Too $hort says he plans to attend Diddy’s welcome-home party when the disgraced mogul finishes serving his federal prison sentence.
The Oakland rap veteran told TMZ he still considers Diddy a friend, although the surveillance video of him assaulting Cassie Ventura remains impossible to excuse. Too $hort said watching the footage may have forced Diddy to confront behaviour he probably believed had disappeared into his past. Too $hort also suggested Diddy’s switch to the “Love” persona may have reflected an attempt to change before his mounting problems fully surfaced. Too $hort said Diddy never exposed him to the sexual activity and private encounters that later became central to prosecutors and civil accusers. The veteran rapper described his experiences around Diddy as ordinary celebrity parties involving music, marijuana and people socializing rather than anything sexually explicit.
Diddy’s immediate problems extend beyond his sentence after an NBC News investigation raised new questions about his lifestyle inside the low-security New Jersey prison. Men who served time near Diddy alleged he enjoyed contraband phones, alcohol, special meals, massages and help from other inmates with routine prison chores.