Craziest Diddy Conspiracies That Need to Stop

Sean “Diddy” Combs has a hearing scheduled for next month.

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The fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs is quite a fabled one. His modest upbringing included having a father, Melvin Combs, who was an infamous associate of legendary New York drug dealer and Black mobster Frank Lucas. In 1972, Melvin was shot to death after a failed drug deal in which he was mistaken for a police informant. Diddy managed to claw his way out of tragedy to create one of the biggest empires in the history of hip hop.

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His business ventures—which included music, fashion and alcohol—made Sean Combs one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in the world. Now, Diddy’s enterprises are crumbling in real time following his arrest last week (he is being accused of racketeering and sex trafficking). The mogul’s downfall has led to a slew of conspiracy theories—and here are the most outlandish ones that simply need to stop.

Kim Porter’s “Memoir” Revealed Diddy’s Wrongdoings

Jamal T. Millwood’s “Kim’s Lost Words: A Journey for Justice from the Other Side…” has become a bestseller on Amazon’s charts after it was released on Sept. 6. The book came just 10 days before Combs’ arrest and indictment—and allegedly is a collection of the late Kim Porter’s journal entries during her relationship with the mogul. Combs’ attorney and close friends to Porter said it’s nothing more than a sham.

Justin Bieber Wrote A Song About Diddy Abuse

A song that oddly sounds like Justin Bieber surfaced on various platforms in April. The lyrics say that the singer “lost [himself] at a ‘Diddy’ party.” CBS News reported the song was likely created using artificial intelligence, but went viral after Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Diddy Is A Presidential Distraction, According To Dr. Umar

Dr. Umar is known for his bizarre conspiracy theories and the timing of Combs’ arrest is one of them. He asked in a recent video, “You know why they gave Black people Puff Daddy during election season?” Dr. Umar then answered his own question.

“The reason they decided to serve up Sean Puffy Combs a few weeks before the election is they want to distract you from the laws they’re passing. They want to distract you from the policies they are passing. They want to distract you from the initiatives they are implementing. This is a distraction.”

Clive Davis Used Drugs To Control Diddy, Suge Knight Stated

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During an interview with NewsNation, Suge Knight claimed that Clive Davis, Russell Simmons and Andre Harrell used “alcohol, drugs” to “compromise” Combs’ “manhood.” A spokesperson for Davis stated: “This is a completely fabricated thread that is being trafficked by an incarcerated felon. Mr. Knight’s assertions about Clive Davis are 100 percent false as nothing of the sort ever happened.”

Meek Mill And Diddy Had Relations, As Implied By Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones

In a lawsuit filed by producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones against Combs earlier this year, he inferred that rapper Meek Mill “conserted” with underage girls and sex workers. There have been rumors that Meek had sexual relations with Combs as well, which the rapper denied. “I wanna hire an investigative team 100k cash to find out every specific detail involving meek mill name to ‘Diddy’ Case,” Meek wrote on X earlier this week.

Uncle Luke Believes Diddy’s Downfall Is Due To Diageo

For some reason, Uncle Luke has promoted a conspiracy theory online that Combs’ legal woes are related to Combs’ lawsuit against liquor brand Diageo alleging racism. Oh by the way, the lawsuit was settled earlier this year. In an interview, Campbell stated: “When you get your billions, and they put you on a pedestal, that’s because they put you up on a pedestal. They made you the guy. They place you on every network. They sold you to all y’all on here.”

Diddy Arrest Put Strain On Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Marriage

There has been a slew of speculation that Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are breaking up over renewed interest in Kutcher’s past friendship with Combs. A source told People Magazine: “This is absolutely ridiculous and false.” Photos of Combs and Kutcher partying together resurfaced after Combs’ arrest.

Usher Scrubbed His Socials To Erase Diddy Ties

Shortly after Combs’ arrest, Usher’s entire X (formerly Twitter) feed was deleted and set the internet ablaze with rumors that it was related to Combs’ case. “Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it!” Usher wrote in response on X on Sunday (September 22).

Pink Scrubbed Her Socials To Erase Diddy Ties

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When singer Pink deleted her X account shortly after Combs was arrested in September, people online thought that was some admission of guilt. “I don’t know why I became a headline this week, but I wiped my Twitter account on February 6!!!” Pink stated in a Instagram post Sept. 25. “There is no truth to the rumors spread this week, and while I’ve met people in passing, I’m not associated with any of the people mentioned.”

Diddy Tried To Permanently Silence Al B. Sure

For years, singer Al B. Sure has stated that Combs’ has had sinister dealings and that Sure was ignored by authorities when he voiced these claims. He even stated that while attempting to expose the truth about Combs, he was “medically silenced.” Sure also insisted that the death of Kim Porter be investigated for foul play. Who doesn’t love Al B. Sure, but not a word of that has been confirmed.,

There’s An Underground Bunker At Diddy’s LA Mansion

Numerous social media posts have claimed there is a tunnel underground Diddy’s Los Angeles mansion that connected to the Playboy mansion, the former home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. However, a Reuters fact check proved that the Diddy tunnel claims are made up.

Diddy Sent Shyne To Prison

Following Combs’ arrest in New York City, politician and former Bad Boy rapper Moses ‘Shyne’ Barrow held a press conference in his native Belize and shared his thoughts on the disgraced rapper. In 1999, Barrow was convicted of first-degree assault for a shooting inside a NYC nightclub in which three people were injured.

Combs was also accused of shooting but was acquitted of all charges. “I was defending him and he turned around and called witnesses to testify against me,” Barrow stated. “He pretty much sent me to prison.”

Diddy Is Responsible For J.Lo And Ben Affleck Divorce, According To Suge Knight

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In an episode of his prison podcast “Collect Calls with Suge Knight,” the former record executive stated that the divorce between Combs’ ex Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck is because Lopez appears on tapes seized in the FBI raid of Combs’ mansions. “They go raid Puffy’s house, and they get all these videos of J-Lo doing this and J-Lo doing that,” Knight said.

“And they know the fact that J-Lo lied and said that the gun was Shyne’s or whatever and sent that man to prison, destroyed his life, and she knew it was Puffy’s.”

Politicians Are On Diddy’s “Freak Off” Tapes

Combs’ former bodyguard, Gene Deal, said politicians participated in the mogul’s infamous “freak off” sessions. Deal, who worked for Combs in the ‘90s, stated that the producer’s indictment may expose high-profile officials. “This is all bigger than Diddy,” Deal claimed.

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