Current:Home > News50 Cent addresses Diddy allegations and why he never partied with the rapper -WealthEngine
50 Cent addresses Diddy allegations and why he never partied with the rapper
View
Date:2025-04-15 19:02:49
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is fed up with his archrival Sean "Diddy" Combs.
In an interview published Wednesday, 50 Cent opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about his tense relationship with former collaborator Combs. "I didn't ever party or hang out with him," the rapper said.
"Puff is a businessperson; when (people call him) a producer, I see people that were taken advantage of, who produced things that he took from them," 50 Cent, who is producing a Netflix documentary on Diddy, said. "He got the credit. He's not a producer. He's been able to take advantage of the business and the creatives in it."
The outspoken Combs critic continued: "I don't have any interest in doing that. I actually fall under the creative. So I just didn't take to hanging out with that."
Despite a flurry of lawsuits filed against him over sexual assault allegations, Combs has denied all accusations against him.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Several former Bad Boy music label employees and sources alleged in a Rolling Stone report in May that Combs has a violent past dating back to his pre-fame life. Sources also corroborated claims of sexual assault and abuse in lawsuits filed by former partner Cassie Ventura, Joi Dickerson-Neal and Crystal McKinney, among other women.
Last November, Casie and Combs settled a lawsuit one day after the model and singer filed against the embattled music mogul in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
However, he has since apologized to ex-girlfriend Cassie publicly after a surveillance video obtained by CNN surfaced of Diddy physically assaulting her at a hotel in 2016.
In his THR interview, 50 Cent claims "everything" Combs says is a lie. Alluding to the CNN video of Combs and Cassie, the rapper added that "with all the influence and power you have, the person you're with is supposed to want to be a part of your life, not be forced."
He said those with power in the situation "let him get away with it."
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter why some in Hollywood have remained silent, 50 Cent kept it a buck.
"Some of them were involved, at the parties and enjoyed themselves, so they don’t know what was being filmed," 50 Cent said. "So they’re not going to say anything because they might have had too much fun. And then you've got other people who look and go, 'Well, that’s not my business and I don’t want to be in it.' "
Contributing: Anika Reed, Naledi Ushe
veryGood! (36)
Related
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Gypsy Rose marks prison release by sharing 'first selfie of freedom' on social media
- How Nashville's New Year's Eve 'Big Bash' will bring country tradition to celebration
- Colts TE Drew Ogletree charged with felony domestic battery, per jail records
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
- Trump's eligibility for the ballot is being challenged under the 14th Amendment. Here are the notable cases.
- AP PHOTOS: In Romania, hundreds dance in bear skins for festive ‘dancing bear festival’
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print
Ranking
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Why do we sing 'Auld Lang Syne' at the stroke of midnight? The New Year's song explained
- See the massive rogue wave that crashed into Ventura, California, sending 8 people to the hospital
- The Rest of the Story, 2023
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Former fast-food building linked to 1978 unsolved slayings in Indiana to be demolished
- Missing teenager found in man’s bedroom under trap door
- Shopping on New Year’s Day 2024? From Costco to Walmart, see what stores are open and closed
Recommendation
Small twin
Venice is limiting tourist groups to 25 people starting in June to protect the popular lagoon city
Oakland officer killed while answering burglary call; shooter being sought, police say
Paula Abdul Sues American Idol EP Nigel Lythgoe for Sexual Assault
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
First edible mascot in sports history stars in the Pop-Tarts Bowl
Chasing the American Dream at Outback Steakhouse (Classic)
Albania’s ex-Prime Minister Berisha put under house arrest while investigated for corruption