R. Kelly Is Trending After FBI Arrests Diddy, Here’s Why

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is breaking the web proper now, and because of social media customers R. Kelly is now trending, too.

As beforehand reported, on Monday evening (Sept. 16), the FBI arrested Combs at a resort in Midtown, New York Metropolis. This morning (Sept. 17), prosecutors launched the 14-page indictment, citing racketeering, intercourse trafficking, and transportation to interact in prostitution fees. Particulars about what’s subsequent and whether or not Diddy will stay detained are nonetheless creating.

Moreover, no mugshot of the music mogul has been launched. Nevertheless, a newly surfaced video exhibits the 54-year-old chatting with some males on New York Road for a reported half-hour earlier than the arrest.

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The Web Is Chattin’ About Diddy As They Speculate About His Future

The opportunity of Diddy getting arrested for a intercourse crime has been a dialog since final November. On the time, his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, filed a lawsuit revealing sexual abuse, assault, and intercourse trafficking allegedly by the hands and route of Diddy. Lower than 48 hours after the submitting, he settled with Casandra for an undisclosed quantity.

However the lawsuits stored coming, from a Jane Doe alleging sexual assault and abuse as a minor to a former worker who roped in a number of different celebs, and most lately, Daybreak Richard. Moreover, in March, the FBI raided two of his properties, one in Miami and one in Los Angeles. Then, in Could, CNN shared a surveillance video of Sean Combs bodily assaulting Cassie in a resort hallway.

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So, evidently, the web has been chattin’ about Diddy for months. Black Twitter (now X) has loads to say, from the threads to memes and roping different celebrities into the dialog! With Diddy detained, social media customers have already added R. Kelly to the chat, predicting what a jail link-up would seem like for 2 of nice music’s fallen.

Right here’s Why R.Kelly Is Trending

For context, R. Kelly continues to be serving his 20-year jail time period for a kid sexual abuse conviction in Chicago. In 2022, Kelly was convicted of three fees of manufacturing little one sexual abuse photos and three fees of enticement of minors for intercourse. He misplaced an enchantment in August. He continues to serve sentences for the Chicago conviction and racketeering and intercourse trafficking convictions in New York.

Cue the memes. The web is, as at all times, outta pocket! 

R Kelly watching Diddy stroll into the jail yard pic.twitter.com/xvBiyUXgXd

— $𝔩𝔞𝔭☃️ (@slvppy) September 17, 2024

#Diddy in jail studying R kelly his mail… pic.twitter.com/tvbMAYgWUo

— Large Woman Slay 💋 (@Biggirlslay) September 17, 2024

Diddy and R Kelly in jail preventing excessive bunk pic.twitter.com/TvOloU8sLg

— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) September 17, 2024

“what you doin right here twin” pic.twitter.com/X77k5Y9pB1

— solo 𖤐 (@ihybochi) September 17, 2024

R. Kelly when he sees Diddy got here to affix him
pic.twitter.com/9Y8UPPtVZ3

— DJ R-Tistic (@DJRTistic) September 17, 2024

Diddy, Weinstein & R Kelly catching up within the cafeteria jail.
pic.twitter.com/kMPobBfeOk

— OxtailGravy Papi (@DeonMims007) September 17, 2024

Diddy and R. Kelly finna make the jail album of the 12 months 😭 #Diddy pic.twitter.com/fdZsf6sSpn

— Cale (@HUMBLEmecale) September 17, 2024

R. Kelly taking a look at Diddy stroll into the jail tier on new expertise evening. pic.twitter.com/ZeRGtTFhtP

— Jay Washington (@MrJayWashington) September 17, 2024

R Kelly & P Diddy on the subsequent jail expertise present: pic.twitter.com/5I2Pe8CpkU

— Andre Eazy 🍀🇭🇹 (@TheMacNameDre) September 17, 2024

Observe that R. Kelly was beforehand behind bars in Chicago, however he was transferred to a medium safety correctional establishment in North Carolina in April 2023, per CNN. Diddy’s fees are based mostly in New York.

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