Elon Musk, Who Made Eye-Raising Diddy Comment, Previously Claimed They Were 'Good' Friends, According to New Book

Mar. 15, 2025

Elon Musk, left, once claimed he was close to Sean “Diddy” Combs, right, according to a new book.Photo:Marc Piasecki/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty

Marc Piasecki/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty

Elon Musk, who has seemingly been critical ofSean “Diddy” Combson social media, previously boasted about being “good" friends with the rapper, according to a new book.

Speaking with Samuels, Musk reportedly said, “I don’t know if you know this, but Puff is an investor in Twitter. You know, he’s a good friend of mine. We text a lot.”

Combs was listed as one of 95 investors in the platform in alist filed in federal courtin late August 2024.

Elon Musk took over Twitter, now known as X, in October 2022.Chesnot/Getty

Chesnot/Getty

About two years later, Musk shared a post on X that appeared to criticize Combs after the music mogul wasarrestedon Monday, Sept. 16, andcharged withsex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.

“How many people in music & entertainment knew about this?” Musk asked in the post on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

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“Maybe you could have asked him when he invested in your twitter deal,”Mac wrotein his post on Tuesday.

A rep for Musk did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was recently arrested and charged with sex crimes in New York.Steve Granitz/WireImage

Steve Granitz/WireImage

Combs wasdenied bailat his arraignment on Tuesday, Sept. 17, where he entered a plea of not guilty.

The mogul, who is considered one of the most powerful individuals in the music industry, is accused of forcing women to engage in long, orchestrated sex performances known as “freak offs,” some of which lasted several days.

In addition to the criminal charges against him, Combs also faces multiple civil suits in which he’s accused of sex abuse.

He is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

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source: people.com