Amid federal raids on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes and investigations into allegations stemming from civil lawsuits, the music mogul appears to be looking for solace in his faith.

The former Mount Vernon resident agreed social media shared a message with fans by which he urged him to “stay the same” during this difficult time.

The clip, which features the voice of Bishop TD Jakes, who has faced criticism for his ties to the Bad Boy founder, shows him standing on the beach together with his arms outstretched as the wind whips his body.

“I’m not hysterical. Not crazy. Not anxious. I’m not nervous,” Jakes can be heard saying. “But persevere through the storm. It looks bad. It looks tough but remains stable during storms.

Within hours of its release, the chart-topping track “Missing You” received nearly 10,000 comments, most of them encouraging him to stay strong.

The audio is an excerpt from a 2022 sermon titled “Steady in The Storm” delivered by a Potter’s House clergyman.

Jakes skillfully analyzed the Gospel. Luke 8:22-26 and created a homiletic that used faith even in the face of personal tribulation as an example of how Jesus calmed the storm in Galilee.

Shadow Room sent video, and many followers said the posts made him look guilty or scared.

“Always call on Jesus when you get caught,” one person wrote. Another added: “The storm you created?”

A 3rd comment read: “He shouldn’t even say anything because we’ve not even considered you this week.”

Others relied on the fact that Jakes was mentioned in at least one of the lawsuits, causing a wave of controversy to swirl around his head, mocking him with the catchphrase “Have you ever been swallowed?” from one of his sermons.

“He should have preached a sermon on being SWAAALLOOOWEEDDD UPPP,” one person joked.

“Weren’t you swallowed?” – sighed another fan. Another comment suggested that Diddy “picked the mistaken pastor” to express his beliefs.

Jakes was referenced in a lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones, producer of “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” who accused Diddy of inappropriate, illegal and sexual acts, as well as drugging him.

In the complaint, Jones claimed to have evidence that Diddy “planned to use his relationship with Bishop TD Jakes to mitigate the impact of the Cassie Ventura lawsuit on his public image.”

The quick resolution of Cassie’s lawsuit within 24 hours of its filing raised eyebrows and prompted more people to speak out.

A video then surfaced online alleging that Jakes was present at many of Diddy’s notorious gatherings, which indicated his inappropriate behavior towards a minor. However, these allegations remain unverified.

Jakes indirectly addressed the swirling rumors about his alleged behavior during the Christmas Eve broadcast.

“Some of you logged in or entered out of concern, others come to hear what I have to say. For all of you who expect me to address a lie, please log out,” Jakes said, later adding, “I will stand tall, with my head held high, my back straight, and preach the unadulterated and infallible word of God, because that is what the pulpit is all about. For.”

While the allegations against Jakes remain unconfirmed, legal charges against the Grammy-winning music producer have yet to materialize.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a former Milwaukee police officer was rightly fired for posting racist memes related to the arrest of an NBA player that sparked public outrage.

Officer Erik Andrade was involved within the 2018 arrest of Sterling Brown, who went on to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Brown alleged that police used excessive force and targeted him because he’s black when he was confronted about illegally parking in a handicap accessible space. When the situation escalated, he talked to officers while waiting for a call. The officers caught him and used a stun gun because he didn’t immediately comply and took his hands out of his pockets.

Andrade didn’t take part in Brown’s arrest, but transported him after his arrest.

Brown filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against town, police and a number of other officers who were involved in his arrest, including Andrade.

In the lawsuit, Brown referred to a series of racist memes posted on Facebook by Andrade. In one post just a few hours after his arrest, Andrade wrote: “Nice to meet Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks at work this morning! Lol#FearTheDeer.”

The lawsuit alleges that about three months later, Andrade also shared a disparaging meme about NBA star Kevin Durant.

Andrade was fired in 2018 after being suspended for violating the department’s code of conduct over his social media posts, not for his conduct during Brown’s arrest.

Then-Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said during Andrade’s disciplinary hearing that he was fired since the Facebook posts could be used to undermine his credibility in future criminal proceedings and due to this fact he wouldn’t be allowed to testify.

Andrade deleted his Facebook account the day the lawsuit was filed. He sued the Milwaukee Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, which reviewed and upheld the chief’s decision to fireside him. Andrade argued that his due process rights had been violated.

Both the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and a state appellate court upheld his dismissal, leading Andrade to appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

In Tuesday’s ruling, the Supreme Court voted 5-2 to search out that the police chief adequately explained the evidence supporting Andrade’s firing and gave him a likelihood to reply.

“We conclude that the Due Process Clause does not require a more stringent and rigid early termination process than the one Andrade received,” Justice Brian Hagedorn said, writing for almost all.

The court also found that the police chief followed the law by listing the policies Andrade violated and referring to the Facebook posts that formed the premise of the violations in filing a criticism with the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commissioner.

Hagedorn was joined in the bulk by judges Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Dallet, Jill Karofsky and Janet Protasiewicz. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler and Justice Rebecca Bradley disagreed.

The dissenting judges said they didn’t condone Andrade’s behavior but believed his due process rights were violated.

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Andrade’s attorney, Brendan Matthews, said he was “disappointed but not surprised” by the ruling.

“This continues the disturbing deterioration of due process, not only for police officers, but for all ‘defendants’ in the state of Wisconsin,” he said in an email. “It is unfortunate and will certainly have tragic consequences in the future.”

Brown’s attorney, Mark Thomsen, said the ruling confirms that the police chief has the authority to fireside an individual for violating the code of conduct.

“Andrade knew he violated Sterling Brown’s rights and knew his social media posts were racist,” Thomsen said. “He got what was coming to him.”

Under the 2021 settlement, town paid Brown $750,000 and issued an apology. The Milwaukee Police Department also said it “deems the incident escalated in an unnecessary manner and despite Mr. Brown’s calm demeanor.”

brownHe spent his first three years within the NBA with the Bucks, from 2017 to 2020. He also played for the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers before joining Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga and EuroLeague in 2023.

Reality star Phaedra Parks, 50, divorced her ex-husband Apollo Nida the identical yr she left the Bravo show that made her famous. But now she has finally found her “peace”.

The former Real Housewives of Atlanta Southern belle says she thinks living in public for the past 14 years has made her look old, but now she’s regaining her natural glow and rejuvenating her life.

“I think your surroundings can age you. Being in terrible shows with terrible women, being in terrible marriages that age you. So, once I got out of a terrible program, got out of a terrible marriage, and had wonderful children… I was able to focus on myself and not all the bullshit…’ she said in an interview with People magazine.

Parks, a well-known entertainment lawyer, joined “RHOA” in season three in 2010. The year before, she married Nida, who was five years her junior.

The two appeared on the show as a young married couple and allowed the cameras to capture their love, the birth of their two sons, Ayden Adonis Nida, 13, and Dylan Nida, 10, and the launch of their various business ventures. However, in Season 7, everything seemed to fall apart.

In 2014, Nida pleaded guilty to conspiracy involving mail fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and identity theft. As part of his sentence, he was ordered to pay $1.9 million in restitution and began serving an eight-year prison sentence.

Previously, Nida was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison on charges of car theft.

Shortly after he was sent to prison for a second time in 2015, Parks filed for divorce. Their divorce was officially finalized in July 2017, ending their eight-year relationship. Nida was released from his sentence in 2019 and later accused his ex-wife of abandoning him and their marriage when he got into legal troubles.

Anyone watch “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”? Phaedra’s husband Apollo sentenced to 8 years in prison for bank fraud ~Ash pic.twitter.com/0zJdyAaePJ

— CHUM 104.5 (@Chum1045) July 8, 2014

“When it first happened, she wasn’t there. When I passed the verdict, she wasn’t there. My surrender, she wasn’t there. I am basically not allowed to see my children. A lot of things showed me that she wasn’t really there for me,” Nida expressed during a cameo appearance on “RHOA” in season 14, concluding: “When I left, Phaedra was definitely cold-blooded and cold-hearted.”

The same year that Nida was imprisoned, in a dramatic turn of events, Parks was fired from the cast of “RHOA” before the long-awaited 10th season.^vol season.

The decision comes in the wake of a scandalous rumor propagated by Parks that fellow “RHOA” cast members Kandi Burruss and her husband, Todd Tucker, were involved in an alleged “sex dungeon” and drug controversy involving Porsha Williams and Shamea Morton.

Parks also had conflicts with other cast members, including Nene Leakes and Kenya Moore.

The lawyer-turned-funeral director admitted that her outburst at Moore during the season six reunion episode was steeped in “pent-up anger” that spilled over onto the beauty queen. In an attempt to defend her then-husband, she accused Moore of “ripping sperm banks” to find a father for her child.

Years later, Parks returned to Bravo and joined the cast of “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girl Trip.” In one episode, fellow cast member Vicki Gunvalson asked her to share details about her departure from “RHOA,” but she was reluctant to do so.

She later explained that she had talked about it before, but producers decided not to air it, stating: “You only heard one thing and obviously they decided not to play the other side. And so it is, but I live in the present.

Both Parks and Nida reunited on camera during the upcoming Season 10 finale^vol season of Married to Medicine. He talked about their relationship and how they became co-parents, calling it “impeccable.”

“When I came home, everything started turning upside down,” Nida said. “I used to be nervous as all the time. She was nervous.”

The parents revealed that they would meet at Chic-fil-A for Nida to visit the boys. They eventually came to an agreement that was beneficial to everyone involved. He can come to her house, but he is not allowed inside. Parks still does not have a relationship with his current wife Sherien Almufti and does not think it is necessary.

Around the time he was recently filming a new show, text messages and recordings were leaked that appear to show Nida cheating on Almufti.

One message from his alleged mistress mentioned Parks, saying, “It’s okay to confer with FAEDra about my kids… Today has been a busy but very productive day.”

Parks did not address her ex-husband’s allegations of infidelity, nor did she deny or confirm the rumors.