Will Smith is assuring to his fans that he hasn’t been anywhere near the controversial music mogul.
While promoting his new song “Tantrum,” performed at the Observatory North Park theater in San Diego on Thursday, Dec. 12, Smith brought up the topic.
Videos obtained by TMZ, shared on Tik Tok, show Smith addressing the crowd between songs, speaking about memes linking him to Combs.
“The world we’re in right now, it’s really hard for y’all to discern what’s real and what’s true, you know?” he said in the clip. “I’ve been seeing y’all’s memes and stuff … Some of that stuff’s funny. … I haven’t addressed any of this publicly, but I just wanna say this very clearly: I don’t have s— to do with Puffy, so y’all can stop all them memes. You can stop all of that bulls—.I ain’t been nowhere near no damn ‘Freak Off.’”
“I ain’t been nowhere near that man, ain’t did none of that stupid s—,” Smith, 56, who’s been previously photographed with Combs at industry events over the years, said from the stage. “So whenever y’all hear it, if somebody say that, it’s a damn lie.”
Combs, 55, is in federal custody in New York City after his September indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Combs is set to stand trial for his federal case on May 5. He has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty.