Diddy's "Friend" Gina Huynh Wants Him To "Live His Truth"

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She was directly asked about her relationship with the Bad Boy icon and said, "I don't want to control him" while admitting, "He did bless me."

He's been spreading his message of "Love" far and wide, but Sean "Diddy" Combs got himself entangled in a bit of drama following the Billboard Music Awards. After hosting the coveted music ceremony, Diddy's ladies—Gina Huynh and Yung Miami—went back and forth in a social media spat over the Bad Boy icon. Yung Miami and Diddy have reportedly been dating since last year, while Huynh's relationship with Combs goes back much farther.

The scathing posts were slung from one platform to another, but in a more recent interview with The Jasmine Brand, Huynh clarifies—well, sort of?—the relationship dynamic between her and Combs. "He's just a really good longtime friend of mine," she said. "Nothing more, nothing less.


"Like, I just want him to be happy. I want him to live his truth, whatever that means to him. I don't want to control him, I'm not like, a controlling person. I truly want him to be happy."

After a long pause where "Honestly, I've been with him for a very long time, but it was never like, set in stone. Sometimes I felt like it and sometimes I didn't, but at the end of the day, I really value the friendship that him and I have and that's the most important thing to us. I don't really care to be his girlfriend or anything like, it's just the friendship aspect of...you know."

"'Cause like, he did bless me in a lot of ways and I'm always gonna be forever grateful and respect him."

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.