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To be disgusted by the Deafening Silence of Celebrities in the wake of Diddy allegations?

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notaurewhatusername · 29/09/2024 21:01

I can't be the only one who's deeply troubled by the silence from certain A-list celebrities following the recent allegations against Sean Combs aka Diddy. It's been weeks since the news broke, and the lack of response from some of his closest associates in the industry is, quite frankly, disturbing.

Let's talk about Jay-Z and Beyoncé, for instance. These two have been thick as thieves with him for years. Countless collaborations, public appearances, and even vacations together. And now? Radio silence. Not even a peep about condemning the alleged actions or distancing themselves from him. It's baffling.

Ashton Kutcher is another one who's keeping silent. Given his vocal stance against human trafficking and exploitation, you'd think he'd be the first to speak up. But nope, nothing.

Now, I want to tread carefully when it comes to Usher and Justin Bieber. There's been speculation about their own experiences, and if they were indeed victims themselves, I absolutely respect their right to process this privately. No one should be forced to relive trauma or speak out if they're not ready.

But for those who weren't victimised? Their silence is deafening. How hard is it to release a statement saying, "I don't condone these actions" or "I had no knowledge of these alleged crimes"? Anything would be better than this awkward void.

I'm honestly shocked that there hasn't been more public backlash against these silent celebrities. In an era where "cancel culture" can be triggered by a misplaced tweet, how are they getting a free pass? Having your longtime friend and associate arrested on such serious charges, and you can't even muster up a word of condemnation? It's beyond disappointing.

What do you all think? Am I being too harsh, or is this silence truly inexcusable? Should we, as consumers and fans, be demanding more accountability from these public figures?

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Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 09:09

Puttheneedleontherackets · 03/10/2024 08:56

What do 50 cent and Eminem have against him, as in why do they speak up and others don’t? I wonder why they haven been got rid of by now

It's hard to take them out now without creating a massive West/East conflict between them. If one of them was taken out, suspicion would fall firmly at certain people's feet and then put them at risk of retaliation and investigation.

fashionqueen0123 · 03/10/2024 09:16

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 06:52

honesty the news show you what they want. I stopped watching years ago. Do you own research follow a multitude of different lesser known journalists- house in habit is a good start on instagram she is called Jessica.
ypu won’t find much on fb or insta however because it’s heavily filtered. X, tik tok are your best points.
prince Andrew was involved, a lot of royals, politicians etc. nothing is what it seems and the more you look into it the more shocking it is.
the biggest name who has also been outed for me is tom hanks.

you tube katt Williams, you tube spiritual cooking lady gaga. You tube Beyoncé and aliyah death.
YouTube adrenochrome and kids.

literally just the surface. It will horrify you. But the truth comes out and good will always prevail.

I used to like house in habit but then she seemed to turn into some kind of crazy Trump supporter.

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 03/10/2024 09:38

ask yourself why they haven't gone after anyone in the last 20+ years, to stop the allegations and take suspicion off them?

And the reverse, ask why it has taken until now for someone to do something about it.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:00

fashionqueen0123 · 03/10/2024 09:16

I used to like house in habit but then she seemed to turn into some kind of crazy Trump supporter.

Yes!! Wtf was that all about, she did put a post up too saying she was worried and receiving threats when she was outing the Epstein clients. Since then she has shyed away, but a good place to start for someone just getting into it all x

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:03

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 09:09

It's hard to take them out now without creating a massive West/East conflict between them. If one of them was taken out, suspicion would fall firmly at certain people's feet and then put them at risk of retaliation and investigation.

Yeah absolutely. And also the children that have been abused are now adults and coming forward.
their little sick games seem to be up and once one person starts speaking up a few follow suits.
if you listen to eminems older music he refers to the sexual abuse a hell of a lot.

fashionqueen0123 · 03/10/2024 10:03

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:00

Yes!! Wtf was that all about, she did put a post up too saying she was worried and receiving threats when she was outing the Epstein clients. Since then she has shyed away, but a good place to start for someone just getting into it all x

God knows. I can’t take her seriously anymore.

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:03

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 03/10/2024 09:38

ask yourself why they haven't gone after anyone in the last 20+ years, to stop the allegations and take suspicion off them?

And the reverse, ask why it has taken until now for someone to do something about it.

It hasn't happened overnight, these women have been filing lawsuits for years and now there's enough of them and a prosecution with the balls to pursue it, so that they have enough concrete evidence to do a proper investigation. This also goes a lot higher, there's clearly something big brewing and Diddy has been scapegoated to try and detract from the rest. Unfortunately for them, people are now listening to the ones who have been naming others for a long time, they want to listen to the people who were kids at this party.

If any of what has been said for the past 2 decades was lies, the ones named would have sought legal action by now, if they had nothing to hide. Celebs always want to clear their names. We know people like Jay Z aren't above taking legal action against people for other things.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:05

yesmen · 03/10/2024 06:16

This is really a horror story.

Something that is not being discussed is the amount of artists he sigend to terrible deals, who made tons of money for him but were left with very little.

And if some of the reports are to be believed industry execs from Sony, Clive Davis and so really facillitated him.

Simon cowel too

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:07

I also think you underestimate how scared many people are of Diddy and Jay Z and what they're capable of. He's got their vids as blackmail material, they know both will take hits out on people if they think it's someone that can't be proven to be traced back to them, powerful people are involved in this, and who knows, maybe the informants finally got something concrete to pass on and with the other evidence they have enough to pursue Diddy. This way everything can be pinned on him.

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:11

I don't know why people are so willing to believe it isn't true when for 2 decades people have been saying exactly what is now coming out. It's isn't just something made up on a whim, it isn't a case that 20 years ago, what people were saying has changed at all. It's like when people didn't believe the Saville stuff because "why didn't anyone say anything before now"

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:12

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 03/10/2024 08:52

I agree that Diddy and Epstein are most likely scapegoats - you don't get away with all that is being discussed, much of it widely known about, for years and then suddenly be held accountable. I am interested in why now? A pp said because of the DV recording but that doesn't seem to be enough of a reason.

I also agree with your point about lawyers, I don't believe anyone is beyond reproach, and I'm not passing judgement on any lawyers character or involvement but what is reported on the MSM has been checked by lawyers which in this instance must mean that they do not expect it to be libelous.

I think it may be coming out now because the children abused are adults- social media also has been a massive tool in spreading awareness and information. A lot of it may be protection too, celebs not wanting to be tarred with the same brush coming forwards telling their own experiences to clear their own names and associations.

I think it all started going wrong for them once Weinstein got his ass handed to him. People then, rightly so, went on a witch hunt and wanted more people exposed.

I don’t think we will ever really know the full extent of what’s happened, nor will we ever know the truth. I think just researching from as many different sources and then coming to our own conclusions is the best we will get.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:13

It’s a very hard truth to bare. But the more
people who question the victims and the whole ‘why now’ just gives these monsters more power.

at least we’ve made a few people abit more aware today ❤️

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:16

Yes absolutely!! for those saying to me and demon- why haven’t they come forward until now? To expand on demons reasoning- where should these children of reported it?
cps- who allegedly provided the children
police- who were paid off to turn a blind eye
Judges- again paid off, threatened or maybe even involved themselves.

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:20

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:16

Yes absolutely!! for those saying to me and demon- why haven’t they come forward until now? To expand on demons reasoning- where should these children of reported it?
cps- who allegedly provided the children
police- who were paid off to turn a blind eye
Judges- again paid off, threatened or maybe even involved themselves.

Allyson Carter has been trying to bring a lawsuit against CPS for a few years now, long before this came to light in the wider public. It's not just her either, a few of then got together with their statements and it was buried. She's just pushed herself to speak out and has been doing so for years, it's not their fault no one was willing to listen because the people they were going up against (CPS) and the ones they named in the affidavits were powerful people.

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:25

Plus the different affidavits have different names, because even though they all knew all the people involved, they were following legal process and making their own personal statements about their personal experiences, not saying "and I saw X there and X was doing this to X" the names they each gave were their own direct experience.

If they were making it up, they could have given a whole list of names each, just from the people they know were there.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:25

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:20

Allyson Carter has been trying to bring a lawsuit against CPS for a few years now, long before this came to light in the wider public. It's not just her either, a few of then got together with their statements and it was buried. She's just pushed herself to speak out and has been doing so for years, it's not their fault no one was willing to listen because the people they were going up against (CPS) and the ones they named in the affidavits were powerful people.

her story breaks my heart x

SonicTheHodgeheg · 03/10/2024 10:25

Puttheneedleontherackets · 03/10/2024 08:56

What do 50 cent and Eminem have against him, as in why do they speak up and others don’t? I wonder why they haven been got rid of by now

50 has been shot at 9 times and has a car that is similar spec to the one that POTUS rides in.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wXaNTuSmfDY?si=4W6u8xRNAT16KMA_

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:27

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:25

her story breaks my heart x

You know the video of her speaking when you can see her disassociating, I found really hard to watch, you could see her reliving it all.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:43

Demonhunter · 03/10/2024 10:27

You know the video of her speaking when you can see her disassociating, I found really hard to watch, you could see her reliving it all.

Yeah she goes all vacant, the fact no one has believed or helped her and she still carries on is just amazing.

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 03/10/2024 10:47

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 10:16

Yes absolutely!! for those saying to me and demon- why haven’t they come forward until now? To expand on demons reasoning- where should these children of reported it?
cps- who allegedly provided the children
police- who were paid off to turn a blind eye
Judges- again paid off, threatened or maybe even involved themselves.

I'm not questioning why people have come forward, I believe people have been coming forward and questioning it for years .

I'm questioning why the authorities are listening, why now? Demon puts forward some interesting reasons why they think it is likely.

So many people covering up for so long, it feels like someone has chosen to allow this to come out, rather than it being forced.

newnamethanks · 03/10/2024 10:56

Libel laws in UK are different from US law. Gossip isn't evidence in UK law. It won't be covered here until charges are laid against all the individuals whose possible involvement is being speculated on.

newnamethanks · 03/10/2024 11:00

BTW, I'm not defending anyone nor suggesting these allegations are untrue. I know that the music business is as corrupt as its possible to be and anyone who doesn't believe that is completely naive.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 03/10/2024 11:02

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 03/10/2024 10:47

I'm not questioning why people have come forward, I believe people have been coming forward and questioning it for years .

I'm questioning why the authorities are listening, why now? Demon puts forward some interesting reasons why they think it is likely.

So many people covering up for so long, it feels like someone has chosen to allow this to come out, rather than it being forced.

Sorry I think I got wires crossed reading the different responses.

yes I agree. It’s all orchestrated very carefully and nothing has accidentally been made public. There will be a reason, but who knows what

newnamethanks · 03/10/2024 11:06

Debt. Someone owes something and they havent paid. Don't know who or what but that's what it will come down to.

CabraCadabra · 03/10/2024 11:20

I watched an allyson carter video. The stuff she said it was just... well, put it this way, even the wildest imaginations wouldnt think that stuff up. Which makes me inclined to believe it. I think the some powerful people are way more corrupt than we can ever imagine.

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