Diddy made an attempt to reinvent himself as “Love” and stated in a meandering talk show interview that he had been on a “healing journey” just days before his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of rape and frequent physical violence.

The rapper, 54, is the target of a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Manhattan’s Federal District Court. Cassie, 37, alleges in the lawsuit that Diddy, real name Sean Combs, drugged, beat, and forced her to have sex with several male prostitutes while he watched, masturbated, and recorded. Diddy allegedly controlled and mistreated Cassie for more than ten years.

Thursday of last week saw Diddy out and about in London, looking dejected as he took a stroll just before taping his segment on The Graham Norton Show.