Diddy Allegedly Threatened A Male Intern To ‘Stay The Night’ Or Be Fired, Ex-MSNBC Host Reveals
New accusations arose amid Sean "Diddy" Combs' battle against alleged physical and sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
In an interview with Joy Reid on Tuesday, former MSNBC host Touré shared a story about a relative's previous experience with the rapper.
"I know this man well enough to call him and say, 'Hey, I need a favor.' This might have been 10 or 12 years ago that I called him and said, 'Hey, I have a family member who I want you to hire as an intern.' And he said, 'Yes,'" recalled Touré, who also previously worked for Rolling Stone and MTV News.
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However, his relative's internship with Diddy "stopped abruptly like three or four months into it."
At the time, his relative did not tell him the reason for the termination, until years later.
"I'm like, why did it end? And they wouldn't say. And years later, they finally came out -- and this is a male -- and said that, Puff had said, 'Come home, stay the night with me or the internship is over," said Touré.
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The internship allegedly ended when his relative rejected Diddy's offer.
Touré's story about his relative prompted another revelation. Shortly after he shared a clip of his interview on his Instagram account, reporter Tanika Ray posted a video claiming she's been avoiding Diddy for a reason.
"Oh yeah, you know, we all have stories. Seriously, we all have stories. Mine is horrific, and only five people know it, and I probably will never tell it," she said.
"If I told my story in 1996, then what? I just knew to avoid him at all costs. Yes, I danced for him and kept my space. I was on the 'Vote or Die' airplane and kept my space. I interviewed him for his projects and kept my space."
While she did not divulge the specific details about her experience, she said, "Now, if someone needs me to pile on my story, give me a call. But I think Cassie got it!"
Touré and Ray's allegations followed the reports about Diddy's mansion getting raided amid accusations of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
Last month, Shawn Holley, the "Show Me Your Soul" artist's attorney, denied the allegations that Diddy coerced a music producer to solicit prostitutes he pressured to have sex with him, saying, "We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies."
