be straight when they’re not. And they hate women because they can’t. They don’t love women. Most of them want to be women, and they can’t, and they hate us. They beat us early and often.”

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One of the more unusual incidents she recalled involved Diddy taking her and rapper Xzibit to a queer club after they had taken ecstasy. At another moment, Diddy allegedly warned Xzibit, whom she considered a friend, that she was the kind of woman who might end up with footage of someone “with fingers in your booty.”

“That was so weird,” Ovesen remembered. “And X[zibit] thought it was weird.” She added, “I mean, we hadn’t even had sex, Diddy and I, so I’m like, well, that’s a weird thing to say.”