Kamala Harris' Past Praise For Diddy Didn't Age Well

Vice President Kamala Harris found herself in hot water over an old tweet about Sean John Combs, also known as Diddy. In the controversial post back in 2020, she thanked the now-disgraced rapper for hosting a fundraiser for her first presidential campaign. "Thank you, @Diddy, for hosting this town hall last night," Harris wrote on X at the time. "There's a lot at stake for our communities right now and it's critical we bring to the forefront how coronavirus is perpetuating racial inequality and health disparities." The tweet has been reposted more than 20,000 times since it resurfaced on social media.

Harris' controversial tweet surfaced amid Combs' arrest on September 16, 2024. Despite being posted more than four years prior to his arrest, Harris' message of gratitude to Diddy sparked a series of negative reactions online. Harris' tweet about Combs raises a lot of questions about their relationship. While some think the vice president was merely thanking the rapper at the time, others believe there's more to it than that.

Speculations intensified even more after a supposed photo of Kamala Harris and Diddy together circulated online. The image, which Donald Trump reposted on his Truth Social, turns out to be fake. TMZ shared a screenshot of Trump's re-share, which has since been deleted. According to the Daily Beast, it was an edited photo of Harris with her ex, Montel Williams, in 2001. Williams himself confirmed it, adding, "Here they go again with 'All black people look alike." Ironically, Trump himself has also praised Diddy in the past.

Harris isn't the only one caught up in Combs' latest scandal. Other high-profile celebrities are under a microscope because of Diddy, including Jennifer Lopez, Ashton Kutcher, Naomi Campbell, and Jay-Z — though they've notably remained silent. Eric Schiffer, CEO of Reputation Management Consultants, told Fox News that celebrities stay mum for a reason. "Celebrities are silent because they are scared to death of their brands bleeding out with fans over ties to Diddy," he added. "And, worse, they fear if they cross him, things could end in disaster."

While the above-mentioned personalities were tight-lipped, other celebs reacted to Combs' case. 50 Cent took to X and tweeted a photo of himself with Drew Barrymore. "Here I am keeping good company with @DrewBarrymoreTV and I don't have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house," he captioned the post, seemingly referencing bottles of baby oil and lubricant recovered from Combs' homes. Other celebrities who reacted to Combs' arrest include Kesha and Aubrey O'Day, who has been one of Diddy's most vocal critics for years.