From boxing champions to rap artists, several celebrities have publicly supported Sean "Diddy" Combs amid serious allegations. Join us as we explore which famous faces have stood by the music mogul, their reasoning, and how some have changed their stance as new evidence emerged.
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00:00Wow, you think he's gonna walk?
00:03I think so.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:06And today, we'll be looking at the biggest names
00:09who have reportedly shown some level of support
00:11for Sean Diddy Combs
00:13ever since the troubling allegations against him
00:16surfaced in November 2023.
00:18He spoke his truth.
00:20Yes.
00:21He didn't speak my truth.
00:23He didn't speak your truth.
00:24He spoke his truth.
00:27Floyd Mayweather Jr.
00:28While many celebrities have stayed silent
00:31about the Diddy allegations,
00:33even when directly asked,
00:35Floyd Mayweather Jr. brought them up unprompted
00:37during a February 2024 interview.
00:40According to Complex Magazine,
00:42while on the Pivot podcast,
00:44Mayweather abruptly shifted the conversation,
00:47describing the accusations as, quote, mistakes.
00:50I'm not gonna speak bad about P. Diddy
00:52because he's still a black man.
00:54I mean, mistakes happen.
00:58And I can't say if it is or it's not a mistake.
01:01But things happen in life.
01:03While he did not condone Combs' alleged actions,
01:06he refused to condemn him,
01:08arguing that it isn't his or anyone else's job to do so.
01:12He then added that even if his own daughter were a victim,
01:15that would be her burden to carry.
01:17I don't think it's right at all.
01:19And I don't condone it.
01:21Even if that happened to my daughter,
01:23I would be hurt.
01:25But that's a choice that my daughter made.
01:28These comments lit a firestorm on social media,
01:31with many highlighting his own history
01:33of domestic violence allegations.
01:36Perhaps the harshest criticism came from rapper 50 Cent,
01:39who publicly questioned Mayweather's intelligence
01:42over the comments.
01:44There's still, I call him chap when I'm talking about him.
01:47You know what I'm saying?
01:48Because I don't want to take away the discipline
01:50and the work that he put in.
01:51Stevie J.
01:52This DJ and record producer first gained fame
01:55as one of the in-house producers at Bad Boy Records,
01:59earning a Grammy for his work on Combs' 1997 debut album,
02:04No Way Out.
02:04But his connection to the allegations against Combs
02:07run even deeper,
02:09as he was personally named in the civil lawsuit
02:11filed by producer Rodney Lil Rod Jones.
02:15He also said that you played a significant role
02:16in carrying guns for Diddy
02:18and recruiting women for prostitution.
02:21You hear that, man?
02:22In an interview with Fox 5 New York,
02:25Stevie J., who was at Combs' home during his arrest,
02:28defended the music mogul,
02:30describing him as a law-abiding citizen.
02:32We don't do that.
02:34We're law-abiding citizens.
02:36That's what we do.
02:37You know what I'm saying?
02:38You know, this is another crucifixion of a black legend.
02:44Even after the release
02:45of the disturbing hotel surveillance footage
02:47showing Combs attacking Cassie Ventura,
02:50Stevie J. maintained that Combs was in a, quote,
02:53dark place in his life
02:54and likely under the influence when he committed the act.
02:58Diddy and Cassie would have these binges,
03:00binges, these three-day, four-day binges in hotel rooms.
03:03They would take a lot of drugs
03:04and take IVs afterwards.
03:06And Puffy was going into rehab during this time and so forth.
03:09Uncle Luke.
03:10I think it was a big grandstand situation.
03:13Because it was daylight.
03:14It was daylight.
03:14It was sending a message.
03:16It was sending a message that
03:18this is what we're going to do,
03:19how we're going to do it.
03:20To many, the case against Combs
03:22seems straightforward,
03:23with the high-profile trial
03:25seen as the result of years of alleged misconduct.
03:27However, former 2 Live crew rapper Luther Uncle Luke Campbell
03:32believes something more sinister is at play.
03:35As reported by Page Six,
03:37Uncle Luke defended Combs
03:38shortly before his house was raided in March 2024,
03:42claiming that the rap mogul was being targeted
03:44because of his legal battle with liquor giant Diageo.
03:47Yeah, Diageo, they come after you.
03:50You know, they come after you.
03:51If you're going to go into a court of law
03:53and think you're going to win a fight
03:55without them deframing you
03:57or making you look like the worst person in the world.
04:00In 2023,
04:01Combs had filed a racial discrimination lawsuit
04:04against the company,
04:05accusing them of intentionally undermining
04:08the distribution of his Ciroc vodka
04:10and De Leon tequila labels.
04:13Uncle Luke suggested that by taking legal action,
04:15Combs had bitten the hand that fed him,
04:18and is now facing the repercussions of that defiance.
04:21He made the wrong enemies.
04:23I mean, he went and essentially did
04:25what our parents always say,
04:27never bite the hand that feeds you.
04:29And so now he's in a world of trouble.
04:31Umar Johnson.
04:33Controversial activist and psychologist,
04:35Dr. Umar Johnson,
04:37also buys into the conspiracy theory involving Diageo.
04:40I believe Diddy went down
04:42because he sued the parent company of his liquor label
04:47for not properly promoting marketing and advertising his liquor brand.
04:52Speaking to a group of college students in 2024,
04:55he argued that Sean Combs was imprisoned
04:58not because of the charges against him,
05:00but because he had founded a Black first political party
05:03and sued Diageo.
05:05Johnson also likened Combs's so-called freak-off parties
05:09to those of Hugh Hefner,
05:10suggesting that the media's portrayal of Combs
05:13shows a racial double standard.
05:15You never see this with a white man accused of the same.
05:18You never see this with a Caucasian accused of the same.
05:22His lawyers should do all that they can
05:24to fight against Cassie testifying.
05:27He further questioned the legitimacy of the federal case,
05:30claiming that the sex trafficking charge
05:32lacks any concrete evidence.
05:34To Johnson,
05:35the timing of the case was no coincidence either.
05:38It was, in his view,
05:39an attempt to distract the Black community
05:41from the 2024 presidential election.
05:44Interstate prostitution.
05:47That is the only thing I can see him being convicted of.
05:53I do not see the sex trafficking.
05:55Slim Thug.
05:56That's how I look at it, man.
05:58We losing another billionaire
05:59over allegations at this point.
06:03Still ain't no criminal charges.
06:05You know what I'm saying?
06:06We only got about one billionaire left.
06:07Who, Jay-Z?
06:08When it was first reported that Cassie Ventura
06:11had sued Sean Combs for physical and sexual assault,
06:14one notable figure who tried to dismiss her claims
06:17was Slim Thug.
06:18The rapper made headlines by implying
06:20that Ventura only filed the lawsuit
06:22because she was cut off from Combs' wealth
06:25and wanted a quick payday.
06:26That motherfuckin' apartment got smiled in the bitch.
06:29That lifestyle fell off.
06:31Now it's struggle time.
06:32The love wearing out.
06:34But now you trying to come up with ways
06:35to figure out how to get paid.
06:37He then doubled down by criticizing those who,
06:39in his view,
06:40were celebrating the downfall
06:42of yet another Black billionaire.
06:44However,
06:45following the release of the disturbing hotel surveillance video
06:48of Combs and Ventura,
06:50Slim Thug changed his tune.
06:52He offered an apology to Ventura
06:54for his previous remarks,
06:56admitting that Combs' actions in the video
06:58were indefensible.
06:59And you end up going to jail
07:01for smoking a slow s***.
07:03And you was a whole king to your hood.
07:06It's that fast.
07:08It's that easy.
07:09Ray J.
07:10Initially,
07:10Ray J strongly criticized Sean Combs
07:13in light of the allegations against him.
07:15After the hotel surveillance footage was released,
07:18he appeared on the Club Shay Shay podcast
07:20and declared that Combs' actions were so appalling
07:23that he deserved a public whipping.
07:25From everybody that you've slain
07:27and hurt a thousand lashes.
07:30Publicly.
07:31A thousand.
07:34That would help.
07:36However,
07:36just a few months later,
07:38Ray J did a complete 180.
07:40In November 2024,
07:41during an appearance on News Nation's Cuomo,
07:45he questioned whether the alleged
07:46freak-off parties were real at all.
07:48I've never seen a freak-off.
07:51What does that really mean?
07:52I mean, is that really real?
07:54Is this 50-50?
07:56Are we creating a new narrative
07:58for something that's not there?
08:00Then in May 2025,
08:02after Combs' federal trial had begun,
08:05Ray J voiced even stronger support
08:06on Pierce Morgan uncensored.
08:08Not only did he insist
08:10the freak-offs never happened,
08:12but he also argued that the case
08:14had dragged on for too long
08:15and called for Combs to be released.
08:18There's really no,
08:19there's nothing here, right?
08:21I think they made their point,
08:22whatever they were trying to make,
08:24your point is made.
08:25Now let Diddy out.
08:27Free Diddy.
08:28Faison Love.
08:29Although Cassie Ventura's claims
08:31are the most widely known,
08:33Sean Combs still faces a slew of serious charges,
08:36including sex trafficking,
08:38kidnapping, and arson.
08:39But actor and comedian Faison Love
08:42remains skeptical about the legitimacy
08:44of some of these accusations.
08:45I have only experienced
08:48nothing but respect from Diddy.
08:52I've never had a weird moment or...
08:56According to Complex Magazine,
08:58while Love agrees that Combs
08:59should be jailed for assaulting Ventura,
09:02he still questions whether the other allegations
09:04classify as crimes.
09:06After authorities seized numerous bottles
09:09of baby oil from Combs' property,
09:11Love took to social media
09:12to ask the burning question,
09:14when has being nasty been a federal crime?
09:17So?
09:19You said we can't,
09:20the federal government is getting involved
09:21with us in the bedroom now?
09:22We can't, you can't be a freak?
09:24He also referenced the racially charged case
09:27of boxer Jack Johnson,
09:28who was convicted of transporting a woman
09:30across state lines,
09:32seemingly implying that race may also be a factor
09:35in Diddy's prosecution.
09:36It's Hollywood.
09:38That's why people go to Hollywood for the debauchery.
09:41That's why I get it twisted.
09:44Ain't nobody innocent in Hollywood.
09:47Boosie Badass.
09:48When he's not facing backlash
09:50for making homophobic or transphobic statements,
09:53or for admitting to disturbing behavior
09:55involving his children,
09:56Boosie Badass often sparks controversy
09:58with his opinions on high-profile cases.
10:01But when I was raised,
10:03if you b***** your b*****,
10:04that's your problem.
10:06It never made me say,
10:07you're not my friend anymore.
10:09That's what I stand on.
10:11Ever since the allegations against Combs surfaced,
10:15Boosie has remained skeptical.
10:16After Combs was arrested,
10:18he argued that many other entertainers
10:20have engaged in similar behavior,
10:22but never faced legal consequences.
10:24I don't like to see a black man just
10:26brought down like that, you know.
10:30Later, following Cassie Ventura's harrowing testimony
10:39during the trial,
10:40Boosie reportedly voiced support for Combs once again,
10:43according to Complex Magazine.
10:45He claimed that Ventura must have enjoyed
10:47the wild parties and gifts she received from Combs,
10:51and insisted that the case against the rap mogul
10:53should be classified as domestic violence
10:55rather than sex trafficking.
10:57Either she was traumatized,
10:59she was sick and hurt,
11:01or she loved every minute of it.
11:04Or both.
11:05You know, it's either all.
11:06Tyrese Gibson
11:07We have gotten so used to the lie,
11:12the truth is uncomfortable.
11:14In March 2024,
11:15just days after the federal agents
11:17raided Sean Combs' homes,
11:19the rapper got a message of encouragement
11:21from Tyrese Gibson.
11:22In a now-deleted Instagram post,
11:25Gibson shared a picture of Combs
11:27with a lengthy caption expressing love for him
11:29and praising the, quote,
11:31legendary parties he once hosted.
11:34He made it clear that he wasn't trying
11:35to downplay the allegations,
11:37but also emphasized his continued support for Combs,
11:41saying he was always just a phone call away.
11:43I've lost a lot of sleep
11:45over accusations
11:46and things that people have said about me
11:48coming at me,
11:50or whatever else as well.
11:52There's gonna be people in the comments now.
11:53Gibson went on to add
11:55that he was simply voicing
11:56what others in the industry
11:57were too scared to say publicly,
11:59offering prayers for Combs,
12:01his family,
12:02and the alleged victims.
12:04Following the backlash online,
12:06the post was removed,
12:07and Gibson has since remained
12:09largely silent about the case.
12:11I'm trying to tell y'all
12:12some uncomfortable truths,
12:14and these truths might be uncomfortable
12:16because he's like,
12:17who the man ain't naked?
12:18I'm talking to you.
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12:35Kanye West.
12:36He apparently has a relation,
12:38he's had a relationship with him,
12:39and so...
12:41Diddy hasn't gotten a lot of that,
12:45so he responded to it.
12:46Kanye West and Sean Combs
12:47have shared a professional relationship
12:49since the early 2000s.
12:51In 2022,
12:53when West landed in hot water
12:54for an anti-Semitic tweet
12:56and lost many business partnerships,
12:58Combs was one of the few
12:59who publicly defended him,
13:01calling him a misunderstood free thinker.
13:04Now it appears West
13:05is returning the favor.
13:06He writes on X,
13:08formerly Twitter,
13:08February 6th,
13:09Free Puff,
13:10referring to one of Combs'
13:11former stage names,
13:12before adding in a separate message,
13:14Puff, we love you.
13:15According to E! News,
13:17he has become one of Combs'
13:18most vocal supporters.
13:20West has taken to social media
13:21to advocate for Combs' release from jail,
13:24and even tried leveraging his connection
13:26with President Donald Trump to help.
13:28West also reportedly spoke with Combs
13:30by phone while in custody,
13:32during which Combs thanked him
13:33for his support
13:34and for checking in
13:35on his children.
13:36Don't beat this sh**
13:38and get next to you.
13:39Like,
13:4059 more days for trial, so.
13:42Are you keeping up
13:43with the Diddy trial?
13:44Which of his celebrity supporters
13:46has been the most shocking to you?
13:48Let us know in the comments.
13:49But we want to make an example
13:51out of Sean Puffy Combs.
13:53He was too confident,
13:55he was too big,
13:56and it was time for us
13:57to bring him down.