Will Smith and Jamie Foxx are distancing themselves from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – along with these other celebrities

It used to be cool for celebrities to attend a Sean “Diddy” Combs White Party. Now it’s about distancing himself from the scandal-plagued hip-hop mogul.

As Combs awaits his May 5, 2025 trial date on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, major stars — like Will Smith and Jamie Foxx — who once hung out or partied with him are publicly distancing themselves from the Bad Boy Entertainment founder. who has denied the allegations against him.

Will Smith

Big Willie’s style is to deny any connection to Combs and make him a punchline.

The actor and rapper was performing at Observatory North Park in San Diego on December 12 when he spoke during a break about the memes circulating about him and Combs on the Internet.

“I’ve seen your memes,” he told the crowd. “Some things are funny. Some of it is funny. I haven’t discussed any of this publicly, but I want to say this very clearly: I have nothing to do with Puffy, so y’all can stop all those memes. Stop with all that nonsense. I’m not going to freak out about anything.’

He continued, “Listen, I do enough of my own stuff. Don’t get me caught up in other people’s nonsense. I haven’t been near that man. I didn’t do any of that stupid stuff. So when you all hear it and someone says that, it’s a fucking lie.”

He then joked, “I don’t even like baby oil.”

When Combs’ homes were raided in March, a thousand bottles of baby oil were seized. Prosecutors alleged in the indictment that Combs used the product in “freak offs,” in which female survivors were forced through “violence, threats of violence and coercion to induce victims to engage in prolonged sexual acts with male commercial sex workers.”

Smith ended his thoughts on Combs by saying that he usually doesn’t respond to these types of “stupid things” because “people say so many things” — especially in recent years, amid the 2022 Oscars blowout and his divorce from his wife Jada. Pinkett Smith. “But your memes did too much. You guys made me angry.”

Some of Smith and Combs’ memes are graphic and crude. Although the men have been photographed together at events over the years, it appears that there have been no photos of them together at public events since 2011.

Jamie Foxx

The actor and comedian was also on stage when he split from Combs.

During Netflix Jamie Foxx: What had happened was…, which Foxx used to explain his 2023 health crisis, addressed the internet rumor that Combs poisoned him.

“The internet said Puffy tried to kill me,” Foxx joked in the special that premiered on December 10. “I know what you’re thinking: did he do that? No, n*****. I left those parties early. I was gone at nine o’clock, n*****. Something’s not right, n*****. It’s slippery here,” which also refers to baby oil.

Foxx also mentioned Combs when he said that while he was in a coma and near death, he saw a tunnel and it was “hot,” making him wonder if he was going to hell instead of heaven.

“I thought I saw the devil, like, ‘Come on,’ or was it Puffy?” he joked. “If it was Puffy, he’d have a flaming bottle of Johnson’s [baby oil]… No, I’m just kidding.’

Foxx has also been photographed with Combs many times over the years. He gave a speech at Combs’ Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony in 2008. In 2010, Combs told Time magazine that he, Foxx and Ashton Kutcher were once “a pack of rats hanging out and going to clubs.” In 2018, Foxx spoke about their friendship The Late Show with Stephen Colbertand said he followed Combs as he filmed his parties — presumably not the parties being investigated by the FBI.

Ashton Kutcher

About Kutcher, Combs and That 70’s show star had a well-known bromance in the 2000s. Kutcher even once co-hosted a White Party event in 2009.

After Combs’ arrest, an old Kutcher video circulated in which the actor, married to Mila Kunis, said, “I’ve got a lot I can’t tell you” about the goings-on at a Combs event.

That prompted a Kutcher source to tell People, “Ashton is not involved in this. He doesn’t belong in this conversation about Combs. Ashton has only seen Combs at a handful of social and business events, all of which have been documented by the media.”

Combs said in the same Time magazine article that once Kutcher got together with first wife Demi Moore, their “rat pack” days were over.

“I remember he was with Demi one night, maybe for the first time, and a few weeks later he called me to tell me he was in love,” Combs said. “That was the end of our club visit.”

Ice cube

The rapper said almost immediately after Combs’ arrest that although he knows him they were pictured at a basketball game in 2017, he has never panicked.

“Almost 40 years of rocking the microphone, and I’m going to tell you now; me and [rapper] WC has never been to a Combs party, motherfucker,” he said during a show on September 22.

“You don’t have to worry about us on those damn tapes,” referring to alleged recordings Combs made to gain influence over the women involved.

Justin Bieber

After Combs’ arrest, videos of a young Bieber hanging out with the older artist were widely circulated.

A source close to the singer told People at the time that while Bieber was aware of “all the allegations,” it’s “not something he wants to focus on” as he was focused on the birth of his first child, born in August.

50 Cent

Curtis Jackson hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts on the allegations against Combs — even making his own documentary about the allegations against the “Victory” rapper.

While Jackson once helped write some of Combs’ songs, including “Let’s Get It,” when he started out, “I was very vocal about not going to Puffy parties and doing stuff like that,” he said. he told the Hollywood Reporter in July. . “I’ve been staying out of that shit for years. It’s just an uncomfortable energy associated with it.”

Jackson talked about seeing the surveillance video of Combs hitting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, whose 2023 lawsuit against Combs sparked this explosion of allegations.

“At first he denied it even happened, and then the tape came out – so that means everything n**** says is a lie,” he said.

While none of the celebrities mentioned here have been linked to Combs’ alleged misconduct, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter was accused in a lawsuit this week of raping a 13-year-old girl alongside Combs in 2000. Carter has addressed the allegations strongly denied. .

Earlier this year, Cuba Gooding Jr. named a co-defendant in a sexual abuse and harassment lawsuit filed against Combs by music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. Gooding has also denied the allegations.