Bono was seen in a recently surfaced clip apparently dodging an attempted kiss from Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 2014 Golden Globes.
This comes after a clip of the awkward incident resurfaced online and went viral on social media following the 54-year-old disgraced music mogul’s arrest and sex trafficking allegations.
In the resurfaced clip, Combs was on stage to present the Best Original Song Award at the 2014 awards ceremony.
The win went to the 64-year-old U2 frontman and his bandmates for their song Ordinary Love, which they wrote for the epic 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
As they took the stage to accept their awards, U2’s guitarist The Edge, 63, seemed content to hug Combs.
Bono was seen in a recently surfaced clip apparently dodging an attempted kiss from Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 2014 Golden Globes. The 64-year-old U2 frontman is still ‘haunted’ by the incident as he recalls having to dodge a kiss from Combs at the 2014 Golden Globes.
Then the disgraced rapper turned to hug Bono and appeared to lean in to give him a kiss on the cheek.
At the last minute, the rock star seemingly backed out and turned to the microphone to deliver their acceptance speech.
is still “haunted” by the incident as he recalls dodging a kiss from Combs at the 2014 Golden Globes.
According to a report from RadarOnlineBono ‘still shudders’ when he thinks about what happened on stage.
“Many fans say the obvious discomfort with Bono’s body language all those years ago is a sign that he knew something was wrong with Diddy,” an insider told the paper.
The source clarified that at the time, Bono knew nothing about what Combs did or the allegations against him.
“There’s no way he knew the depths of his depravity, otherwise he would have said something, but there was no way Bono would let him near him, even ten years ago.”
The insider added, stressing, “He still shudders at the thought of it.”
This comes after a clip of the awkward incident resurfaced online and went viral on social media following the 54-year-old disgraced music mogul’s arrest and sex trafficking allegations; pictured March 2018 in Beverly Hills
According to a report from RadarOnline, Bono “still shudders” when he thinks about what happened on stage. “Lots of fans say the obvious discomfort with Bono’s body language all those years ago is a sign that he knew something was wrong with Diddy — to say the least,” an insider told the outlet; pictured in February 2014 in Beverly Hills
The source clarified that Bono did not know what Combs was doing at the time, nor the allegations against him; pictured in February 2014 in Beverly Hills
“There’s no way he knew the depths of his depravity, otherwise he would have said something, but there was no way Bono would let him near him, even ten years ago.” The insider added, stressing: ‘He still shudders at the thought of it’; pictured in January 2014 in Los Angeles
In the resurfaced clip, Combs was on stage to present the Best Original Song Award at the 2014 awards ceremony. The win went to Bono and his U2 bandmates for their song Ordinary Love, which they wrote for the epic film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom from 2013.
As they took the stage to accept their awards, U2’s guitarist The Edge, 63, seemed content to hug Combs. Then the disgraced rapper turned to hug Bono and appeared to lean in to give him a kiss on the cheek. At the last minute, the rock star seemingly backed out and turned to the microphone to deliver their acceptance speech
Combs was arrested last month on shocking sex trafficking and racketeering charges and is being held without bond in a notorious New York City jail; pictured in August 2023 in Atlanta