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Mike Tyson said he gave Trump a letter from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: ‘I did what he told me to do’

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Morrison, E. (2026, October 9). Mike Tyson said he gave Trump a letter from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: ‘I did what he told me to do’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/us-news/mike-tyson-said-he-gave-trump-a-pardon-request-letter-from-sean-diddy-combs/

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In an interview with Andy Cohen, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson revealed that he delivered a letter from Sean "Diddy" Combs to then-President Trump at some point during his presidency. When asked by Cohen if he had indeed given the letter to Trump, Tyson confirmed, “I did what he told me to do,” though he didn’t provide more details about the contents of the letter or its outcome. Sources close to Tyson previously informed The US Sun that Diddy's inner circle had requested Tyson to personally deliver a pardon request letter to Trump when Tyson visited the White House.

Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In January, Mike Tyson, during an interview with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live," revealed that he delivered a letter to then-President Donald Trump from hip-hop producer Sean "Diddy" Combs. Tyson stated that he spoke with Diddy once over the phone and was asked to give the president a letter, which he did as requested. The letter reportedly contained a pardon request for Diddy, who had been implicated in a 1996 weapons possession case but avoided prison through probation. This story first surfaced when insiders told The US Sun about Tyson's personal delivery of the letter to Trump.

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Retired boxing great Mike Tyson opened up about a letter he delivered to President Trump from disgraced hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs in a recent interview with Andy Cohen. asserted

he → retire → Cohen

Tyson, 60, appeared on an episode of SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live” released Thursday, where the namesake host asked the former heavyweight champion if he was “buddies with P. Diddy.” asserted

he → appear → Diddy

“Yeah, I’m friendly with Puff,” Tyson said, referring to Combs’ former stage name, Puff Daddy. asserted

Tyson → ’m → name

Iron Mike explained he “spoke to him once on the phone” and revealed that Diddy asked for a favor. “He wanted me to give a letter to the president,” Tyson said, prompting Cohen to ask if he in fact did “give a letter to the president from him?” asserted

he → explain → him

“I did what he told me to do,” Tyson said, without providing further details. asserted

Tyson → do → details

Tyson’s good deed for Diddy first made headlines when insiders told The US Sun in January that the athlete hand-delivered a letter to Trump. asserted

athlete → make → Trump

Sources close to Tyson claim he was given a pardon request letter by someone in the disgraced rapper’s inner circle and asked him to deliver it personally to Trump, according to the publication. “He asked what the letter was and was told it was Diddy asking for a pardon from Trump,” the source said, adding, “Mike admitted he was feeling nervous about it, but agreed to take it to the White House when he visited.” uncertain

he → claim → House

“Mike said he had handed the letter to Trump and did exactly what Diddy’s lot had asked of him,” the source told The Sun. asserted

source → say → Sun

Trump told the newspaper Diddy had “asked me for a pardon” requested “through a letter,” but claimed he was not considering the request. asserted

he → tell → request

In October, the White House accused TMZ of fabricating a story that claimed Trump could release the disgraced rapper from prison later that week. uncertain

Trump → accuse → prison

“There is zero truth to the TMZ report, which we would’ve gladly explained had they reached out before running their fake news,” the administration said in a statement. asserted

administration → be → statement

Mike Tyson said he gave Trump a letter from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: ‘I did what he told me to do’

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