Will Smith Denies Any Link to Sean 'Diddy' Combs: 'I Ain't Been Nowhere Near That Man'

Mar. 15, 2025

Will Smith; Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty; John Shearer/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty; John Shearer/Getty

The Oscar winner, who released a new song called “Tantrum,” performed at the Observatory North Park theater in San Diego on Thursday, Dec. 12.

“The world we’re in right now, it’s really hard for y’all to discern what’s real and what’s true, you know?” he said in the clip. “I’ve been seeing y’all’s memes and stuff … Some of that stuff’s funny. … I haven’t addressed any of this publicly, but I just wanna say this very clearly: I don’t have s— to do with Puffy, so y’all can stop all them memes. You can stop all of that bulls—.”

“I ain’t been nowhere near that man, ain’t did none of that stupid s—,” Smith, 56, who’s been previously photographed with Combs at industry events over the years, said from the stage. “So whenever y’all hear it, if somebody say that, it’s a damn lie.”

Combs, 55, is in federal custody in New York Cityafter his September indictment on chargesof sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Sean “Diddy” Combs and Will Smith at the NAACP Image Awards in L.A. on Feb. 12, 2009.Jeff Vespa/WireImage

Jeff Vespa/WireImage

Combs has denied committing any wrongdoing. His attorneys previously said in a statement to PEOPLE after the first wave of civil assault complaints that he “cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” but that he “emphatically” denied sexually abusing anyone.

Combs will remain behind bars until his trial in May 2025. His legal counsel filed a motion Dec. 13 to dismiss his appeal for bail in his ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering case.

Will Smith on May 27, 2024.Sebastian Reuter/Getty

Sebastian Reuter/Getty

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He then added, “But, no, having said that publicly. Y’all the first time. I usually don’t respond to dumbass stuff because it’s so many things. People say so much stuff. But that one — your memes was doin' too much. Y’all was having me mad.”

source: people.com