G. Dep stood exterior a New York courthouse and voiced help for Diddy whereas calling on different Dangerous Boy alumni to indicate up and do the identical.

Former Child Boy rapper G. Dep stood exterior a Manhattan courthouse on Monday (June 23) and made it clear he’s sticking by Sean “Diddy” Combs regardless of the embattled mogul’s severe authorized troubles.

“I really like him as a brother. I’m simply coming to help him,” the previous Dangerous Boy Data rapper instructed a TMZ reporter exterior the constructing, the place Diddy is dealing with a sequence of federal investigations tied to sexual assault and trafficking allegations.

Dep didn’t waver when requested in regards to the accusations. “I’m not one to guage,” he mentioned, including that he “can’t in all good conscience” say that Diddy is responsible of the allegations he’s on trial for.

The Harlem native, who was launched from jail in April after serving greater than a decade for a 1993 homicide he confessed to in 2010, additionally mentioned he hopes he’s not the one one displaying help.

“I want to see it, however I don’t know,” he mentioned when requested if different former Dangerous Boy artists would possibly seem in court docket.

G. Dep Reunited With Diddy Shortly Earlier than Arrest

To date, few artists from the label’s heyday have publicly backed Diddy as he faces a wave of authorized fallout. However G. Dep, who made waves within the early 2000s with hits like “Particular Supply” and “Let’s Get It,” beforehand revealed he and Diddy had been reconnecting musically earlier than the authorized chaos started.

“I used to be taking part in music for him. He needed to listen to what I’ve obtained. We had been speaking about placing some stuff collectively. That’s what we do—make music,” he instructed AllHipHop shortly after Diddy’s arrest. “He was saying, ‘Yeah, I’ll most likely put out extra music.’ So we’ll see.”

In one other interview, Dep additionally acknowledged that he had by no means witnessed any of the conduct described within the lawsuits.

“I’m like, when? When did that occur?” he mentioned. “We had been within the studio for months on finish. I don’t know the place that is coming from.”

He added that Diddy deserves the “good thing about the doubt” till the courts resolve in any other case.

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