Mark Cuban says he's “really glad” he wasn't close with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs was arrested and charged with sex trafficking by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. Cuban said the only time he worked with Combs' designers was on movie sets. Dallas Mavericks jersey.
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says he's relieved to have distanced himself from rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I'm really glad I didn't go out with him,” Cuban told comedian Theo Fung on the latest episode of his podcast, “This Past Weekend,” which aired on Wednesday.
The “Shark Tank” star added that although he had met and worked with Combs before, he had no interaction with Combs outside of work.
“In fact, in 2003 he contacted me to the Mavs and wanted to design uniforms for us. And I had never met him. We were all electronic. We exchanged emails and he put me in touch with some of his designers.''So they made some uniforms, and it was a cool looking uniform, right? '' Cuban said, referring to the work Diddy's designers have done for his NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks.
“We used this place for a few years, but that was the extent of my connection to Diddy,” he said, adding that Combs' parties were not his “stage.”
Representatives for Mr. Cuban and Combs did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside normal business hours.
Mr. Combs was arrested in Manhattan on September 16th following a grand jury indictment.
The controversial music mogul was charged with three felonies, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution, according to an unsealed indictment.
Combs was known for hosting high-profile white parties every year from 1998 to 2009 at his homes in New York and Florida.
Combs' former party guests, including stars such as Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, have remained silent amid legal troubles.
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Combs is currently being held at New York's notorious Metropolitan Detention Center. At MDC, he is colluding with disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur founder Sam Bankman Fried, Business Insider reported on September 24, citing people familiar with the situation.
Mr. Bankman Freed was convicted of seven criminal counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy and is serving a 25-year sentence.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges in the Manhattan sex trafficking case. He will remain in jail until his next court appearance, scheduled for October 9th. If convicted, Combs could face life in prison.
