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‘Family Matters’ star Reginald VelJohnson denies Diddy sex rumors

Reginald VelJohnson has responded to allegations that he was previously sexually involved with Sean “Diddy” Combs during the rapper’s arrest for sex trafficking on September 16.

Sean “Diddy” Combs speaks on stage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California, on March 27, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

“That’s all bulls–t,” the 72-year-old told TMZ during an outing in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.

“I don’t know that guy,” replied VelJohnson, who is currently competing on season 33 of “DWTS.” “I’ve never met him before.”

Reginald VelJohnson is seen in the rehearsal studios of “Dancing With the Stars” on September 25, 2024 in Los Angeles. GC images
Reginald VelJohnson is seen in the rehearsal studios of “Dancing With the Stars” on September 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. GC images

The “Family Matters” alum sent Combs, 54, his well wishes despite the ongoing sex trafficking investigation against him.

VelJohnson told the reporter, “But I wish him the best,” before adding that those perpetuating the rumors should “get a life.”

Just four months before Combs’ arrest, a video surfaced on X from comedian Luce Cannon claiming VelJohnson had sex with the singer.

Reginald VelJohnson. DAVID CROTTY/patrickmcmullan.com

Cannon claimed he was at a party hosted by Combs when he heard squeaking coming from behind a bedroom door. “Someone carry this bitch!” he said in the clip.

Cannon claimed he knocked on the door to find VelJohnson with Combs.

“I cracked open the door and I look up and I see Carl Winslow,” the comedian said.

VelJohnson played the character of Carl Winslow on “Family Matters” from 1989 to 1998. The ABC sitcom also starred Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel.

Combs has been at the center of multiple allegations since he was arrested in New York City and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. The next day he was arraigned at a federal courthouse in Manhattan.

Season 6 of “Family Matters” 9/23/1994: Jaleel White (Urkel) and Reginald VelJohnson (Carl). ABC Photo Archives / Getty Images
In the “Mike & Molly” episode, The Rehearsal, Brother Heywood (Reginald VelJohnson, left) gives Mike (Billy Gardell, right) some last-minute marriage advice. Richard Cartwright

Combs’ arrest came six months after the FBI raided his mansions in Los Angeles and Miami as part of the investigation into the alleged decades-long abuse.

The fourteen-page indictment portrays the fallen mogul as the leader of a criminal enterprise that enabled him to abuse, threaten and coerce women for years “to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his behavior.” .

“To do this, Combs relied on the employees, resources and influence of the multi-faceted business empire he led and controlled – creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates, among other things, engaged in and attempted to engage in sex. human trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice,” the complaint said.

Sean “Diddy” Combs attends Day 1 of Invest Fest 2023 at the Georgia World Congress Center on August 26, 2023. Getty Images
Host Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs speaks on stage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nev. Getty Images

Combs allegedly seduced female victims and male sex workers into drugged, often days-long sexual performances called “Freak Offs,” according to the indictment.

According to court papers, the women, who were lured in under the false pretense of a romantic relationship, were then given drugs in an attempt to keep them “obedient and docile.”

Combs would allegedly watch and masturbate during the “elaborate and produced sex performances,” which he would allegedly film to use as collateral against his victims.

The FBI alleges that the “regularly” encounters could last for days, and that Combs and the victims were often given IV fluids in the aftermath “to recover from the physical exertion and drug use.”

The disgraced artist was first accused of a yearslong pattern of domestic and sexual violence — and even human trafficking — against his former girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, in a federal lawsuit she filed against him last November.

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