Was Mila Kunis Mentioned In The Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial?
Since Sean 'Diddy' Combs was arrested for charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation, his many A-list friends have come under scrutiny. Diddy, who denies all allegations and has pleaded not guilty in court, threw infamous partied throughout the 2000s which were attended by countless celebrities- a lot of whom have now been mentioned during his trial.
So far, plenty of people have taken to the stand and testified against Diddy, including his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard, rapper Kid Cudi, Diddy's former personal assistant David James and an escort Diddy allegedly paid for 'freak offs' called Daniel Phillip.
Various celebrities have also been mentioned during the course of the trial including Lauren London, Usher, who previously described Diddy as a mentor and Michael B. Jordan, who reportedly had a brief flirtation with Ventura during the period of their on-off relationship. However, it's not yet clear where they would fit into the case and there's been no suggestion that they were involved in the alleged crimes, nor are they accused of any wrongdoing.
Another celebrity that's come under fire is Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher. Although neither of them have explicitly been mentioned in the trial so far and have not been accused of any crime, their close ties to the music mogul has meant that they've come under intense media scrutiny ever since he was arrested last year. After his arrest, photos emerged showing a young Kutcher with Combs, including one of him co-hosting the record producer's annual White Party in 2009. It remains uncertain whether either of them will be called to testify in the Diddy trial.
Kutcher has reportedly been friends with Diddy ever since 2003, right around the time the actor launched his prank show Punk'd. Diddy told James Corden on The Late Late Show in 2018, 'I gave [Kutcher] a call one day and said, 'I heard that you are going to punk me, and I just don't think that's a good idea."'
Appearing on the YouTube series Hot Onesin 2019, Ashton Kutcher declined to share details about the rapper's parties, saying, 'I've got a lot I can't tell.'
He also recalled that the pair began training for the New York City Marathon together shortly after they first became friends. 'We had paparazzi all around us at the time and [Diddy] was like, 'You gotta slow down, but make it look like you're not slowing down, because I don't want to look like I'm not going to be able to finish this thing.'
Kunis has been forced to deny rumours that she and Ashton are splitting up due to tension placed on the marriage during the trial. Unfortunately for the actress, this Diddy trial follows another public relations controversy for her and her husband. In 2023, they both voiced their public support for their That '70s Show co-star Danny Masterson after he was accused of sexual assault. The couple faced backlash when their character letters were made public in which they praised their friend as a 'role model' and an 'exceptional person.' Shortly afterwards, Masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison when a jury found him guilty of two counts of rape.
With Diddy's trial predicted to end in early July, we'll need to wait and see if Mila or Ashton are mentioned or even called to the stand.
Sarah O'Byrne has worked for Bauer Media since May 2023. She writes for Grazia, heat, Closer, Bella and Yours.
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