Trump Praises 'Legendary P Diddy' In Resurfaced Hype Video; Oprah, Will Smith Also Featured
Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith and many more stars hyped Sean "Diddy" Combs' star-studded 1998 birthday party in a newly resurfaced video.
Page Six, which obtained the VHS tape, reported that the celebrities appeared in a video invitation Combs had sent out for his "Birthday Gala" on Nov. 4, 1998 -- decades before the music mogul's fall from grace.
The nearly six-minute video featured a long list of stars, including Trump, Winfrey, Smith, Mariah Carey, Ellen DeGeneres, Danny Devito, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Stephen Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry, sharing the details of the party and encouraging recipients to RSVP.
Derek Jeter, Magic Johnson, Wyclef Jean, Joan Rivers, Clive Davis, Ronald Perelman, Robin Leach, Penny Marshall, and Tommy Hilfiger were also among the famous figures who appeared in the tape.
"You're cordially invited to celebrate the birth of," Winfrey said before the video cut to Rock adding, "Sean Puffy Combs."
Devito was also seen in the video lying on a sofa as he said, "That's right, Puff Daddy is having a party, and this is Puff Daddy inviting you to come! Let's have a ball!"
Combs' many names appeared to be a running theme throughout the video.
Trump referred to the Bad Boy Records boss as "the legendary P. Diddy,"
DeGeneres, Hewitt, Carey, Jean, Baldwin, and several other stars took turns calling Combs various iterations of his real and stage names.
Stiller jokingly referred to him as Sean "P. Diddy Puff Pastry" Combs, while Rock teased the rapper by calling him "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "Cheese Puff," among others.
The stars shared the date and time of the party as well as the address to which they could RSVP.
The venue of Diddy's 29th birthday bash -- which ended up being held at Cipriani Wall Street -- was not revealed in the video.
Combs invited as many as 1,600 people and spent $600,000 on his "Birthday Gala," The Daily News reported at the time.
In addition to those featured in the tape, other famous personalities who attended the bash included Prince Andrew's ex-wife Duchess Sarah Ferguson, Lenny Kravitz, Martha Stewart, Jay Z, Kevin Costner, Mike Tyson, Mark Wahlberg, and Naomi Campbell, according to the outlet.
The video resurfaced as most of Combs' inner circle and pals in the entertainment industry continue to remain quiet about his legal woes.
Combs faces allegations of rape, sexual assault, abuse, and sex trafficking from several people, including his ex-girlfriend Cassie and former employee Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones.
In his lawsuit, Jones accused the record executive of allegedly installing hidden cameras at his homes and secretly recording guests at his purported "freak-off" parties.
In March, Combs' Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by agents with the Homeland Security Investigations as part of an ongoing investigation.
Multiple outlets, including CNN, said the probe was related to sex trafficking allegations.
Combs has not been officially arrested, charged, or named the subject of the investigation as of this writing.
Combs' lawyers have denied all allegations against the rapper and condemned the raids as "a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits."
