Diddy's Former Protege Pleads Public to Give Mentor the 'Benefit of the Doubt' Amid Public Scandal

Sean Diddy Combs' public scandal started when he was sued multiple times by a handful of women and men he has worked with in the past. Two included a lawsuit from his ex-girlfriend Cassie and producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones.

Diddy's dirty laundry was unearthed again when Homeland Security conducted a bicoastal raid on his mansions in Los Angeles and Miami in March 2024.

G. Dep, Diddy's former protege who was recently released from prison, implores the public to give his former mentor a chance.

Dep Attests to Diddy's Innocence, Work Ethic

Speaking to Fox 5 New York, G. Dep, who was given clemency by New York Governor Kathy Hochul for a crime he has admitted to committing a nearly two-decade-old cold case murder in 2010.

According to G. Dep, whose formal name is Travell Coleman, he's willing to work back with Diddy amid the ongoing scrutiny and backlash he has been facing.

"To see him [Diddy] in the studio at work was amazing," he attested to the outlet. "And I'm like, when did that happen? We were in the studio for months on end with each other."

Coleman worked with Diddy's Bad Boy Records before his conviction. He was recruited by the late rapper Black Rob, who brought him to the record label. However, when he admitted to the crime, he served 13 years of a 15-year-to-life sentence in prison.

Coleman's candid statements are refreshing because most of the associates who worked with Diddy have remained tight-lipped as he faced backlash in the past few months.

The ex-rapper shared that he went through months of training and development alongside the embattled rap mogul, whom he has described as "hands-on" in helping him make hit songs.

G. Dep Implores Public to Give Diddy 'Benefit of the Doubt'

Elsewhere in his conversation with the outlet, Coleman also said that while the investigation is "serious," he knows that there are "what people say and what is proven in court."

"People should, you know, give people, you know, the benefit of the doubt," he told the outlet. "People can say anything."

Insider sources have told Fox 5 New York that some of Diddy's associates have sought legal counsel to deal with inquiries from federal investigators probing the rapper. More so, the controversial raid on Diddy's home in Miami and Los Angeles yielded a "variety of evidence."

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