50 Cent, a frequent critic of embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, engaged in a social media tiff with singer Jason Derulo over comments he made to TMZ stating his belief that Combs is innocent until proven guilty amid his numerous 𝑠e𝑥ual assault lawsuits.

50 Cent has engaged in numerous social media spats related to Combs’ legal troubles. 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend, Daphne Joy, who is also the mother of their 11-year-old son Sire, have traded accusations on social media over the past few weeks after Joy was named as an alleged “𝑠e𝑥 worker” who worked for Combs in Jones’ lawsuit. Joy called the allegations “false and character assassination” in a statement

 

on Instagram, but 50 Cent trolled her on social media, tweeting: “I didn’t know you was a 𝑠e𝑥 worker, 👀you little 𝑠e𝑥 worker. LOL.” He also posted a picture of her walking alongside Combs in a now-deleted post on Instagram and accused her of taking money from him. Joy

 

responded to 50 Cent in an Instagram post, accusing him of failing to visit their son enough while they lived in New York. She also accused him of rape and physical abuse, which the rapper denied in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.

TANGENT

After federal agents raided Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles homes in March, 50 Cent tweeted: “Now it’s not Diddy do it, it’s Diddy done 🤷🏽‍♂️they don’t come like that unless they got a case.” Since the raid, 50 Cent has posted about Diddy on his Instagram almost daily, including

 

sharing headlines of news stories about the embattled rapper and plenty of memes mocking him. Their feud dates back to at least 2006, when 50 Cent alleged in a diss track that Combs knew who shot the Notorious B.I.G., the rapper killed in a drive-by shooting at the age of 24

 

in 1997. 50 Cent has also insinuated on multiple occasions, as recently as December, that Combs was involved with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. Authorities have not accused Combs of wrongdoing related to either instance. The two rappers have also sparred over their

 

competing vodka brands, and 50 Cent has made multiple jabs speculating about Combs’ 𝑠e𝑥uality. 50 Cent has said he is producing a documentary about Combs’ 𝑠e𝑥ual assault allegations, with proceeds being donated to victims of 𝑠e𝑥ual assault.

KEY BACKGROUND

The March raids on Combs’ homes were reportedly part of a federal 𝑠e𝑥 trafficking investigation, multiple news outlets reported. His attorneys denied any wrongdoing and slammed the raids as an “unprecedented ambush.” Prior to the raids, Combs was sued multiple times

 

for alleged 𝑠e𝑥ual assault, though he has denied all allegations made against him. The most high-profile lawsuit was filed by the singer Casandra Ventura, professionally known as Cassie, in November, in which she alleged that Combs raped her in 2018 and physically abused

 

her for years while they were in a relationship. The parties settled the lawsuit later that month for an undisclosed amount, though Combs’ lawyers maintained the settlement was “in no way an admission of wrongdoing.”