San Diego State University takes a closer look at ‘Diddy’ costume with blackface

The university said in a statement that the young adults wearing the costumes had not been confirmed to be students. The video showing the costumes has since been removed.

San Diego State University is looking into a video showing a young white man dressed as a Sean “Diddy” Combs using black face and a young woman dressed as a bottle of baby oil.

Diddy’s costume was featured in a TikTok video that included a slideshow of couples’ Halloween party costumes. One of the photos showed a young white man dressed as “Mr. Diddy” with dark makeup on her face.

The costume is a reference to Combs’ alleged “freaks.” − parties at his home in Los Angeles, in the center of his home federal indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for prostitution. Investigators say they found more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.

This was announced by Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo TMZ that his client will testify at the trial and that it “has its own history.”

The original video of Diddy’s blackface costume is no longer on TikTok and the posted account has been deleted, but screenshots of the video are still circulating online.

The woman who shared the original video was affiliated with San Diego State University, and the screenshots were shared on TikTok.

Do the people in the video attend San Diego State University?

In statement As reported Monday, San Diego State University said the university has received confirmation that the woman who posted the video on TikTok is not one of the people depicted in the video.

“In situations like these, we must reaffirm that disinformation is harmful and that threats of violence are reprehensible and have no place in our society,” he added. statement reads. “Additionally, as we have previously reported: the individuals photographed are not SDSU students and our team is working to gather additional information, including the location and the names and affiliations of each person involved.”

In a separate statement on Monday, the university said the images shown in the video did not align with its values.

“The use of blackface and any actions that make light of sexual assault are deeply offensive and have no place in our community,” he added statement reads. “Any conduct that stereotypes or harms individuals based on race or ethnicity or trivializes sexual assault is contrary to the values of our university and undermines our commitment to inclusion and belonging for students, faculty and staff.”

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