
More and more celebrities are quietly disassociating themselves with Sean 'Diddy' Combs with each passing day. Now, Joe Jonas has seemingly removed Combs' reference from his song Cake by the Ocean. The move comes amid multiple sexual assault allegations against the rapper.
During a Jonas Brothers concert last week, the 35-year-old skipped singing the disgraced music mogul's name while performing his band DNCE’s 2015 hit.
Joe Jonas removes Diddy reference from Cake by the Ocean
During the chorus, Jonas changed the lyric “Walk for me, baby / I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, woah-oh,” to “Walk for me, baby / I’ll be watching you be Naomi.” The subtle change was noticed by fans after a video of the pop singer’s performance in Lyon, France, went viral on TikTok.
Fans quickly flooded the comment section and lauded Jonas for making the change. Many also remarked that they had no idea that the song included a “Diddy” reference.
The song's original lyric was reportedly a reference to Combs' alleged relationship with supermodel Naomi Campbell in the early 2000s.
Jonas is not the only singer to make such a move. Earlier this year in May, Kesha changed the lyrics of her popular song Tik Tok soon after the first wave of sexual assault lawsuits against Combs came to light.
She replaced the lyric “wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy” to “wake up in the morning like f**k P. Diddy,” during her surprise appearance during Renee Rapp's Coachella set. When interviewed by reporters at the LAX on May 9, Kesha confirmed that the change was permanent.
“I stand by that,” Kesha said at the time, adding, “I'm not the kind of person that just shuts the f**k up. I know what I stand for. I know my integrity is rock solid, so I speak the truth."