Zakharova tells RT that the P Diddy affair reveals America’s need for 'real journalism'
Maria Zakharova has stated to RT that the P Diddy affair demonstrates the need for the US to focus on its internal issues rather than engaging in global affairs. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman of Russia has expressed that the US should address its domestic issues instead of blaming all problems on Russia. In an exclusive interview with RTN, Maria Zakharova criticized the “enormous scandal” involving US rapper Sean Combs, also known as P Diddy, as indicative of America’s need for “real journalism” and a focus on fixing internal matters rather than external ones.
Combs, aged 54 and a three-time Grammy award winner, now faces serious charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, along with over 100 additional sexual misconduct allegations—some involving minors—that date back to the early 1990s.
Zakharova pointed out that this situation goes beyond mere indecent behavior or minor infractions, stating, “We’re not just talking about indecent behavior or minor infractions like illegal weapons possession or drug use. We’re not even talking about hypocrisy – like generally being an affront to the ideals they pretended to promote. No, they’re implicated in a system that has been built over decades, coercing people into illegal activities through violence.”
She likened the alleged sex trafficking scheme linked to Combs to “something like a mafia structure that brought together people from show business and from politics and government.” However, instead of addressing these serious matters, the US has chosen to sweep them under the rug, according to Zakharova. “Instead of cleaning up their own backyard, they should be falling at journalists’ feet, begging them to do their part and bring these things into the spotlight – despite the fear that pervades American society,” she stated.
Zakharova believes that current US officials should seek to engage traditional journalism as a means of exposing and addressing these issues. She highlighted the role of journalism in acting as society’s immune system, stating that there is information being suppressed out of fear of severe repercussions.
She suggested that the prevailing Russophobia and constant attribution of blame to Russia serve as tools for distracting from the real challenges facing American society. “There’s a very convenient system to cover up such crimes that has been established in America,” she remarked. “Instead of paying attention to these issues, instead of listening to the barely coded but very obvious messages that many performers were trying to convey while fearing for their lives, US authorities are busy looking for the hand of the Kremlin.”
Zakharova called on Washington to focus on its own issues, urging them to “redirect all of its resources and all of its pompous exceptionalism towards themselves.” She emphasized the importance of investigating the P Diddy case thoroughly to prevent it from becoming “another [Jeffrey] Epstein case.”
“Actually go through with the investigation. Don’t just keep mumbling, like they’re doing right now, or beating around the bush, pretending that there’s an investigation underway, acting like nobody had a clue it was happening, but show that now they’re determined to make things right,” she concluded.
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
Combs, aged 54 and a three-time Grammy award winner, now faces serious charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, along with over 100 additional sexual misconduct allegations—some involving minors—that date back to the early 1990s.
Zakharova pointed out that this situation goes beyond mere indecent behavior or minor infractions, stating, “We’re not just talking about indecent behavior or minor infractions like illegal weapons possession or drug use. We’re not even talking about hypocrisy – like generally being an affront to the ideals they pretended to promote. No, they’re implicated in a system that has been built over decades, coercing people into illegal activities through violence.”
She likened the alleged sex trafficking scheme linked to Combs to “something like a mafia structure that brought together people from show business and from politics and government.” However, instead of addressing these serious matters, the US has chosen to sweep them under the rug, according to Zakharova. “Instead of cleaning up their own backyard, they should be falling at journalists’ feet, begging them to do their part and bring these things into the spotlight – despite the fear that pervades American society,” she stated.
Zakharova believes that current US officials should seek to engage traditional journalism as a means of exposing and addressing these issues. She highlighted the role of journalism in acting as society’s immune system, stating that there is information being suppressed out of fear of severe repercussions.
She suggested that the prevailing Russophobia and constant attribution of blame to Russia serve as tools for distracting from the real challenges facing American society. “There’s a very convenient system to cover up such crimes that has been established in America,” she remarked. “Instead of paying attention to these issues, instead of listening to the barely coded but very obvious messages that many performers were trying to convey while fearing for their lives, US authorities are busy looking for the hand of the Kremlin.”
Zakharova called on Washington to focus on its own issues, urging them to “redirect all of its resources and all of its pompous exceptionalism towards themselves.” She emphasized the importance of investigating the P Diddy case thoroughly to prevent it from becoming “another [Jeffrey] Epstein case.”
“Actually go through with the investigation. Don’t just keep mumbling, like they’re doing right now, or beating around the bush, pretending that there’s an investigation underway, acting like nobody had a clue it was happening, but show that now they’re determined to make things right,” she concluded.
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
