Dee Barnes heard Dr. Dre’s publicly apology loud and clear in the New York Times. Now all she can hope for is that it’s genuine

Gawker ran Dee’s Here’s What’s Missing From Straight Outta Compton: Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up piece before Dre made his statement addressing all “the women he hurt.” Now, she took it upon herself to acknowledge his efforts of making amends.

“I hope he meant it. I hope he represents these words in his life. I hope that after all these years, he really is a changed man. 

Dr. Dre has matured, and the women he’s hurt, including myself, have endured. I’m proud to be able to say goodbye to the man who at one point was straight outta fucks to give, as he consistently dismissed and disrespected any mention of his assault history.”

On other hand, she pokes the bear a little by throwing in the possibility of the apology being fake.

“The stakes are high now and money talks, loud. Is this is a PR move by Universal, which released Straight Outta Compton? After all, the film just crossed the $100 million mark its second weekend in theaters. Is it damage control by Apple, which can no longer ignore that if you take the “Beats by Dre” logo and remove the “S,” you get a double entendre describing several woman he just apologized to?”

Regardless of her skepticism, Dee has turned a new leaf from a past bad situation that has made her stronger for her present self. There’s is nothing better than allowing yourself to move on and grow. Catch the rest of her statement here.