50 Cent says he plans to contact President Donald Trump in an effort to discourage any potential pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs if the music mogul is convicted in his racketeering and sex trafficking case.
Trump addressed the possibility last week, saying he would “look at the facts” before making any decision. He also noted that he and Combs once had a friendly relationship.
The president added that personal feelings would not factor into his thinking, saying: “If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me, it wouldn’t have any impact.”
But 50 Cent, 49, who has long been one of Diddy’s most vocal critics, said he intends to remind Trump of the times he believes the “Last Night” rapper has disrespected him or aligned himself against him.
“Donald doesn’t take well to disrespect, and doesn’t forget who chooses to go against him,” said 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson. He added that while Trump is “working tirelessly to make America great again,” there is “no room for distraction.”
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50 Cent, 49, said he would remind President Donald Trump about past remarks and actions by Sean “Diddy” Combs if the embattled music mogul were ever considered for a pardon. He is pictured May 27 in Indianapolis
50 Cent wrote Friday on Instagram that “Donald doesn’t take well to disrespect, and doesn’t forget who chooses to go against him.” Trump is pictured May 30 in Pennsylvania
In response, 50 Cent – whose hits include Candy Shop, P.I.M.P. and If I Can’t – said on social media that Trump ‘would consider pardoning anyone who was being mistreated not Puffy Daddy.’
A number of the rapper/business mogul’s 35 million followers expressed their opinions in reaction to what he and the president had said about Diddy.
One user wrote of the rapper’s efforts: ‘I’m gonna reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy’ accompanied by laughing emojis.
Another said 50 Cent was ‘a Hall of Fame hater’ in ‘trying to sabotage the pardon ahead of time.’
Some commenters were taken aback by the notion of Trump even considering a pardon for Diddy, who federal prosecutors accuse of sex trafficking.
‘Bro the fact he’s considering pardoning DIDDY should show people how unqualified he is,’ said one user.
Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Claudia Jordan called Trump ‘the most ghetto, unserious “president” ever’ in response to a potential pardon of Diddy.
Some users noted the surreal nature of the issue, with one person saying, ‘Every day I wake up to more nonsense’ – while another said ‘that his circus gets more and more entertaining.’
50 Cent said he will remind Trump of Diddy’s past snubs, should the embattled music mogul’s name come across Trump’s desk in the Oval Office for a potential pardon. Pictured in 2018
The Ayo Technology vocalist on Friday spoke out about a potential Diddy pardon
Comments from 50 Cent came two days after Trump issued a series of pardons, awarding them to high-profile names including rapper NBA YoungBoy, and reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley.
The latest actions on behalf of the president demonstrated his openness to issuing pardons that tend toward controversy.
Trump as of late has been advised by Alice Marie Johnson, who he crowned his pardon czar following her 2020 pardon, which Kim Kardashian was instrumental in amid her criminal justice reform efforts.
Kardashian‘s ex-husband Kanye West appeared to be instrumental in another massive action undertaken by Trump during his latest series of pardons, as he commuted the sentence of convicted Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover.
A number of the rapper/business mogul’s 35 million followers expressed their opinions in reaction to what he and the president had said about Diddy
The In da Club artist doubled down on his position in a post earlier Sunday
A number of the rapper/business mogul’s 35 million followers expressed their opinions in reaction to what he had said about Diddy
After Trump commuted Hoover’s sentence, West thanked the president May 28 on X
(L-R) 50 Cent, Kanye West, Diddy, and Jay Z performed during Screamfest ’07 at Madison Square Garden on August 22, 2007 in NYC
West explained to Trump the issues surrounding Hoover in his televised meeting in the Oval Office in October of 2018.
‘And really, the reason why they imprisoned him is because he started doing positive for the community,’ the Gold Digger artist said. ‘He started showing that he actually had power, that he wasn’t just one of a monolithic voice, but he could wrap people around.
‘So there’s theories that there’s infinite amounts of universe, and there’s alternate universe, so it’s very important for me to get Hoover out because in an alternate universe I am him, and I have to go and get him free.’
After Trump commuted Hoover’s sentence, West said May 28 on X, ‘Words can’t express my gratitude for our devoted enduring President Donald Trump for freeing Larry Hoover.’
West also thanked Drake for his participation in a December 2021 concert that helped spread awareness toward Hoover’s incarceration.
West said Saturday: ‘F*** anybody who don’t love Trump. You’re dumb.’
