United Kingdom, July 3 -- 50 Cent has led a wave of celebrity reaction to the acquittal of Sean 'Diddy'Combs on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, describing him as "the Gay John Gotti" in a social media post that has sparked widespread backlash.

Curtis Jackson, 48, posted a mocked-up AI image of himself to Instagram after Wednesday's (02.07.25) verdict, writing: "Diddy beat the Feds that boy a bad man! Beat the Rico, he the Gay John Gotti."

The comment drew instant criticism, with followers accusing the rapper of homophobia and celebrating a legal outcome involving serious allegations of abuse.

Combs, 55, was cleared by a New York jury of the two most serious charges he faced - racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking - but ...