In his response, Benji said that he hadn't commented sooner because he had tried to take his own life. “The reason it’s taken so long is because I tried to kill myself. I was in the hospital and I’ve been recovering and trying to piece everything together,” he wrote. 

“I’m not trying to gain sympathy points from telling you this, I’m just giving the real explanation you all deserve for being late to respond," he continued. "The reason for me trying was due to a lot of things building up and not directly because of this, it’s not the first time.” In concluding his response, he acknowledged that some of the accusations were true, and apologized to the victim. 

“I’m extremely sorry to the victim and hope they are doing okay," Benji wrote. "I know none of this should have ever happened and that there’s nothing I can do to fix it but work on bettering myself and piecing everything together. And I hope everyone can respect their privacy.”