In a March 2024 episode of his “Counsel Culture” podcast, Nick Cannon told his guest Iyanla Vanzant that it had been difficult for him to discuss Cassie’s allegations against Diddy on “Way Up With Angela Yee.” While Cannon acknowledged that Cassie was a victim, he said of Diddy, “I don’t know how to feel about that.” Cannon also shared one reason in particular why he found it so hard to consider that his friend might not be who he believed him to be: He was a beneficiary of Diddy’s support during his antisemitism scandal. Cannon pointed out that few others were willing to defend him at the time. When Diddy was faced with his own scandal, Cannon said that he had to ask himself, “What do I owe?”
Cannon admitted that his first instinct was to side with Diddy. “As a friend and as a brother, I want to defend,” he said. Vanzant, who is a life coach, told Cannon that he doesn’t work for Diddy and he isn’t obligated to weigh in on the situation. Her advice to him was to take the “no comment” approach when asked about it in the future. As of this writing, Cannon has not shared his thoughts about the disturbing video of Diddy assaulting Cassie.
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