(NewsNation) — Michelle Branch’s decision to leave a Sean “Diddy” Combs party to eat tacos with Owen Wilson may have saved her from an awkward encounter.
Branch posted a screenshot of a text message conversation with former Wreckers bandmate Jessica Harp on her Instagram Stories on Monday, according to People magazine.
The two were talking about attending a 2004 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty hosted by Combs.
“Not me watching the Diddy docuseries and realizing that one of the freak offs absolutely happened this night,” Harp wrote, adding a Getty Image of the two at the afterparty.
“Oh. My. God. I’ve wondered tbh,” Branch replied.
“I don’t remember why we left, but so glad our night was smoking weed and eating tacos with Owen Wilson instead,” Harp said, with Branch writing, “same lol.”
Takeaways from Netflix’s Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs docuseries
Earlier this month, Netflix dropped its four-part series titled “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” which revealed a deeper look into the rapper’s life before his 2024 arrest on sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution charges.
The series, executive produced by Combs’ longtime rival, rapper 50 Cent, was billed as “a staggering examination of the media mogul, music legend and convicted offender.”
Some revealing details from the docuseries include jurors from the trial saying that his celebrity status may have influenced the jury’s mixed verdict.
Another tidbit includes former escort Clayton Howard claiming he was hired by Combs and his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, to participate in drug-fueled sex parties called “Freak Offs.”
Howard alleged he was hired to attend a party annually on March 9, the date rapper Notorious B.I.G. was killed.
“Every March 9, the day Biggie got murdered, they would fly me to wherever they were,” he said. “I would hang out, drink and party with them for three, four days while I had sex with Casandra. I don’t know if that was his release for that day or whatever, but they always called me on March 9.”
Combs was sentenced to four years in prison for prostitution-related crimes, though he was acquitted of more serious charges.