Joe Jonas Drops ‘Diddy’ Lyric From DNCE’s ‘Cake By the Ocean’ Amid Sean Combs’ Sex Trafficking Indictment

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Joe Jonas is the original artist to take away a lyric referencing disgraced Unholy Boy Song rich person Sean “Diddy” Combs amid the last’s escalating sexual abuse scandal. Fan-shot photos of a Jonas Brothers display at LDLC Enviornment in Lyon, France utmost Saturday gave the impression to display Jonas eliding Combs’ identify in a lyric from his DNCE facet band’s 2015 clash “Cake By the Ocean.”

The actual lyric went: “Walk for me, baby/ I’ll be Diddy, you’ll be Naomi, woah-oh.” However within the clips from utmost weekend, Jonas gave the impression to disregard Diddy’s identify and simply point out twiglet Naomi Campbell. The exit is the original instance of a musician deleting a lyrical nod to Combs, coming at the heels of Kesha’s exit to excise a key lyric in her 2009 track “Tik Tok” previous this yr.

Then tweaking the lyrics all over a place on Reneé Rapp’s Coachella competition poised in April to celebrate “f–k P. Diddy,” Kesha introduced in Would possibly that she would best carry out the unused lyrics in the future in brightness of the severe allegations in opposition to Combs, that have landed the as soon as high-flying tune and type rich person in the back of bars on fees of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking through pressure, fraud, coercion and transportation to have interaction in prostitution.

Within the actual track, Kesha sang “Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy.” Requested in Would possibly through TMZ if the alternate was once everlasting, Kesha mentioned, “Yes, it will be [permanent]. The fans should learn it for my upcoming [shows]. I want to hear it louder than ever. I stand by that.”

Combs has been denied bail two times within the case, escape him in the back of bars till the beginning of his trial on fees that would land the as soon as ambitious 54-year-old superstar in jail for the remains of his hour; Combs has denied all of the fees.

Simply this hour, a attorney in Houston threatened to document civil sexual abuse proceedings by and for greater than 120 people alleging abuse courting again to 1991, together with 25 allegedly involving minors who declare they have been allegedly assaulted through Combs. Lawyer Tony Buzbee mentioned greater than 3,000 people have contacted his place of work to this point, with the attorney pronouncing that he plans to start out submitting the instances inside the past.

Combs legal professional Erica Wolff strongly denied the allegations from Buzbee, pronouncing, “As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus. That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors. He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”

As soon as one of the crucial tough and influential figures in tune, Combs was once indicted by federal prosecutors utmost past on more than one fees that allege he was once the figurehead of a large felony operation for many years geared toward enjoyable his want for “sexual gratification.” To age, 12 sufferers have filed civil sexual abuse instances in opposition to Combs over the day yr.

“For decades, Sean Combs … abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct,” prosecutors wrote within the indictment. “To do so, Combs relied on the employees, resources and the influence of his multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled.”

Utmost hour, Combs was once clash with but another civil lawsuit alleging that he time and again drugged and sexually assaulted an unnamed fashion over a four-year duration — from 2020 till previous this yr. The main points in the ones claims intently fit the allegations made through federal prosecutors of their sweeping indictment that incorporated main points of “elaborate and produced,” drug-fueled “freak off” sexual performances between the sufferers and male intercourse staff all over which Combs would masturbate.

Observe the Jonas lyric alternate beneath.