Taylor Swift picks Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as ‘Dream Prom Date’ in old interview

A 2011 interview featuring pop icon Taylor Swift recently resurfaced online, drawing attention due to her comments about music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who now faces serious criminal allegations.

The interview, taken from an episode of Rachael Ray’s FYI Network talk show, reveals a 21-year-old Swift discussing her “dream prom date” lineup, a list that included several high-profile celebrities, among them Diddy, whose current legal troubles cast the interview in a starkly different light.

In the video clip, Swift, still early in her career at the time, is seen sitting alongside talk show host Rachael Ray as they discuss her ideal celebrity group for a hypothetical prom outing. Presented with a collection of celebrity photos, Swift, then on the rise to global stardom, playfully selected a variety of familiar faces.

“It would be a group, and it would be a really fun group,” she said, contemplating her choices with enthusiasm. Ultimately, she settled on a few well-known names for her “dream group,” including Diddy, pop stars Katy Perry and Jennifer Lopez, singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, and former NSYNC member Justin Timberlake, as per a report by Decider.