Current:Home > FinanceRosie O'Donnell 'in shock' after arrest of former neighbor Diddy, compares him to Weinstein -WealthStream
Rosie O'Donnell 'in shock' after arrest of former neighbor Diddy, compares him to Weinstein
View
Date:2025-04-21 06:51:18
Rosie O'Donnell is disturbed after the high-profile arrest of her former neighbor.
The "A League of Their Own" star, 62, spoke in a TikTok about Sean "Diddy" Combs being arrested in Manhattan last week and noted they used to be neighbors in Florida.
O'Donnell said she only met Combs once and recalled him inviting her to a New Year's Eve party, only for her and her family to be turned away at the door. The following day, the rapper called her and "felt so bad" about what happened that he rented out a movie theater for her and her family in what she described as an "unbelievably over-the-top" gesture.
After this positive experience with him, O'Donnell said she was "in shock" about the rapper's arrest. Combs has been charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution and has pleaded not guilty.
"I know that there's perhaps a naivety to me in some way, but I think, how could a person live knowing that they had done that and then be a public person and continue to do it?'" O'Donnell asked. "Didn't he feel the footsteps of the law behind him at all times?"
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Diddy arrestpunctuates long history of legal troubles: Unraveling old lawsuits, allegations
Attempting to answer her question, she theorized that Combs may have had a similar attitude as disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, suggesting they both got "so big" that they felt they could get away with their alleged crimes. O'Donnell described the charges against Combs as "serious" and "very disturbing" and pointed to one detail from the indictment: the fact that 1,000 bottles of baby oil were allegedly discovered during raids of his homes.
Diddyis 'fighting for his life' amid sex trafficking charges. What does this mean for him?
"I'm going to be thinking about that the rest of my life," she said.
A judge denied Combs bail last week, and he is set to remain in jail until his trial. His attorney, Marc Agnifilo, told reporters outside the court, "He believes he's innocent. I believe he's innocent, and we're going to fight this case with all of our might until we don’t have to fight any longer."
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, KiMi Robinson and Edward Segarra
veryGood! (82525)
Related
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Fire blamed on e-bike battery kills 1, injures 6 in Bronx apartment building
- Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards at Philadelphia store, killing 1
- Sylvester Stallone returns to Philadelphia for inaugural 'Rocky Day': 'Keep punching!'
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- Live updates | Israel’s military calls for more evacuations in southern Gaza as it widens offensive
- Watchdog: Western arms companies failed to ramp up production capacity in 2022 due to Ukraine war
- Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- Fantasy football waiver wire Week 14 adds: 5 players you need to consider picking up now
Ranking
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- 'We do not have insurance. We have an insurance bill': Condos hit with 563% rate increase
- Sylvester Stallone returns to Philadelphia for inaugural 'Rocky Day': 'Keep punching!'
- Alabama star lineman Tyler Booker sends David Pollack a message after SEC Championship
- Small twin
- North Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil
- 'I did not write it to titillate a reader': Authors of books banned in Iowa speak out
- Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
The Challenge's Ashley Cain Expecting Baby 2 Years After Daughter Azaylia's Death
The Best Pet Christmas Sweaters to Get Your Furry Friend in the Holiday Spirit
More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
Opening arguments begin in Jonathan Majors trial
11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 22 climbers are still missing
Shooting at home in Washington state kills 5 including the suspected shooter, report says