DR. DRE has issued a statement to The New York Times apologizing to “the women I’ve hurt” without specifically acknowledging the reason for the apology.

    The 50-year-old music mogul says in comments published Friday on The New York Times website that he “deeply regret(s) what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

    Dre pleaded no contest to criminal battery charges following allegations he violently attacked journalist Dee Barnes in 1991. Barnes published a story online this week about the assault. Other women, including Dre’s former girlfriend Michel’le, have also claimed he was violent toward them.

    Attention on the decades-old charges resurfaced after last week’s release of the hit biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” which omits mention of the Barnes incident or any allegations of violence against Dre. The film, which tells the origin story of the rap group N.W.A, topped the box office during its opening week and is expected to be No. 1 again this weekend.

    (SD-Agencies)