Floyd Mayweather is being criticized for his comments concerning Diddy and the assault, rape and sex trafficking allegations levied against him by multiple women.
The boxer appeared on the latest episode of The Pivot Podcast Tuesday (February 20). While discussing his relationship with NBA Youngboy, who shares a son with his daughter Yaya, Mayweather veered off on a tangent, addressing Diddy’s recent allegations.
“I’m not going to speak bad about P. Diddy ’cause he still a Black man,” Mayweather stated. “Mistakes happen. I can’t say if it is or it’s not a mistake. Things happen in life, and P. Diddy business is P. Diddy business. It’s not my job or anyone else’s job to go on the internet and stomp him and kick a man while he’s down.
Mayweather added, “My take on it is it’s not my business. I don’t think it’s right at all and I don’t condone it.”
He continued, “Even if that happened to my daughter. I would be hurt but that’s a choice that my daughter made.”
“I’m not gonna speak bad about P. Diddy, he’s still a black man… mistakes happen”
Floyd Mayweather speaks on Diddy:
— Ojototheworld (@ojototheworld) February 21, 2024
The day before the Floyd Mayweather interview aired, Diddy filed a response to a Jane Doe accuser, denying her allegations. In her lawsuit, she accuses Diddy, former Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre and an unidentified man of gang rape and sex trafficking in 2003.
The disgraced Hip-Hop mogul settled one suit with his former girlfriend Cassie, which was followed by sex assault lawsuits from multiple women.
Mayweather faced backlash after clips of the interview surfaced online. Check out some of the reactions below.
Floyd Mayweather sounds dumb af saying its not his place to condemn Diddy… It should ALWAYS be our place to condemn domestic violence, rape Etc..
— Denise (@TeesThatGirl_) February 20, 2024
Lmao bc Floyd does the same s###. Please. https://t.co/0wjrM9nTjm
— rd (@atlonglastroya) February 20, 2024
So we need a surviving Floyd Mayweather next because he is basically condoning what Diddy has done. pic.twitter.com/YZpmgAgYH6
— HelloKittyxoxo2 (@HelloKittyXoXo2) February 20, 2024
It’s not surprising for a dude who beats up women himself, Floyd Mayweather to not speak up on P Diddy and his behavior. Call out disgusting behavior same way y’all was so vocal about everyone else situation. #JustSaying pic.twitter.com/37PqepxSHc
— BcG. Magazine (@bcg_magazine) February 20, 2024
This is how billionaires defend billionaires.
This is how yt people defend yt people.Diddy & Floyd Mayweather come from the “turn the cheek” era. Its always “none of my business” until what they did to others happens to them.
Karma real. https://t.co/oWJ49ttYdz
— WooBosco (@WooBosco) February 21, 2024