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Economic Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
'I'll make sure he knows': 50 Cent has warning for Donald Trump on Diddy pardon
50 Cent has publicly cautioned Donald Trump against potentially pardoning Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is facing serious federal charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking. This warning follows Trump's statement that he would consider clemency if he believed Diddy was mistreated. The two rappers have a longstanding feud, and 50 Cent is also producing a docuseries about Diddy's legal troubles. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads 50 Cent-Diddy Feud Rapper 50 Cent has publicly warned U.S. President Donald Trump against issuing a pardon for embattled music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently facing serious federal warning came after Trump, during a media interaction, said he would consider granting clemency to Diddy if he believed the music producer had been "mistreated." Trump's comment came shortly after he pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were released from federal prison this month.50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, took to social media to express his disapproval. Sharing a headline that read '50 Cent Plans to Nuke Diddy's Chances at a Pardon,' the rapper responded:'I didn't say nuke anything. I simply said I will make sure Trump is aware.'He followed up with posts targeting both Diddy and Trump. In one video, Diddy is seen discussing the rise of a Black political party. 50 captioned it:'See, Trump don't like sh-- like this buddy, you run your mouth too much.'In another post, he shared a clip of Diddy saying, 'White men like Trump need to be banished,' and added:'Welp, can't ask him for help then buddy. LOL.'When asked if he would consider a pardon for Diddy—similar to the one granted to the Chrisleys—Trump said he would be open to it if the facts supported such action.'If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don't like me, it wouldn't have any impact on me,' Trump said Friday. 'I haven't spoken to [Diddy] in years. He used to really like me, but I think when I ran for politics… that relationship busted up.'Trump also clarified that no official request for a pardon had been made, but added, 'I know people are thinking about it.'Diddy is currently facing a series of federal charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation for prostitution, according to an indictment unsealed in September. If convicted, he could face 15 years to life in prison. He has denied all allegations.50 Cent and Diddy have had a tense relationship for decades. Their feud dates back to the early 2000s, culminating in public disses and speculation. In 2006, 50 released a diss track titled 'The Bomb,' where he implied Diddy had knowledge of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 murder.'He helped ghostwrite for Diddy in the past,' 50 told The Hollywood Reporter, 'but I always felt weird energy from him.'Despite the ongoing friction, Diddy once claimed in a 2018 interview that 50 Cent secretly admired him:'You all can't see that he loves me? He doesn't want to be my friend. I want to be his friend.'Things escalated further earlier this year when federal agents raided multiple properties tied to Diddy. 50 Cent posted a screenshot of news coverage on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption:'Now it's not Diddy do it, it's Diddy done. They don't come like that unless they got a case.'50 Cent is also producing a Netflix docuseries chronicling Diddy's alleged crimes and legal downfall.'This is a story with significant human impact,' he told Variety. 'We remain committed to giving a voice to the voiceless… While the allegations are disturbing, we aim to present nuanced perspectives. One man's actions should not define an entire culture.'
Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'I'll make sure he knows': 50 Cent has warning for Donald Trump on Diddy pardon
50 Cent has publicly cautioned Donald Trump against potentially pardoning Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is facing serious federal charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking. This warning follows Trump's statement that he would consider clemency if he believed Diddy was mistreated. The two rappers have a longstanding feud, and 50 Cent is also producing a docuseries about Diddy's legal troubles. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads 50 Cent-Diddy Feud Rapper 50 Cent has publicly warned U.S. President Donald Trump against issuing a pardon for embattled music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently facing serious federal warning came after Trump, during a media interaction, said he would consider granting clemency to Diddy if he believed the music producer had been "mistreated." Trump's comment came shortly after he pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were released from federal prison this month.50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, took to social media to express his disapproval. Sharing a headline that read '50 Cent Plans to Nuke Diddy's Chances at a Pardon,' the rapper responded:'I didn't say nuke anything. I simply said I will make sure Trump is aware.'He followed up with posts targeting both Diddy and Trump. In one video, Diddy is seen discussing the rise of a Black political party. 50 captioned it:'See, Trump don't like sh-- like this buddy, you run your mouth too much.'In another post, he shared a clip of Diddy saying, 'White men like Trump need to be banished,' and added:'Welp, can't ask him for help then buddy. LOL.'When asked if he would consider a pardon for Diddy—similar to the one granted to the Chrisleys—Trump said he would be open to it if the facts supported such action.'If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don't like me, it wouldn't have any impact on me,' Trump said Friday. 'I haven't spoken to [Diddy] in years. He used to really like me, but I think when I ran for politics… that relationship busted up.'Trump also clarified that no official request for a pardon had been made, but added, 'I know people are thinking about it.'Diddy is currently facing a series of federal charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation for prostitution, according to an indictment unsealed in September. If convicted, he could face 15 years to life in prison. He has denied all allegations.50 Cent and Diddy have had a tense relationship for decades. Their feud dates back to the early 2000s, culminating in public disses and speculation. In 2006, 50 released a diss track titled 'The Bomb,' where he implied Diddy had knowledge of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 murder.'He helped ghostwrite for Diddy in the past,' 50 told The Hollywood Reporter, 'but I always felt weird energy from him.'Despite the ongoing friction, Diddy once claimed in a 2018 interview that 50 Cent secretly admired him:'You all can't see that he loves me? He doesn't want to be my friend. I want to be his friend.'Things escalated further earlier this year when federal agents raided multiple properties tied to Diddy. 50 Cent posted a screenshot of news coverage on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption:'Now it's not Diddy do it, it's Diddy done. They don't come like that unless they got a case.'50 Cent is also producing a Netflix docuseries chronicling Diddy's alleged crimes and legal downfall.'This is a story with significant human impact,' he told Variety. 'We remain committed to giving a voice to the voiceless… While the allegations are disturbing, we aim to present nuanced perspectives. One man's actions should not define an entire culture.'
New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
50 Cent vows to dissuade Trump from potential Diddy pardon
Rapper 50 Cent will contact President Trump to deter him from considering a pardon for disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, according to a social media post. Trump shockingly said Friday that he would be open to pardoning Combs if he is found guilty at his ongoing federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. 'Nobody's asked. But I know people are thinking about it. I know they're thinking about it. I think some people have been very close to asking,' Trump, 78, said during an Oval Office press conference with Elon Musk. Advertisement 3 Rapper 50 Cent will contact President Trump to deter him from considering a pardon for Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Getty Images 'First of all, I'd look at what's happening, and I haven't been watching it too closely, although it's certainly getting a lot of coverage,' Trump said of the blockbuster trial unfolding in Manhattan Federal Court. 50 Cent, who was named-dropped during Combs' trial Tuesday over their longstanding beef, vowed not to let Trump issue a pardon in an Instagram post Friday. Advertisement 'He said some really bad things about Trump, it's not ok. I'm gonna reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy,' the 'In Da Club' rapper wrote. 3 Trump shockingly said Friday that he would be open to pardoning Combs if he is found guilty at his ongoing federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. AFP via Getty Images 'Donald doesn't take well to disrespect, and doesn't forget who chooses to go against him,' he doubled down in a second post. 'While working tirelessly to make America great again, there is no room for distraction. He would consider pardoning anyone who was being mistreated, not Puffy Daddy,' he wrote. Advertisement Combs had griped to his former manager Chris Lighty about his feud with 50 Cent after the two rappers left an MTV press event, Combs' ex-assistant Capricorn Clark told jurors in court Tuesday. 'I don't like all the back and forth … I like guns,' Clark recalled Combs telling Lighty in an elevator leaving the event. 50 Cent – who famously took nine bullets during a 2000 shooting in Queens – responded to Combs' alleged veiled threat with mocking faux fear. 3 50 Cent was name-dropped during Combs' trial Tuesday over their longstanding beef. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Advertisement 'Wait a minute PUFFY's got a gun, I can't believe this I don't feel safe,' the New York City native posted on Instagram later Tuesday. 'LOL.' The tale from Clark adds yet another wrinkle to the hip-hop stars' beef, which began nearly 20 years ago. 50 Cent released a diss track — 'The Bomb' — in 2006 that accused Combs of knowing who killed rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G. He has since gleefully roasted Combs over the torrent of accusations that erupted after the 'Mo Money Mo Problems' singer's ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura dropped a bombshell lawsuit outlining alleged abuse and degrading 'freak-off' sex parties. The 'Candy Shop' hip-hop legend — besides razzing his rival's alleged love of lubricants — is producing an as-yet-unreleased Netflix documentary about the sexual assault accusations against Combs. He has said the proceeds will go toward victims of sexual assault and rape. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty.
CNN
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
50 Cent makes light of being mentioned during Sean Combs' trial. Here's a history of the beef between them
50 Cent is not letting up on Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The rapper/actor/producer, who has long trolled Combs on social media, has not lowered the temperature of his words in the wake of Combs' federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial. On Tuesday, the hip-hop moguls' names were once again intertwined when Capricorn Clark, a former assistant to Combs, reportedly testified that he had confronted 50 Cent's then-manager Chris Lighty about their feud in an elevator after a press event. 'I don't like all the back and forth,' Combs told Lighty, according to Clark's testimony. 'I like guns.' Later on Tuesday, 50 Cent took to social media to mock Combs' alleged statement. 'Cut, CUT 🎬Wait a minute PUFFY's got a gun, I can't believe this I don't feel safe 😔LOL,' 50 Cent wrote in the caption on photos he posted which included tweets that outlined Clark's testimony. Later, he posted another photo with the caption, 'Oh my goodness itty bitty Diddy wants me Dead, I have to lay low, ☹️I think I'm gonna hide out at the playoff game tonight. LOL.' CNN has reached out to representatives for 50 Cent for additional comment. Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. 50 Cent has long been a vocal critic of Combs, including after CNN's publication of surveillance video that showed Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016. In September 2024, 50 Cent announced he was working on a docuseries for Netflix about Combs that would include 'disturbing' allegations. CNN reached out to representatives for 50 Cent and Netflix for comment at the time. Here's a look back at how there came to be animosity between the two men: In 2006, 50 Cent released a diss track titled 'The Bomb,' which featured sounds of gunfire and his allegation that Combs knew the identity of the killer of Christopher Wallace, the rapper known as The Notorious B.I.G. Wallace, who was both a protégée of and best friend to Combs, was gunned down in Los Angeles in March 1997 as he and his crew, which included Combs, were traveling in a caravan. Combs was in a different vehicle from the one Wallace was in at the time Wallace was shot. No one has ever been charged with the murder. In his diss track, 50 Cent raps, 'I guess this means I won't be invited to the white parties in the Hamptons,' referencing Combs' famous soirées held in the upscale New York community. 50 Cent has also said he believes Combs is connected to the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Combs called such allegations 'nonsense' in a 2016 interview with the syndicated radio show 'The Breakfast Club.' He has never been charged in connection to either case. Followers of 50 Cent are familiar with his reputation for sharp comments and social media trolling. The rapper-turned-television-producer has made Combs a frequent target, attacking everything from his music to his age. Some believed it was mostly marketing, especially given the men's parallel career tracks and even competing vodkas at one point. But 50 upped his comments after Combs was sued in November 2023 by Cassie Ventura, who in a now-settled civil complaint alleged that Combs raped her in 2018 and abused her over the more than decade they were in an off-and-on relationship (Combs denied the allegations). After federal investigators searched Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March 2024, 50 Cent posted on X, 'Now it's not Diddy do it, it's Diddy done. They don't come like that unless they got a case.' Combs was asked about the tension between him and 50 Cent during an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' in 2018. 'I don't have no beef with Fif. He loves me,' Combs said. 'Y'all can't see that he loves me? You really think that's hate? … You know he loves me.' He added that he didn't take the things 50 Cent says about him seriously. 'When he does that it's like funny to me,' Combs said at the time. 'I don't really take it personal. I know he has a different sense of humor, and he's just not in my life. We don't have to never cross paths, and I will never say nothing negative about him, you know, because that's just not me.' Christian Combs, who goes by King Combs, is the 26-year-old son of Diddy. In May 2024 he released a song titled 'Pick a Side' in support of his father and taking aim at critics like 50 Cent. The younger Combs and his brother, Justin, were temporarily handcuffed and detained by authorities during the March 2024 search on their father's home. Neither was arrested or charged. Aaron Dyer, Diddy's attorney, said in a statement to CNN at the time that 'there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs' residences. There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.' King Combs appeared to profess his father's innocence in his track and took a swipe at 50 Cent. 'All that gossip sh*t is whack when all they had was 50 Cent / Who put this city on the map? / Stop lying,' the younger Combs raps. 50 Cent responded with a tongue-in-cheek post on social media. 'I feel so threatened by the things Christian is saying on his record,' he wrote in a since-delated post on Instagram, according to Billboard. 'I'm afraid for my life, please don't hurt me guys.'
Cision Canada
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
Beaches Jazz Festival Unveils Lineup for T.O.'s Biggest Free Summer Festival: Live Jazz, Salsa, Indie, House & More July 4-27
TORONTO, May 26, 2025 /CNW/ - The 37th annual Beaches International Jazz Festival returns with hundreds of live performances by top local talent and international artists to light up Woodbine Park, Jimmie Simpson Park, and Queen Street East from July 4–27, 2025. The Festival has become a cherished summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of Torontonians. It's completely free offering jazz, funk, salsa, blues, disco, indie, hip hop, house, ska, rock, and more welcoming all ages to gather, dance, and connect through the power of live music and community. Click here for the preliminary program. "The Beaches Jazz Festival is a world-class event and one of North America's top summer music festivals. It celebrates Toronto's vibrant diversity and community spirit with something for every music lover," said Jay Cleary, Artistic Director. 2025 Highlights Sounds of Leslieville & Riverside July 4–6 | Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen St. E. Family-friendly, food-filled fun featuring swing, jazz, and indie talent. July 4: The Jazz Mechanics, The Philcos, The Bomb (Tribute to the 80s) July 5: Free Swing Dance Lesson, Martin Loomer, Swing Shift Big Band, Jackson Steinwall, CMAGIC5, U.N. Jefferson, Tell it to Sweeney July 6: Angela Pincente Big Band, Ross Wooldridge Orchestra, MOKA, Zuffalo, Jerry Leger TD Salsa on the Beach July 11–13 | Woodbine Park Canada's biggest outdoor celebration of Latin music and culture. July 11: DJ EL ALEX, Yani Borrell & Orquesta (2 sets) July 12: Santiago Moa, Banda Dura, SWA Divas, Ricky Franco July 13: Santana Forever, Araguacu Dance Class, 6 del Barrio (2 sets) TD Weekend at Woodbine Park July 18–20 | Woodbine Park Reggae, funk, and T.O.'s biggest free 90s hip hop night hosted by Master T. July 18: " Get On Up meets Renaissance" July 19: Quincy Bullen, The Honeyrunners, The Bomb, Beatlemania July 20: Countermeasure, Shuffle Demons, Golden Feather, The Human Rights StreetFest July 24–26 | 7–11 PM | Queen St. E. from Woodbine to Beech T.O.'s ultimate street party with 30+ bands. OLG Weekend Series / Groovin' in the Park July 25–27 | Woodbine Park July 25: Celebrating 10 years of dance, community, and culture; 2-days of soul, funk, and house. July 26: Saturday Fever with legendary international DJs. T.O.'s biggest electronic & dance party under the stars. Johannes Linstead: From Spain to Cuba July 22 | Beach United Church Spanish guitar concert benefitting the Michael Garron Hospital Foundation. Click here for tickets. TD Workshop Series: BigFamJam July 8, 15 & 22 | Drom Taberna, 458 Queen St. W. Open jams hosted by Jackson Steinwall. All musicians welcome. 9:30 PM. MEDIA ASSETS here & here. The Beaches Jazz Festival started in 1989 to unite the community through music. This month-long celebration draws hundreds of thousands of attendees yearly to support Canadian music talent, injecting millions of dollars into the local economy. Follow @beachesjazz for updates. SOURCE Beaches Jazz Festival
