Earlier this month, Diddy's ex-girlfriend Gina Huynh wrote a letter to a judge in support of his request for bail. In it, she explained that she's known him for years. According to her, he “was not always perfect,” but “he was willing to acknowledge his mistakes and make better decisions in the future.”
“By the time our relationship ended, he embodied an energy of love, patience and gentleness that was markedly different from his past behavior. To my knowledge, he has not been violent for many years, and he has been committed to being a father first,” she added, per CNN. “I am writing because I do not view Mr. Combs as a danger to me or to the community.”
She was referred to as "victim 3" in the indictment against Diddy, and this was the first time she identified herself by name. She later took to threads with a simple message, writing, “FreeDiddy ?.” Huynh's decision to support her ex earned her some backlash from social media users, who sounded off in her replies.
“Is there anything you won’t do for money??" one user asked. “Girl— you need a mental evaluation!!!!" someone else insisted. It appears, however, that Huynh couldn't care less about what haters have to say. Today, she hopped on the platform once again to double down on her decision to back Diddy amid his legal battle.
"I’ve never been the type of person to follow crowds & trends. I’m not a follower," she claimed, as captured by The Shade Room. “You sheeps ? act like I can’t forgive a man I once loved… I’m not gonna kick him while he’s down cause yall want me to. B***H I DONT EVEN KNOW YOU… TF lol ? goofies… ima always have his back. ?”
Unfortunately for Diddy and his former boo, Judge Arun Subramanian denied his request for bail. "Even if the flight-or-danger requirement was satisfied, there are no 'exceptional reasons' warranting a departure from what Congress has required," he stated.
Jade Thirlwall has been learning to lean into a softer approach with her voice as she steps into life as a solo performer.
The former Little Mix member shared that she’s been carving out her own sound since the British girl group decided to go on an indefinite break in 2022.
Speaking with ELLE, Jade opened up about discovering that not every track on her debut solo album, That's Showbiz Baby, needed a full vocal showcase.
“That’s what I’ve discovered with this project, especially after Little Mix, is that I don’t always need to give a big vocal moment,” she said. “It’s actually been really nice to understand that part of my voice.”
She pointed to the group’s 2016 single Power, which has at times faced online comments about being a little too intense vocally.
“I’ll scroll through TikTok and see people talk about Power like, ‘These girlies are out here like, AHHH,’” she told the outlet. “Everyone trying to top each other with the loudest note for three minutes straight.”
Although Jade still loves that kind of performance, she said she’s learned the value of holding back.
“I still adore that energy, but it’s been kind of freeing to realise, babe, it doesn’t always need to end with this massive ad-lib run,” she shared.
She also mentioned that her song Angel of My Dreams was first recorded with a much bigger vocal take before she decided to go back and do it in a more relaxed, softer tone.
Jade officially dropped That's Showbiz Baby on 12 September. The record includes 14 tracks, among them IT Girl, Plastic Box, and the lead single Angel of My Dreams.
