50 Cent savagely trolls Diddy again with wild AI baby oil video after rap mogul's shock verdict
Ever since Diddy's dramatic downfall amid allegations of sex crime - which he has denied - 50 has been giddily trolling him on social media.
Early this month, the public was left in shock when Diddy was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, sex trafficking and racketeering.
However he was found guilty of two lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, and is currently in prison awaiting sentencing on October 3.
As the date crept nearer, 50 fired up his Instagram page this weekend to post a wild AI-generated video that took a sly dig at the stash of baby oil the authorities discovered during a raid of Diddy's Los Angeles home.
In the clip - which 50 credited to the Instagram account @Geisha305 - a glistening Diddy is seen walking a fashion show runway, modeling a pink dress with a Johnson & Johnson baby oil logo splashed across the front.
The video was set to rapper Jody2Good's song Baby Oil Freak Off Party, a track about Diddy that was released last year after his arrest.
In his caption, 50 Cent wrote: 'I didn't know Diddy walked in the Michael Amiri show, when did he make Bond!' - prompting the fashion designer to leap into the comments and quip: 'Cmon 50, don't include me in this.'
His new post comes after another online wag issued an apology for an irreverent stunt that also made reference to Diddy's baby oil.
Content creator Armon Wiggins has apologized after footage showed him dancing shirtless and being sprayed with baby oil outside the courthouse following the Diddy trial verdict.
In an interview with the Mail's The Trial of Diddy podcast, the self-described 'independent media personality' insisted his actions were not in support of the disgraced rap mogul.
Wiggins told podcast host Kayla Brantley that he was 'misrepresented by the media', adding that fans of his reporting know he believes Diddy was fortunate to escape the most serious charges.
'In reporting the case, I was trying to take a very eerie, grim situation and turn it into something digestible for people', the YouTuber argued.
'I wasn't making light of the victims or poking fun at them. What ended up happening on the final day was that we were just having a good time.
Diddy was convicted earlier this month of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering
'We had been there at the trial from start to finish – we were tired and wanted to celebrate making it to the end.
'I was just vibing with another YouTuber, to be honest with you, and before I knew it, there was a crowd of people with television cameras and lights that circled around me.'
Wiggins claimed he didn't profit from the viral video and said his intention was to mock Diddy, not his victims.
'I got a lot of hate and lost followers', he said.
'I said to myself afterwards: I've got to grow up and learn to control the narrative because it was irresponsible.
'Even if my fans knew the intent behind it, that doesn't matter when you have 150 cameras out there in a heightened situation. You've got to be smarter than that.
'The amount of baby oil involved in the trial became ridiculous. You can't even say baby oil now without laughing. Really, I was making fun of Diddy – he came across as crazy.
'How many bottles of baby oil does one person need?
'In hindsight, I regret it for the simple fact that people were hurting, and it taught me never to be above reproach.
'If you make a mistake, you have to be humble enough to say, I didn't mean that and I apologise.'
Despite his apology, Wiggins shared his belief that traditional media wanted a reason to target him.
He argued that the press feels intimidated by the 'realness and relatability' of creators like him, who can deliver news in a more entertaining way.
'A lot of the press didn't think we deserved to be there', Wiggins told the podcast.
'It was so easy for them to slap a headline on me – they knew who I was. The story about me came from them.
'Us YouTubers had to fight for respect – because the journalists went to school and have got all these degrees.
'News doesn't travel like that anymore. Traditional media is still necessary, but there's something to be said for the people that can go out and reach their audience.
'There's a rawness, a realness, a relatability – they come to me to have a good time.'
To listen to the full bonus episode, search for the The Trial of Diddy now, wherever you get your podcasts.
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