50 Cent Recalls ‘Weird’ Diddy Request That Made Him ‘Uncomfortable’
50 Cent has defined why he’s lengthy averted spending time with Diddy, chalking it as much as a “weird” encounter with the Harlem mogul.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Fif spoke candidly about his points with Puffy, who he has been mercilessly trolling since he was accused by a number of girls (and even a male producer) of sexual assault.
Asked why he has “made a point of not attending Diddy’s parties,” the G-Unit boss replied: “He asked to take me shopping. I thought that was the weirdest shit in the world because that might be something that a man says to a woman.
“And I’m just like, ‘Naw, I’m not fucking with this weird energy or weird shit,’ coming off the way he was just moving. From that, I wasn’t comfortable around him.”
50 additionally set the document straight on his relationship with Diddy, with whom he’s collaborated with prior to now on songs akin to “Victory 2004” and the “I Get Money” remix.
“It was mostly work. I wouldn’t call it a friendship because there wouldn’t be disappointment between us if we didn’t speak to each other,” he clarified. “[Diddy’s ex] Jennifer Lopez actually told him he should work with me as songwriter in the beginning.
“[H]e’d call me to write. I remember Diddy would call, and my son’s mom would answer, and I didn’t want to get on the phone like, ‘No, no, no.’ And she was like, ‘What the fuck? We need money.’ She’s looking at me, like, ‘What? Why don’t you want to talk to him?’”
He added: “I didn’t ever party or hang out with him. Puff is a businessperson; when [people call him] a producer, I see people that were taken advantage of, who produced things that he took from them. He got the credit. He’s not a producer.
“He’s been able to take advantage of the business and the creatives in it. I don’t have any interest in doing that. I actually fall under the creative. So I just didn’t take to hanging out with that.”
50 Cent beforehand referenced Diddy’s alleged “shopping” request whereas mocking the Bad Boy boss on social media earlier this yr.
He posted a video of a faux textual content dialog with Puffy through which the embattled mogul started by writing: “Hello daddy. come over for a drink” and later stated: “I’ll take you shopping tomorrow. Come.”
The Queens, New York native additionally beforehand stated that he averted attending Diddy’s events on account of alleged homoerotic advances.
“Nuh uh. That n-gga hug you from the front and the back at the same time? Fuck you talkin’ ’bout?” he joked throughout a efficiency final yr.
“I mean, if you into that, you into that. I’m fine with it. I’m just saying this ain’t my motherfuckin’ kind of party. I’m uncomfortable. I think I belong in the girl’s bathroom.”