Will Smith shuts down claims linking him to ’Diddy’ Combs’ ’controversial’ parties: ‘Ain’t been nowhere near that man’
Will Smith shuts down rumors linking him to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ controversial parties, calling the allegations ‘a damn lie’ and declaring, ‘I ain’t been anywhere near that man’. He told fans to ‘stop all the memes’ and declaring he has ‘nothing to do with Puffy’.
Will Smith has publicly addressed rumors linking him to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged controversial parties, which have come under scrutiny following a series of lawsuits alleging drugging and sexual assault. During a live performance at The Observatory North Park in San Diego on Thursday (December 12) the rapper and actor firmly denied any involvement, dismissing online speculation and viral memes suggesting otherwise. “Ain’t been nowhere near that man,” Smith declared, setting the record straight in front of his audience.
Smith, speaking directly to the crowd, dismissed the speculation. “The world we’re in right now is really hard for y’all to discern what’s real and what’s true,” he said, according to TMZ. “I been seeing y’all memes and stuff. Some of the stuff is funny. But I haven’t addressed any of this publicly, and I want to say this very clear: I don’t have shit to do with Puffy, so y’all can stop all the memes. Stop all of that bullshit.”
Emphasizing his stance, Smith continued, “I ain’t been anywhere near no damn freak off. I do enough of my own shit, don’t be putting me in other people’s shit. I ain’t been nowhere near that man, ain’t did none of that stupid shit. So whatever y’all hearing, if somebody say that, it’s a damn lie. I ain’t even like baby oil.”
The allegations against Combs have sparked widespread discussion online, leading to memes and speculation. Smith’s firm denial aims to distance himself from the ongoing controversy.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, is facing mounting legal challenges as new lawsuits emerge alleging sexual misconduct. Combs was arrested in September on charges including racketeering, sex trafficking, and transporting individuals to engage in prostitution.
In a recent development, three John Does filed lawsuits this week claiming they were drugged and sexually assaulted by Combs within the past five years. These allegations add to the growing list of lawsuits accusing the music mogul of predatory behavior at his infamous parties.
Earlier, another lawsuit refiled against Combs implicated rapper Jay-Z, alleging that he and Combs raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000. This marks Jay-Z as the second high-profile individual named in connection with the controversies surrounding Combs.
Woman acknowledges inconsistencies against Jay-Z and Diddy in sexual assault case
A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at the age of 13 during an awards show after-party has acknowledged inconsistencies in her story. Her admission comes amid ongoing scrutiny as her lawyer has confirmed that they will continue to investigate and verify her claims.
The initial allegations, which have sparked significant public attention, asserted that the two prominent music industry figures were involved in the assault in question.
As the investigation proceeds, the case has placed both Jay-Z and Sean Combs in the spotlight. This development marks a critical moment as the legal proceedings continue to unfold.
Design Miami 2015: traditional automotive brands “don’t need to be scared” of upstarts including Tesla and Apple – and the cars of the future may not be electric, according to Audi’s head of experiential marketing. Other power sources including fuel cells may turn out to be more effective than batteries, Bernhard Neumann told Dezeen, although he said “the end of the combustion engine will come for sure.” When asked whether brands like Audi felt threatened by the hype around battery-powered electric vehicles being developed by American companies, Neumann said: “I don’t think we need to be scared. We are very aware and we are adapting very fast.” Californian company Tesla has led the charge towards electric cars, launching the Tesla Roadster in 2008, and Apple is widely expected to follow suit.
Mainstream rivals have since raced to catch up and develop battery-powered vehicles. BMW launched its first electric car, the i3, in 2013 while Porsche unveiled its first all-electric sports car in September.
But while petrol is on its way out as a fuel source, its replacement is not yet certain, Neumann added. “That is the million-dollar question. Everybody is thinking now that it is electric, but I also see alternatives. For example the fuel cell.”
Neumann spoke to Dezeen at Design Miami in Florida last week, where the brand presented its forthcoming E-tron Quattro electric sport-utility vehicle. This will be the German car brand’s first all-electric car when it goes on sale in 2018. Yet Audi is hedging its bets, and will also next year showcase a version powered by fuel cells, which convert energy from fuels such as hydrogen into electricity via a chemical reaction rather than combustion.
Audi is also joining Tesla, Google, Apple and others by developing concepts for driverless cars, adapting its RS 7 performance cars to travel at speed around race tracks without a driver. Sven Schuwirth, vice president of brand strategy and digital business at the brand, told Dezeen last month that autonomous vehicles could “disrupt the entire business of domestic flights” as business travellers sleep in their cars rather than fly.
