Los Angeles: Oscar-winning Hollywood star Will Smith has denied any affair with Sean “Diddy” Combs and said he is “not even close to that guy”.
Smith, who released a new song titled “Tantrum”, performed at the Observatory North Park Theater in San Diego. A video shared on TikTok and obtained by TMZ shows Smith addressing the crowd between songs, speaking about the memes linking him to Combs.
He said in the clip: “In the world we’re in right now, it’s really hard for y’all to understand what’s real and what’s true, you know? I’ve been seeing y’all’s memes and things… some of this Things are ridiculous… I haven’t addressed any of this publicly, but I want to say it very clearly: I have nothing to do with Puffy, so y’all can stop all those memes They are all bulls….”
“I’m not even close to that guy, I haven’t done anything stupid,” Smith, who has been photographed with Combs at industry events over the years, said from the stage.
“So whenever you hear it, if someone says that, it’s a complete lie,” People.com reports.
Actor Will Smith says he has no connection to Diddy despite online rumors pic.twitter.com/HWLegY5IeU– ICMNEWS (@ICMNEWS_) 14 December 2024
Combs, 55, remains in federal custody in New York City after her indictment in September on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He is accused of using coercion to get women to participate in so-called “freak-offs,” which prosecutors described as “elaborate and manufactured sexual displays.”
Prosecutors also say that when authorities raided Combs’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March, they found “unusual supplies” including prescription drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricants. Combs has denied any wrongdoing.
His lawyers previously said in a statement after the first wave of civil assault complaints that he “cannot address every frivolous allegation that has become a reckless media circus,” but that they “emphatically” denied ever sexually abusing anyone. Refused. Combs will remain behind bars until his trial in May 2025.
