Killer Mike Supports Victims Sexually Assaulted by His Former Publicist Heathcliff Berru

Thanks to Twitter and Dirty Projectors member Amber Coffman, music publicist Heathcliff Berru has resigned as CEO of Life or Death PR following a string of accusations that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with artists and other women. One of Berru's many clients, Run the Jewels member Killer Mike, was vocal about the allegations on Wednesday (Jan. 20), taking to Facebook and Twitter to lend his support to those that Berru may have assaulted.

While a series of tweets (see below) additionally support Berru, Mike writing, "Cliff is still my friend and i will support him in being a better human being," the Atlanta rapper wrote at greater length on Facebook, saying that his tweets did not convey his points clearly enough.

"I called him immediately and ended our biz relationship," Mike wrote. "I also told him how wrong he was and how disappointed and ashamed I am of his actions and that he's gotta take whatever's coming. I also encouraged him to work on being a better human being."

Mike again voiced his support for the women that have spoken out, writing that "No one should have to feel afraid for speaking out when wronged in any manner or feel like no cares about them. This is not ok. For the sake of clarity, I had no knowledge of any of this stuff prior to the story breaking yesterday a.m."

Mike went on to say that Run the Jewels will be working with Duncan Will, formerly of Life or Death, independently, and that men have a responsibility to hold each other accountable for such inexcusable actions. "We cannot just say, it's not my problem. We can't expect ppl to improve if we're not willing to hold them accountable and push them to be better."

With appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and at a Bernie Sanders rally, Killer Mike has become more of a mouth piece for hip-hop in political and social spheres in recent months, and so it is consistent that he provide such comment on the incident. See his series of tweets below, and read more about the Berru accusations at Jezebel.

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