Bono seemingly swerved Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attempt to kiss him on his cheek in a video that resurfaced after the rapper’s arrest for sex trafficking.
In the clip from the 2014 Golden Globe Awards, Combs, Usher and Kate Beckinsale were onstage presenting U2 with the award for best original song for “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”
Bono looked happy while taking his trophy from Usher before Combs interrupted and gave him a congratulatory hug.
A resurfaced video shows Bono seemingly rejecting a kiss on the cheek from Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.NBC
Combs and Usher were presenting the U2 frontman with a trophy when Bono seemed to turn away from the kiss.NBC
Bono gave Combs a quick side hug but then turned his head toward the audience as the rapper appeared to try to give him a kiss on the cheek.
Combs’ smile immediately faded, and he subsequently walked offstage with Beckinsale.
Despite the awkward interaction, the two seemed to shake it off, as they were seen hanging out at the afterparty later that night.
However, the stars were later seen mingling at the afterparty, as pictured here.Getty Images for The Weinstein Company
The two posed for pictures after the encounter.Getty Images for The Weinstein Company
“Diddy tried to kiss Bono and got the cold shoulder, awkward!” one X user wrote Monday.
“That moment was definitely awkward—celebrities have some of the most unexpected encounters!” another viewer chimed in.
“Bono [is] like get away from me dude,” a third fan surmised.
Shortly after the video resurfaced, many people wrote about how “awkward” Bono, pictured here in 2023, looked at the time.Getty Images
A source tells Page Six that the whole thing “simply was an awkward moment.”WireImage
Reps for Combs, now 54, and Bono, now 64, did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
However, a source tells us that the whole thing “simply was an awkward moment” and nothing more that fans should read into.
Combs’ legal battles began last November when his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him and accused him of sex trafficking and physical abuse. They quickly settled the suit, but it led to an investigation into Combs’ past that eventually resulted in his arrest in New York City on Sept. 16.
Combs, pictured here in 2020, is currently facing several legal troubles.WireImage
The “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper, pictured here in 2023, was arrested last month.Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs
The music producer was charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Since his arrest, more than 100 alleged victims, including 25 minors, have come forward to accuse Combs of misconduct.
“We will expose the enablers who enabled this conduct behind closed doors. We will pursue this matter no matter who the evidence implicates,” Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee, who is representing 120 individuals in civil lawsuits, said during a bombshell press conference last week.
More than 100 alleged victims have come forward and accused Combs of misconduct.Pichichipixx / SplashNews.com
He has vehemently denied the allegations.Rick Davis / SplashNews.com
Combs’ legal team has denied the claims, telling Page Six, “He cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus.
“That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors. He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
Combs’ arrest has reportedly made some celebrities who attended his past parties nervous, and an alleged explicit tape with an A-list star who is “more high profile” than the Bad Boy Records founder himself is said to have been shopped around recently.
Combs’ famous friends have also found themselves in a wave of speculation after his arrest.Getty Images
A source recently told The Post that an unnamed male celebrity allegedly featured in an explicit tape with Combs is “horrified” about its potential release.
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A source told The Post on Friday that the unnamed male celebrity allegedly featured in the video is “horrified” thinking about its potential release.
“It feels like a betrayal and a violation, and it’s causing a lot of issues,” the insider added. “It brings up some really disturbing and bad memories.”
