MARY J. Blige has seemingly thrown a jab at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after the rapper was accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
The Queen of R&B shared a quote on Instagram that seemed to be about Diddy, 54, following the recent accusations against him.
Diddy has worked with a slew of top-tier artists throughout his career, including Mary, 53, Notorious B.I.G., Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, and 112.
Mary’s first two studio albums, What’s the 411? and My Life, were both largely produced by Diddy, who was known at the time as Puff Daddy.
Despite a 30-year friendship under their belt, however, the Grammy-winning artist has now appeared to speak up against the Last Night rapper.
“Unfortunately, a lot of you all met me when I lacked boundaries and was a people pleaser,” Mary wrote in her new post.
“Let me reintroduce myself, I burn bridges as needed,” she added.
Followers immediately connected her words to Diddy, with one suggesting that Mary was implying that “the Feds asked and I spoke… I’m not going down with you guys.”
“They burned the bridges but this time you didn’t stop the fire,” a second said.
“Watch everybody throw each other under the bus, when they all knew what was going on, but now they want to speak up?!” a third wrote.
“So how are you involved in this Diddy drama? We need the tea sis,” a fourth asked.
“She said what she SAID,” someone commented.
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“Yesssssss! The people who don’t respect boundaries shouldn’t be a part of your life! Period,” another added.
LAWSUITS AGAINST DIDDY
Mary’s new post comes after Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, known professionally as Cassie, filed a lawsuit against the well-known artist.
In November 2023, Cassie accused him of sexually abusing and assaulting her throughout their decade-long relationship, which ended in 2018.
The singer claimed she endured “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking.”
Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed, with the hip-hop mogul saying he “did not do any of the awful things being alleged.”
Around the same time, another lawsuit accused Diddy of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl in 2003.
Diddy shared an Instagram post with his thoughts, where he declared that “enough was enough.”
“For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” read his statement.
Diddy denied all claims against him and said he was innocent – believing his accusers were seeking “a quick payday.”
In February, a music producer filed another lawsuit alleging the Hello Good Morning rapper coerced him to solicit prostitutes and have sex with them.
Diddy’s attorney, Shawn Holley, responded to the accusations: “We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies.”
RAIDED BY FEDS
On Monday, federal agents raided two homes linked to Diddy, as reported by The Associated Press.
Diddy’s houses in Miami and California were searched as part of a federal investigation into the recent sex trafficking allegations.
Without much information from Homeland Security, a video showed agents taking laptops and big boxes out of Diddy’s Miami Beach mansion.
Let me reintroduce myself, I burn bridges as needed.
Mary J. Blige
One day later, footage obtained by TMZ showed his California property turned upside down in the raid.
At the time of the raids, sources told NBC News that four people were interviewed by Manhattan police over allegations of sexual assault, sex trafficking, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms.
Three others were also scheduled for interviews.
FIRST REMARKS
Diddy’s attorney, Aaron Dyer, recently condemned the “unprecedented” raids and said the rapper is innocent despite multiple allegations.
The lawyer labeled the ambush as an “overuse of military-level force” in his first remarks since the feds stormed the properties.
“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residence,” he told TMZ.
“There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”
Aaron said Diddy was never detained and was fully compliant with the authorities.
He added that the rapper was free to travel after his private jet was seen in Antigua on Tuesday, confirming neither he nor any of his family members had been arrested.
“This unprecedented ambush – paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence – leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.
“There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations,” Aaron said.
“Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”
