Diddy’s former backup dancer Tanika Ray says she ‘just knew to avoid him at all costs’ following ‘horrific’ incident… after dual raids on the rap mogul’s mansions
Tanika Ray, formerly a backup dancer for Diddy, claimed to have experienced a “horrific” incident while on staff in the mid-1990s in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
The former Extra host, 52, made the admission after watching journalist and TV commentator TourĂ©, 53, reveal on Joy Reid’s MSNBC show that he was once close enough with Diddy to ask the head of the record label to hire his relative as an intern.
However, he claimed that the rapper then fired the male relative after asking him to spend the night with him.
The new claims involving Diddy come after Homeland Security agents raided both his Miami and Los Angeles mansions on Monday in what is reportedly linked to a “sex trafficking problem.”
In a caption to her reaction video, Ray wrote, âI just knew I had to avoid (Diddy) at all costsâŠ
Tanika Ray, who was previously a backup dancer for Diddy, claimed to have experienced a “horrific” incident while on staff in the mid-1990s in an Instagram post on Wednesday; seen in West Hollywood in May 2022
In a caption to her reaction video, Ray wrote, “I just knew I had to avoid (Diddy) at all costs…”; Diddy pictured in January 2020 in Beverly Hills
She referred to an alleged “horrific” incident involving the 54-year-old rap mogul that occurred in 1996, although she did not provide details.
âYes, I danced for him and kept my space. I interviewed him for his projects and kept my space clear,â she continued. “Nothing that happens is surprising.”
During TourĂ©’s appearance on Joy Reid’s program, he claimed of Diddy, “I know this guy well enough to call him and say, ‘Hey, I need a favor.’
“It might have been 10 or 12 years ago that I called him and said, ‘Hey, I have a relative who I want you to hire as an intern.’ And he said, âYes,â he claimed.
However, the job that could have seemingly helped TourĂ©’s relative get a shot in the entertainment industry mysteriously dried up after just “three or four months.”
Touré said he questioned his relative about what happened and why the internship ended so abruptly, but they refused to discuss the matter.
But the journalist went on to claim that “years later they finally came out â and this is a man â and said Puff had said, ‘Come home. Stay the night with me or the internship is over.’
He added that his relative claimed they told Diddy “absolutely not” in response to the inappropriate request.
âAnd the internship ended,â he said.
During TourĂ©’s appearance on Joy Reid’s program, he claimed of Diddy, “I know this guy well enough to call him and say, ‘Hey, I need a favor.'”
“It might have been 10 or 12 years ago that I called him and said, ‘Hey, I have a relative who I want you to hire as an intern.’ And he said, âYes,â he said
The internship ended after just a few months and the family member would not say why. But TourĂ© claimed that ‘years later they finally came out – and this is a male – and said Puff had said, “Come home. Stay with me overnight or the internship is over”‘; Diddy seen in 2022