Diddy may not be a free man at the moment, but he can still vote. TMZ confirmed that the disgraced mogul will still be able to cast a vote on election day. The law decrees that anyone who has yet to be convicted still has the right to vote. Diddy's trial is not set to start until 2025. Diddy will have to use an absentee ballot mailed from the federal jail, but that should be no problem assuming he asked for one in time. TMZ claims that the mogul will be able to vote in the states in which he is registered in. This means he can do so in either California or Florida.
Diddy is best known for his outsized persona, or in recent times, the criminal allegations leveled at him. In the past however, the mogul has been a vocal political advocate. He helped launch Vote or Die in 2004, a campaign designed to make voting "cool" for younger people. The Bad Boy mogul toured U.S. cities and partnered with other celebrities to promote the "Vote or Die" slogan. Diddy retired the program in 2008, despite being a vocal supporter of Barack Obama. In 2020, however, the hip hop superstar felt the need to bring it back.
Diddy Endorsed President Joe Biden In 2020
Diddy made his support of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris crystal clear by rolling out a new line of "Vote or Die" merch. He put on a town hall titled "State of Emergency: Election Day and Black America" in September 20. The event featured appearances from Kerry Washington and Dr. Cornel West among others. He also used his Revolt network to release a series about voter suppression among Black voters. Diddy told Charlamagne tha God that politicians like Donald Trump needed to be removed from power in a Revolt TV interview the following month.
Interestingly enough, Diddy has been used as a political tool in recent weeks. Notable Republicans like Elon Musk and Danica Patrick have used Diddy's connections to musicians to question the morality of those who have endorsed Kamala Harris. Eminem's endorsement of Harris led to a tweet from Musk in which he labeled the rapper "yet another Diddy party participant." Danica Patrick, meanwhile, mocked Cardi B and asserted that she has "never been to a Diddy party" herself.
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