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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
50 Cent Plans to Nuke Diddy's Chances at a Pardon
50 Cent, who has spent much of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial trolling his longtime nemesis online, now wants to do whatever he can to ensure President Donald Trump doesn't pardon the disgraced mogul. On Friday, despite telling reporters that he hasn't spoken to Diddy in years, the president declined to rule out the possibility of his issuing a pardon should the rapper's current trial result in a conviction. While nobody has asked Trump to consider a pardon, he explained that some people are 'close to asking' him about it. If they did, he added, he would 'look at the facts' before making a decision. Responding to Fox News' Peter Doocy, who asked about the president's relationship with Diddy—he once called Diddy a 'good friend' during an episode of The Apprentice—Trump shared that the pair had not spoken in years, adding that he'd read some 'nasty statements in the paper' from Combs after Trump announced his decision to enter politics. Haunted by the mere thought of Combs being pardoned, rapper 50 Cent took to Instagram, sharing a video of Trump's response to Doocy and adding, '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.' In a follow-up post made several hours later, 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, said, 'Donald doesn't take well to disrespect, and doesn't forget who chooses to go against him. 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.' While Jackson had previously spoken about turning down seven figures to appear at a Trump campaign stop, upon his successful reelection, Jackson posted two photos of himself with Trump to Instagram with the caption, 'I don't care how the fight goes, I'm leaving with the winner s---.' Trump and Jackson have both been mentioned during the course of Combs' trial, with a former assistant of Combs' revealing that the Trump International Hotel in New York was one of Combs' favorite hotels. In addition, Combs' former manager testified that Combs had said to him, regarding his beef with Jackson, 'I don't like all that back and forth… I like guns.' In response, Jackson made a post on Instagram where he joked about not feeling safe, writing, 'Wait a minute PUFFY's got a gun, I can't believe this I don't feel safe 😔 LOL.' He also joked about having to 'lay low' in order to hide from Combs, who is in prison as the trial continues. Jackson is currently producing a docuseries for Netflix about the allegations made against Combs, which include charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He also faces a bevy of civil lawsuits for sexual harassment, including one from ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who accused Combs of rape, sex trafficking, and physical abuse, as well as blowing up musician Kid Cudi's car.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Will Trump's former high-society friend Ghislaine Maxwell be the next infamous inmate to be pardoned?
She was famously photographed with Donald Trump at exclusive parties in Manhattan and Mar-a-Lago in her heyday, but can Ghislaine Maxwell 's one-time friend-turned-president now serve as her key to freedom? With TV reality couple Todd and Julie Chrisley's surprise early release this week, speculation is now swirling over whether Trump could pardon another infamous inmate from his high-society orbit next, can reveal. Maxwell is currently serving 20 years in federal prison for being notorious sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein 's enabler. can disclose one ultra-close source to the Maxwell family has not dismissed the hope of a Trump intervention out of hand – following his sensational pardoning of the Chrisleys, who were convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion charges in 2022. Maxwell's freedom-campaigning brothers Ian and Kevin Maxwell haven't formally petitioned the president for the ultimate clemency, but her family isn't ruling out the possibility, a close source told exclusively. 'It's not a bad idea to ask President Trump for a pardon. He knew her. He's probably got views about whether she's innocent or guilty,' a member of the Maxwell family's inner circle said. The 'who's next' speculation is running hot following the release of husband-and-wife TV duo Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were jailed for a $30million bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022. They were sprung from prison this week after MAGA-supporter daughter Savannah's passionate Fox TV interview with the president's daughter-in-law Lara Trump. President Trump told 27-year-old Savannah her parents 'don't look like terrorists' and privately conveyed he thought they'd been treated unfairly. In the case of Maxwell – inmate number 02879-509 at the federal women's prison in Tallahassee, Florida – the issue is wrought with more complexity. The British socialite former pal of Prince Andrew lost her appeal in 2024 against five counts related to sex trafficking for helping multi-millionaire financier Epstein abuse underage girls around the world. But in April this year her legal team filed a petition to the US Supreme Court, claiming she was covered by a 2007 non-prosecution agreement for any Epstein co-conspirator. Maxwell, 63, was sentenced in June 2022 after a lengthy New York trial. She was immediately sent to her Florida prison, where has exclusively photographed her pounding around the facility's running track. Brothers Ian, 69, and Kevin, 66, supported her in court and have campaigned tirelessly for her release since her 2021 conviction, proclaiming her innocence and alleging she did not receive a fair hearing. Yet overshadowing every twist and turn in Maxwell's bid for freedom is one word: Epstein. The notorious pedophile who killed himself in a New York jail in 2019 rather than face court for his sickening crimes. And adding to the complexity is the historic Trump connection – to both of them. The disgraced British socialite was previously revealed to have been moved to the facility's 'honor dorm', reserved for the best behaved inmates. Pictured above is one of the single level housing units in the female prison at FCI The Commander in Chief innocently rubbed shoulders with Epstein on the social circuit in Palm Beach and Manhattan in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was photographed with him and one video from 1992 shows them sharing a joke as women danced at the President's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. President Trump told New York magazine in 2002: 'I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.' However after Epstein's dramatic arrest at Teterboro Airport, New Jersey following a trip to Paris, Trump said at the White House: 'People in Palm Beach knew him, he was a fixture in Palm Beach. 'I had a falling out with him a long time ago. I don't think I've spoken to him for 15 years. I wasn't a fan.' He emphasized he had no idea of Epstein's crimes before his arrest. President Trump and Maxwell were also photographed together as they socialized at events. First Lady Melania appears in at least three shots with them before her 2005 marriage. The most bizarre was taken at supermodel Heidi Klum's 'hookers and pimps' themed Halloween party in October 2000. It shows President Trump with his arms around a smiling Melania and Maxwell, who is dressed in a bleach blonde wig, leopard print jacket and gold leather pants. Prince Andrew was also at the event. Earlier that year, blue-suited Trump, Melania, casually-dressed Epstein and Maxwell – sporting a bare midriff and back in a blue top with gold tassels – posed for the camera at a Mar-a-Lago event. And in September 2000, Melania, Trump and Maxwell were snapped together at Anand Jon's fashion show in New York City. Two years later the current President and First Lady were photographed with Maxwell and British supermodel Naomi Campbell at the opening of the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house. Maxwell vanished after Epstein was arrested but was eventually arrested in a dramatic FBI raid on her secluded hideaway in a deeply rural part of New Hampshire. Following the swoop, President Trump said of her: 'I met her numerous times over the years, especially since I live in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well, whatever it is.' Maxwell was a fixture at Epstein's notorious private island of Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands, where he helicoptered in under-age girls to sexually abuse in a years-long reign of vile crimes. The Chrisley Knows Best stars were found guilty of defrauding banks out of $30million in 2022; seen in 2017 Wearing a hot pink MAGA hat, Savannah told TMZ that she is 'so grateful that I'm going to leave here with my dad' after an 'insane' two years of her trying to get him and Julie freed She was also a regular on his private Boeing 727 jet, dubbed the Lolita Express, which carried Andrew and former President Bill Clinton among a host of other names, according to flight logs. Crucially she acted as a 'madame' for Epstein, recruiting vulnerable young girls from the West Palm Beach area to give Epstein 'massages' at his $20million mansion in ritzy Palm Beach. There, he would abuse them. One was tragic Virginia Giuffre, who was working as a locker room attendant at Mar-a-Lago when she said Maxwell approached her in the mid 2000s. She said it led to years of harrowing abuse where she claimed she was 'passed around like a platter of fruit' to Epstein's powerful associates. Giuffre, known as Roberts at the time, alleged one was Prince Andrew – famously photographed with his arm around her in Maxwell's London home with the socialite in the background. The royal has consistently denied her accusations, although did pay her a reported payout of up to $16million in 2022. Despite attempts to build a new life in Australia, mother-of-three Giuffre's marriage collapsed and the 41-year-old killed herself at her home on May 1 this year. Maxwell's time behind bars has had moments of trauma, despite the prison being designated a low security facility for women. She's been branded the ultimate 'prison Karen' for filing more than 400 complaints, including lackluster vegan menu options and 'unfair treatment'. The disgraced socialite also demanded authorities give her immediate access to black hair dye. And she also even bagged plush hypoallergenic bedding after whining that standard prison pillows were triggering her allergies. Her gripes in the past have targeted everyone from inmates and guards to a 'rude' laundry woman. 'Max is the prison Karen,' an insider told in 2023. 'She can file a grievance over anything. 'She complains about the food, the bedding, when they cancel temple because of bad weather or are late setting up her legal calls. 'The latest battle is over hair dye. Maxwell has gray showing through and she's filed a grievance because they don't sell it anymore. Maxwell's beefs with authorities began when she first landed at the fearsome Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, while awaiting trial. Her attorneys accused jail authorities of breaching her rights by shining a torch in her cell every 15 minutes, subjecting her to invasive searches and filming her at all hours. When she got to Tallahassee after her conviction 'she immediately wrote Brooklyn up for taking too long to ship her belongings,' said the prison source. 'Then when her shoes arrived, she refused to hand her temporary slip-ons back to the laundry lady. 'That caused a big argument and Max complained that she felt threatened and refused to go back to the laundry unaccompanied. 'That's her in a nutshell. Every aspect of prison life offers an opportunity for her to play the victim. She creates constant drama for staff and inmates.'
Fox News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Fox News Entertainment Newsletter: Trump pardons Todd, Julie Chrisley, Hugh Jackman's ex-wife speaks out
Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter. TOP 3: - Trump announces pardon for Todd and Julie Chrisley after reality TV stars' fraud, tax evasion convictions - Hugh Jackman's ex speaks out on 'traumatic journey of betrayal' as she files for divorce - Julie Chrisley makes first public outing after Trump pardon STAR WITNESS FEARS - Celebrities reportedly lawyering up to avoid testifying in Diddy's sex trafficking trial. TRUMP'S JUSTICE SERVED - Todd Chrisley released from prison following Trump's pardon. BACK TOGETHER - Todd Chrisley jokes about prison as he reunites with daughter Savannah. FRESH MINDSET - Lindsay Lohan shares struggles with LA after moving to Dubai to escape Hollywood stress. LOVE THROUGH DARKNESS - Bruce Willis' wife felt 'lost and isolated' caring for him after devastating dementia diagnosis. ROYAL FLUSH - Prince William plans to banish uncle Andrew from royal life when he becomes king: expert. SECOND CHANCES - Trump pardons Todd, Julie Chrisley: What to know about reality TV stars. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS FOLLOW FOX NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Stephen A. Smith doesn't like the idea of Trump pardoning Diddy
Stephen A. Smith joins 'CUOMO' to discuss the possibility of President Trump pardoning Diddy should he be found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. He and Chris Cuomo also broach why some Democrats are turning to Trump amid the reported Biden cover-up. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
‘I have no shame': Todd Chrisley speaks out after Trump's pardon that freed him from prison
Todd Chrisley says that he has 'no shame' as he appeared in public for the first time since being freed from prison following an intervention from President Donald Trump. 'Shame is like a cancer that just spreads, and I have no shame,' he said at a press conference Friday, alongside his daughter Savannah Chrisley. His wife Julie Chrisley was not at the press conference. Just hours after being released, the reality TV couple announced they already have a new show in the works. The multimillionaire Trump supporters, whose show Chrisley Knows Best ran from 2014 to 2023, will return to TV in The Untitled Chrisleys Project on Lifetime. just hours after the pardon was announced by Trump. "We have a new show coming out on Lifetime, and it will document all of these things," Savannah Chrisley said, per ABC News. "And we're excited. We literally could not have done it. It's all God and President Trump at this point." The couple was found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans in 2022. Prosecutors said the couple walked away from their responsibility for repayment when Todd Chrisley declared bankruptcy. They were also both found guilty of tax evasion and conspiring to defraud the IRS, while Julie Chrisley was convicted of wire fraud and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, and Todd Chrisley got 12 years behind bars. The couple was also ordered to pay $17.8 million in restitution. The couple have been appealing their case since being sentenced in November 2022, and have been in prison since January 2023. Savannah Chrisley, who has pushed for the pardon, revealed in an interview that Trump said her parents 'didn't look like terrorists' and he wanted to give them 'the full pardon.' 'Well, he did say, he was like, you know, 'You guys don't look like terrorists to me,' she told NewsNation's On Balance with Leland Vittert Monday. 'His exact words, which was pretty funny.' Critics accused the Trump administration of 'blatant corruption ' for pardoning the Chrisleys. 'For context: The Chrisleys are well-known Trump supporters,' Ally Sammarco, a Democratic strategist, told her followers on X. 'Trump just pardoned TV personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley, who conspired to defraud Atlanta -area banks out of $30 million in fraudulent loans. In Trump's America, crimes are celebrated and prison sentences are cut short,' said Harry Sisson, a Democratic influencer, on X, calling it 'actual insanity.' In another post, Sisson noted that the pardons for the Chrisleys come as Trump also pardoned 'a corrupt Virginia sheriff who took over $75,000 in bribes' (Trump called him a 'wonderful person'), and a 'man convicted of serious tax crimes, whose mom donated $1 million to Trump and worked on his campaigns.'
