Quavo Says Fans' Perception of Leaked Saweetie Elevator Fight as 'Abusive' Was 'Something Crazy'

Mar. 15, 2025

Quavo.Photo: Hajar Benjida/GQ

Quavois opening up about the leakedTMZvideo of an altercation with his ex-girlfriendSaweetie.

In a new interview withGQ Hype, the Migos rapper spoke about the clip of the then-couplephysically fighting in an apartment elevatorand expressed disappointment toward viewers' perception of him after it surfaced.

“If I can ever speak on it, I never once in a million years want to do any harm to any woman, period,” Quavo, 31, told the outlet. “I don’t like what people think… When they saw the elevator thing they thought it was abusive, something crazy.”

Quavo and Saweetie.Amy Sussman/Getty

Saweetie, offscreen for most of the footage, seemingly remained lying on the floor before she struggled to pick herself up and limp out of the elevator as Quavo watched. The incident occurred at Saweetie’s apartment building, according to TMZ.

The “Icy Chain” rapper, whose real name is Diamonté Harper, spoke about the incident in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.

“This unfortunate incident happened a year ago, while we have reconciled since then and moved past this particular disagreement, there were simply too many other hurdles to overcome in our relationship and we have both since moved on,” she said. “I kindly ask that everyone respect my privacy during this time.”

Quavo followed up to PEOPLE with a statement of his own, saying he never “physically abused” Saweetie.

“We had an unfortunate situation almost a year ago that we both learned and moved on from,” he said. “I haven’t physically abused Saweetie and have real gratitude for what we did share overall.”

Saweetie and Quavo.Juan Ocampo/Getty

The week prior to the video’s release, Saweetie confirmed thatshe and Quavo had splitas she alluded to infidelity.

“I’m single. I’ve endured too much betrayal and hurt behind the scenes for a false narrative to be circulating that degrades my character,” Saweetie tweeted. “Presents don’t band aid scars and the love isn’t real when the intimacy is given to other women.”

“I emotionally checked out a long time ago and have walked away with a deep sense of peace and freedom. Excited for this new chapter of elevation 🙏🏽,” she added in another tweet.

Later that day,Quavo addressed Saweetie’s post and tweeted, “You are not the woman I thought you were.”

“I know you want to make this into a show so I’ll play my part just this one time,” hewrote. “I don’t normally put my business out there, especially my personal life. I feel the need to address this so there are no false narratives.”

“I had love for you and disappointed you did all that. You are not the woman I thought you were. I wish you nothing but the best,” Quavo added.

source: people.com