After the Bad Boy Records founder’s arrest in September, many people on the internet are trying to find celebrity ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs. One of those people includes Democratic Presidential Nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
On September 16, 2024, Diddy was arrested in Manhattan by federal agents, facing serious charges including racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against the rapper, and he pleaded “not guilty” in a New York courtroom where he was subsequently denied bail.
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This arrest came months after a dramatic raid on Diddy’s homes by federal agents on March 25, 2024. At the time, a spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations told TMZ: “Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available.”
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Some netizens have shared a photo of Kamala Harris and Diddy posing with one another. In one Instagram post, a user captioned, “Kamala’s team has spent more than $5 million having images with Sean “Diddy” Combs bleached from the internet. It would be such a shame if this made the rounds.” But did she really take those photos with Diddy or are they fake?
Did Diddy take a picture with Kamala Harris?
The photo that has been shared multiple times is an edited photo of Diddy and his ex-girlfriend Misa Hylton with Kamala Harris’ face imposed on hers. Several news sites like Reuters, AFP, and Lead Stories have fact-checked the photo and proved it was doctored. A discreet watermark “ALLOD” and a branded disclaimer in the lower left corner says this photo is satire from the website America’s Last Line of Defense.
Former President Donald Trump posted another fake photo of Vice President Kamala Harris with Diddy on September 20, 2024. He posted his Truth Social site and wrote: “Kamala, doing the Diddy?” the text read via TMZ. “Madam Vice President, have you ever been involved with or engaged in one of Puff Daddies freak offs?” He subsequently deleted it.
The Democratic presidential candidate previously thanked the rap for hosting a town hall about the impact of COVID-19 on Black communities in 2020. “Thank you, @Diddy, for hosting this town hall last night,” the post on X read. “There’s a lot at stake for our communities right now, and it’s critical we bring to the forefront how coronavirus is perpetuating racial inequality and health disparities.”
Both Diddy and Donald Trump expressed in the past that they were friends. “Donald Trump is a friend of mine, and he works very hard,” Diddy told the Washington Post in 2015. “I love Diddy. You know he’s a good friend of mine, he’s a good guy,” Trump said in an episode of The Celebrity Apprentice.