Incoming Congressman Anthony Constantino wants Trump to pardon Diddy to make NY ‘exciting again’

Angelica CheyenneThu, November 12, 2026 at 8:20 AM UTC

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Jimmy Kimmel commented on Anthony Constantino's recent comments about Diddy -Credit:Jimmy Kimmel Live/Youtube (Jimmy Kimmel Live/Youtube)

Jimmy Kimmel called out newly-elected New York House Representative Anthony Constantino for wanting President Donald Trump to pardon the disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Constantino, who was elected to Congress after the 2026 midterm elections, doubled down on his encouragement of Trump, 80, to pardon Diddy, who was sentenced to over four years in prison last year after being convicted on prostitution-related charges. Kimmel, 58, addressed the 46-year-old Republican explaining to TMZ the "free Diddy" comment he made during his "victory speech" after winning last Tuesday on Thursday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The ABC host shared a snippet of Constantino's TMZ interview in which he was asked if he still "stood by" his "free Diddy" comment.

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"I said I want to make New York exciting again," Constantino said in the clip Jimmy Kimmel Live! producers shared. The TMZ interview clarified, "but you said Diddy," prompting the politician to explain the aforementioned remark.

However, Constantino reiterated, "I said I want to make New York exciting again, and he made New York exciting. We got to make New York exciting."

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He added, "New York lost two million people" before the interviewer asked him if "Diddy makes New York exciting?" Constantino confirmed that "Diddy was one of the people that made [New York] exciting."

Constantino addressed his 'free Diddy' comment during TMZ interview, which Kimmel covered on Jimmy Kimmel Live! -Credit:AP Photo/Michael Hill

After the clip ended, Kimmel joked, "Not all excitement is good excitement. Turn the freak offs back on I guess is the message." Kimmel previously passed a Diddy joke during his Jimmy Kimmel Live! opener from earlier this year.

In his March 12 episode, Kimmel talked about the what the weather was supposed to be like at the 2026 Oscars ceremony on March 15.

"It's gonna be hot on Sunday, Guillermo you're gonna be on the red carpet, on Sunday," Kimmel quizzed his sidekick and co-host, Guillermo Rodriguez, 55, who confirmed that he would be at the event with "water and a lot of tequila."

Kimmel joked about Constantino's remark -Credit:ABC

Kimmel then urged for Rodriguez to be "protected from the heat" because the weather at the time could "get up to 200 degrees on Sunday."

Kimmel proposed that Rodriguez get a "butler" like the one who used to work for Diddy to ensure that he wouldn't suffer the heatwave.

"Remember that butler Diddy used to have," Jimmy asked, referring to Diddy's former assistant Fonzworth Bentley, 52. "That guy who held the umbrella over [Diddy's] head? We need to get you one of those."

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