The intensifying sex trafficking investigation into Sean “Diddy” Combs has put a new spotlight on the rapper’s longtime friendship with Ashton Kutcher.
Kutcher, 46, and Diddy, 54, host a show on MTV and have spoken highly of each other over their decades-long friendship.
The two appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” in 2018 And they talked passionately about how they met and became friends.
“I was doing ‘Making the Band’ on MTV and he was doing ‘Punk,’ and I called him one day and said, ‘I heard you were going to punk me. “I thought it was a bad idea,” Diddy reminded Corden.
Kutcher interjected with a smile. “I don’t think that’s the way you said it, but I don’t think that’s a good idea, but is that what you said?” as they both laugh.
“I think it was kind of, ‘If you do that, it’s not going to work for you,’ but I think we should make a deal,” Kutcher recalled.
Kutcher has not publicly commented on the investigation into Combs since federal authorities raided two of his homes last week.
But sources reportedly insisted Monday that Kutcher and Kunis will remain silent about Combs’ legal issues following the uproar over the Masterson letter.
“At this point, there is absolutely no way Ashton or Mila will show any kind of public support for Diddy,” said the anonymous source. he told the Daily Mail.
“Despite Ashton’s long history with Diddy, he has distanced himself from Diddy since Cassie’s lawsuit, and has distanced himself even further in the wake of the new lawsuit.”
Representatives for Kutcher and Kunis, 40, did not respond to requests for comment.
Diddy’s sex investigation faced fierce backlash after Kutcher and wife Mila Kunis publicly expressed support for convicted rapist and former colleague Danny Masterson ahead of his sentencing hearing It took place just a few months later.
Kutcher, Kunis, and Masterson all appeared as teenage friends on That ’70s Show, and Kutcher later tried to protect the friend he once knew from their time working together. He explained.
Here’s what we know about the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs
- Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by the Department of Homeland Security for possible connections to the ongoing case. sex trafficking investigation.
- Sources told The Post that authorities targeted the rapper’s home and seized his cellphone and computer.
- Combs was reportedly spotted walking slowly back and forth outside the Miami airport on Monday, just hours after the attack.
- Music producer and basketball player Brendan Paul was arrested on drug charges as he tried to board Combs’ private jet at the Miami airport. Paul is accused in a federal lawsuit of being Combs’ “drug mule.”
- At least four Jane Does and one John Doe are being questioned by New York prosecutors in connection with sex trafficking allegations and RICO cases. A source told Rolling Stone.
- Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie (Cassandra Ventura), filed a lawsuit against Combs in November 2023 on several charges, including rape and physical abuse over a period of more than a decade.
- Combs and Kathy settled the case the day after filing their lawsuit.
- In November 2023, the rapper was accused of drugging, filming, and sexually assaulting a woman during a 1991 date.
- The complaint alleges that Combs drove the alleged victim to a music studio where she “couldn’t get out of her car” and then took her to “a location where he was staying to sexually assault her.” The background is explained.
- A third woman filed a lawsuit against the celebrity in November 2023, alleging that he and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns sexually assaulting her and a friend in the early 1990s.
- The woman, identified in the complaint as Jane Doe, claimed that a few days after the assault, Combs came to her home where she was staying with a friend and assaulted her.
- In December 2023, Combs and others filed a fourth sexual assault lawsuit, alleging that he drugged a 17-year-old girl at a recording studio in New York, gave her alcohol, and then sexually assaulted her. woke up.
Kutcher and Kunis both faced immense heat after letters they wrote in support of Masterson became public.
Kutcher said, “While I am aware that the verdict was in finding him guilty of two counts of rape by force, and that the victims have a strong desire to seek justice, I am aware that his character was not respected at sentencing.” I hope that my testimony will be considered.” The letter was made public in September.
The letter was poorly received, with Kutcher calling the endorsement a “misjudgment” several days later.
“Victims of sexual abuse have historically been silenced,” Kutcher said in a later statement. “It’s one,” he said.
Federal authorities last week searched Diddy’s properties in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
Some of the most explosive allegations against Combs are a lawsuit filed against Combs in February by producer Lil Rod (real name Rodney Jones), alleging a pattern of sexual assault and sex trafficking at the mogul’s home. They claim it is being recorded by a hidden camera inside.
Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, also accused Diddy of rape in November. A settlement was reached the next day, but terms were not disclosed.
The rap producer is also accused of raping another woman 20 years ago when she was 17 years old.
Diddy’s lawyer claims the raid was a “grossly excessive use of military-level force,” but the rap star denies any wrongdoing.
“There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability in connection with these allegations,” attorney Aaron Dyer said in a statement.
“Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every day to clear his name.”
