John Oliver spotlighted Simu Liu and John Boyega on Last Week Tonight for their beginnings as stock photo models.
01.04.2024 - 17:37 / nypost.com
John Oliver isn’t impressed by his Benjamins. On Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s Emmy-winning news satire show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” the comedian talked about food delivery apps.During his segment, Oliver blasted Uber Eats for the company’s 2023 Super Bowl commercial with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I’m guessing Uber Eats might be regretting that last one right now,” Oliver, 46, quipped. He was referring to the serious allegations and legal woes now facing the “All About the Benjamins” rapper and hip hop mogul.
In the Super Bowl spot, Diddy, 53, is shown helping the food delivery service come up with a song to attract customers, asking executives: “You want a hit?” In the Super Bowl spot, Diddy then shepherds various musicians through recordings, such as “Milkshake” singer Kelis and “This Is How We Do It” singer Montell Jordan. On Monday, March 25, Diddy saw his homes in Los Angeles and Miami raided as part of a federal sex trafficking investigation, according to law enforcement.Law enforcement sources told The Post that feds raided Diddy’s homes in order to seize his phones and computers.
They also alleged there would be further raids on houses in New York and Chicago linked to the music mogul.Sources further told The Post that the raids were led by Homeland Security Investigations’ Human Trafficking Task Force, based on a search warrant issued by the Southern District of New York.“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available,” HSI told The Post.Related to this incident, sources told
.John Oliver spotlighted Simu Liu and John Boyega on Last Week Tonight for their beginnings as stock photo models.
board one private jet in Miami when SWAT teams stormed into his homes in Miami and Beverly Hills last month — while the Gulfstream he owns was last spotted in Antigua.The Post’s analysis puts Diddy’s total annual bills conservatively at $35m per year — without the impact of his secret settlement with Cassie. His reps declined to commentAnd in 2023 the core of his income, a lucrative deal with drinks giant Diageo for his vodka and tequila brands, hit the rocks.His family is also likely to be an increasing financial drain on him.
briefly handcuffed and detained during a major raid at their father’s Los Angeles estate by Homeland Security agents late last month, they’re now in more legal hot water of their own. First, Justin Combs was accused in a recent lawsuit of being part of a cover-up involving the mysterious shooting of a friend — identified only as “G” — at a recording studio in 2022 with Diddy.Now his younger half-brother Christian, a model and a rapper, has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman back in 2022 on a yacht the 54-year-old Diddy chartered, according to a new lawsuit.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sons slammed the LA raid against her ex-boyfriend’s home, accusing the “overzealous” agents of using “militarized force” against her son.Misa Hylton posted surveillance video of Monday’s dramatic raid, where federal agents swarmed and busted into Diddy’s Holmby Hills mansion as part of an ongoing sex trafficking probe.Hylton, who is the mother of Diddy’s son Justin, 30, wrote in a caption alongside the footage: “Enough is Enough! Did Justin need several laser beams from firearms pointed at his chest??”Justin and his brother Christian, 25, were removed from the house during the raid and were shown in news footage cuffed on the lawn. They were not arrested and allowed to leave a short time later.Misa continued: “Did Christian need a gun pointed at the back of his head while he was handcuffed??“How many times have we seen young UNARMED BLACK MEN not make it out of these types of situations alive??”Footage of the raid which was carried out by Homeland Security as part of a sex trafficking investigation into Diddy, shows two heavily armored vehicles pulling up outside the Los Angeles home and a number of heavily armed agents getting out.Inside the house they can be seen using drones as they sweep the house, with guns drawn.
Donald Trump for a series of merchandise sales that he has described as “cash grabs”.In a segment on his show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver on HBO, Oliver took aim at the former President for his sale of a range of items, including Bibles and mugshot t-shirts, in order to help with his list of legal bills.Oliver mentioned in particular a mini speaker which bears Trump’s likeness, and which he quipped “I assume is way too loud and never dies”, as well as a gold earbuds case.“You know how you can never tell which Airpods are yours and which are your friends’, because all the cases look the same?” he asked. “Well, if you get these, you lose all your friends instantly – problem solved.”Oliver outlined the legal battles that Trump is fighting, saying: “Between the E.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has muted the comments section of his X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts after the rapper returned to social media following the raid on both his LA and Florida homes. In an Instagram post that marked his return to the platform, Combs posted various photos of his 1-year-old daughter, Love, dressed in a floral dress and pink coat with a matching floral bag. “HAPPY EASTER from Baby Love,” he wrote on Sunday to mark the holiday.
told The Post is a sex-trafficking investigation led by the Southern District of New York, his career as an entrepreneur and investor is in jeopardy. Diddy has denied wrongdoing and called the probe “a witch hunt.”Diddy was first declared a billionaire by hip-hop wealth expert Zack O’Malley Greenburg in 2022, but had coveted the status for years, telling Forbes in 1999, “I wanted to be very, very rich.”Along the way he acquired a Rolodex littered with bold-faced names: he partnered with billionaire investor Ron Burkle; was “mentored” by hedge fund guru Ray Dalio; had his fashion line sold in Macy’s and Dillards; went into business with alcohol giant Diageo; opened the New York Stock Exchange with Estée Lauder heir William Lauder; struck deals with Zac Posen and Liz Claiborne; 50% owned his own TV channel Revolt; launched a water range with Mark Wahlberg; and teamed up with Salesforce’s Marc Benioff to launch a black business marketplace.In 2003, he sent the then owner of the Dallas Maverick Mark Cuban an email asking to design the uniforms for the NBA team, Cuban told The Post.
John Oliver roasted Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight for his “cash grab” schemes as the former POTUS makes another run for the White House.
beleaguered hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs have both collapsed during a spiral involving murder, death and imprisonment.And Combs himself is now in the crosshairs of the law after federal law enforcement raids on his homes in Los Angeles and Miami in the wake of a number of stunning lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct.The rapid ascent of Diddy, a former backup dancer, began when he started as an intern at Uptown records in 1990 at age 20 and was recruited by CEO Andre Harrell to work with their growing stable of young artists.In launching Uptown, Harrell also tapped assistant Kim Porter to handle a variety of affairs as the budding label signed a young Yonkers rapper named Heavy D as its first act.With rap’s popularity beginning to burgeon, the company had a string of successful releases and appeared primed to entrench itself as an industry power. Diddy himself was vital in moulding the popularity of several emerging stars, including Mary J.
federal investigators looking into Sean “Diddy” Combs in a sex trafficking investigation after multiple women and at least one man accused him of bad behavior, the hip-hop mogul is drawing comparisons to Jeffrey Epstein.Like Epstein, a financier who had his own private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Combs has been accused of luring victims with his luxurious lifestyle and – in some cases – assaulting them aboard a yacht he rented for trips to the Virgin Islands and Saint Barthelemy.
Diddy isn’t sweating over his current legal issues — at least, that’s what it looks like in this latest sighting!
after the feds raided the rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles on Monday — seizing hard drives, phones and other evidence — as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation.“We believe that there is a disturbing history of sex trafficking,” a Department of Homeland Security officer told The Post Thursday without elaborating on the specific allegations.“We are responding to concrete, detailed, explicit allegations. This is not random.
filed by music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones in February was amended this week with blockbuster allegations about Combs paying women cash for sex and having people on payroll carry drugs for him.Jones, who previously worked with Combs, alleged last month that the rapper sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him for over a year. This all comes as he hip-hop mogul’s Miami and Los Angeles homes were raided by Homeland Security on Monday.Law-enforcement sources previously told The Post that the raids were in connection with a federal sex-trafficking investigation.Rapper Mark Curry, who was signed to Combs’ Bad Boy Records in the aughts, said of Diddy: “He’s surrounded by movers and shakers.
Daphne Joy is accusing 50 Cent, her ex-boyfriend, of rape and physical abuse — which he denies and claims only fuels his desire to get custody of their 11-year-old son, Sire — after Joy was named as an alleged sex worker for Sean “Diddy” Combs in a lawsuit.The 37-year-old model directed a lengthy statement to Curtis James Jackson — 50’s real name — Thursday on Instagram, claiming in the last paragraph, “Let’s put the real focus on your true evil actions of raping me and physically abusing me.She added, “You are no longer my oppressor and my God will handle you from this point on. You have permanently damaged the last hope I had for you as a father to preserve our family with these last and final false claims made against me.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer has responded to law enforcement officers raiding the rapper’s properties, labelling it “a witch hunt” that was a “gross use of military-level force”.On Monday (March 25), Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and the Miami area were raided, seemingly in connection with a series of ongoing sex trafficking investigations.The raids, led by the Department of Homeland Security, were in conjunction with investigations that span Los Angeles, Miami and New York. However, per reports from CNN, it has yet to be confirmed if Combs was a specific target of the raid, or if the searches of his properties are part of a larger investigation.In response to the government action, Combs’ attorney Aaron Dyer has described it as an “unprecedented ambush”.“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” he wrote (via Variety).
telling Vibe magazine in 2003 that their relationship, “Was the first time I was with someone who wasn’t faithful. I was in this relationship with Puff where I was totally crying, crazy and going nuts, it really took my whole life in a tailspin.”Lopez has since reunited with and married her other old flame, Ben Affleck.But, in her 2024 documentary “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” she spoke about past abusive relationships — and fans have speculated that she was referring to Combs.
Usher was telling us about the Diddy mess YEARS ago! And we just didn’t listen!
obtained by TMZ, the “Blade Runner” director appeared “seriously frustrated” with police officers who refused him access during the raid, the outlet notes.Images show the “Napoleon” filmmaker winding down his car window to speak to someone before getting out of the vehicle and standing on the street behind yellow tape.The Post has reached out to Scott’s reps for comment.That day, both LA and Miami law enforcement officers moved in to seize Combs’ phones and computers as part of a “federal sex trafficking investigation.”Diddy’s sons Justin, 30, and King, 25, Combs were briefly detained after being removed from the LA house, but were not arrested and are not thought to be part of the probe.Law enforcement officers told The Post that similar raids would take place in both New York and Chicago.“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.
taken into custody Monday at Opa Locka Airport after federal agents intercepted Diddy’s plane, which he was about to board. He was booked on once count of possession of suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy according to an arrest report obtained by The Post. Both charges are felonies in Florida.The six-foot Ohioan has been bailed out of jail, the report stated.
swarming Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami Monday in a TV thriller-style surprise raid. The cross-country invasion was reportedly related to sex-trafficking allegations, law enforcement sources told The Post.Meanwhile, a dazed-looking Combs, 54, was seen at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Monday afternoon after his private jet was stopped by feds on the tarmac — apparently bound for a Caribbean spring break with some of his seven kids.Around the same time, the entrepreneur’s alleged “drug mule,” Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested on suspicion of cocaine and marijuana possession in Miami.It all happened almost one day to the month since Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones — a former producer and videographer for Diddy — filed an explosive lawsuit claiming the music mogul repeatedly sexually assaulted him from September 2022 to November 2023.Jones accused Combs of groping his genitals and grooming him into having sex.Diddy’s attorney Shawn Holley previously told Page Six that “Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar” who filed the $30 million lawsuit “shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday.”After news of the raid broke, old videos and interviews resurfaced online — some showing Usher, who was only 13 when he was sent to Diddy’s “Puffy Flavor Camp” at the impresario’s luxe Scarsdale mansion.Usher, now 45, told Howard Stern in 2016that he had seen “very curious things taking place” at the “camp” and that he would never send a child of his somewhere like that.“It was pretty wild.