<p id=”par-1_52″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/ashton-kutcher/?swcfpc=1″>Ashton Kutcher</a> has expressed concern over the way his relationship with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sean-diddy-combs/?swcfpc=1″>Sean “Diddy” Combs</a> might impact his life. In the months since Combs’ arrest, Kutcher has worked to distance himself from their friendship. In past years, though, he spoke fondly of their relationship. He once described how the two of them bonded.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ashton-kutcher-and-sean-diddy-combs-became-close-friends”>Ashton Kutcher and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs became close friends</h2>
<p id=”par-2_30″>Kutcher and Combs met while Kutcher was hosting <em>Punk’d</em>. Combs called Kutcher when he heard he planned to prank him and warned him not to. They became friends after this.</p>
<p id=”par-3_21″>“We became fast friends,” Kutcher said on <em>Hot Ones</em>, per <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.thecut.com/article/what-is-ashton-kutchers-connection-to-diddy.html” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Cut</a>. “We used to just hang out and watch football.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ashton-Kutcher-Diddy.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Ashton Kutcher and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs stand together. Kutcher wears a baseball hat.” class=”wp-image-3750557″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Ashton Kutcher and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for WeWork</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_10″>He said they went on runs together and went clubbing.</p>
<p id=”par-5_37″>“We were spending a lot of time together,” Kutcher said. “By the way, if you’re a single man, there’s probably no greater human being in the world than him. We were having a lot of fun together.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ashton-kutcher-reportedly-regrets-his-friendship-with-sean-diddy-combs”>Ashton Kutcher reportedly regrets his friendship with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs</h2>
<p id=”par-6_23″>In the months since Combs was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, Kutcher has tried to distance himself from the friendship. </p>
<p id=”par-7_27″>“Ashton absolutely <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ashton-kutcher-regrets-friendship-sean-diddy-combs-source-says.html/”>regrets his friendship</a> with Diddy considering what has happened,” a source told the <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13908725/ashton-kutcher-diddy-false-allegations-celebrity-friends-sex-trafficking.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Daily Mail</a>. “He feels lied to, betrayed, taken for granted, and manipulated.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_24″>He recently <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/every-celebrity-scandal-ashton-kutcher-connected.html/”>landed in hot water</a> over his support of his <em>That ‘70s Show</em> co-star, Danny Masterson. Masterson was convicted of raping two women.</p>
<p id=”par-9_33″>“He feels the same way about Danny Masterson,” the source said, adding, “He now trusts no one except for his wife Mila [Kunis]. He is going to keep his circle to his family.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_28″>Kutcher also is reportedly worried that Combs could make allegations against him. He said he worries that Combs could accuse him of wrongdoing in order to protect himself.</p>
<p id=”par-11_36″>“Diddy could say anything, do anything or turn on anyone at this point,” the source said. “Everyone who is close to Diddy fears the possibility of Diddy making up false allegations to clear his own name.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-a-source-claimed-the-actor-was-not-as-close-with-sean-diddy-combs-as-it-seemed”>A source claimed the actor was not as close with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as it seemed</h2>
<p id=”par-12_35″>While Kutcher spoke openly about their friendship <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-living-saying-jail-lawyer-says.html/”>before Combs’ arrest</a>, a source recently said they were not close friends. They claimed that the two celebrities only spent time together during a handful of public events.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ashton-Kutcher.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Ashton Kutcher listens during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2023.” class=”wp-image-3747757″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Ashton Kutcher | Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-13_45″>“Ashton has no involvement in any of this,” a source close to Kutcher told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://people.com/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-breakup-rumors-false-source-8718345″ rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. “He doesn’t belong in this conversation about Diddy. Ashton has only seen Diddy in a handful of social and business events, all of which have been documented by the media.”</p>
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