{"id":160871,"date":"2025-04-08T21:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T21:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/diddy-preparing-to-beg-donald-trump-for-presidential-pardon-report\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T21:32:12","slug":"diddy-preparing-to-beg-donald-trump-for-presidential-pardon-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/diddy-preparing-to-beg-donald-trump-for-presidential-pardon-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Preparing to &#8216;Beg&#8217; Donald Trump For Presidential Pardon: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They both got their start as New York City-based moguls, and they both hosted popular 2000s reality shows in which they tormented ambitious strivers looking to climb the ladder of success.<\/p>\n<p>So it should come as no surprise that Diddy and Donald Trump have known one another for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>But are the bonds from an old friendship enough to score a presidential pardon for the disgraced rapper?<\/p>\n<p>We may soon find out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy performs onstage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. \" class=\"wp-image-523011 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-2048x1436.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-960x673.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-1080x757.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-1200x841.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1677183837-4-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy performs onstage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Noam Galai\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-diddy-s-downfall\">Diddy\u2019s downfall<\/h2>\n<p>As you\u2019ve no doubt heard by now,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/diddys-lawyers-claim-freak-off-sex-tapes-prove-his-innocence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Diddy is currently in jail<\/a> awaiting trial on sex trafficking and rape charges.<\/p>\n<p>He was in court for a hearing last month, and witnesses say the months behind bars have taken an obvious toll.<\/p>\n<p>Onlookers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/diddy-hearing-bloated-gray-haired-mogul-enters-not-guilty-plea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described Diddy as \u201cbloated\u201d and \u201cgrey-haired,\u201d<\/a> a shell of the exuberant entrepreneur who first made a name for himself way back in the early \u201990s.<\/p>\n<p>Diddy is due back in court for the start of his trial on May 5. And insiders say he\u2019s hoping that his old pal the Donald will render the outcome moot by issuing a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-523012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-523012 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1405310976-5-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDonald was always invited to Diddy\u2019s legendary parties,\u201d journalist Rob Shuter told <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/sean-diddy-combs-trump-pardon-friendship-years-jail-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radar Online<\/a> this week. \u201cThey\u2019ve known each other forever. Diddy admired Trump\u2019s swagger \u2013 the bravado, the flash. He built part of his brand around that energy,\u201d he continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiddy thinks Donald owes him one. He\u2019s counting on their history to keep him out of an orange jumpsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It might sound like a long shot \u2014 and it is \u2014 but the fact remains that Donald and Diddy go way back.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-donald-and-diddy-s-long-history-of-mutual-admiration\">Donald and Diddy\u2019s long history of mutual admiration<\/h2>\n<p>Diddy has sung Donald\u2019s praises on numerous occasions, and Trump memorably described the rapper as \u201ca good friend of mine\u201d on an episode of<em> The Apprentice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-523010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-523010 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have to say, I am a very strict and focused businesswoman because working for Diddy for six years trained me to have to be perfect,\u201d Aubrey O\u2019Day \u2014 who competed on both men\u2019s reality shows \u2014 told Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking for Diddy?\u201d Trump asked. \u201cI love Diddy. \u2026 You know he is a good friend of mine. He\u2019s a good guy. Is he a good guy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When O\u2019Day declined to answer, Trump remarked:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh well, I think he\u2019s a good guy, I\u2019m going to stick up for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an idiot, a terrible judge of character, and a liar,\u201d one X user wrote in response to the resurfaced clip<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBirds of a feather,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump might be willing to stick up for Diddy, but will he go so far as to issue him a presidential pardon? Hopefully Puff\u2019s not holding his breath, as that seems exceedingly unlikely.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/diddy-preparing-to-beg-donald-trump-for-presidential-pardon-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes They both got their start as New York City-based moguls, and they both hosted popular 2000s reality shows in which they tormented ambitious strivers looking to climb the ladder of success. So it should come as no surprise that Diddy and Donald Trump have known one another for quite some time. 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