Old Video Of Taylor Swift Picking Diddy Combs As ‘Prom Date’ Viral – News18

Last Updated:October 28, 2024, 19:38 IST

This clip has recently resurfaced online, especially after Diddy’s recent arrest for serious offences such as sex trafficking, and racketeering.

Taylor Swift’s 2011 clip from the Rachael Ray Show has stirred internet’s attention when the singer mentioned Sean “Diddy” Combs as one of her dream prom dates. Back then, Swift, who was only 21, featured in a fun segment where she had to pick out her perfect prom date among pictures of famous men. Among her preferred options was Diddy, who she said had “always been really nice”, and it would be fun if he was in her prom group. The talk show host Rachael Ray countered by saying, “He’s a gentleman, isn’t he?”, to which Swift nodded her head with much excitement on her face. The singer added that she would like the date with other stars like Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake.

This clip has recently resurfaced online, especially after Diddy’s recent arrest for serious offences such as sex trafficking and racketeering. It has circulated across social networks such as TikTok and has received different responses. Some defended Taylor Swift stating that she was just a young woman at the beginning of her singing career who was a fan of another celebrity without knowing his misconduct.

“As a millennial, we looked up to these people. We didn’t know what was really going on. This is like fearless/speak now Taylor. She’s like 19-21 here,” one fan commented, according to the Daily Mail.

Meanwhile, Diddy is caught up in one of the most massive scandals of sexual abuse and human trafficking. This has escalated since late 2023 leading to his arrest in New York City on September 16, 2024.

That scandal started with Cassie Ventura, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, who sued him under the New York Adult Survivor’s Act. In her suit she said that he assaulted her physically and sexually, claiming that he raped her and also made her engage in sexual activities with other men while he observed.

As more women came forward claiming the same, an investigation followed. In an indictment, it was outlined that from 2008, Sean Diddy Combs allegedly used his dominance to satisfy his sexual needs and intimidate his victims. Criminal prosecution agencies have detailed some of the incidents known as the “Freak Offs”, where the victims claimed to have been raped for days after being drugged.