What Is The 'Pastor T.D. Jakes Power Bottom' Rumor? The Scandal Involving P. Diddy's Trial Explained

The Black Twitter community is going crazy after a TikToker shared some rumors about American pastor T.D. Jakes's alleged sexual encounters with multiple men at rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs gatherings.

If that's not shocking enough, the rumors also went into detail about Jakes's sexual preferences, being called a "power bottom." Since the internet loves a juicy scandal, we'll explain how America's favorite pastor became a trending topic on social media.

What Is The 'Pastor T.D. Jakes Power Bottom' Rumor?

Pastor T.D. Jakes was caught in the middle of a storm involving his longtime friend rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, after a TikTok video posted by user @jusnene on December 20th alleged R&B singer and Combs' ex-wife Cassie handed over evidence to Federal agents that implicate the pastor's personal life.

The video (shown below) details some alleged leaked confidential information about Cassie's lawsuit against her ex-husband Diddy in late 2023. Jusnene's TikTok alleges Cassie handed over tapes, Diddy's late wife Kim Porter's burner phone to the FBI and also an email revealing the pastor's supposed sexual encounters with multiple men at Combs' gatherings.

In one particular moment of the video, Jusnene played a clip of an unknown man alleging that people referred to pastor TD Jake as a "power bottom" at Combs' parties and also claimed that "a young male acquired a lawyer to represent him," as he plans to sue the pastor for an incident that occurred when he was a minor.

What's A Power Bottom?

A power bottom is described by Urban Dictionary^[2] as gay terminology, "similar to a bottom, but a specific variety. A power bottom tends to be in charge, and feels most powerful when bottoming." A Men's Health article also explains that a "power bottom" is the person "controlling the tempo of s-- along with the depth of penetration."

How Did People React To The 'Pastor T.D. Jakes Power Bottom' Rumor?

The rumor quickly spread across multiple social media platforms, igniting a series of debates, reactions to the unexpected scandal and the resurfacing of a previous accusation against Jakes, suggesting he is a closeted homosexual. This claim appeared in a repost on December 21st, 2023 by X user @vsejanea, which used a YouTube video initially uploaded by a self-proclaimed "prophet" on "The Master Voice Prophecy Blog." The post (shown below) amassed over 1.5 million views and 2,600 retweets in just a few hours.

Jokes about Pastor T.D. Jakes being a Power Bottom also received a lot of engagement online. For instance, X user @mesidotcom shared a scene from the comedy TV show It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia in which the characters have a deep conversation about gay men's sexual preferences and slang (shown below). The post amassed more than 2,500 views and 13 likes in a few hours.

For more information, check out the Pastor T.D. Jakes power bottom rumor entry on Know Your Meme.