Nick Cannon admits the right time to leave the Sean “Diddy” Combs party is “early.”
The “Masked Singer” host recalled his relationship with Diddy while appearing on Adam22’s No Jumper podcast on Monday alongside Wack 100 and Lush One.
Adam asked Cannon, “How do you avoid those parties?” Nick replied, “I leave early.”
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Nick Cannon left Sean “Diddy” Combs’ party early. (Getty Images)
Wack told the group that at a Diddy party, the house was cool until about 2:30-3. Then the cats left. Now, whoever’s left goes to the back, whatever, we don’t know.”
“I’m usually the DJ, when it’s time to end – I’ll go out,” Cannon added.
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Wack interjected, “It was three o’clock,” Cannon agreed, “Ya, we’re out.”
“Usually, I’m the DJ, when it’s time to end – I go out.”
— Nick Cannon
Cannon said he DJed Combs’ parties. (Chance Yeh/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Diddy was indicted last month on federal sex crimes charges. (Getty Images)
Co-host Lush jumped in and said, “That’s what Shorty said… the real weirdness is on the inside.”
“I’ve never seen that either,” Cannon said. “But again, given whatever they have, we’ll see, what, May? I guarantee you, all sides…”
Officials claim Combs and several unnamed associates within the Combs Enterprise used intimidation tactics to “lure female victims into Combs’ orbit, often under the guise of a romantic relationship,” according to a federal indictment unsealed in September.
He would then use “force, threats of force, and coercion to get the victim to engage in prolonged sexual acts with male prostitutes that COMBS referred to as ‘Freak Offs,’” Combs’ indictment said.
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“Freak Offs” were “elaborately choreographed sexual performances arranged, directed, masturbated to, and often electronically recorded by Combs.” Combs and his employees allegedly transported commercial prostitutes across state lines and internationally to perform “Freak Offs,” which occurred frequently and sometimes lasted multiple days, often involving multiple prostitutes.
When Wack brought up the subject of the 1,000 bottles of baby oil found at Diddy’s home during a federal raid in March, Cannon said, “I think that’s too sensational,” before adding that Johnson & Johnson “wouldn’t send Diddy 1,000 bottles of baby oil as a promotional item.
The Wild N Out host asked the guys if they had read the indictment.
Sean Combs’ LA home was raided by Homeland Security officials in March. (Getty Images)
Cannon expressed skepticism about some of the claims about Diddy, adding, “His karma is on trial, it really is,” Cannon said. The group then reminisced about Diddy’s cultural impact and how he portrayed himself as “invincible.”
“He kept telling people he was invincible. He was doing music videos, like, ‘Come get me!’” Cannon shouted, throwing his hands in the air. Wack added, “He was saying, ‘Maybe one day I’ll go to jail for this, in interviews, about his parties.”
Before the allegations surfaced, Cannon said he believed Diddy was “evolving” as a person.
“The Puff that I knew, I started to see… I felt like he wanted to change and was growing and saying, ‘Oh, I want to be a dad, I want to be…’ like he had been through a lot–t,” Cannon said.
Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty last month and the judge set his trial date for May 5. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Diddy is currently in the New York Metropolitan Detention Center after being arrested and charged last month with conspiracy to commit racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Authorities allege Combs ran a criminal enterprise through his businesses, which include Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, and Combs Global, among others.
While the “Last Night” singer maintains his innocence, if convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison or a maximum of life in prison.
Judge Arun Subramanian scheduled Combs’ trial to begin May 5. The prosecution expects the government’s case to take three weeks to resolve, while Combs’ legal team estimates it will take a week to argue the rapper’s defense.