Joe Budden Denies Rumors of Him Appearing on Diddy’s ‘Freak Off’ Tapes, Says His Dad Called Him About It

Joe Budden is settling any speculation about his and Diddy’s relationship.

In a new episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the titular host slammed those who have theorized that he was present at Seam Combs’ infamous freak-offs after many wondered if Budden was one of the celebrities who might have been filmed participating in Diddy’s orgies.

"For the last time, can y’all take me off the list of names that y’all think is on these tapes?" Joe said. "Why are y’all so hell-bent on putting n***as on these tapes?”

He then acknowledged that he did joke about appearing on the tapes, as did fans: “I ran the jokes long but I thought the joke was a joke because of who I be."

Budden continued, "Clearly it’s a new crop of people out there that don’t know who I be, so they like, 'Oh, he might be that.' I ain’t. No more jokes. Even though I was a force in that world for like three weeks. … They was ready to trick. They was offering vacays and Fifth Avenue shopping sprees without even an inch of flirting."

Budden also revealed that his father called him after he saw his son’s name making headlines.

Diddy was arrested earlier this month for sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. Since then, his 14-page indictment was made public, which alleges that the disgraced hip-hop mogul regularly hosted and filmed sex parties called freak-offs that involved sex workers, drugs, and participation through coercion. Diddy has since pleaded not guilty and remains in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center until his trial.