Remember that throwback photo Diddy [1] posted of him and Jennifer Lopez [2] back in May? Well, Diddy [3] is finally addressing it. On May 27, the 51-year-old music mogul sent fans into a frenzy when he shared an Instagram photo from when he and J Lo dated [4] back in 2000. In the now-deleted snap, the former couple was shown holding hands after having lunch at The Ivy in Beverly Hills. "#tbt," he casually captioned it. Of course, it didn't take very long for other celebrities to start dropping comments, including Keyshia Cole, who jokingly wrote, "Tell ha, come on home baby 😍 😂."
Given the fact that the photo was posted amid J Lo's reconcilation with ex Ben Affleck [5], it certainly raised some eyebrows. However, Diddy recently told Vanity Fair that the picture was simply a post from a great time in his life [6]. "It wasn't no trolling involved, that's just my friend," he said. "And I don't have nothing to say about her relationship or her life."
Diddy and J Lo famously dated from 1999 to 2001 [7], you know, back when he was known as Puff Daddy. During their time together, they had their fair share of ups and downs, including alleged infidelity on Diddy's part [8]. In a 2003 interview with Vibe, J Lo revealed that her relationship with Diddy was the first time she "was with someone who wasn't faithful." "I was in this relationship with Puff where I was totally crying, crazy and going nuts, it really took my whole life in a tailspin," she said. "I never caught him but I just knew. He'd say he was going to a club for a couple of hours and then never come back that night."
Since their breakup, Diddy and J Lo have put their differences aside [10] and managed to remain friends. Seriously, what year is it again?