Selena Gomez Accidentally Drops Diddy’s Name During Gala

On the Uncommon Influence Fund Profit, Selena Gomez swiftly recovered from a small on-stage mistake when she by chance mentioned Diddy‘s title.

The 32-year-old actress and singer hosted the second annual occasion on Thursday, October 24, aimed toward elevating funds for organizations devoted to offering psychological well being companies for youth.

Whereas delivering her speech, Selena Gomez talked about a number of of the organizations the profit helps, together with Didi Hirsch Psychological Well being Providers (DHMS), a bunch targeted on suicide prevention amongst younger folks.

Initially, all the pieces went easily as Selena mentioned the mission of her charity, highlighting its partnership with Didi Hirsch Psychological Well being Providers (DHMS) to help youth suicide prevention.

“They’re dedicated to youth psychological well being, from suicide prevention coaching in colleges to their drop-in heart right here in L.A., and their Teen Line lifeline,” Gomez, in keeping with a video obtained by TMZ. “I’m very honored to be working with such unbelievable changemakers.”

When Gomez launched DHMS’ govt director, she by chance mentioned “Diddy” as a substitute of “Didi,” which is pronounced “dee-dee.” The viewers burst into laughter at her mistake.

“Not Diddy!” one individual within the viewers, who was filming Gomez’s speech, joked.

“I actually am sorry,” Gomez instructed the room after recovering from the error with fun.

Though Selena has indirectly addressed the intensive sexual assault allegations towards Diddy, the disgraced rapper’s authorized troubles have dominated headlines for a number of months.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, as soon as a powerhouse within the hip-hop and music trade, is now embroiled in a collection of authorized controversies which have severely affected his profession and public picture.

Over the previous yr, he has confronted quite a few allegations, together with sexual assault, intercourse trafficking, and different critical misconduct, with some claims stretching again a long time. The scenario escalated in November 2023 when singer Cassie Ventura, Combs’ former girlfriend, filed a federal lawsuit accusing him of bodily abuse, rape, and coercive management all through their relationship. She alleged that his abusive conduct prolonged past their non-public interactions, involving threats and violence.

Though the lawsuit was settled inside a day, it triggered a wave of extra allegations from different girls, together with accusations of sexual assault, drugging, and distributing revenge porn​.

As Diddy’s authorized points proceed to escalate, outdated movies of him with Selena’s ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber, have resurfaced. One clip from 2009 reveals a younger Bieber, then simply 15 years outdated, discussing his pleasure about partying with Diddy.

Now 30, Bieber’s previous interactions with the rapper have gained renewed consideration amid the continued controversy surrounding Diddy’s conduct.

“Proper now [Justin is] having 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy. They’re having the instances of their lives,” Diddy, who is almost 25 years older than the singer, mentioned to the digital camera. “Like the place we hanging out and what we’re doing we won’t actually disclose. But it surely’s positively a 15-year-old’s dream.”

Within the resurfaced footage, Diddy jokingly remarked that he had “custody” of Bieber for the weekend.

Regardless of their previous connection, together with resurfaced clips exhibiting Bieber interacting with Diddy throughout his teenage years, the pop star has remained silent on the matter because the authorized drama continues to unfold.

Ashton Kutcher has beforehand spoke out on the Diddy scandal, together with attending Diddy’s get-togethers.

“I’ve obtained quite a bit I can’t inform,” Kutcher mentioned throughout a 2019 “Sizzling Ones” interview. “Can’t inform that one both. … I’m really biking via them. Diddy social gathering tales, man, that was some bizarre reminiscence lane factor.”

He went on to name his relationship with Diddy “actually weird.” “It began over ‘Punk’d’ ‘as a result of he was like, ‘Yo, you possibly can’t punk me!’ I used to be like, ‘I don’t know what to let you know, all people is on the desk.’ That began our dialog,” he recalled. “We turned quick buddies and we used to only hang around, watch soccer collectively.”

50 Cent has revealed that he has been avoiding Diddy’s events for years, citing long-standing issues and distancing himself from the embattled music mogul amid ongoing controversies.

“I’ve been very vocal about not going to Puffy events and doing s— like that,” 50 Cent acknowledged in a July interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve been staying out of that sh-t for years. It’s simply an uncomfortable vitality related to it.”

He went on so as to add: “[Diddy] requested to take me buying. I believed that was the weirdest sh-t on this planet as a result of that is perhaps one thing {that a} man says to a girl. And I’m similar to, ‘Naw, I’m not f—ing with this bizarre vitality or bizarre s—,’ coming off the best way he was simply shifting. From that, I wasn’t snug round him.”