Before the recent lawsuits and allegations facing Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jelly Roll claimed he had an opportunity to meet him.
In a new interview alongside wife Bunnie XO, the country star appeared in a chat with Tana Mongeau discussing one interaction with the former producer.
Jelly Roll, 39, and Diddy, 54, had appeared on the same episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last fall and had a chance to pose for a picture together.
“This is the first time in my career, ever, where they said, ‘Do you want to meet such-and-such?’ And I said, ‘Yeah,’ and I started walking that way, and as I was getting down the hallway — this is a true story — I said, ‘Nah,’ and went and got back in the car,” said Jelly.
The singer also went on to admit that he even joked that Diddy played a role in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder.
“I don’t know what it was, and I made a joke at first,” said the singer.
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“Nobody thought that was funny, so I was like, ‘Ooh that’s a bomb. Maybe I shouldn’t go and do this anyway.’ So I was already skeptical, ‘cause I thought I had a funny one,” Jelly added.
“When we were walking, I was like, I don’t know,” said the Grammy-nominated star, who got a bad feeling about meeting Diddy. “Very seldom does things rub me in a way where I was like, ‘I don’t even know if that’s a picture I want.'”
Jelly even went on to admit that he has ‘been in situations’ where he’s “ended up in pictures with people I didn’t want to be with” at various entertainment industry events.
The singer mentioned, “Motherf—ers will walk a carpet around the same time. S— happens.”
He also went on to note, “They’re like, ‘Hey, y’all get together.’ And you’re like, ‘I don’t really even know who this human is.'”
According to PEOPLE, Diddy was never directly asked to meet Jelly Roll, but the ask may have come from show producers.
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As of late, Didd has been accused of sexual assault and other allegations by five people in separate lawsuits. Two of the accusations include sex trafficking. He’s denied all the allegations.
The producer’s home in both Los Angeles and Miami were both raided by federal agents after he stepped down at his position at REVOLT.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available,” a Homeland Security Investigations representative said in a statement.
Combs’ lawyer also issued a statement on the use of force for the raids.
“There was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” said attorney Aaron Dyer said in a statement.
He also went on to mention, “There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”
