Elisabeth Ovesen, formerly known as Karrine “Superhead” Steffans, is speaking out about the accusations against Sean Combs and Jay-Z.
Ovesen gained fame in 2005 after she published her tell-all book, Confessions Of A Video Vixen.
Confessions Of A Video Vixen detailed Ovesen’s relationships with rappers and athletes before discovering her self-worth and financial security.
Her book detailed her encounters as a 22-year-old woman whose infamous oral skills were sought out by rappers, athletes and record label executives.
Most of her experiences involving rappers were consensual, she says. But the book is a cautionary tale for young women, her stories highlighting misogyny and power imbalances in terms of age and status. She said young women were used and discarded by rappers.
Ovesen is writing a follow-up book to her 2005 blockbuster. In the wake of the #MeToo movement – and most recently the charges filed against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, which he has strenuously denied – she says she wants people to know there are others “getting away” with similar behavior and crimes.
Speaking to Sky News on Zoom, Ovesen recounts the night she first met Combs, saying she was “kind of ordered” to his house. Despite this, she says he treated her well and with respect. “We’re at a club, I was with people he knew, our cars were leaving at the same time,” she says. Combs leaned out of a window to talk to the men in her car, “talking about me like I’m property”.
She said the incident happened shortly after Combs’ breakup with Jennifer Lopez. “He was very sweet and very docile with me and very respectful. The next morning we had brunch at his house… again, [he was] pleasant, warm.” She says she went to other parties with Combs and he was always the same.
Ovesen denies witnessing any criminal activity. She knows because she kept diaries of her experiences.
“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.”
Ovesen said the behavior that Combs later exhibited with other women was “learned” behavior after years in the industry.
“I want to be very clear that what Sean is being accused of is not rare. He’s not an anomaly… the behavior is learned and perpetuated,” she said.
Ovesen, 46, wrote about her encounter with Jay-Z in chapter 11 of her first book.
She described him as “kind” and “a gentleman.” “I felt comfortable around him and felt that it was all right for me to accept his invitation to take a ride with him,” she wrote.
“We continued to talk for a while until his driver parked on the beach and exited the vehicle. After a few moments of silence, Jay pulled out his p*nis, covered it with a condom, and placed his hand on the back of my head. I was being a good girl, thanking him and proving my worthiness of the kindness he had shown. I was doing what I had been taught.”
Ovesen continued: “We carried on in the car for a while and headed back to the set, as if nothing happened, and every once in a while, we shared a glance and half of a smile.”
