Return to social media
Cassie posted on Instagram on August 7, 2025, and this marked her first public post since she gave birth in late May and since she spoke in federal court, and the post was a short, light post about her postpartum state that many fans read as a sign she is slowly feeling like herself again.
What she posted
The post was a reshared short clip with a caption that said the old self is coming back and she added “Little by little lol,” which shows she wanted to make the update low key and honest, not a long personal statement, and the clip used humor to say recovery does not move in a straight line.
Recent context
Cassie and her husband Alex Fine welcomed a son in late May 2025, and this birth followed her testimony in the high profile trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs where she described abuse from an earlier relationship; that testimony and the trial outcomes drew heavy coverage and public attention, and many readers saw her Instagram return as a quiet step after a hard stretch.
Why this matters
Her short post matters because it shows how a public figure can share a small, human moment and still protect private life, and it also signals a shift from the very public court process to a focus on family and recovery, and fans and fellow artists will likely take the post as a gentle sign that she plans more quiet updates soon.
Personal analysis
Cassie chose a low key way to reenter public view, and that choice makes sense for someone who just had a baby and who also spent months in a painful legal spotlight, so I read the post as a cautious return, not a full restart. She used humor to soften a heavy topic, and that can help others see the mess and the small wins at once.
It is worth noting that a short post can do two jobs at once: it keeps fans informed and it keeps control of the story with her, and that control matters when media cycles rush to claim headlines. For people who study how public figures recover after hard events, this move is smart because it gives no big interviews, no overshare, and it lets time do the work while the public reengages in small steps.
Sources: TMZ.com