Willow and Jaden Smith revealed their parents sold them to Diddy?

In October 2024, a Facebook post went viral, claiming that actress and singer Willow Smith revealed that her father, actor Will Smith, sold her to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. These claims were unfounded and there was no evidence to support them.

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The message linked to a US Talk News article, published the same day, October 7, which offered more details on this unfounded rumor:

Willow Smith REVEALS how Will Smith SOLD her to Diddy because Diddy promised to do so

Rumors and allegations surrounding Will Smith and P Diddy, as well as Willow Smith’s shocking claims, have created a whirlwind of controversy in the entertainment industry.

Willow allegedly, in the attached video, accused her father of facilitating a relationship with P. Diddy that crossed professional boundaries.

She claims her father essentially sold her out to Diddy, leading to feelings of betrayal and exploitation. This not only affected her emotionally, but also raised serious questions about the dynamics of the Irgun family, the Smith family, and the ethics of those in power in the entertainment industry.

A split-screen vignette accompanying the post included a doctored image of Willow Smith, 23, and the hip-hop mogul in bed together, fueling further speculation.

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Similar allegations have circulated on other platforms, including YouTube And TikTok. A video shared (archived) by YouTube celebrity gossip channel Stardom Scoop in July 2024, titled “Willow Smith REVEALS how Will Smith sold her to Diddy,” has gotten over 104,000 views as of this writing. Other YouTube channels, such as CELEB FAME, have shared similar allegations regarding Willow’s brother, rapper and actor, Jaden Smith, suggesting that he was also sold by their mother, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. This video has garnered over 62,000 views as of this writing.

In these lengthy videos, the narrators referenced “deeply disturbing” “leaked images” allegedly showing the Smith siblings in “compromising situations” with Diddy, while also admitting that “nothing has been fully confirmed.”

Despite their claims, none of the videos provided any evidence to support these claims. There is no evidence, legal or otherwiseTo support Willow Smith or Jaden Smith’s claims, they revealed that their parents sold them to Diddy. Throughout these videos, none of the Smith siblings are shown or heard making such a statement.

Instead, the rumor appeared to have been fabricated, appearing in social media posts and clips using sensationalism and a mix of Diddy’s real legal issues to attract comments and opinions on social media.

If there was even some truth to this claim – for example, if Willow Smith had engaged in a consensual relationship with Diddy, or if there were images of 26-year-old Jaden Smith , attending one of the music producer’s infamous concerts. “freak-off” eveningsas many videos claim, reputable entertainment media outlets reportedly covered the story, published the footage, interviewed the parties involved, and documented the ordeal. This did not happen, indicating that the rumor was fabricated.

A warning on Star Scoop’s YouTube homepage read: “Videos sometimes contain information that is not believed to be the truth, but rather theories, rumors, and information found on the Internet.“

The rumors began to gain traction after March 2024. search of Diddy’s home in Los Angeles and Miami by the US Department of Homeland Security, following a sex trafficking investigation that resulted in his September 16 Stop in New York on charges related to racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.

Regardless of the baseless nature of these rumors, the videos may seem credible because the narrative mentions Diddy’s growing legal troubles, his Freak-off parties and sex trafficking allegations. With this mix of true and misleading information, as well as emotionally charged language, these celebrity rumor videos often generate hundreds or even thousands of comments from YouTube users. Some of these posts indicate that people interpreted the videos as real news.

This wasn’t the first misleading rumor related to the Smith family that caught the attention of social media users. We’ve already debunked a deadly hoax involving Jaden Smith and the false claim Willow Smith ‘hit’ her mother for having “humiliated” his father.