A clip from The Oprah Winfrey Show featuring Dave Chappelle as a guest is going viral amid all the Sean Diddy Combs drama online.

Sean Combs aka Diddy has truly shocked us all, but was it really that surprising? The rapper has been arrested after being indicted on serious charges of racketeering, s-x trafficking, and transporting people for prostitution. He currently has been denied bail due to being labeled a flight risk and a potential witness intimidation.

The things that have come out since are truly jaw-dropping, sparking wild conspiracy theories. With so many Hollywood A-listers seemingly connected to the rapper, fans are questioning how they could possibly be in the dark about what was happening behind the curtains.

Dave Chappelle Credit: Image by Raph_PH, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A video is resurfacing from when Dave Chappelle appeared on Oprah’s talk show, discussing his brief yet sudden disappearance from the spotlight at the height of his career. Fans are now diving deep to uncover the real meaning behind his words!

Fans Believe This Was the Moment Dave Chappelle Knew Oprah Winfrey Was On “Their Side”

A video (via @nicol.everything on Instagram) is making the rounds of Dave Chappelle’s appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he opened up about Chappelle’s Show and his abrupt exit during season three. As he shared his story, some fans couldn’t help but feel that Winfrey was on not his side.

Dave Chappelle shared in the talk show that when Chappelle’s Show first launched, he had complete creative control and wasn’t worried about money since the show didn’t seem profitable at the time.

However, trouble began during contract negotiations in the middle of the first season. Despite record-breaking DVD sales, selling 500,000 copies in a single day and 1.2 million in a week, and soaring ratings for the new season, he started to question his work as tensions on set escalated.

Rumors circulated about him having pneumonia or writer’s block, but he dismissed those as fabrications. Ultimately, he decided to vanish. Thus, to answer Winfrey’s question, “Would you say you lost your mind?” He said (via Oprah.com),

No, not exactly, wasn’t crazy, but it’s incredibly stressful. And I felt like in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because, when you’re a guy that generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you. And I feel like the people that were trying to control me were putting me through stressful situations. The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.

Oprah Winfrey. Credit: The Oprah Winfrey Show

Now, people are speculating that the environment Chappelle references might have turned hostile after his infamous skit “Making the Band.” Featured in Season 2, Episode 10 of Chappelle’s Show, this sketch parodied the classic MTV program and showcased Chappelle as both Bad Boy Entertainment CEO P. Diddy and Dylan.

While Dylan Dilinjah has openly expressed his discontent with the skit, many now believe that P. Diddy could be linked to the troubles surrounding Chappelle’s Show, given his reputation and rumors of alleged “blackmailing”. While nothing can be proven for sure, this is simply speculation and nothing more.

Oprah Winfrey’s Connection to Sean “Diddy” Combs

Oprah Winfrey and P. Diddy have been spotted together numerous times, and have been friends for long, sparking heavy rumors that she may have been complicit in Diddy’s wild parties aka “freak offs”.

But that’s not all, Diddy has connections with prominent figures, including members of the British royal family, Donald Trump, and even Barack Obama. The list goes on!

P Diddy in “I’ll Be Missing You” music video | Credits: Bad Boy Entertainment

Many insider sources now suggest that Diddy “used” stars to stay out of the spotlight. He’s seen as a “clever manipulator” (via a Daily Mail report) who used his wealth and fame to connect with influential people. The situation is complicated, and only time will tell how it all plays out.