Oprah Winfrey addressed false claims linking her to Diddy’s alleged intercourse events and made it clear she wished no a part of the scandal.
Oprah Winfrey shut down rumors linking her to “Diddy’s” alleged sex-fueled events throughout a reside look at T.D. Jakes’ Good Soil Discussion board in Dallas, calling the claims fully false and absurd.
“I’ve by no means been close to a puff social gathering. And anyone who is aware of me is aware of if there’s a social gathering, I’m the primary one out,” Winfrey informed a crowd of greater than 2,000 folks on June 19.
The media mogul’s remarks got here amid swirling hypothesis that she and Bishop Jakes had been amongst unnamed public figures who took half in what have been described on-line as “freak-offs” hosted by Diddy.
The allegations surfaced as Diddy is going through a number of lawsuits and is at present on trial in a federal racketeering trial tied to sexual misconduct and abuse.
Jakes additionally addressed the rumors straight, explaining that his solely connection to Diddy was a brief go to to want him a contented birthday.
“I ended by Puffy’s home for half-hour to say completely satisfied birthday to him in the course of the day at 2 o’clock with workers folks. And out of that got here a love affair and every kind of stuff. You’ll be able to’t combat it. You’ll be able to’t sue it down. You’ll be able to’t tear it down due to a small legislation that’s included in the best way that our legal guidelines are written proper now. And our folks don’t know that. And never solely do they not know that, they assist unfold it,” T.D. Jakes stated.
He criticized the general public’s urge for food for gossip over substance.
“However folks love salacious tales. And you may inform them tales about you feeding these ladies in South Africa. They don’t need to hear about that in any respect. In the event you inform them about Puffy’s Biceps, they need to comply with you all the best way all over the world.”
T.D. Jakes additionally warned that the timing of such rumors typically distracts from extra vital points.
“We’re drunk off of issues that don’t matter to distract us from the issues that do matter. And in case you watch the timing of it, the intoxicant all the time comes out whereas one thing huge is going on that we should be being attentive to. And we pay no consideration as a result of we’re engrossed in counting up one thing that’s salacious and never true,” T.D. Jakes stated.
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