Sean “Diddy” Combs, who controversially lent his Miami home to Chris Brown for the purpose of reuniting with his battered girlfriend Rihanna, tried to explain the situation to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday.

Ellen explained that she didn’t want you women thinking it’s OK to go back to a guy who hit her, and Diddy replied, “I don’t think it’s right for anybody to hit anybody…. We know sometimes relationships get ugly (but) we don’t know exactly what’s going on (in this one). We need to pray for them and we need to do things to support them.”

The hip-hop mogul says he was being “a friend” when he welcomed Chris and Rihanna to his casa.

“Its My House. Im Allowed To Give My House To Whoever…I don’t cast a judgment on anybody. It’s a dark time for them, and I’m there for support.”