As P. Diddy's legal issues continue to pile on, some rappers are defending him.
Musicians like Common, Jason Derulo, and Suge Knight have all come out to share that they are not taking part in the constant onslaught of criticism being thrown at the disgraced music mogul.
While some believe they are not ones to judge, other artists like 50 Cent and Shyne are slamming Sean Combs, especially after the recently leaked video of him violently abusing Cassie Ventura.
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Take a look at rappers who have defended Diddy throughout the legal case, as well as those who don't have much sympathy.
Common
Common has spoken out about the controversy for the first time, revealing that he has not watched the disturbing video of Diddy beating Ventura that recently surfaced.
"I haven't watched, I haven't seen it. There's been a lot of things that ... You know, I don't watch videos of things that I feel won't bring the right energy for me," the rapper, who is currently dating Jennifer Hudson, revealed. "I don't watch those so I can't say anything. I'm about love, you know that. I'm about peace. I'm about respecting human beings so that's one thing that, no matter who you are, I feel like that's something that I demand and expect and want to be. So, I'll say that."
He goes on to tell TMZ that, as a devoted follower of God, he does not believe that he has the authority to "judge" Diddy when asked if the general public should give him a second chance. Common insists that he is going to continue to focus on himself, while also plugging his new music.
"Let me say this, I don't have authority. I'm a child of God so I don't believe that I have the position or power to judge or decide if someone deserves this or not. That's between the creator and them. I just try to be as good a person as I can be. To be as loving and respectful to others. I'm not perfect but I try to be. But look out for that new music. Keep spreading love, we need love out here.
50 Cent
50 Cent has been a vocal critic of Diddy throughout the entire case. He has slammed his recent legal woes, most recently reposting Diddy's apology to his own account, captioning it: "This is not going to work, who is advising him right now? SMH bad move."
R. Kelly
Disgraced musician R. Kelly has stated that he does not believe the allegations against Diddy. In a leaked phone call from April, he says that the allegations are made up to target celebrities. Kelly is currently serving a 30-year sentence for similar allegations.
During the phone call he says that people are "out there laughing and making comedian jokes and doing all the other sh- on the radio and everything else, but they ass could be next."
"That's why I don't believe none of this s--t," R. Kelly referring to the FBI agents. "You could tell me about Puffy, you could about anybody in there. You could tell me on the news, the weather, the sky is blue, I'm not gonna believe the sh-. Because I'm in it now, and I know what they did."
Nick Cannon
Comedian Nick Cannon has dodged questions about Diddy in the past. When the allegations surfaced, he reposted an old podcast clip onto his social media where he said he did not want to speak publicly about controversies his friends were facing.
"I find difficulty when I'm asked about people I know about," he revealed. "They're not just public figures to me, so I have to almost do this dance about when it comes up, because just as much as I know Diddy, I know Cassie ... He shouldn't be in public."
Jason Derulo
Singer Jason Derulo seemingly defended Diddy in a short TMZ clip. When a journalist asking him if he thinks people should be "giving [Diddy] the grace of, you know, saying, you know, he is innocent until proven guilty," Derulo confirmed that he believes in that.
Russell Simmons
Record executive Russell Simmons is encouraging people to "see the good things" in the situation since it "watching our brothers fall is hurtful." He specifically called out those who have benefited from Diddy's help in their career.
"When you tear someone down or you watch someone tear someone down, try not to get so excited. I know it's fun to watch for some people," said Simmons. "If I had a nickel for every nasty meme sent to me by people whose lives were enhanced and built by Sean Combs, it's like, it seems a bit hypocritical since the only reason you have a life is 'cause you worked for him, or he gave you a job or lifted you up somehow."
Shyne
Rapper-turned-politician Shyne released a statement on May 20 stating that he "vehemently" denounced Diddy's actions that were displayed in the leaked video.
"I vehemently denounce the repugnant behavior of Sean Diddy Combs captured on the video in which he is seen physically assaulting Mrs Cassie Ventura-Fine," he wrote in a statement. "There is no place for Violence against Women anywhere on the planet. As a father of a precious daughter, a global citizen and the next Prime Minister of Belize I want absolutely nothing to do with people who engage in this pattern of diabolical behavior."
Suge Knight
Another Diddy opposer, Suge Knight, has also seemingly defended him against the general public. While he condemns what Diddy is accused of, he looks at the case as a "sad day for hip-hop."
"I felt like, damn, the first thing that came to my mind was, you know, he has his sons, he has his daughters. My first reaction was about the kids," he continued. "The thing is, I feel it's a bad day for hip-hop, it's a bad day for the culture because it makes us all look bad."
Similarly to Simmons, he maintains that he case is nothing to celebrate and rather states that his beef with Diddy is something for them to handle privately.
"I'm not the type of guy to cheer for people's downfall and if somebody gets killed, if something happened to them, I'm not gonna pop champagne bottles. If I have a problem with Puffy, that's for him and I to sit down in a room and resolve it. So for the tragedy on both sides, the victims, to him, that's definitely not nothing to cheer about."
