Current:Home > FinanceWendy Williams breaks silence on Diddy: 'It's just so horrible' -InvestTomorrow
Wendy Williams breaks silence on Diddy: 'It's just so horrible'
View
Date:2025-04-13 17:58:04
Wendy Williams is opening up about Sean "Diddy" Combs after she says she "called" his alleged bad behavior.
The legendary talk show host, who has been largely out of the spotlight amid ongoing health issues, including a frontotemporal dementia and aphasia diagnosis, told the Daily Mail that it's "about time" the music mogul was investigated.
"What is really weird is that I have been told by so many people, 'Wendy, you called it,'" she said in the interview, published Tuesday. "Including some people from my family who have said the same."
USA TODAY has reached out to Williams' rep for comment.
The former radio host and embattled Bad Boy Records founder have reportedly not seen eye-to-eye for decades. Charlamagne Tha God, who served as her radio show's co-host in the 2000s, has claimed Williams, 60, has previously had a contentious relationship with Combs, 54, as far back as during her time hosting her gossip and celebrity news show in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Now, she says, justice is finally starting to be served: "It is about time," she told the outlet.
Read more about celebrities: Sign up for USA TODAY's Everyone's Talking newsletter.
"To see this video on TV of (Cassie) getting pummeled … it was just horrific," she added, referring to the 2016 hotel surveillance video of Combs assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. "But now you have to think, how many more times? How many people? How many more women? It's just so horrible."
For her own part, Williams said she was "doing good." The host and actress was spotted out and about in August, the first time since her private legal and medical issues became public earlier this year.
Wendy Williamsreceived small sum for 'stomach-turning' Lifetime doc, lawsuit alleges
In September, the former talk show host's guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, filed an amended complaint in New York as part of a lawsuit against A+E Networks over the Lifetime documentary "Where is Wendy Williams?" Morrissey alleged Williams was not capable of consenting to be filmed for the documentary.
Combs, who was arrested on Sept. 16 and arraigned on sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution charges the following day, has been incarcerated in the Special Housing Unit at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center. He's maintained his innocence amid an avalanche of civil lawsuits over the past year and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Combs has lost two bids to be released on bail and is appealing once again for his release on a $50 million bond.
Combs may be facing new allegations from 120 male and female accusers who plan to file civil lawsuits against the media mogul, according to Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee.
Sean 'Diddy' Combsfaces 120 more sexual abuse claims, including 25 victims who were minors
His clients, some of whom were minors when the alleged abuse took place, accuse Combs of "violent sexual assault or rape," "facilitated sex with a controlled substance," "dissemination of video recordings" and "sexual abuse of minors," Buzbee said during a Tuesday press conference.
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Brendan Morrow
veryGood! (6232)
Related
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- DWTS’ Sharna Burgess Reflects on “Slippery Slope” of Smoking Meth as a Teen
- Wael Hana, co-defendant in Robert Menendez case, arrested at JFK
- Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit and criticize Black judge’s comments on race
- Mega Millions winning numbers for August 6 drawing: Jackpot climbs to $398 million
- New York bans facial recognition in schools after report finds risks outweigh potential benefits
- Miranda Lambert and Husband Brendan McLoughlin's Love Story Will Have You Humming a Happy Tune
- Black Americans express concerns about racist depictions in news media, lack of coverage efforts
- Jamaica's Kishane Thompson more motivated after thrilling 100m finish against Noah Lyles
- Gymnastics Ireland issues ‘unreserved’ apology for Black gymnast medal snub
Ranking
- Connie Chiume, Black Panther Actress, Dead at 72: Lupita Nyong'o and More Pay Tribute
- The movement to end hunger is underway. We support families battling food insecurity.
- 'Community' star Chevy Chase says NBC show 'wasn't funny enough for me'
- 2nd New Hampshire man charged in 2-year-old boy’s fentanyl death
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- At Paris Fashion Week ‘70s nostalgia meets futuristic flair amid dramatic twists
- Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt
- Police charge man in deadly Georgia wreck, saying drivers were racing at more than 100 mph
Recommendation
Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
In a first, scientists recover RNA from an extinct species — the Tasmanian tiger
Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China
How did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully may be key to the investigation
Eva Mendes Shares Message of Gratitude to Olympics for Keeping Her and Ryan Gosling's Kids Private
Level up leftovers with Tiffani Thiessen’s surf & turf tacos
Liberty's Breanna Stewart edges Sun's Alyssa Thomas to win 2nd WNBA MVP award
13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics