Trump As soon as Known as Diddy a 'Good Man', Mentioned He Would 'Stick Up For Him'?

In September 2024, a rumor circulated (archived here) claiming former U.S. President Donald Trump as soon as stated hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was “good man” and he would “stick up for him.” The posts unfold quickly after Combs was arrested and charged with intercourse trafficking.

Amongst sources that unfold the rumor was the leisure information web site Meaww. It revealed the headline, “Watch Trump arise for ‘good man’ Diddy in outdated ‘Apprentice’ clip after Aubrey O’Day suggests in any other case.” O’Day is a singer and former member of Danity Kane, a lady group that Combs fashioned. Additionally, in a mid-September 2024 present, comic Jimmy Kimmel introduced up Trump’s alleged feedback, too.

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Trump did certainly reward Combs utilizing these phrases in 2012. He made the feedback within the first episode of the twelfth season of “The Apprentice,” the truth competitors present that judged the enterprise acumen of contestants and Trump hosted between 2004 and 2017. As such, we decided this declare accurately attributed.

This specific season of the present featured plenty of celebrities, together with O’Day. We discovered a duplicate of the complete episode through the Web Archive, and it may be seen here.

The second in query occurred on the 1:09:25 mark, after O’Day was requested whether or not she thought one other contestant ought to stay on the present:

O’Day: However I’ve to say, I’m a really strict and targeted businesswoman as a result of working for Diddy for six years educated me to must be good.

Trump: Working for Diddy?

O’Day: Completely.

Trump: I really like Diddy. […] You understand he is an effective good friend of mine. He is a great man. Is he a great man?

O’Day: I do not need to reply that query.

Trump: Oh properly, I believe he is a great man, I’ll stick up for him.

O’Day publicly criticized Combs in 2022, alleging she was kicked out of Danity Kane in 2008 as a result of she refused to meet non-music-related requests for Combs. After his 2024 arrest, she stated she felt “validated,” posting on X: The aim of Justice is to supply an ending and permit us the house to create a brand new chapter. Ladies by no means get this. I really feel validated. At present is a win for girls everywhere in the world, not simply me. Issues are lastly altering.”

Now we have coated the music mogul’s purported ties to different high-profile figures, like U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, as properly. We reported how a miscaptioned video and faux photograph falsely claimed Harris attended a celebration with Combs in 2001, when, in actuality, she was there with tv host Montel Williams.

Combs was arrested in New York in mid-September 2024 after being indicted by a federal grand jury. The three-count indictment alleges intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and interstate transportation for prostitution, as reported by The Related Press. He additionally faces plenty of courtroom circumstances over sexual assault allegations. The rapper was in jail and awaiting trial, as of this writing. 

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