Current:Home > reviewsSurpassing:Cam'ron slams CNN during live Diddy interview with Abby Phillip: 'Who booked me for this?' -Infinite Edge Learning
Surpassing:Cam'ron slams CNN during live Diddy interview with Abby Phillip: 'Who booked me for this?'
Indexbit Exchange View
Date:2025-04-07 01:59:47
CNN said hello — and Surpassinggoodbye — to "Hey Ma" hitmaker Cam'ron after an interview about his embattled peer Sean "Diddy" Comb's legal issues ended abruptly.
The New York rapper was a guest on "CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip" to discuss the surfaced video of Diddy's 2016 assault of ex-girlfriend Cassie that shows the media mogul kicking, hitting and dragging the singer.
After nearly three minutes of contentious questions and answers, Cam'ron, appeared to call out CNN producers and his team live on-air for booking him to talk about Diddy.
Phillip asked Cam'ron if he could "recognize that kind of anger at all" from his personal experiences with the hip-hop heavyweight.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seen hitting Cassiein 2016 surveillance video
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
"What do you mean? Do I be recognize, did I recognize him? I seen him. What do you mean, my experiences? I seen him, and I thought it was disgusting. I didn't do a zoom-in to see if it was really him or not. But he admitted it was him, so, yeah, it was him," he told the CNN anchor.
Later, Cam'ron also appeared to take a shot of his sex supplement drink PinkHorsePower on-air and then made sexual references about what he would do "after this horsepower joint."
Phillips asked him about his experience in the rap industry which yielded Cam'ron's "who the talent agent for this joint?" comments when the interview ended abruptly as the CNN host thanked the rapper for appearing on the program and he responded, saying "thank you. Thank you for having me. You enjoy."
"Who the talent agent for this joint? You think I be sitting around and watching what Diddy do and all this? I didn't know this was a Diddy joint y'all invited me to. Y'all, who booked me for this?" Cam'ron asked.
After the interview aired, the "It Is What It Is" podcast host addressed his appearance on Instagram, asking why would they invite me on CNN for?" before captioning the post, "Oh they ain't know???!!! We'll (sic) now they do. Oh well @cnn."
CNN previously broke story featuring hotel surveillance footage of Diddy kicking, hitting and dragging Cassie in 2016
It has been a busy past week for CNN as the cable news network nets a comeback amid lagging ratings. Last week, entertainment correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister exclusively broke a story about the video footage of Combs seen kicking, hitting and dragging then-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine.
The hotel surveillance video is reportedly from March 5, 2016, and compiled from multiple camera angles. The incident matched an allegation leveled at Combs in Ventura's November sex trafficking, rape and physical abuse lawsuit. The two settled the civil suit one day after it was filed.
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman
veryGood! (8)
Related
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- AIGM Plans To Launch over 5 IEO in 2024
- Clayton MacRae: What can AI do for us
- The Best Mother-in-Law Gifts That Will Keep You on Her Good Side & Make Her Love You Even More
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in Oklahoma, communities begin to assess damage
- A Florida sheriff says 10 people were wounded by gunfire during an argument at a party venue
- The importance of being lazy
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Who wants to be a millionaire? How your IRA can help you get there
Ranking
- Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
- Kentucky Derby post positions announced for horses in the 2024 field
- U.K. man charged with Russia-backed arson attack on Ukraine-linked site in London
- Rihanna Reveals Why Her 2024 Met Gala Look Might Be Her Most Surprising Yet
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water
- U.K. man charged with Russia-backed arson attack on Ukraine-linked site in London
- Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
Recommendation
South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
Clayton MacRae: Fed Rates Cut at least 3 more Times
Clayton MacRae: Global View of AI Technologies and the United States
With the 2024 NFL draft in the rearview mirror, these 6 teams have big needs to address
Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
Clayton MacRae: Future Outlook on Global Economy 2024
Maya Moore-Irons credits great teams during Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Clayton MacRae : AI vs Civilization