Ashton Kutcher refused to discuss the details of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ wild parties in an interview that resurfaced after the latter’s arrest for sex trafficking and related crimes.
The disgraced rapper-turned-mogul’s famous fêtes came up during Kutcher’s September 2019 appearance on “Hot Ones.”
“I’ve got a lot I can’t tell,” the actor, 46, quipped to host Sean Evans. “So, uh,” he added before sighing and pausing.
“Can’t tell that one, either,” a laughing Kutcher went on. “I’m actually cycling through them. … Diddy party stories, man — that was some weird memory lane thing.”
Kutcher and Combs co-hosted the latter’s annual white party in 2009 to raise awareness for Malaria No More. However, there is no indication that Kutcher or any of the celebrities who attended Combs’ parties over the years were involved in any alleged illegal activities.
Though he evaded the topic of the Bad Boy Records founder’s epic events, the “That ’70s Show” star was keen on talking about their “bizarre” relationship.
According to Kutcher, it all began when Combs, 54, told the former “Punk’d” host that he was forbidden from pranking him.
“I was like, ‘I don’t know what to tell you; everybody’s on the table,” Kutcher recalled responding. “He’s like, ‘Not me. I’m off the table.’ So that started our conversation.”
The father of two explained that he and the hip-hop star “became fast friends” who “used to hang out and watch football together.”
Kutcher said Combs once came over to his house just before the former was going to go for a run.
“He’s like, ‘Oh, I’ll go for a run with you,’” the “Just Married” star shared, adding that “about halfway through” their jog, Combs confessed that he was “running out of gas.”
Kutcher then claimed that, while surrounded by paparazzi, Combs asked him to “slow down” inconspicuously so it wouldn’t look like he couldn’t “finish this thing.”
“He was losing it, right? Like, he was like me right now with the wings, and the heat’s starting to kick up,” Kutcher recalled as he panted.
The actor said Combs was “so upset” over his athletic performance that he “decided to run the New York Marathon” that same year.
“And so he just started immediately training for the New York Marathon,” Kutcher shared, explaining that the musician “just can’t lose.”
“Even when he’s that close to humility, it becomes a driver,” he added.
Reps for Kutcher did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
The “What Happens in Vegas” star notably came under fire last year for his support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson.
Amid the backlash, Kutcher resigned from the anti-sex trafficking organization he helped create, Thorn.
Meanwhile, Combs was detained last week in New York City and charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Though he pleaded not guilty, he was denied bail and remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
According to the indictment, federal agents discovered more than 1,000 bottles of lubricant, various narcotics and three AR-15s when they raided his Los Angeles and Miami mansions in March.
Prosecutors claimed the Grammy winner “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct” for decades, “creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in … sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.”
Per the indictment, Combs and members of his Combs Enterprise allegedly facilitated multiple “Freak Offs”: drug-fueled sex gatherings.
During these events, he allegedly “hit, kicked, threw objects at and dragged victims, at times, by their hair,” according to the indictment, which further claimed that he “subjected victims to physical, emotional and verbal abuse to cause the victims to engage in Freak Offs,” which he “often electronically recorded.”
The alleged assaults “often resulted in injuries that took days or weeks to heal,” per prosecutors.
If convicted, the father of seven faces a minimum of 15 years in prison.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
