in april 1999, combs was charged with assault as a result of an incident with steve stoute of interscope records. stoute was the manager for nas, with whom combs had filmed a video earlier that year for the song "hate me now". combs was concerned that the video, which featured a shot of nas and combs being crucified, was blasphemous. he asked for his scenes on the cross to be pulled, but after it aired unedited on mtv on april 15, combs visited stoute's offices and injured stoute. combs was charged with second-degree assault and criminal mischief, and was sentenced to attend a one-day anger management class.