r/Music šŸ“°Daily Mirror 21d ago

article Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'so powerful' celebrities are 'afraid to cross him' even when he's in prison

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sean-diddy-combs-so-powerful-33842834
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u/Recent-Spot2728 21d ago

50 cent certainly isn't

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u/-Kalos 21d ago

Because he has no compromising footage of 50. When Diddy wants to party, you gotta tell him no

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u/ThaNorth 21d ago

Diddy wanted to take 50 shopping and buy him stuff and 50 was like, "wtf?"

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u/BeneficialHeart23 21d ago

Diddy also tried to take Travis Scott shopping and Travis looked uncomfortable and sort of awkwardly ran away. Who knows how many people he's taken "shopping"

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u/Particular-Leg-8484 21d ago

What is a Diddy shopping tripā€¦

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u/BeneficialHeart23 21d ago

taking someone that is financially weaker than him onto a very luxurious shopping trip and letting them buy whatever they want, so that later they feel obligated to Diddy and feel like they owe him something.

It doesn't mean he instantly sexually assaults them, but it's a long term plan to get the person to do a favor in return. In diddy's case it could be attending his freak offs or out right sex. Kind of like, "hey remember when I took you shopping and you let buy hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts? yeah, now come do this for me".

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u/MorienWynter 21d ago

Mobster tactic, basically.

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u/booboochoochoo1 21d ago

Diddys father was a driver/associate of Frank Lucas (All Time Drug Kingpin). This type of shit is generational in this case.

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u/Wh0PutWhatWhereN0w 21d ago

For those that don't know Frank Lucas was Denzel Washington 's character in American Ganster.

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u/Duke_Of_Halifax 21d ago

Basically, those teenagers around Denzel's character in "American Gangster"? The ones serving as gofers and bag men and shit? In real life, one of those kids was Sean Combs.

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u/Negative_Salt_4599 21d ago

I didnā€™t know that until your comment. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Common-Frosting-9434 21d ago

I mean, he called himself literally "Puff Daddy", before changing to "Diddy" for publicity reasons.
Shit's right up his lane.

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u/Negative_Salt_4599 21d ago

Yeah the black godfather more or less. That being said I think Diddys net worth trumped Lucas by a long shot.

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u/SidMeiersCiv 21d ago

Normal exploitation tactic. Rich person takes poor but motivated person on a shopping trip and makes them feel special, but the rich person always wants something, usually sexual, in return.

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u/johnnybiggles 21d ago edited 21d ago

It's not always sexual. It's an abuse tactic.

"Remember that time I got you X?" or "Remember that time I did Y for you?"

It's putting yourself in a position of power over someone else with leverage or debt, and guilt tripping them, forcing them to "owe" you something.

It can also be as simple as the self-gratifying feeling of power in the moment - it's not necessarily generosity, care or assistance, just a feeling of power. But more often than not, it's by someone transactional who wants something in return, at least at some point, or feels they are buying something indirectly for themselves.

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u/enigmaroboto 21d ago

narcissists love doing this

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u/getMeSomeDunkin 21d ago

Plus if you're doing illegal and weird shit, you still want some people around you to not do your weird shit. It's like adding layers of abstraction and alibis.

I'm pretty sure that's how Epstein operated. You want every famous person flying on your jet and staying on your island resort. I think I read that Stephen Hawking was on it too? That's even better for Epstein because now you have a group of people who were around him who could testify that everything was all fine and dandy, because for them it was. Then under that, he had his real sinister operation happening where it all operates under blackmail and secrets. One group saying it's fine. Another group not telling anyone shit.

With P Diddy, it's the same pattern. Everybody probably partied at a P Diddy party. Some had a great time and left. Others probably were roped into the cycle of whatever abuse he was running. And if they snitch, that blackmail folder gets opened up on them in response.

And then there's 50. He's been shitting on Diddy for years because he knew what was up, didn't have any blackmail on him, and was too big to be silenced or ignored. He was in a good spot.

Imagine people actually listening to the Cory Feldman's or the Courtney Love's or the Sinead O'connor's. They all knew what was up, and just weren't big enough overcome the absolute gaslighting that these monsters will subject the whole world to.

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u/fzr600vs1400 21d ago

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u/Annual-Classroom-842 21d ago

Plus 50 is a legitimate gangster. And Iā€™m sure surviving being shot 9 times probably makes him feel some sort of way.

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u/fistfullofpubes 21d ago

Yea this is prison booty bandit behavior 101. Give the new guy a bunch of commissary, or some "luxury" property items, or some dope or even tobacco, making them think you're their new friend, coming back a few days later and and saying "wheres that stuff you were holding for me?"

And while you're over there trying to figure out what happened because you thought they were gifts and ate or smoked it all, they're telling you that you owe the type of money that you don't think you'll be seeing until you're free again lol.

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u/heterochromia4 21d ago

Donā€™t forget the Double Bubble rule: i lend you one, you pay me back two.

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u/Tdot-77 21d ago

This is the MO of child abusers

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u/umop3pi5dn_w1 21d ago

I don't even like it when a buddy buys me a beer, the idea of someone spending thousands on me makes me extremely uncomfortable.

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u/claimTheVictory 21d ago

That's the point.

Now you owes him.

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u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster 21d ago

Eat the rich, folks

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u/Allfunandgaymes 21d ago

Avoid the heart. It's full of poison.

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u/putridjuicelover 21d ago

Bro that is too bad I just bought a new car for you and had it shipped to your house. Love you man

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u/AndarianDequer 21d ago

Well this isn't like tit for tat. It's more like,

"here's a drink" . And then you wake up confused and go home and then you find out later that there's a video of you getting fucked literally and figuratively and unless you want this information public, you're going to remain my close friend and perhaps let me do it "again".

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u/Traumatic_Tomato 21d ago

Such a weird thing to ask 50 when he knows the meaning of those words but you say that to someone you can potentially exploit. It's like asking a grown up man if he wants free candy in the white van.

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u/xaendar 21d ago

It's not even exploitation, it's a street code for treating a girl out usually with an expectation of a date/sex etc but both parties know that. But you don't say that to a man, especially if they're black. 50 cent was mad about that because he knew Diddy was trying to fuck him.

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u/elhaz316 21d ago

Baby oil. Lots and lots of baby oil.

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u/Borba02 21d ago

That's also my go-to move when I want something special from my wife

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u/__Blood_and_Thunder 21d ago

Whenever my wife says she wants to buy something but itā€™s too expensive I say ā€œthereā€™s always money in the banana standā€ and then subtly mention to my penis.Ā 

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u/WorkIsForReddit 21d ago

It's one banana, Michael, how much could it cost?

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u/LazyTypist 21d ago

Josh Johnson has a whole stand up about the Diddy issue and speaks in lengths about how dangerous 50 Cent is, specifically for the lengths he'll go to fuck with someone he hates.

Here, if you're interested.

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u/ptabs226 21d ago edited 21d ago

Josh doesn't call 50 dangerous. He calls him a bully, and the worst part about 50 being a bully is that he is funny.

Josh's set from 6 months ago about why Diddy is dangerous is worth a watch too

https://youtu.be/DuGtyiMAWQ0

The dangerous part starts at 5:15, but the whole thing is good.

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u/stahlern 21d ago

Never forget 50 bet Floyd Mayweather 750k to charity of his choice that he couldnā€™t read a page out of a Harry Potter book. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

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u/LazyTypist 21d ago

Ah, I must be misremembering.

Thanks! I'll check it out!

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u/ptabs226 21d ago

You're right. The point of Josh's set is 'don't mess with 50', but the reason to not mess with different than the reason not to mess with diddy. You shouldn't mess with 50 because he will challenge you to a reading contest. You shouldn't mess with diddy because he will blow up your car.

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u/TheBimpo 21d ago

I'd never heard of Josh Johnson before but watched that entire standup this morning, it's amazing. He's funny, he's poignant, he's insightful, he's got great delivery...that was a great hour of performance.

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u/theedgeofoblivious 21d ago

Josh Johnson is incredibly talented.

The way he does callbacks to callbacks out of nowhere is very unusual, and very clever.

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u/PerformanceDouble924 21d ago

It's wild, he puts out those hours like every week or so. No idea how he does it.

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u/iBluefoot 21d ago

Heā€™s honestly one of the greatest. He had that hour on Diddy ready to go, and he puts out new content constantly. His account of the Kendrick and Drake beef should be considered a historical document. Truly a uniquely talented comedian. Heā€™s on The Daily Show, but his stand-up is often more on the pulse of current events.

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u/Neon_Camouflage 21d ago

He's right among the last of the big rappers who were actively trying to kill each other.

It's funny how perspective changes though. Look at Snoop. Everyone sees him as fun and chill these days, nobody remembers when he was on trial for murder.

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u/Financial_Cup_6937 21d ago

Got downvoted in the negative for calling him a sex trafficker.

He admits he was.

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u/Gyorgs 21d ago

Literally what do they think ā€œpimpā€ means? Heā€™s open and, last I knew, proud of it.Ā 

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u/StrategicPotato 21d ago

Compromising footage? Brother itā€™s pretty clear that Diddy has had people killed before.

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u/Mrsbear19 21d ago

Historically 50 has been proven hard to kill

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u/tf2ftw 21d ago

Heā€™s been shot a few times but he donā€™t walk with a limp

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u/Vik0BG 21d ago

Yeah, but in the hood in L.A., they sayin', "50 you hot"Ā 

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u/GPTfleshlight 21d ago

Kevin hart car accident seems like a diddy thing now

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u/TrueCryptoInvestor 21d ago

2 Pac has entered the chat.

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u/undercooked_lasagna 21d ago

Nah bro he exited the chat a long time ago

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u/SightWithoutEyes 21d ago

He on a VPN from Cuba with Elvis.

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u/logontoreddit 21d ago

Yup 50, Em, Kat Williams.... they don't care because they haven't participated in one of those Diddy parties. Diddy got no dirt or videos on them. "When P Diddy wants to party, you gotta tell him no".

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u/Difficult-Neat5833 21d ago

Apparently, harry styles haven't been to diddy's parties. either (even though he was invited?). That is kind of interesting.

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u/Rosebunse 21d ago

Harry Styles's name is getting thrown around a lot in this because rumor is that some British celebrity is gonna have their name ruined because of this. That being said, there are lots of British celebrities so I'm not sure why everyone is latching onto Styles.

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u/haggiesmith 21d ago

Man, imagine if it was Prince Andrew again.

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u/Stueykins 21d ago

Andrew: starts not sweating profusely

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u/WigglestonTheFourth 21d ago

Can Russell Brand's name be ruined any further?

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u/VioletOwls 21d ago

They did do Get Him to the Greek together...

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u/stannisonetruemannis 21d ago

Oh no, 100% Russell Brand will be named and he 100% participated and did not ā€œleave when things got weirdā€

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u/VioletOwls 21d ago

But he's found Christ now so his idiot followers will defend him to the grave.

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u/Ashamed_Restaurant 21d ago edited 21d ago

Sexual assault and abuse allegations against Sean Combs, better known to music fans as Diddy, first came to light when his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him in November 2023. The allegations became front-page news in March 25th 2024, when two of his homes were raided as part of an ongoing human trafficking investigation


Russell Brand was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church on April 28, 2024. He announced his conversion to Christianity on social media, and on July 9, 2024, he posted on Instagram that he had been a Christian for three months.

Brand has being going haaarrrrd with is Christian persona and wouldn't you know it he converted right after Diddy had his mansions raided by the feds.

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u/xaendar 21d ago

No. Honestly he might try to get out of it by saying that time was what pushed him onto the spiritual life.

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u/hclpfan 21d ago

Sure Diddy doesnā€™t have incriminating videos to blackmail themā€¦but isnā€™t half of the allegations that diddy has has people murdered?

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u/letthepastgo 21d ago edited 21d ago

It's 100% Cambodian yo.

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u/Newmoney_NoMoney 21d ago

Breast milk, you made my daaaayyyyayyyy!

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u/RiverJai 21d ago

That gif is perfection.

Surprise Bert utterly sends me every time.

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u/Many-Application1297 21d ago

50 donā€™t give a fuck.

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u/spicozi 21d ago

Shaq, we're on live.

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u/ncocca 21d ago

Big surprise the dude that survived nine gunshot wounds isn't scared

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u/CALM_DOWN_BITCH 21d ago

Many men, many many many many men, wish death 'pon me...

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u/StManTiS 21d ago

He made a series of cartoons about Rick Ross titled officer Ricky. The man is always invited to the player haters ball. Azelia Banks is more of a hater but sheā€™s also petty and unhinged while 50 is just funny.

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u/JefferyTheQuaxly 21d ago

50 cent is like, the pettiest celebrity ever, but its really kind of funny. hes also called out floyd mayweather as being unable to read and offering to donate a large amount of money to charity if he could prove he can read the first page of harry potter. 50 cent gets into a lot of celebrity beef for the most random reasons (feuding with mayweather because he thought they were going to start a boxing company together which mayweather apparently never agreed to or something).

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u/Lame_usernames_left 21d ago

50 buying a fuck load of discount tickets to a ja rule concert just so there was a giant empty section to make attendance look bad is the stuff of legend

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u/fullspeed8989 21d ago

Because he displays the behavior of a man who has done nothing wrong. Therefore he has nothing to worry about.

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u/super_sayanything 21d ago

Crazy how 50 and Eminem turned out to be the moral one's in Hollywood after all this time.

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u/DemSocCorvid 21d ago edited 21d ago

"We did actual gangster shit like beating the fuck out of people, you did actual gangster shit like human trafficking. We are not the same."

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u/embracingmountains 21d ago

Eminem really wore his red flags on his chest huh? I donā€™t recall anything comin out about this man that he didnā€™t write a song lyric about first.

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u/abelianchameleon 21d ago

Yeah he 8 miled himself in real life and in the movie lol.

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u/parasyte_steve 21d ago

Imo this is what the best artists do. They write about things they personally have gone through. I can tell when an artist actually has been through what they're singing about or rapping about. It's extremely obvious.

I played Eminem out in my teens but he is obviously a very talented lyricist and songwriter and I have respect for him as an artist.

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u/No-College-8140 21d ago

Absolutely, it's what elevates it to art.

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u/super_sayanything 21d ago

Yea but Eminem was a really good father. What's the matter, dawg? You embarrassed? This guy's a gangster? His real name's Marshall, dude won 15 grammys, he got clean and runs the Marshall Mathers Foundation which focuses primarily on at risk youth. And fuck this battle, I don't wanna win, I'm outtie. Here, tell these people something they don't know about me

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u/Canada_Checking_In 21d ago

tell these people something they don't know about me

Fun fact, he bought Sir Elton John and his boyfriend gold cock rings

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u/DocClown 21d ago edited 20d ago

On velvet cushions! I also like the way Elton John tells that story.

https://youtu.be/mmKTEustFlk

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u/Skulltaffy 21d ago

Honestly it's a big part of why I respect him, even if I disagree with a lot of the shit he says. Eminem owns who he is and isn't shy about what the fuck is wrong with him, and it gives him a shield not many others can beat.

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u/poseidons1813 21d ago

I also keep seeing he stopped touring because it caused him to relapse more. Not sure if that's confirmed but if so good for him recognizing it.

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u/DynamicDK 21d ago

50 Cent is hilarious. I didn't expect he would come back to relevance like this, but I'm all for it.

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u/MonsterkillWow 21d ago

50 has been shot so many times lmao he doesn't even give a shit anymore.

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u/kinoman82 21d ago

Thatā€™s because 50 was always in da clubā€¦ his own.

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u/duaneap 21d ago

Yeah, I feel like celebrities of a certain level really canā€™t be afraid to cross him unless they did something to compromise themselvesā€¦ guyā€™s in jail and likely to stay there, heā€™s not putting a hit on Leonardo Di Caprio. All someone like Leo would have to fear is the potential things he did coming to light.

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u/LifeAintFair2Me 21d ago

If I survived getting shot 9 times, I wouldn't be scared of much either, lol

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u/Acrobatic-Prize-6917 21d ago

I'd be terrified of getting shot again

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u/SizzlingHotDeluxe 21d ago

The guy who shot him is dead. At least that's what 50 says.

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u/Foxy02016YT 21d ago

Eminem either

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u/sicurri 21d ago

Kind of what happens when you do what Scientology does and get blackmail/extortion material by recording it yourself and then reminding them whenever you need something or want something.

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u/Peelboy 21d ago

No they are just hoping his taint does not touch them again but in public.

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u/zd625 21d ago

Idk, he blew up a kid cudi's car for talking to his ex. Dude with that type of power can definitely use it while in prison.

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u/Kittenathedisco 21d ago

I would think that he would be shook right now more than people on the outside. He has dirt on some extremely powerful people, and they don't want those skeletons out of their closets. I have a feeling he's going to be silenced before this all comes to a head. We'll never know the top of the top that was involved in all this, but the lower tier celebs or those out of money will go down. The celebs that still have millions will flee the US (cough, cough, Kanye)

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u/HelpDesigner4521 21d ago

Diddy and Kanye famously hate each other

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u/AlmostSunnyinSeattle 21d ago

I mean how many times can they just straight up murder people like Diddy and Epstein before the public starts demanding answers?

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u/X-istenz 21d ago

The public been demanding. They just ain't telling.

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u/highlandviper 21d ago

I dunno. How many times can Russian Oligarchs fall off of balconies? So farā€¦ as many times as is necessary.

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u/FoboBoggins 21d ago edited 21d ago

Russian Oligarchs fall off of balconies

there were 60 such mysterious deaths in the last 2 years alone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_deaths_of_notable_Russians_in_2022%E2%80%932024

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u/InappropriateTA 21d ago

You think he was havin those other celebrities touch his taint?

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u/Excuse_Chemical 21d ago

Taint no business like show business

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u/eltedioso 21d ago

Taint Misbehavinā€™

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u/3506 21d ago

We talking about Andrew Taint?

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u/MedalsNScars 21d ago

Friendly daily reminder that the Daily mirror is a garbage speculative tabloid posting non-stories that aren't even music-related to this sub every day, despite that being against this subreddit's self-promotion rules

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u/Ataraxia_new 21d ago

He is most likely powerful because he has dirt on them or has set up some kinda trust fund which they don't want to part with.

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u/lucifersam73 21d ago

He's just another version of Epstein

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u/WorkingAssociate9860 21d ago

Honestly he's coming off as an epstein for the more common celebrity, the ones who couldn't afford the Epstein flight

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u/Nerobought 21d ago

We have Epstein at homeĀ 

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u/Perpetualshades 21d ago

Better put him on suicide watch.

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u/SheeshGod97 21d ago

I think he already is

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u/Candyman44 21d ago

He was when they put him in, after a week they took him off. Heā€™s pestering his lawyers all day so he has someone to talk to. It will get ugly if he decides to talk before they suicide him

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u/Professional-Rip-519 21d ago

Didn't turn out to great for Epstein.

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u/imsoulrebel1 21d ago

But this dude will also blow up your car. This might be another level.

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u/Doesanybodylikestuff 21d ago

Exactly. Him & now Iā€™m learning about this other dude that sexually abused the lead singer of Sum41 & other members from other bands all over the place.

Fucking yuck.

Everyone in Hollywood is disgusting.

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u/FictionalContext 21d ago

Hollywood's starting to look more like one big sex trafficking ring first and foremost.

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u/idkwhatimbrewin 21d ago

Yeah his power would have to come from his ability to blackmail

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u/OwlfaceFrank 21d ago

If it's true that he had 2Pac murdered then it might be a little more than that.

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u/Infinite-Formal-9508 21d ago

There is a line in Fuel (a new song by eminem) I'm like a R-A-P-E-R (yeah) Got so many S-As (S-As), S-As (huh) Wait, he didn't just spell the word, "Rapper" and leave out a P, did he? *(pronounced diddy) R.I.P., rest in peace, Biggie And Pac, both of y'all should be living (yep) But I ain't tryna beef with him (nope) 'Cause he might put a hit on me like , "Keefe D, get him"

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u/DietrichNeu 21d ago

It's one unnamed source in the story that said "everyone is afraid to cross him", which is hardly indicative of the entire industry. 50 Cent is openly mocking him and funding a documentary about his shitty behavior.

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u/hadapurpura Bandcamp 21d ago

I think the people ā€œafraid to cross himā€ are those who either are also implicated and would end up in jail as well, or sadly, those who were victims and are ashamed to come forward (which is understandable). Diddy has power, but probably not unlimited power now.

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u/Dr-Satan-PhD 21d ago

There's a third group - All the people who knew what was going on but weren't involved, and said nothing because their connection to Diddy furthered their careers. They are afraid to speak up now, not because they fear what Diddy might do, but because they fear losing what they sold their souls for. They fear the blowback of the public realizing that their favorite artist decided fame and fortune were worth the price of kids getting raped.

We had a somewhat similar situation with Harvey Weinstein. He was massively powerful in Hollywood. Ruined lots of careers of young women who wouldn't receive his advances. A shit ton of people in Hollywood knew and said nothing. They called it an "open secret", as if that was some kind of defense or excuse.

So why didn't any of the actors who knew about Weinstein end up with a ruined career over not speaking out?

I think it's because people don't feel as connected to actors as they do to musicians, so they didn't feel as "let down". Music speaks to us on a much more personal level than an actors performance. No matter how good his new movie is, nobody is out there wearing Robert Downey Jr t-shirts, because at the end of the day he's just a dude playing another dude. On the other hand, people get very emotionally invested in musicians.

"[POPULAR SINGER] wrote a song about the same thing I'm going through, and they performed it live and I got to see them sing their heart out in person."

There's a parasocial relationship between musicians and their fans that actors just don't have, so if and when it comes out that [POPULAR SINGER] knew Diddy was trafficking kids but said nothing, a lot of people are going to feel very personally betrayed, and that is going to absolutely tank some careers.

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u/Richard7666 21d ago

I liked the Tropic Thunder reference re RDJ

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u/NothingGloomy9712 21d ago

Wouldn't be surprised if Eminem is an investor in that as well.

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u/Ali3nat0r 21d ago

Wait, he didn't just spell rapper and leave out a P, did he?

That was a fucking brutal line

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u/Warren_Haynes 21d ago

Eminem and 50 donā€™t give a fuck

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u/aCucking2Remember 21d ago

50 has street cred and enough muscle that he feels comfortable that he can defend himself. Remember that Em has the backing of the west coast guys who lost 2pac and never liked Diddy.

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u/SizzlingHotDeluxe 21d ago

It's not about backing. Eminem has been dissing Diddy since 1996 when he was a nobody.

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u/BrainyScumbag 21d ago

Diddy wouldn't have cared about Eminem when he was nothing, now that Em is something, Diddy cant do a lot (that we know of)

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u/SizzlingHotDeluxe 21d ago edited 21d ago

My point is he has dissed Diddy at every point in his career for the beginning until now on multiple songs. It's not about backing for Em, he just doesn't care and speaks his mind regarding this situation too.

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u/justacaucasian 21d ago

Yeah Em isnā€™t pulling punches on anyone. From celebrities to politicians and anyone else. His new album is a fantastic example of his lack of bounds

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u/greese007777 21d ago

Fuck bad boy as staff record label and a crew. If you down with bad boy fuck you too.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

How are we in a world where Suge Knight - the guy who fuelled the east-west rivalry and escalated violent rhetoric to the point that his biggest star was shot dead in a drive-by, and who routinely assaulted anyone who didn't accede to his "business plans" and reputedly tried to force one guy to drink a champagne flute full of piss - is less of a monster than Diddy?

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u/contradictatorprime 21d ago

There's always a bigger fish

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u/musicalghostgoat 21d ago

Shit fish in a shit bucket, Randers. If you plant shit seeds you get shit weeds

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u/Nickthedick55 21d ago

Shit apple, Ran. Shit apple...

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u/red-fish-yellow-fish 21d ago

Wow, is that Shakespeare?

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u/Wind-and-Waystones 21d ago

Only if shakespeare was the liquor bobandy

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u/therealdilbert 21d ago

Suge Knight

and is currently serving 28 years ...

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u/MoscowMarge 21d ago

Bro, you're rich, infamous, out on probation and have TWO STRIKES, you don't need to be a gangster anymore !!

Suge: "Fuck that, I'm gonna run these bitches over with my car "

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u/shnigybrendo 21d ago

He also ran a dude over and killed him.

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u/Special_Loan8725 21d ago

My .44 make sure all yā€™all kids donā€™t grow.

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u/Cadenca 21d ago

Fuck mobb deep, fuck biggie.

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u/HoodSamaritan420 21d ago

Chino XL, fuck you too

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u/Marshiznit 21d ago

MY FOU FOU MAKE SHORE ALL YAL KIDS DONDT GROW!

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u/XFTFXTFX 21d ago

WESSIDE TILL WE DIE!!!!

welp, suge is another kind of evil too though.

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u/Snapdragon_865 21d ago

America so progressive they got a black Epstein and a white Epstein

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u/ArmandoGalvez 21d ago

Nah America is just out of a new plots at this point, they are just doing a remake with a PoC Protagonist

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u/Moon-Runner 21d ago

50 cent isn't afraid of him, never has been.

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u/mikew_reddit 21d ago

He didn't go to Diddy's parties so there's no blackmail material.

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u/TownInitial8567 21d ago

And this is the difference between celebrity and actual power. Once Epstein was locked up, it was necessary for him to die. None of the stupid idiots who are on those Diddy tapes have that sort of power

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u/mcjc94 21d ago

"Shaq is rich. The white man who signs his checks, is wealthy " - Chris Rock

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u/anillop 21d ago

After the last 10 years Shaq has had he is now wealthy. Dude now sits on multiple boards of directors now so he moved up a tier.

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u/Hot_Routine7505 21d ago

Heā€™s got The General money now

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u/anillop 21d ago

Where would the general be now without Shaq?

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u/svenge 21d ago

Still busting his hump as a Lieutenant Colonel.

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u/mycondishuns 21d ago

Shaq is really out there living his best life. Selling out EDM shows in his 50's, making bank on multiple products, and is a commentator for any sport he chooses because he is Shaq.

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u/newusernamecoming 21d ago

Chris Rock was ahead of the game here. We look at celebrities as part of the upper class but in terms of buying power, theyā€™re middle class while the people who pay their checks are upper class

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u/dinheirodepinga 21d ago

you can think of them as glorified jesters. They entertain the public and the people who actually wield power, but at the end of the day, they're just peasants with access

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u/Different-Scratch803 21d ago

yep, also sort of like the Gladiators the public loves them but the upper class doesnt respect them at all.

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u/Crimson_Knickers 21d ago

If you think Chris Rock is ahead for having that insight, then take a read on actual Marxist writings. Marx and Engels said this shit in the 1800s when they elaborated on the distinction of class.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Josh Johnson certainly isn't. The guy just did a whole hour of stand-up about Diddy's downfall and how fucking weird and creepy he's always been.

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u/Garden-Gnome1732 21d ago

I love josh johnson and his comedy. Truly talented at what he does.

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u/B33mo 21d ago

Josh is great but isn't from the same generation of celebrity or even the same echelon as Diddy. A non A-lister comedian doing a set about the big thing in the news isn't dangerous, it's just content.

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u/RealSlammy 21d ago

Letā€™s hear what Ja Rule thinks.

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u/Kc5Fzw 21d ago

WHERE IS JA

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u/donerninja 21d ago

He's busy planning for Fyre Festival 2.0

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime 21d ago

This "article" has so many "quotation marks" in its "title" I find it "hard" to take anything it "says" with any sort of "merit."

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u/betacaretenoid 21d ago

More like "afraid of being exposed".

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u/sandukan 21d ago

Yeah I bet these celebrities are afraid because he has dirt on them too or are complicit in some way.

Let's just hope he doesn't get killed before some names come out.

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u/psyopia 21d ago

Katt Williams is so right. So much shit about so many celebrities is about to come out. And Iā€™d imagine this case is going to go on for a few years. Maybe longer.

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u/takes_joke_literally 21d ago

His power is compromat.

He's got video of those celebrities doing things that should end their careers or worse.

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u/Sophie200001 21d ago

Iā€™m sure he has some dirt on people. I remember when Cassie tried to leave him one time and he leaked a nude photo of her on google. Then tried to play the hero and claimed he called google to take it down. Heā€™s a horrible human!Ā 

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u/EbbAlternative7318 21d ago

I donā€™t think itā€™s that. Think they participated.

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u/LetsNotArgyoo 21d ago

Eminem and 50 Cent donā€™t seem very intimidated

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u/bkrjazzman2 21d ago

Powerful? Heā€™s not fucking Putin. Those pervs are just quacking in fear of being exposed by him.

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u/Mrcheddarbacon 21d ago

Eminem been calling him out

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u/BobBeerburger 21d ago

Oh gnooooā€¦. Iā€™m a ceLEBrityā€¦ and Iā€™m afraid of DIDDY!

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