What did TD Jakes and Oprah Winfrey say about Diddy’s parties? Both deny online rumors

TD Jakes and Oprah Winfrey are refuting claims that they've ever been to a Diddy party.

As the rapper's federal s*x trafficking trial rages on, the media mogul and religious leader took to the stage at Jakes’s annual Good Soil Forum, where the disputed rumors that they partied with Diddy.

The conference, presented by Wells Fargo, was held over three days at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas and saw over 2,000 people in attendance. TD Jakes and Oprah got candid about all things faith, business, and rumors of their bond with the disgraced mogul.

Acknowledging the AI-generated images of her and Puff Daddy online, she said at the June 19 event:

"First of all, I have never been near a Puff party. I have never been near a Puff party. And anybody who knows me knows if there is a party, I am the first one out…the nature of my personality is that I am not a party person. That is not who I am. I like to sit at home with my thoughts by the fire, with the dogs."

TD Jakes admitted to visiting one of Diddy's birthday parties, if only to wish him, before he left within 30 minutes.

"I stopped by Puffy's house for 30 minutes to say 'Happy Birthday' to him during the day at 2'o'clock with staff people and out of that came a love affair and all kinds of stuff...We were sharing the same...Let's get Jerry Springer on it." TD Jakes mentioned.

He added,

"Not only do they not know it but they help spread it…I am almost 70 years old, what do I look like?! I am a grandfather. What do I look like at this late day going? But that is the kind of world that we are living in," he contended.

The mogul currently stands trial for racketeering and s*x trafficking, though he has maintained his innocence. He has been accused of hosting wild, drug-fueled parties that sometimes lasted for days. During this time, he would allegedly molest and abuse women, among other things.

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Back in April, TD Jakes shocked the religious world when he announced that he would be stepping down from his leadership position after three decades. The 67-year-old pastor of a megachurch made the decision amid a near-death health scare and ongoing legal battles.

He is known for serving as the pastor of his self-founded Potter's House, which is a non-denominational Pentecostal megachurch located in Dallas, Texas. During his conversation with Winfrey on June 19, the pair had been talking about the increasing perils of AI when they segued into the rumors of them and Diddy.

At the beginning of the show, Oprah greeted TD Jakes by quoting his own words back to him:

"When he said, ‘you are God’s child. I believed it!’" she exclaimed. "I have been God-led and spirit-led from the beginning. And every decision that I have ever made that has led to any sort of success, whatsoever, has come from sitting with the spirit and asking God, ‘What would you have me do first?’" Winfrey said.

"And every time I have made a mistake and have been in a struggle, it's because I was led by my own mind and not by God's mind for me," she added.

In their one-on-one fireside chat, based on the theme "Transformation Agenda," they sought to equip entrepreneurial minds with the knowledge to succeed. At one point, Oprah cautioned the audience against making quick decisions without thinking them through:

"Opportunity comes your way by being clear about what it is you actually really want to achieve and having everyone else in the room in alignment with that vision and how to execute that vision," she said. "Everybody is in synergetic vibration to bring it into fruition and manifestation."

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