By Bisola Bello
Following Dr Dre’s statement of apology to the women he hurt in the past, partner company, Apple has released a statement to support the rap legend.
On Friday 21 August 2015, Andre Romelle Young, popularly known as Dr Dre, published a statement on the New York Times website where he apologised for mistakes he made when he was young.
The 50-year-old entrepreneur whose life is chronicled in the hit film Straight Outta Compton has not given a specific reason for the apology.
In 1991, a journalist, Dee Barnes accused the rapper of attacking her to which he pleaded no contest to charges of criminal battery.
His statement reads “I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impaired our lives. At the start of the 1990’s, 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.”
Hours after the apology was published, Apple issued a statement saying “Dre has apologised 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 company became associated with the musician after buying the company he started, Beats, for $3bn (£1.9bn) last year.
Straight Outta Compton, which is about the early years of Dre’s rap group NWA, has been a hit at the US box office.
