Will Smith denied any connection to the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and asked people to stop associating him with the rapper who is being held in prison facing serious charges.

The Oscar-winning actor, from San Diego, Calif., said he noticed his name was linked to Combs, who is currently in a federal prison in New York awaiting trial on human trafficking charges of sexual exploitation, extortion and conspiracy. .

The American actor, who recently returned to music, gave a concert in San Diego and distanced himself from the stage from Combs.

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More than a dozen women and a dozen men have sued the rapper, record producer and businessman for sexual assault. The hip-hop mogul, also known by the stage names Puffy, Puff, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Brother Love has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has repeatedly denied all allegations of sexual assault.

“I just want to be very clear: I have nothing to do with Puffy, so you can stop all the memes”he said, referring to Cobbs. “You can stop all these ****. I was nowhere near don’t freak out” he said addressing the audience who started cheering in response.

“I was nowhere near that man, I didn’t do any of that stupid ***.” Will Smith has been photographed with Cobbs in the past, but told the crowd it’s “a lie” that he’s linked to the rapper. “It’s the first time I’ve said it publicly. I don’t usually respond to stupid stuff, but you know, all the memes were driving me crazy.” he added.