<p id=”par-1_70″>Jay-Z’s connection to disgraced music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is getting harder to ignore by the second. In December,<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jay-z-pushing-accusers-name-public-amid-lawsuit.html/”> Jay-Z was named in a lawsuit </a>alongside Diddy. The lawsuit accuses the hip-hop star of sexual assault. Now, Diddy’s former bodyguard is stepping forward to suggest that the bond between <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/jay-z/?swcfpc=1″>Jay-Z</a> and Diddy is even tighter than many think. Diddy himself revealed just how close he was to Jay-Z last year.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-sean-diddy-combs-and-jay-z-were-so-close-that-they-called-each-other-by-their-legal-names”>Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Jay-Z were so close that they called each other by their legal names</h2>
<p id=”par-2_74″>Jay-Z has been laying low in recent months. He’s been quiet about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest and appears to be trying to put some space between himself and the hip-hop mogul. It’s not an easy task. He really can’t deny his association with Diddy or how close they were. Aside from being named in a lawsuit associated with Diddy, they appeared together regularly. The rap mogul even spoke openly about his bond with Jay-Z.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_64″>During an appearance on <em>The Late Late Show </em>in 2023, Diddy revealed there are just two people in his life that he is close enough to allow them to use his legal name. During a segment of<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/carpool-karaoke-how-james-corden-came-up-with-it-youll-be-surprised-at-who-his-first-guest-was.html/”> Carpool Karaoke</a>, the rapper told James Coren that Jay-Z and his mother, Janice Combs, are the only two people in his life who can call him ‘Sean.’</p>
<p id=”par-4_68″>Diddy went on to explain that the closeness wasn’t one-sided, either. He said he also calls Jay-Z by his legal name. Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter. Jay-Z, like Diddy, has gone by multiple nicknames throughout his career. No one, however, seems to call him Shawn. Even his wife, Beyonce, doesn’t call him Shawn. In a 2013 documentary, Beyonce revealed she calls her husband “Jay,” like everyone else.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-diddy-s-former-bodyguard-speaks-out-about-the-friendship”>Diddy’s former bodyguard speaks out about the friendship</h2>
<p id=”par-5_62″>Jay-Z’s lawyer might be trying to make it seem like his client was never really friends with Diddy, but Diddy’s former bodyguard isn’t about to let that happen. In a recent interview with <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3zY6nEwZew” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Art of Dialogue,</a> Gene Deal shot down the notion that Diddy and Jay-Z weren’t actually friends. He said the pals were so close that they had “matching white girlfriends.”</p>
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<p id=”par-6_65″>Deal recalled several moments when Jay-Z hung out with Diddy. He also openly referenced another Diddy connection that the world can’t stop talking about. Deal said he once attended a Nets game with Jay-Z, Diddy, and Ashton Kutcher.<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ashton-kutcher-exasperated-sean-diddy-combs-drama-planning-move-far-source-says.html/”> Kutcher’s connection to Diddy</a> has also been heavily discussed since the arrest. Much like Jay-Z, Kutcher has attempted to downplay his connection to Diddy in recent months.</p>