American rapper 50 Cent has spoken out over the accusations of rape and sex trafficking made against his troubled colleague Sean Diddy.
This occurs as Diddy faces a second round of sexual assault lawsuits, one of which claims he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.
Following a grand jury indictment, federal officials reportedly arrested Diddy in a Manhattan hotel. Diddy is currently facing numerous allegations of rape and sexual abuse.
However, in an exclusive interview with People, 50 Cent said:
“Look, it seems like I’m doing some extremely outrageous things, but I have not. It’s really me just saying what I have been saying for 10 years.
“Now it’s becoming more full-facing in the news with Diddy’s stuff, but away from that. I’m like, Yo, it is just my perspective because I stayed away from that stuff the entire time, because it is not my style.”
The feud between 50 Cent and Diddy dates back to the 1990s, with 50 Cent previously releasing a diss track, “The Bomb,” which accused Diddy of involvement in the 1997 murder of Biggie Smalls.
In a different story, five new civil lawsuits was filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in a federal court in New York, with two men and three women accusing the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting them at parties in Los Angeles, New York, and Las Vegas.
One of the plaintiffs was just 13 years old at the time of the alleged incident.
Combs remains in custody at a Brooklyn jail, where he is also facing separate federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, which he denies.
His legal team has yet to comment on the new cases, though they previously described the wave of lawsuits as “clear attempts to garner publicity,” insisting that “Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone—adult or minor, man or woman.”
The five civil suits claim that Combs, or his associates, drugged the plaintiffs’ drinks, causing them to feel disoriented, nauseous, and disconnected from their surroundings.
Some plaintiffs allege that Combs raped them, forced oral sex on them, or groped them inappropriately.
Combs is set to stand trial in May next year for the federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. If convicted, he could face a life sentence.
