Longtime New York rapper Cam’ron is explaining his unusual CNN look this week, the place he gave a now-viral non sequitur throughout an interview during which he was repeatedly requested questions on beleaguered rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Booked for a Newsnight phase that was to have CNN host Abby Phillip discussing the sequence of lawsuits filed towards Combs, which embrace allegations of intercourse trafficking, drugging girls, sexual misconduct and rape, the rapper who has been on the New York scene because the Nineties informed her that he doesn’t know why he was booked for the phase, after which drank a male sexual enhancement drink on air and referenced “getting some cheeks.”
In the course of the phase, Phillip requested him, relating to the controversial video CNN launched Friday of rapper-mogul Diddy attacking his then-girlfriend, the artist Cassie, at a Los Angeles lodge in 2016: ”Did you acknowledge that sort of anger in any respect, out of your experiences?”
“I don’t know him like that. What do you mean, did I recognize him? I saw him. What do you mean by ‘experiences?’” he stated. “I saw him and I thought it was disgusting. I didn’t do a Zoom-in to see if it was really him or not. But he admitted it was him, so, yeah, it was him.”
In the course of the awkward back-and-forth, Cam’rom sips from “Pink Horse Power”; he’s identified to plug the sex-enhancement drink on his in style podcast, It Is What It Is, which is co-hosted by the rapper Mase.
“Who’s the talent agent for this joint?” Cam’ron asks, despite the fact that he has mentioned the mogul a number of instances on the podcast with Mase, Cam’ron’s mentor who had a few of the greatest hits of Diddy’s Unhealthy Boy label. “You think I be sitting around watching what Diddy doing? I didn’t know this was a Diddy joint that y’all invited me to. Who booked me for this joint?”
He then stated, “Sorry, I’m going to go get some cheeks after this Horse Power drink,” flashing the broad emblem to CNN’s viewers.
On Tuesday, Cam’ron stated that he felt utilized by the cable community whereas talking concerning the incident on theIt Is What It Is podcast.
“Whatever Diddy goes through … the video, I don’t support it. I don’t believe in domestic violence. I don’t believe in anything that has to do with being a pedophile. I don’t believe in sex trafficking. I think what I saw in the video was egregious and the charges [are] fucked up. They’re really fucked up.”
The DA’s workplace has stated it won’t file expenses because of the statute of limitations.
“I don’t know why they didn’t watch 60 Minutes, they didn’t watch Bill O’Reilly, this is what I do on them joints,” he stated. “Y’all keep inviting me up to Fox, CNN, 60 Minutes, you already know what the résumé is with them shows with me. But yeah, that’s what happened.”
He added, “I know we play and joke a lot, but y’all call us up there for that and don’t invite us to talk about shit that’s positive. Y’all called me like this. We did this in less than 24 hours. You could’ve pulled us up for a bunch of positive different things that we do, but you’re gonna play games. That’s what you got.”
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to CNN for remark.
