Jason Derulo is the latest star to have his say on the Diddy situation. This surprised some fans, as Jason appeared to stand up for the hip-hop mogul.
While walking towards his vehicle in New York City yesterday, a group of reporters caught up with him. In a conversation with a TMZ reporter, Jason was asked if the phrase innocent until proven guilty should apply in Diddy’s case. Jason said that he agreed with the idea and that more evidence was needed before jumping to conclusions about Diddy.
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The TMZ reporter asked the singer if Diddy should be given some “grace.” After stopping to think for a moment, Jason replied, “Um, I believe in that. I believe in innocent until proven guilty, sure.”
He was then quickly ushered into his car by assistants before any further questions could be asked of him. The TMZ reporter mentioned that Diddy had done “a lot” to help Jason’s career.
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In fact, Jason recently spoke about how Diddy had helped him break into the music industry at a young age. In a conversation with radio journalist Guy Raz, Jason detailed his come-up as a teenager in Miami trying to make it as an artist.
Diddy Gave Jason His First Real Music Opportunity
After starting to find work writing songs for others, he connected with Diddy through his short-lived TV show Making the Band. Jason was invited to the studio where he got to see Diddy’s world as a “16 or 17-year-old kid.”
He said Diddy told him “I’m going to give you a chance,” before asking him to make a song in 10 minutes. After impressing Diddy with what he came up with, he was invited to go into the studio. Jason revealed that’s where he met Cassie.
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Jason described it as “one of the first… real kind of opportunities that I got within the music industry.” It would not be surprising if some people saw Jason’s defense of Diddy as loyalty for helping him early in his career.
The fact that Jason was so young when he encountered Diddy will also be a concern to people who’ve been following the allegations made against the Bad Boy Records executive. TMZ described Jason as being “a little cagey” when reporting his opinion on what should happen with Diddy. This is understandable considering how seriously Diddy’s situation is now being taken by the authorities.
Diddy’s mansions were recently raided by armed officers from Homeland Security. Following the raids, Diddy’s lawyer released a statement. He claimed that the raids were “a gross overuse of military-level force.” He went on to state that “there is no excuse for the excessive show of force” by Homeland Security.
Since then, Diddy has tried to keep a low profile. Many other celebrities will no doubt be expecting questions about their association with the disgraced music tycoon.
