Current:Home > Stocks50 Cent addresses Diddy allegations and why he never partied with the rapper -Prosperity Pathways
50 Cent addresses Diddy allegations and why he never partied with the rapper
View
Date:2025-04-16 23:22:22
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! (985)
Related
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Truck driver fatally shot in confrontation with police officer in Michigan
- UConn students celebrate into the early morning after second consecutive title
- James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Michigan shooter, to be sentenced today
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Missy Elliott announces first headlining tour featuring Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland
- Maryland governor and members of Congress to meet to discuss support for rebuilding collapsed bridge
- Powerball winning ticket sold in Oregon for $1.326 billion jackpot
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- More than 200 women and several men accuse doctor in lawsuit of sexual abuse, unnecessary exams
Ranking
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Gypsy Rose Blanchard's husband speaks out after she announces split: Y'all will see what really happened
- Former Atlanta chief financial officer pleads guilty to stealing money from city for trips and guns
- Israel has told White House that IDF troops will have rest and refit, NSC's John Kirby says
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Youngkin amends Virginia ‘skill games’ legislation, takes other action on final batch of bills
- Urban Outfitters' Total Eclipse of the Sale Delivers Celestial Savings Up to 40% on So Many Cute Styles
- Georgia prosecutor promises charges against driver who ran over 4-year-old girl after police decline
Recommendation
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
On National Beer Day 2024, the US is drinking more Modelo than Bud Light as NA brews rise
More Amazon shoppers are scamming sellers with fraudulent returns
Eclipse glasses recalled: Concerns with Biniki glasses, other Amazon brands, prompt alert
The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
Nate Oats shuts down Kentucky rumors. 'I am fully committed' to Alabama
South Carolina-Iowa women's national championship basketball game broke betting records
A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come