Druski’s Diddy Connection Could Mean the End of Druski Memes
Internet music-comedy icon Drew “Druski” Desbordes is now embroiled in a sexual assault and sex trafficking lawsuit alongside his old boss Sean “P. Diddy” Combs regarding the latter’s alleged sex trafficking ring. Suddenly, those Coulda Been Records clips play a lot creepier.
During his meteoric rise to social media stardom in the late 2010s and early 2020s, Druski rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in hip-hop, appearing in music videos for artists like Drake, Lil Yachty and Jack Harlow. Then, in 2021, Druski signed on to star in a web series called Sneakin’ In With Druski that a collaboration between Adidas and Diddy’s media company Revolt produced. In the show, Druski pretended to break into the homes of celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Teyana Taylor while wearing expensive sneakers. Now, Druski’s personal and business ties to Diddy are the subject of one of the the highest-profile lawsuits in rap music history, and Druski himself faces intense public scrutiny as accusers claim that he committed horrific acts of sexual violence under Diddy’s orders.
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Ashley Parham and two unnamed plaintiffs have amended their lawsuit against Diddy to include Druski and NFL star Odell Beckham Jr., detailing graphic allegations of sexual assault and rape against both celebrities. Druski and Beckham have each vehemently denied the claims made against them, but, just to be safe, we should all probably stop using the dozens of popular Druski reaction GIFs until we hear the official reaction from the jury.
The details of the suit against Druski are extreme, which, naturally, means that the internet is now treating the accusations with all of the gravity and respect that they have for the average viral Druski sketch. In the filing that the plaintiff submitted on Friday, Parham's representatives alleged that, during a violent assault by multiple people at Diddy's mansion in 2018, Druski “jumped on top of Plaintiff’s naked and oiled body treating it like a slip and slide and knocking the wind out of Plaintiff due to his enormous size.”
Druski has denied all of Parham’s claims about his involvement with any alleged assault while questioning the plaintiff’s timeline, tweeting, “This allegation is a fabricated lie. I wasn’t a public figure in 2018 — I was broke living with my mom without any connections to the entertainment industry at the time of this allegation, so the inclusion of my name is truly outlandish.”
“My heart breaks for actual victims of abuse, but I’m fully confident that the evidence will expose this falsehood and the individuals who are maliciously trying to game the legal system to peddle false narratives,” Druski continued.
However, Druski’s relationship with Diddy and his past comments about attending parties thrown by the embattled mogul have cast doubt in some former fans’ minds about the comedy star’s claims of innocence. Last year, during an appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Druski admitted to being “in attendance” at some of his Sneakin' in With Drusk producer’s parties, then defensively insisting that he wasn’t present at one of the many events where Diddy allegedly assaulted numerous victims, saying, “I wasn’t at one of them parties!”
Through his collaborations with world-famous athletes and musicians — not the least of whom was the powerful and reportedly predatory Diddy — Druski has become one of the biggest names in online comedy and one of the most influential creators on social media. As his fans and his critics continue to passionately debate the veracity of the accusations made against him, it’s clear that Druski’s immense and marketable presence in online music and sports discourse is in peril.
